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    [[Nicholas Briggs]]|start_date = [[20 August]] 2011|end_date = [[22 October]] 2011|premier_network = BBC One|typical_episode_length = 10x90 minute episodes|image1 = Image3-0.png|previous_season = |next_season = |image2 = BLU RAY COVER 48.jpg|image3 = |prev = Season 47 (Doctor Who)|next = Season 49 (Doctor Who)|title1 = Season 48 - 2011|caption2 = |chief_executive_producer = [[Gary Russell]]
    [[Nicholas Briggs]]|start_date = [[20 August]] 2011|end_date = [[22 October]] 2011|premier_network = BBC One|typical_episode_length = 10x90 minute episodes|image1 = Image3-0.png|image2 = |image3 = |prev = [[Season 47 (Doctor Who)|Season 47]]|next = [[Season 49 (Doctor Who)|Season 49]]|title1 = Season 48 - 2011|caption2 = |chief_executive_producer = [[Gary Russell]]

    [[Robert Shearman]]|seasondesc = <center><strong> 10 episodes, comprising of 9 serials, starting with <i>[[Checkmate]] </i></strong></center>|aka = <i> Chapter Three: Series 8 </i>|country_emoji = United Kingdom}}{{Realworld}}'''Season 48''' of [[Doctor Who (TV Series)|Doctor Who]] ran between [[20 August (releases)|20 August]] [[2011]] and [[22 October (releases)|22 October]] [[2011]]. It starred [[David Suchet]] as the [[Thirteenth Doctor]], [[Juliet Landau]] as [[Zenla]], [[Dougray Scott]] as [[Chris Parsons]] and it introduced [[Emer Kenny]] as [[Gemma Legato]]. The series opened with ''[[Checkmate]]'', the continuation of the finale of [[Season 47 (Doctor Who)|Season 47]], and concluded with ''[[Evil of the Gaians]]. ''The series was followed by the movie, [[Doctor Who: Endgame]]. The season the end of [[Doctor Who: Chapter Three|Chapter Three]] on television.
    and [[Robert Shearman]]|seasondesc = <center><strong> 10 episodes, comprising of 9 serials, starting with <i>[[Checkmate]] </i></strong></center>|aka = <i> Chapter Three </i>|country_emoji = United Kingdom}}{{Realworld}}'''Season 48''' of [[Doctor Who (TV Series)|Doctor Who]] ran between [[20 August (releases)|20 August]] [[2011]] and [[22 October (releases)|22 October]] [[2011]]. It starred [[David Suchet]] as the [[Thirteenth Doctor]], [[Juliet Landau]] as [[Zenla]], [[Dougray Scott]] as [[Chris Parsons]] and it introduced [[Emer Kenny]] as [[Gemma Legato]]. The series opened with ''[[Checkmate]]'', the continuation of the finale of [[Season 47 (Doctor Who)|Season 47]], and concluded with ''[[Evil of the Gaians]]. ''The series was followed by the movie, [[Doctor Who: Endgame]]. The season the end of [[Doctor Who: Chapter Three|Chapter Three]] on television.


    == Overview ==
    == Overview ==
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    |-
    !1
    !1
    |''[[Checkmate]]''
    |''[[Checkmate (episode)|Checkmate]]''
    |[[Robert Shearman]] & [[Joseph Lidster]]
    |[[Robert Shearman]] & [[Joseph Lidster]]
    |[[Chris Carter]]
    |[[Chris Carter]]
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    |-
    !2
    !2
    |[[Broken Shackles|''Broken Shackles'']]
    |''[[Broken Shackles (episode)|Broken Shackles]]''
    | colspan="2" |[[Nicholas Briggs]]
    |[[Nicholas Briggs]]
    |[[Nicholas Briggs]]
    |[[27 August (releases)|27 August]] 2011
    |[[27 August (releases)|27 August]] 2011
    |-
    |-
    !3
    !3
    |[[The Silver Turk|''The Silver Turk'']]
    |''[[The Silver Turk (episode)|The Silver Turk]]''
    |[[Marc Platt]]
    |[[Marc Platt]]
    |[[Jonny Campbell]]
    |[[Jonny Campbell]]
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    |-
    !4
    !4
    |[[The Phantom Doctor|''The Phantom Doctor'']]
    |''[[The Phantom Doctor (episode)|The Phantom Doctor]]''
    |[[Charlie Brooker]]
    |[[Charlie Brooker]]
    |[[Euros Lyn]]
    |[[Euros Lyn]]
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    |-
    !5
    !5
    |[[Now Those Days Are Gone|''Now Those Days Are Gone'']]
    |''[[Now Those Days Are Gone (episode)|Now Those Days Are Gone]]''
    | colspan="2" |[[Gary Russell]]
    |[[Gary Russell]]
    |[[Gary Russell]]
    |[[17 September (releases)|17 September]] 2011
    |[[17 September (releases)|17 September]] 2011
    |-
    |-
    !6
    !6
    |[[Bigger on the Inside|''Bigger on the Inside'']]
    |''[[Bigger on the Inside (episode)|Bigger on the Inside]]''
    |[[Neil Gaiman]]
    |[[Neil Gaiman]]
    |[[Richard Clark]]
    |[[Richard Clark]]
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    |-
    !7
    !7
    |[[The Doctor With No Name|''The Doctor With No Name'']]
    |''[[The Doctor With No Name (episode)|The Doctor With No Name]]''
    |[[Simon Guerrier]]
    |[[Simon Guerrier]]
    |[[Saul Metzstein]]
    |[[Saul Metzstein]]
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    |-
    !8
    !8
    |[[The Man at the End of the Street|''The Man at the End of the Street'']]
    |''[[The Man at the End of the Street (episode)|The Man at the End of the Street]]''
    |[[Mark Wright]] & [[Cavan Scott]]
    |[[Mark Wright]] & [[Cavan Scott]]
    |[[Lisa Bowerman]]
    |[[Lisa Bowerman]]
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    |-
    !9
    !9
    |''[[Evil of the Gaians|Evil of the Gaians, Part I]]''
    |''[[Evil of the Gaians (serial)|Evil of the Gaians, Part I]]''
    | rowspan="2" |[[Robert Shearman]] & [[Ronald D. Moore]]
    |[[Robert Shearman]] & [[Ronald D. Moore]]
    | rowspan="2" |[[Rachel Talalay]]
    |[[Rachel Talalay]]
    |[[15 October (releases)|15 October]] 2011
    |[[15 October (releases)|15 October]] 2011
    |-
    |-
    !10
    !10
    |[[Evil of the Gaians|''Evil of the Gaians, Part II'']]
    |''[[Evil of the Gaians (serial)|Evil of the Gaians, Part II]]''
    |[[Robert Shearman]] & [[Ronald D. Moore]]
    |[[Rachel Talalay]]
    |[[22 October (releases)|22 October]] 2011
    |[[22 October (releases)|22 October]] 2011
    |}
    |}
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    == Home Media ==
    == Home Media ==
    To be added.

    === Physical Media ===
    {| class="wikitable"
    ! rowspan="2" |
    Title and Episodes included
    ! rowspan="2" |Cover
    ! rowspan="2" |Format
    ! rowspan="2" |Number and duration of episodes
    ! colspan="2" |Release Date
    |-
    !Region 1
    !Region 2
    |-
    |Doctor Who: The Complete Season 48
    [[Checkmate|''Checkmate'']]

    [[Broken Shackles|''Broken Shackles'']]

    [[The Silver Turk|''The Silver Turk'']]

    [[The Phantom Doctor|''The Phantom Doctor'']]

    [[Now Those Days Are Gone|''Now Those Days Are Gone'']]

    [[Bigger on the Inside|''Bigger on the Inside'']]

    [[The Doctor With No Name|''The Doctor With No Name'']]

    [[The Man at the End of the Street|''The Man at the End of the Street'']]

    [[Evil of the Gaians|''Evil of the Gaians'']]
    |[[File:Season 48 dvd standard.png|thumb|313x313px]]
    |DVD/Blu-Ray
    |10x90 minutes
    | colspan="2" |[[7 December]] [[2011]]
    |-
    |Doctor Who: The Complete David Suchet Era
    [[Checkmate|''Checkmate'']]

    [[Broken Shackles|''Broken Shackles'']]

    [[The Silver Turk|''The Silver Turk'']]

    [[The Phantom Doctor|''The Phantom Doctor'']]

    [[Now Those Days Are Gone|''Now Those Days Are Gone'']]

    [[Bigger on the Inside|''Bigger on the Inside'']]

    [[The Doctor With No Name|''The Doctor With No Name'']]

    [[The Man at the End of the Street|''The Man at the End of the Street'']]

    [[Evil of the Gaians|''Evil of the Gaians'']]

    [[Doctor Who: Endgame|''Doctor Who: Endgame'']]
    |[[File:DW The David Suchet cover.png|thumb|313x313px]]
    |DVD/Blu-Ray
    |10x90 minutes
    1x150 minutes
    |[[14 October (releases)|14 October]]

    2013
    |[[5 October (releases)|5 October]] 2013
    |-
    |[[Doctor Who: The Collection - Season 48 (Blu-ray Box Set)|Doctor Who: The Collection - Season 48]]
    [[Checkmate|''Checkmate'']]

    [[Broken Shackles|''Broken Shackles'']]

    [[The Silver Turk|''The Silver Turk'']]

    [[The Phantom Doctor|''The Phantom Doctor'']]

    [[Now Those Days Are Gone|''Now Those Days Are Gone'']]

    [[Bigger on the Inside|''Bigger on the Inside'']]

    [[The Doctor With No Name|''The Doctor With No Name'']]

    [[The Man at the End of the Street|''The Man at the End of the Street'']]

    [[Evil of the Gaians|''Evil of the Gaians'']]

    [[Doctor Who: Endgame|''Doctor Who: Endgame'']]
    |[[File:BLU RAY COVER 48.jpg|thumb|264x264px]]
    |Blu-Ray
    |10x90 minutes
    1x150 minutes
    | colspan="2" |TBD
    |}

    === Download/Streaming ===
    {| class="wikitable"
    !
    Country
    !Netflix
    !Amazon Video
    !Google Play
    !iTunes
    !Britbox
    |-
    !United Kingdom
    |✓
    |✓
    |✓
    |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
    |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
    |-
    !United States
    |✓
    |✓
    |✓
    |✓
    |✓
    |-
    !Canada
    |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
    |✓
    |✓
    |✓
    |✓
    |-
    !Ireland
    |✓
    |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
    |✓
    |✓
    |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
    |-
    !Australia
    |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
    |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
    |✓
    |✓
    |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
    |}
    Britbox is only avilable in US and Canada. iTunes only carry ''Doctor Who'' in the US, Canada, Ireland and Australia. Amazon Video can stream Doctor Who through BritBox in the US, and holds it as a paid series in all other countries, but Australia where it's included with Prime.


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    [[Category:Doctor Who seasons]]

    Latest revision as of 03:14, 7 September 2023

    The following article is written from an Out of Universe perspective.

    Season 48 of Doctor Who ran between 20 August 2011 and 22 October 2011. It starred David Suchet as the Thirteenth Doctor, Juliet Landau as Zenla, Dougray Scott as Chris Parsons and it introduced Emer Kenny as Gemma Legato. The series opened with Checkmate, the continuation of the finale of Season 47, and concluded with Evil of the Gaians. The series was followed by the movie, Doctor Who: Endgame. The season the end of Chapter Three on television.

    Overview

    By 2011, Producer, Gary Russell, had brought Doctor Who right back up to the popularity the show had once enjoyed in the late-1970s. Receiving viewing figures in the range of 9-11m each week, Season 48 and the David Suchet era was a true success.

    It had already been announced that the Thirteenth Doctor, David Suchet, would be relinquishing the role, soon after the broadcast of the previous season, and with his final showdown with the Valeyard, in Doctor Who: Endgame, in sights, the production team prepared to tell his final chapter on television.

    Mixing things up from the previous year, another element was added to the core dynamic of the season, a new companion, Gemma Legato (Emer Kenny), who added a certain spice to many of the stories. She was added late in development, but Gary Russell realised that such a character was needed to suitably hold the audience, as otherwise they’d just be delivering the same old thing they delivered the previous season.

    The season kicked off with the third part of the epic ‘Toymaker Trilogy’, Checkmate. Notable for being the second episode to hold that name, after the fourth episode of the Time Meddler, making it the only time that a single episode title has been used twice.

    Broken Shackles is unique for multiple reasons, not only does it introduced brand-new ‘kick-ass’ companion, Gemma Legato, but it also dubiously features the return of former companion, Vicki, in the form of the woman. The actual identity of such character is under heavy debate, but Maureen O’Brien delivers a truly heartfelt and emotional performance, which for sure puts Broken Shackles down in the Who History books.

    The season continues with the return of the original 1966 Cybermen, albeit in a battered and gory form, in the Silver Turk.

    The Phantom Doctor sees Charlie Brooker deliver his horrific edge to a film-noir style adventure, complete with black and white presentation of original 1960s opening credits.

    Now Those Days Are Gone, dubbed by fans ‘the Gary Russell episode’, sees ultimate indulgence and fun take place, with the Doctor and his companions having a holodeck like adventure through the many years of the show’s history, complete with authentic costumes and sets.

    Bigger on the Inside takes us into the mind of award-winning novelist, Neil Gaiman, as we discover a lot more about the Doctor’s beloved TARDIS, most notably the fact that it looks like Joanna Lumley.

    The Doctor with No Name is only the second story to take us back to the Wild West, and is in fact a love letter to the Gunfighters, featuring the Ballad of the Last Chance Saloon and Lynda Baron!

    The Man at the End of the Street, explores the deep backstory of Chris and his family, adding such a depth and flavour not before seen, before the season concludes with the two-part epic, Evil of the Gaians, featuring the Nerva Beacon, tortuous prisons, and Glenn Close!

    And then finally, Doctor Who: Endgame would hit the cinemas several months later and shock the world!

    Cast

    Regular

    Recurring

    • The Valeyard - Charles Dance
    • The Rogue - Timothy Dalton
    • The Monk - Toby Jones
    • The Toymaker - David Bailie
    • The Nightmare Man - Julian Bleach
    • Leela - Louise Jameson
    • Francis - Christopher Biggins
    • Marco Polo - Peter Facinelli
    • Tegana - Baljinnyamyn Amarsaikhan
    • Ping-Cho - Fan Bingbing
    • Kublai Khan - Baotian Li
    • Chenchu - Wen Jiang
    • Robson - Eric Braeden
    • Harris - Jeremy Davies
    • Lynx - Kevin Lindsay
    • Irongron - David Daker
    • Bloodaxe - John J. Carney
    • Noah - Kenton Moore
    • Corporal Blake - Richardson Morgan
    • Lycett - John Gregg
    • Librie - Christopher Master
    • Ambril - John Carson
    • Tanha - Colette O’Neil
    • Dojjen - Preston Lockwood
    • Dugdale - Brian Miller
    • Fortune Teller - Hilary Sesta
    • Chela - Johnathon Morris
    • Governer - Martin Jarvis
    • Quillim - Nicholas Chagrin
    • Jondar - Jason Connery
    • Chief Officer - Forbes Collins
    • Servin - Stephen Yardley
    • The Captain - T.P. McKenna
    • Ringmaster - Rico Ross
    • Chief Clown - Ian Reddington
    • Nord - Daniel Peacock
    • Major Dickens - Bernard Kay
    • The Bursar - Joanna McCallum
    • Dr O' Neil - Andrew Forbes
    • Cmdr. Harry Maddison - Hugh Laurie
    • Lt. Cmdr. Davitch Steinberg - Peter Czajkowski
    • Ensign Annabell Thomas - Sarah Michelle Gellar
    • Saddek - Danny John-Jules
    • Farmida - Julie Anderson
    • The Keeper - Don Warrington
    • Francs - John Paton
    • The Prophet - Michael Gambon
    • Fen Do'nell - Tucker Smallwood
    • Dr Amadeus Zirkov - Alan Rickman
    • Harrold McMillan - Hugh Grant
    • Alice Pemperton - Billie Piper
    • Davids - Thomas Frederson

    Guest

    • Jarvo - Michael Dixon
    • Falenqua - Nicola Sian
    • Black King - Tom Ward
    • Black Queen - Riann Steele
    • White Rook #1 - Daniel Brocklebank
    • White Rook #2 - Sunetra Sarker
    • Black Rook #1 - Bronagh Waugh
    • Black Rook #2 - Matthew Wolfenden
    • White Bishop #1 - Danny Sapani
    • White Bishop #2 - Liam Cunningham
    • Black Bishop #1 - Rupert Graves
    • Black Bishop #2 - Adele Silva
    • White Knight #1 - Jessica Raine
    • White Knight #2 - Ashley Walters
    • Black Knight #1 - Andrew Brooke
    • Black Knight #2 - Tobias Menzies
    • White Pawn #1 - Mark Oliver
    • White Pawn # 2 - Joe Tracini
    • Turner - John Pickard
    • Lance - Sacha Dhawan
    • Prime Designate Samuels - Trevor Laird
    • The Woman - Maureen O’Brien
    • Voice of the Aarchnaughts - John De Lancie
    • Dr Johan Drossel - Gareth Armstrong
    • Alfred Stahlbaum - Christian Brassington
    • Ernst Bratfisch - David Schneider
    • Count Rolf Wittenmeier - Gwilym Lee
    • Countess Mitzi Wittenmeier - Suranne Jones
    • Policeman - Mark Heal
    • Hannalore - Catrin Stewart
    • Empress Sisi - Jodie Whittaker
    • Heinz - Jason Watkins
    • Krauss - Marcello Magni
    • Waitress - Sarah Counsell
    • Voice of the Cybermen - Nicholas Briggs
    • James Smythe - Robert Jezek
    • Antonio Bortoletto - Danny Wells
    • Mitch - Tim Heidecker
    • Stan - Eric Wareheim
    • Michelle - Chase Masterson
    • Drunken Sam - Adam West
    • Barman - Connor Trinneer
    • Card Dealer - Anson Mount
    • Vivien Smythe - Helen Slater
    • Kobayashi - John Cho
    • Reggie - Daniel Kaluuya
    • Hepburn - Julie Cox
    • Schmitt - Gary Russell
    • Idris - Joanna Lumley
    • Voice of House - Michael Sheen
    • Nephew - Paul Kasey
    • Uncle - Adrian Schiller
    • Auntie - Elizabeth Berrington
    • Jesse James - Ben Browder
    • Dolly - Lynda Baron
    • Delia - Joanne McQuinn
    • Ryder - Sean Benedict
    • Mike - Rob Cavazos
    • Yolotl - Adam Beach
    • Galilahi - Q’orianka Kilcher
    • Chief Wahunsenacawh - Zahn McClarnon
    • Doug Parsons - Daniel Hill
    • Clare Parsons - Victoria Burgoyne
    • Rodney - Steven Houghton
    • Trish - Jennifer Metcalfe
    • Ashton - David Proud
    • Veronica Latimer - Glenn Close
    • Dr. Armstrong - Anthony Rapp
    • Marlen - Philip Olivier
    • Omar - Shane Zaza
    • Ana - Ruth Bradley
    • Sonia - Alexandra Moen
    • Irene - Gugu Mbatha-Raw
    • Ivan - Travis Oliver
    • Lotte - Daisy Haggard
    • Rodriquez - Daniele Favilli
    • Lucas - Owen Donovan
    • Waterman - Anatole Taubman
    • Stirling - Tony Curran
    • Reilly - Dervla Kirwan
    • Dr. Cabrera - Christopher Good
    • Dr. Maki - Elize du Toit
    • Dr. Van Laar - Kelly Hunter
    • D'amore - Sarah Lancashire
    • Quaranta - Lucian Msamati
    • Hetisha - Terrance Hardiman

    Television Stories

    #

    		Title Writer Director Air Date
    1 Checkmate Robert Shearman & Joseph Lidster Chris Carter 20 August 2011
    2 Broken Shackles Nicholas Briggs Nicholas Briggs 27 August 2011
    3 The Silver Turk Marc Platt Jonny Campbell 3 September 2011
    4 The Phantom Doctor Charlie Brooker Euros Lyn 10 September 2011
    5 Now Those Days Are Gone Gary Russell Gary Russell 17 September 2011
    6 Bigger on the Inside Neil Gaiman Richard Clark 24 September 2011
    7 The Doctor With No Name Simon Guerrier Saul Metzstein 1 October 2011
    8 The Man at the End of the Street Mark Wright & Cavan Scott Lisa Bowerman 8 October 2011
    9 Evil of the Gaians, Part I Robert Shearman & Ronald D. Moore Rachel Talalay 15 October 2011
    10 Evil of the Gaians, Part II Robert Shearman & Ronald D. Moore Rachel Talalay 22 October 2011

    Production

    The first read-through began on 3 November 2010, with filming beginning on the 15 November.

    Producers

    To be added.

    Writers

    To be added.

    Directors

    To be added.

    Filming

    To be added.

    Aliens and Enemies

    Viewing Figures

    No. Title Official BARB Figures (7-day)
    Consolidated (m) Weekly Rank
    1 Checkmate 10.04 2
    2 Broken Shackles 9.94 2
    3 The Silver Turk 10.13 2
    4 The Phantom Doctor 10.31 1
    5 Now Those Days Are Gone 10.47 3
    6 Bigger on the Inside 10.52 3
    7 The Doctor With No Name 10.63 1
    8 The Man at the End of the Street 10.68 1
    9 Evil of the Gaians, Part I 10.80 1
    10 Evil of the Gaians, Part II 11.50 1
    Series Average 10.502

    Home Media

    To be added.

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