Tales of the TARDIS is a companion series to the television series Doctor Who which features re-releases of stories from the show's original run, enclosed by additional material featuring actors reprising their roles. The series is produced by Bad Wolf and BBC Studios, and executive produced by Russell T Davies, Jane Tranter, Julie Gardner, Phil Collinson, and Joel Collins.[1] The new material takes place within Doctor Who's official canon, the Whoniverse.[2]
The episodes feature several actors reprising their roles including Peter Davison, Colin Baker, and Sylvester McCoy as the Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Doctors, respectively. The first six episodes were released alongside the show's 60th anniversary specials in November 2023 to coincide with the launch of the Whoniverse. A further episode was released in June 2024.
Cast
In addition to the cast members from the original Doctor Who stories, each episode is bookended by new material featuring several actors reprising their roles from Doctor Who and The Sarah Jane Adventures:
Tales of the TARDIS was announced on 30 October 2023.[3][4][5] An additional episode was announced on 17 June 2024.[6][7]
The set was originally created for the series 14 episode "Empire of Death". Russell T Davies originally intended on having the set destroyed after it transported the Doctor, Ruby, and Mel to 2046. This idea was scrapped due to the special effects already planned for other parts of the episode. Davies eventually got the idea to re-use the set for Tales of the TARDIS as part of Doctor Who's sixtieth-anniversary celebrations.[8]
In December 2024, Sylvester McCoy suggested the appearance of aged Doctors in Tales of the TARDIS was intended to reintroduce their incarnations to modern viewers in preparation for potential future appearances.[9]
Filming
New material for the first six episodes was filmed over six days at Bad Wolf Studios from 25 to 30 September 2023.[10][11]
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