Get ready to celebrate Christmas with the new Doctor Who Holiday special Doctor Mysterio, premiering Sunday, December 25, 9/8c on BBC AMERICA! Steven Moffat has written the new special, executive produced by Brian Minchin, produced by Peter Bennett and directed by Ed Bazalgette (Poldark) and together they have brought Manhattan to Cardiff at the BBC Wales Roath Lock Studios.
This year the Doctor will be in New York City for a Superhero adventure that includes aliens out to switch brains, Nardole, a reporter and ‘The Ghost’ ohhh my! Will the Doctor save Mahattan and who’s the hero behind the mask??
Peter Capaldi stars as the Doctor, Matt Lucas (Bridesmaids, Little Britain) as Nardole, Justin Chatwin (Orphan Black, Shameless) as Grant and Charity Wakefield (Wolf Hall, The Player) as an investigative journalist.
As you count down the days to Doctor Mystery the BBCA will have a Doctor Who Takeover Marathon all leading up to the new season of Doctor Who with a NEW companion and the Doctor Who spin-off Class in Spring 2017 on BBC AMERICA.
BBCA’s robust slate of originals includes: Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency airing now on Saturdays and returning with season two in 2017, BBC Music Awards on December 14th, Planet Earth II on January 28th, plus the final season of Orphan Black and the recently greenlit series from Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Killing Eve