Doctor Who: The End of Time Part 1 to debut Dec. 26
More info from BBC America about the air dates of the final David Tennant Doctor Who episodes. Note, the five-disc set containing all the specials comes out on my birthday, Groundhog Day 2010.
PRESS RELEASE
The finale to the era of David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor, is one of the most eagerly anticipated adventures in the history of Doctor Who. As previously announced, the next special, Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars premieres Saturday December 19, 9:00pm ET/PT on BBC AMERICA. The final two specials, Doctor Who: The End of Time, Part One and Doctor Who: The End of Time, Part Two, will premiere over the holiday season starting December 26 on BBC AMERICA. Guest stars John Simm, Timothy Dalton, Catherine Tate, Lindsay Duncan and Bernard Cribbins join Tennant on his final journey. Doctor Who: The End of Time, Part One premieres Saturday December 26, 9:00pm ET/PT on BBC AMERICA. The End of Time, Part Two premiere date will be announced very soon.
BBCAmerica.com/DoctorWho has exclusive Doctor Who clips including a sneak peek to The Waters of Mars, which The Times says is “a big-budget, knock-yer-socks-off blockbuster” and the Guardian exclaimed “it’s a belter, a watery nightmare – scary, moving, relevant, believable.”
The site also has a new world premiere clip from The End of Time, Part One, with never-before seen footage that will keep fans all over the globe wondering what’s in store for the Doctor.
This slick re-imagination of Doctor Who, created by Russell T Davies (Torchwood, Queer as Folk), puts a fresh spin on the adventures of the iconic Time Lord and his feisty companions – who travel across the universe to protect Earth from dangerous aliens and terrifying monsters. Davies and Tennant are passing the baton to Steven Moffat and actor Matt Smith, who will play the Eleventh Doctor in a new season of the re-imagined series premiering in 2010 on BBC AMERICA.
The BBC will release The Waters of Mars and The End of Time, Part One and Part Two on DVD and Blu-ray, Tuesday, February 2, 2010. A 5-disc set, Doctor Who: Specials Collection, which includes The Next Doctor, Planet of the Dead, Waters of Mars, The End of Time, Part One and Part Two and a 16-page booklet with an introduction written by David Tennant, hits stores the same day.
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Comments
Since I’m not a longtime Doctor Who guy, I’m a little worried about the end of the Tennant era. I came on with Eccleston, wasn’t sure I was going to like the next guy, and then just loved Tennant’s take. But I have to wait and see. Maybe I’ll like Matt Smith as well.
The stills that I have seen Matt Smith in a bow tie make me weary. I think the direction they are going is too close to when Peter Davison took over for Tom Baker. He was at the time the youngest to play the Doctor after replacing the most popular actor to portray the role. I think they should have went in a new direction and chosen a woman, or an actor of a different race. We shall, see, but I am not hopeful.
I’m just glad Tennant gets a 2 episode finale. I was worried the last episode would be just another episode given how special the “specials” this season have been.
The Waters of Mars was another good episode and left you wanting more, just not the end of Tennant. All good things and all that, I am looking forward to the two part ending.
Locking the Tardis with a car alarm key was hilarious!