Jodie Whittaker's penultimate episode as the Doctor airs tonight. The special episode sees the return of the Sea Devils, a classic monster that previously menaced Jon Pertwee and Peter Davison, in an exciting adventure with some real-life historical pirates.
Whittaker has hinted it’s a “Pirates of the Caribbean style sci-fi, action adventure”. As we head closer to the big centenary special, fans of Doctor Who are preparing themselves for Whittaker’s big farewell.
With one more episode to go after tonight Whittaker has shared the episodes “shouldn’t exclude viewers” as “they are great standalone individual stories that obviously marry all the seasons together”.
What more do we know about Doctor Who : Legend of the Sea Devils? Here’s everything you need to know.
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Whittaker has shared with the BBC that she was “pleased” to be working with the Sea Devils. She said: “It’s always good to work with creatures from the Doctor Who universe. This is a hat trick for me now with Craige Els! Me and Craige were in a play called Antigone at the National with Chris Eccleston - now it’s a trio of Whovian cast.
“I spent the entire time with Craige saying “What did you say?” because of the mask! I think they were less familiar to me so it was interesting to see Craigs Els’ interpretation because obviously he's playing a very different kind of Sea Devil than we've seen before.”
In terms of what audiences can expect from the episode, she added: “We’re a few centuries off where the Doctor was aiming for and we stumble across a period in history that is a first for the Doctor Who universe.
“The TARDIS knows that it's going to China so Yaz and the Doctor have prepared appropriately for it but Dan gets a bit of a bum steer and his costume is all wrong! It’s a Pirates of the Caribbean style sci-fi, action adventure that marries historical characters with Whovian characters with a really brilliant high octane Doctor Who adventure.”
When is Jodie Whittaker's final episode as The Doctor?
The third special episode will air as part of the BBC’s Centenary celebrations later in 2022.
Announcing the news last year, the BBC said: "As part of the BBC Centenary celebrations, Jodie Whittaker’s final episode playing the Thirteenth Doctor is set to air next autumn. Having been in charge of the TARDIS since filming began in 2017, Showrunner Chris Chibnall and Jodie Whittaker are set to leave the most famous police box on Earth – and the Universe.”
What time is the Doctor Who Easter special airing on BBC One?
Doctor Who ’s Easter special will air at 7.10pm on Sunday, April 17.
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