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   From: doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca   
      
   In article <10jct32$1paeo$1@dont-email.me>,   
   Your Name   wrote:   
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   >Supposedly ...   
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   >    Potential new leaks/information regarding the 2026 Christmas Special   
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   >    Just thought I would share a few tidbits I came across on the Doctor   
   >    Who leak Discord and a certain scooper's Patreon page this week.   
   >    Nothing major, and it could all be total BS, but with how dry things   
   >    are at the moment, I thought it would still be interesting to   
   >    discuss, especially given how much actually leaked last year.   
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   >    1.  The current plan is to film the 2026 Christmas Special sometime   
   >        in Spring 2026.   
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   >    2.  The working title is The Lost Doctor.   
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   >    3.  Both Billie Piper and David Tennant are expected to reprise   
   >        their roles - as well as Yasmin Finnley as Rose Noble (and a   
   >        possible cameo from Ncuti)   
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   >    4.  The draft script is currently circulating around the BBC as   
   >        pre-production rapidly gets underway.   
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   >    5.  The story is described as " a big space hopping adventure with   
   >        a Guardians of the Galaxy style feel, with a ww2 narrative   
   >        thrown in".   
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   >    6.  The plot reportedly follows the Fourteenth Doctor, Billie   
   >        Piper's Rose, and Rose Noble as they attempt to find the true   
   >        Sixteenth Doctor, who has been kidnapped by the mysterious boss   
   >        type character. The Daleks will also be featured who in the   
   >        backdrop will be plotting a universe wide invasion.   
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   >    7.  Pre production is well underway, particularly for a brand new   
   >        Dalek design - "the daleks do some really interesting things in   
   >        the current script which has made me extremely curious on how   
   >        this new design will turn out".   
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   >    8.  The Sixteenth Doctor will not be fully revealed (if at all   
   >        depending how things go) until the end of the episode and will   
   >        spend most of the story "locked within the regeneration process".   
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   >    9.  This is apparently RTD's final episode, so expect loose ends from   
   >        seasons one and two to be tied up here.   
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   >    10. Going forward, the BBC reportedly wants to use this special to   
   >        set a new standard for the show. Instead of eight episode seasons   
   >        every year, they are hoping to follow a Sherlock style model with   
   >        three to five large scale episodes released every year or so.   
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   >    11. The BBC is currently searching for a new showrunner for a fresh   
   >        season in 2027 or 2028. Names reportedly being considered include   
   >        Jack Thorne (who has apparently just written a Lord of the Flies   
   >        series for the BBC which they are incredibly pleased with), Neil   
   >        Cross, Miguel Sapochnik (approached, but unlikely), and Sally   
   >        Wainwright. However, I have heard that RTD and Bad Wolf are   
   >        strongly pushing for Pete McTighe to take over, while the BBC is   
   >        less enthusiastic. The new Doctor also won't be cast until the   
   >        next showrunner is decided.   
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   Hopefully kiboshed with RTD getting fired!   
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