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    [[Ira Steven Behr]]|premier_network = [[BBC One]]|typical_episode_length = 16x60 minutes|image1 = Vlcsnap-2019-08-05-17h36m25s866.png|previous_season = [[Season 48 (Doctor Who) | Season 48]]|prev = Season 48 (Doctor Who)|next = Season 50 (Doctor Who)|companions = [[Erin Stevenson]]
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    [[Toby Whithouse]]|start_date = [[20 September (releases) | 20 September]] 2014|image2 = Season 49 Poster.png|chief_executive_producer = [[Ronald D. Moore]]
    [[Toby Whithouse]]|start_date = [[20 September (releases)|20 September]] 2014|image2 = Season 49 Poster.png|chief_executive_producer = [[Ronald D. Moore]]


    [[Jane Espenson]]|seasondesc = <center><strong> 16 episodes, comprising of 14 serials, starting with <i>[[God Save the Queen (episode) | God Save the Queen]] </i></strong></center>}}{{Realworld}}'''Season 49''' of Doctor Who premiered in Autumn of 2014. The season was the first of Chapter Four, and was considered within the production as Season 1 of a brand new show.
    and [[Jane Espenson]]|seasondesc = <center><strong> 16 episodes, comprising of 14 serials, starting with <i>[[God Save the Queen (episode)|God Save the Queen]] </i></strong></center>|producer = [[Nikki Wilson]]


    [[Brian Minchin]]
    [[Ronald D. Moore]] and [[Jane Espenson]] took over as joint-showrunners, whilst [[Samantha Bond]] joined as the [[Fourteenth Doctor]] after making her full debut in [[Doctor Who: Genesis]]. [[Montserrat Lombard]] also joined the show as, new companion, [[Erin Stevenson]].


    [[Derek Ritchie]]|end_date = [[14 March (releases)|14 March]] 2015|aka = <i> Chapter Three </i>}}{{Realworld}}'''Season 49''' of ''[[Doctor Who (TV Series)|Doctor Who]]'' premiered in Autumn of 2014. The season was the fifteenth of [[Doctor Who: Chapter Three|Chapter Three]].
    The season was the first to be split into two parts, with the first half airing from the Autumn of 2014 and the second airing from the Spring of 2015.


    [[Ronald D. Moore]] and [[Jane Espenson]] took over as joint-showrunners, whilst [[Samantha Bond]] joined as the [[Fourteenth Doctor]] after making her full debut in [[Doctor Who: Genesis|''Doctor Who: Genesis'']]. [[Montserrat Lombard]] and [[Bernard Cribbins]] also joined the show as, new companions, [[Erin Stevenson]] and [[Hogan Cox]] respectively.
    == Overview ==


    The season was the first to be split into two parts, with the first half airing from the Autumn of 2014 and the second airing from the Spring of 2015.
    === A Female Doctor ===
    ==Overview==
    ===A Female Doctor===
    The Fourteenth Doctor was the first, in the show's history, to be played by a woman. Before [[Samantha Bond]], however, the idea of a female Doctor had been explored.
    The Fourteenth Doctor was the first, in the show's history, to be played by a woman. Before [[Samantha Bond]], however, the idea of a female Doctor had been explored.


    The idea that a female actor could take the role of [[the Doctor]] was first publicly introduced by [[John Nathan-Turner]] and [[Tom Baker]] in 1980. By Baker's suggestion, he told the press, "''I certainly wish my successor luck, whoever he—or she—might be.''" [[Peter Davison]] was cast as the [[Fifth Doctor]], but the idea remained alive.
    The idea that a female actor could take the role of [[the Doctor]] was first publicly introduced by [[John Nathan-Turner]] and [[Tom Baker]] in 1980. By Baker's suggestion, he told the press, "''I certainly wish my successor luck, whoever he—or she—might be.''" [[Peter Davison]] was cast as the [[Fifth Doctor]], but the idea remained alive.


    The [[Ninth Doctor]] stated that he could end up as anyone "''man, woman, child or even a decrepit old codger..." ''([[Doctor Who (TV Series)|DW]]: [[The Nightmare of Time]]).
    The [[Ninth Doctor]] stated that he could end up as anyone "''man, woman, child or even a decrepit old codger..." ''([[Doctor Who (TV Series)|DW]]: [[The Chimes of Midnight (serial)|''The Chimes of Midnight'']]).
    ====Setting the Scene====

    In 2011, Christopher Biggins' character on [[Panopticon (TV Series)|''Panopticon'']], [[Francis]], regenerated into a female incarnation, refereed to as [[Frances]] ([[Panopticon (TV Series)|PAN]]: [[The Rules of the Game|''The Rules of the Game'']]). This was a controversial move at the time, but the fact that it was successful, certainly opened the gates for the Doctor Who production team to make the Doctor a woman.
    ==== Setting the Scene ====
    In 2011, Christopher Biggins' character on [[Panopticon (TV Series)|Panopticon]], [[Francis]], regenerated into a female incarnation, refereed to as [[Frances]] ([[Panopticon (TV Series)|PAN]]: [[The Rules of the Game]]). This was a controversial move at the time, but the fact that it was successful, certainly opened the gates for the Doctor Who production team to make the Doctor a woman.

    As part of the Doctor's resurrection, Phaedra is revealed to be an alternate universe version of the Doctor's consciousness after ascension, who herself is in female form ([[Panopticon (TV Series)|PAN]]: [[Put Your Dreams Away (episode)|Put Your Dreams Away]]). This can be seen to provide somewhat of an in-universe explanation for a female Doctor.

    === The New Companion ===
    The Doctor's latest companion was to be Erin Stevenson, played by Montserrat Lombard. She was devised by Moore and Espenson to be a departure from many previous companions, not only being from not just the past, but the recent past but also being an 'out and out' rebel, initially a punk rocker.

    With Erin, Moore and Espenson decided would come a family life too. Susannah Harker and Trevor Cooper were cast as her parents, and William Moseley was cast as her boyfriend, Kyle Stevenson.

    === Changes in Production ===
    New Executive Producers and Showrunners, Ronald D. Moore and Jane Espenson, took over for this season, after running Panopticon since its fourth season. In addition, Ken MacQuarrie, came on as an Executive Producer, replacing Faith Penhale. Ira Steven Behr, stayed on for his last season as Executive Producer and Franchise Executive, smoothing over the production from Chapter Three to Chapter Four.

    Production for this season moved from Wales to Scotland, being produced by BBC Scotland. Moore’s reasoning was that for the stories he wanted to tell, he wanted the plethora of locations that Scotland could offer, and while Wales did offer locations of a similar degree, most had been exhausted by 2014, due to Doctor Who using them before. However, despite mainly being production in Scotland, other locations for this season would include, London, Germany, and the US (filming with the CBS crew).

    === Other Notable Changes ===

    ==== Title Sequence ====
    As is standard practice at the beginning of a new era of the show, this season featured a brand-new title sequence. It included a vast array of clips from across the season, with credits running over the top, for the first time in a Doctor Who title sequence, the wider ‘above the line’ production crew would be credited, and due to standard BBC rules everyone, but cast, who are credited in the opening titles should not be also credited in the closing titles. In addition, the top 3 billed Guest Stars from each episode would be given a short credit in the opening titles after the principal cast. 

    ==== Theme Music ====
    To go along with the new titles, a new theme tune arrangement was commissioned. It was arranged by new in-house composer, Bear McCreary, which takes a bold new take on the iconic theme giving us a fresh interpretation, including the removal of the iconic sting and replacing it with a new drum roll.

    ==== Logo ====
    As the season was the first of ''Chapter Four'', Moore, Espenson and Behr decided to discard with the previous logo used between 2003 and 2013, opting to commission a new specially designed logo for the season and ''Chapter Four'' as a whole. The new logo was designed by Red Bee Media, and was a lot thinner and streamlined than the previous logo.

    === Broadcast ===
    To be added.

    == Cast ==


    As part of the Doctor's resurrection, Phaedra is revealed to be an alternate universe version of the Doctor's consciousness after ascension, who herself is in female form ([[Panopticon (TV Series)|PAN]]: [[Put Your Dreams Away (episode)|''Put Your Dreams Away'']]). This can be seen to provide somewhat of an in-universe explanation for a female Doctor.
    === Regular ===
    ===The New Companion===
    * [[Fourteenth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Samantha Bond]]
    The Doctor's latest companion was to be [[Erin Stevenson]], played by [[Montserrat Lombard]]. She was devised by [[Ronald D. Moore|Moore]] and [[Jane Espenson|Espenson]] to be a departure from many previous companions, not only being from not just the past, but the recent past but also being an 'out and out' rebel, initially a punk rocker.
    * [[Erin Stevenson]] - [[Montserrat Lombard]]
    * [[Hogan Cox]] - [[Bernard Cribbins]]


    With Erin, Moore and Espenson decided would come a family life too. [[Susannah Harker]] and [[Trevor Cooper]] were cast as her parents, and [[William Moseley]] was cast as her boyfriend, [[Kyle Harrison]].
    === Recurring ===
    ===Changes in Production===
    * [[Danielle Stevenson]] - [[Susannah Harker]]
    New [[Executive Producers|executive producers]] and [[Showrunner|showrunners]], Ronald D. Moore and Jane Espenson, took over for this season, after running ''Panopticon'' since its [[Series 4 (Panopticon)|fourth season]]. In addition, [[Ken MacQuarrie]], came on as an executive producer, replacing [[Faith Penhale]]. [[Ira Steven Behr]], stayed on for his last season as executive producer and [[Franchise Executive|franchise executive]], smoothing over the production from Chapter Three to Chapter Four. In 2020, this was later changed as the season was included in Chapter Three.
    * [[Roger Stevenson]] - [[Trevor Cooper]]
    * [[Kyle Harrison]] - [[William Moseley]]
    * [[Caitrin Ryan]] - [[Gillian Anderson]]
    * [[Amanda Theodore]] - [[T'Nia Miller]]
    * [["The Governor"|The Governor]] - [[David Warner]]
    * [[Gemma Legato]] - [[Emer Kenny]]


    Instead of one [[Producers|producer]] producing the entire season. Moore and Espenson hired three separate producers to produce the new season. He first hired [[Brian Minchin]] who Moore and Espenson had worked with before on ''Panopticon''. Second, on the advice of Behr, Moore and Espenson hired ''[[Cold Front (TV Series)|Cold Front]]'' producer [[Nikki Wilson]]. Who in the eyes of Behr and ''Cold Front'' showrunner [[Chris Carter]] seen to be a competent producer. Finally, to bring new talent to the show. Moore and Espenson looked at the BBC's producer's workshop and came across [[Derek Ritchie]] and hired him on.
    === Guest ===
    * [[Mary Stuart|Mary, Queen of Scots]] - [[Nell Hudson]]
    * [[Bastian Pagez]] - [[Stanley Weber]]
    * [[ James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell |Earl of Bothwell]] - [[James Marsters]]
    * [[Edward Carter|Dr Edward Carter]] - [[Simon Callow]]
    * [[Penelope Carter |Penelope Carter]] - [[Alexandra Moen]]
    * [[Reg Stevenson|Uncle Reg]] - [[David Ryall]]
    * [[Wilson (Tomahawk)|Sergeant Wilson]] - [[Bradley Gardner]]
    * [[Lafayette (Tomahawk)|Colonel Lafayette]] - [[Julian Dutton]]
    * [[Maynard (Tomahawk)|Private Maynard]] - [[Ian Hallard]]
    * [[Arunzell]] - [[Samuel Oatley]]
    * [[Maion|Captain Maion]] - [[Chris Stanton]]
    * [[Kazie Boiell]] - [[Maureen Lipman]]
    * [[Suzie Q]] - [[Lucie Jones]]
    * [[Commentator (the Food of Love)|Commentator]] - [[Graham Norton]]
    * [[Fenton (Flatline)|Fenton]] - [[Christopher Fairbank]]
    * [[Forrest|PC Forrest]] - [[Jessica Hayles]]
    * [[Sennheiser|Obergruppenführer Sennheiser]] - [[Ben Miller]]
    * [[Sofia Lukas]] - [[Rosie Day]]
    * [[Karl Lukas]] - [[Rory Kinnear]]
    * [[Tasker]] - [[Justin Sallinger]]
    * [[Dahh-Ren]] - [[Peter Caulfield]]
    * [[Gouildeir]] - [[Shane Gately]]
    * [[Enrico Amid]] - [[Ameet Chana]]
    * [[Florence Nightingale]] - [[Emily Speed]]
    * [[ Anderson (The Lady with the Lamp)|Anderson]] - [[Ifan Meredith]]
    * [[Adelaide Brook]] - [[Lindsay Duncan]]
    * [[Ed Gold]] - [[Peter O'Brien]]
    * [[Yuri Kerenski]] - [[Aleksandar Mikic]]
    * [[Mia Bennett]] - [[Gemma Chan]]


    Production for this season moved from [[Wales]] to [[Scotland]], being produced by [[BBC Scotland]]. Moore’s reasoning was that for the stories he wanted to tell, he wanted the plethora of locations that Scotland could offer, and while Wales did offer locations of a similar degree, most had been exhausted by 2014, due to ''[[Doctor Who (TV Series)|Doctor Who]]'' using them before. However, despite mainly being production in Scotland, other locations for this season would include [[London]], [[Germany]] and the [[United States|US]] (filming with the [[CBS Television Studios|CBS]] crew).
    == Television Stories ==
    ===Other Notable Changes===

    === Main Season ===
    ====Title Sequence====
    As is standard practice at the beginning of a new era of the show, this season featured a brand-new title sequence. It included a vast array of clips from across the season, with credits running over the top, for the first time in a ''Doctor Who'' title sequence, the wider ‘above the line’ production crew would be credited, and due to standard BBC rules everyone, but cast, who are credited in the opening titles should not be also credited in the closing titles. In addition, the top 3 billed Guest Stars from each episode would be given a short credit in the opening titles after the principal cast. 
    ====Theme Music====
    To go along with the new titles, a new theme tune arrangement was commissioned. It was arranged by new in-house [[List of Composers|composer]], [[Bear McCreary]], which takes a bold new take on the iconic theme giving us a fresh interpretation, including the removal of the iconic sting and replacing it with a new drum roll.
    ====Logo====
    At the time, the season was the first of ''Chapter Four'', Moore, Espenson and Behr decided to discard with the previous logo used between 2003 and 2013, opting to commission a new specially designed logo for the season and ''Chapter Four'' as a whole. The new logo was designed by Red Bee Media, and was a lot thinner and streamlined than the previous logo.
    ===Broadcast===
    The season would be broadcast into two parts, Part one would air from September to November, 2014. And part two would air from January to March, 2015.
    ==Cast==
    ===Regular===
    *[[Fourteenth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Samantha Bond]]
    *[[Erin Stevenson]] - [[Montserrat Lombard]]
    *[[Hogan Cox]] - [[Bernard Cribbins]]
    ===Recurring===
    *[[Danielle Stevenson]] - [[Susannah Harker]]
    *[[Roger Stevenson]] - [[Trevor Cooper]]
    *[[Kyle Harrison]] - [[William Moseley]]
    *[[Caitrin Ryan]] - [[Gillian Anderson]]
    *[[Amanda Theodore]] - [[T'Nia Miller]]
    *[["The Governor"|The Governor]] - [[David Warner]]
    *[[The Master]] - [[Jason Issacs]]
    *[[Gemma Legato]] - [[Emer Kenny]]
    ===Guest===
    *[[Mary Stuart|Mary, Queen of Scots]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nell_Hudson Nell Hudson]
    *[[Bastian Pagez]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Weber Stanley Weber]
    *[[James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell|Earl of Bothwell]] - [[James Marsters]]
    *[[Edward Carter|Dr Edward Carter]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Callow Simon Callow]
    *[[Penelope Carter |Penelope Carter]] - [[Alexandra Moen]]
    *[[Reg Stevenson|Uncle Reg]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ryall David Ryall]
    *[[Wilson (Tomahawk)|Sergeant Wilson]] - [[Bradley Gardner]]
    *[[Lafayette (Tomahawk)|Colonel Lafayette]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Dutton Julian Dutton]
    *[[Maynard (Tomahawk)|Private Maynard]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Hallard Ian Hallard]
    *[[Arunzell]] - [[Samuel Oatley]]
    *[[Maion|Captain Maion]] - [[Chris Stanton]]
    *[[Kazie Boiell]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maureen_Lipman Maureen Lipman]
    *[[Suzie Q]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucie_Jones Lucie Jones]
    *[[Commentator (the Food of Love)|Commentator]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Norton Graham Norton]
    *[[Fenton (Flatline)|Fenton]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Fairbank Christopher Fairbank]
    *[[Forrest|PC Forrest]] - [[Jessica Hayles]]
    *[[Sennheiser|Obergruppenführer Sennheiser]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Miller Ben Miller]
    *[[Sofia Lukas]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosie_Day Rosie Day]
    *[[Karl Lukas]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rory_Kinnear Rory Kinnear]
    *[[Tasker]] - [[Justin Sallinger]]
    *[[Dahh-Ren]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Caulfield_(actor) Peter Caulfield]
    *[[Gouildeir]] - [[Shane Gately]]
    *[[Enrico Amid]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ameet_Chana Ameet Chana]
    *[[Florence Nightingale]] - [[Emily Speed]]
    *[[Anderson (The Lady with the Lamp)|Anderson]] - [[Ifan Meredith]]
    *[[Adelaide Brook]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsay_Duncan Lindsay Duncan]
    *[[Ed Gold]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_O%27Brien_(actor) Peter O'Brien]
    *[[Yuri Kerenski]] - [[Aleksandar Mikic]]
    *[[Mia Bennett]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemma_Chan Gemma Chan]
    ==Television Stories==
    ===Main Season===
    {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; margin-right:0;"
    {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; margin-right:0;"
    !
    !#
    <nowiki>#</nowiki>
    !Title
    !Title
    !Writer
    !Writer
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    !Air Date
    !Air Date
    |-
    |-
    ! colspan="5" |
    ! colspan="5" |Part One
    Part One
    |-
    |-
    !1
    !1
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    |[[Ronald D. Moore]]
    |[[Ronald D. Moore]]
    |[[John Dahl]]
    |[[John Dahl]]
    |[[20 September (releases)|20 September]] 2014
    |[[20 September (releases)|20 September]] [[2014]]
    |-
    |-
    !2
    !2
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    |''[[The Food of Love (episode)|The Food of Love]]''
    |''[[The Food of Love (episode)|The Food of Love]]''
    |[[Simon Guerrier]]
    |[[Simon Guerrier]]
    |[[John Dahl|<nowiki/>]][[John Dahl]]
    |[[John Dahl]]
    |[[18 October (releases)|18 October]] 2014
    |[[18 October (releases)|18 October]] 2014
    |-
    |-
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    |-
    |-
    !8
    !8
    |''[[Those Who Lead (serial)#Part I|Those Who Lead, Part I]]''
    |''[[Those Who Lead (serial)|Those Who Lead, Part I]]''
    |[[Jane Espenson]] & [[Jamie Mathieson]]
    |[[Jane Espenson]] & [[Jamie Mathieson]]
    |[[Rachel Talalay]]
    |[[Rachel Talalay]]
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    |-
    |-
    !9
    !9
    |''[[Those Who Lead (serial)#Part II|Those Who Lead, Part II]]''
    |''[[Those Who Lead (serial)|Those Who Lead, Part II]]''
    |[[Jane Espenson]]
    |[[Jane Espenson]]
    |[[Rachel Talalay]]
    |[[Rachel Talalay]]
    |[[24 January (releases)|24 January]] 2015
    |[[24 January (releases)|24 January]] [[2015]]
    |-
    |-
    !10
    !10
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    |[[Matthew B. Roberts]]
    |[[Matthew B. Roberts]]
    |[[Richard Clark]]
    |[[Richard Clark]]
    |[[7 February]] 2015
    |[[7 February (releases)|7 February]] 2015
    |-
    |-
    !12
    !12
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    |[[Queen of Nine (episode)|''Queen of Nine'']]
    |[[Queen of Nine (episode)|''Queen of Nine'']]
    |[[Toni Graphia]]
    |[[Toni Graphia]]
    |[[Metin Hüseyin|<nowiki/>]][[Euros Lyn|Metin Hüseyin]]
    |[[Metin Hüseyin]]
    |[[21 February (releases)|21 February]] 2015
    |[[21 February (releases)|21 February]] 2015
    |-
    |-
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    |-
    |-
    !15
    !15
    |''[[Destiny of the Gaians (serial)#Part I|Destiny of the Gaians, Part I]]''
    |''[[Destiny of the Gaians (serial)|Destiny of the Gaians, Part I]]''
    | rowspan="2" |[[Ronald D. Moore]]
    |[[Ronald D. Moore]]
    | rowspan="2" |[[Rachel Talalay]]
    |[[Rachel Talalay]]
    |[[7 March (releases)|7 March]] 2015
    |[[7 March (releases)|7 March]] 2015
    |-
    |-
    !16
    !16
    |''[[Destiny of the Gaians (serial)#Part II|Destiny of the Gaians, Part II]]''
    |''[[Destiny of the Gaians (serial)|Destiny of the Gaians, Part II]]''
    |[[Ronald D. Moore]]
    |[[Rachel Talalay]]
    |[[14 March (releases)|14 March]] 2015
    |[[14 March (releases)|14 March]] 2015
    |}
    |}
    ===Mini-Episode===

    === Mini-Episode<nowiki/> ===
    {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; margin-right:0;"
    {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; margin-right:0;"
    !Title
    !Title
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    !Air Date
    !Air Date
    |-
    |-
    |[[I Don't Want Tomorrow (Sketch)|I Don't Want Tomorrow]]
    |''[[I Don't Want Tomorrow (Sketch)|I Don't Want Tomorrow]]''
    |[[Simon Guerrier]]
    |[[Simon Guerrier]]
    |[[Kurt Pongratz]]
    |[[Kurt Pongratz]]
    |[[23 May (releases)|23 May]] 2015
    |[[23 May (releases)|23 May]] 2015
    |}
    |}<nowiki/>
    == Production ==
    ==Production==
    ===Crew===

    === Crew ===
    To be added.
    To be added.
    ===Shooting Blocks===

    === Shooting Blocks ===
    {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; margin-right:0;"
    {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; margin-right:0;"
    !Block
    !Block
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    |[[Richard Clark]] / [[John Dahl]]
    |[[Richard Clark]] / [[John Dahl]]
    |[[Nikki Wilson]]
    |[[Nikki Wilson]]
    |[[Owen McPolin]] / [[Nic Morris]]
    |[[Owen McPolin]] / [[David Higgs]]
    |[[Peter H Oliver]] / [[Phil Hookway]]
    |[[Peter H Oliver]] / [[Michael O'Halloran]]
    |-
    |-
    !2
    !2
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    |[[Christopher Cooke]]
    |[[Christopher Cooke]]
    |}
    |}
    === Filming ===
    ===Filming===
    To be added.
    To be added.
    ==Aliens and Enemies==

    *[[Raston Assassin Robot]]
    == Aliens and Enemies ==
    *[[James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell|Earl of Bothwell]]
    * [[Raston Assassin Robot]]
    *[[Edward Carter|Dr Edward Carter]]
    * [[James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell|Earl of Bothwell]]
    *[[J’taria]]
    * [[Edward Carter|Dr Edward Carter]]
    * [[J’taria]]
    *[[Sky Head|Sky Heads]]
    * [[Sky Head|Sky Heads]]
    *[[Mind Leach|Mind Leaches]]
    * [[Mind Leach|Mind Leaches]]
    *[[Lava Spider|Lava Spiders]]
    *[[Arunzell]]
    * [[Lava Spider|Lava Spiders]]
    *[[Carrionites|The Carrionites]]
    * [[Arunzell]]
    * [[Carrionites|The Carrionites]]
    *[[Boneless|The Boneless]]
    * [[Boneless|The Boneless]]
    *[[The Nazis]]
    *[[Sennheiser|Obergruppenführer Sennheiser]]
    * [[The Nazis]]
    *[[Gaians|The Gaians]]
    * [[Sennheiser|Obergruppenführer Sennheiser]]
    * [[Gaians|The Gaians]]
    **[[Smart Suit|Smart Suits]]
    ** [[Smart Suit|Smart Suits]]
    **[[Corpse|Human Corpses]]
    *[["The Governor"|The Governor]]
    ** [[Corpse|Human Corpses]]
    * [["The Governor"|The Governor]]
    *[[Yarra|The Yarra]]
    * The [[Yarra]]
    *[[Drahvins|The Drahvins]]
    *[[The Flood (The Waters of Mars)|The Flood]]
    * The [[Drahvins]]
    * [[The Flood (The Waters of Mars)|The Flood]]
    *[[Matilda (Queen of Nine)|Lady Matilda]]
    * [[Matilda (Queen of Nine)|Lady Matilda]]
    *[[Mary Tudor|Queen Mary]]
    * [[Mary Tudor|Queen Mary]]
    *[[The Master]]
    ==Viewing Figures==

    {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; margin-right:0;"
    == Home Media ==
    ! rowspan="2" |No.
    === Physical Media ===
    ! rowspan="2" |Title
    {| class="wikitable"
    ! colspan="2" |Official BARB Figures (7-day)
    !
    Title and Episodes included
    !Cover
    !Format
    !Number and duration of episodes
    !Release Date
    |-
    |-
    !Consolidated (m)
    |[[Season 49: Part One (DVD/Blu-ray)|Doctor Who - Season 49: Part One]]
    !Weekly Rank
    ''God Save the Queen/The Darnley Conspiracy/At the Tip of Your Fingers/Tomahawk/The Food of Love/Flatline/Fire and Fury/Those Who Lead, Part I''
    |TBA
    |DVD/Blu-Ray
    |8x60 minutes
    |24 November 2014
    |-
    |-
    !1
    |[[Season 49: Part Two (DVD/Blu-ray)|Doctor Who - Season 49: Part Two]]
    |''God Save the Queen''
    ''Those Who Lead, Part II/The Lady with the Lamp/One Giant Leap/The Waters of Mars/Queen of Nine/Remnants/Destiny of the Gaians''
    |10.54
    |TBA
    |1
    |DVD/Blu-Ray
    |8x60 minutes
    |27 April 2015
    |-
    |-
    !2
    |[[The Complete Season 49 (DVD/Blu-ray)|Doctor Who: The Complete Season 49]]
    |''The Darnley Conspiracy''
    ''God Save the Queen/The Darnley Conspiracy/At the Tip of Your Fingers/Tomahawk/The Food of Love/Flatline/Fire and Fury/Those Who Lead/The Lady with the Lamp/One Giant Leap/The Waters of Mars/Queen of Nine/Remnants/Destiny of the Gaians''
    |9.14
    |[[File:Doctor Who SEASON 49 DVD normal Cover.png|thumb|313x313px]]
    |2
    |DVD/Blu-Ray
    |16x60 minutes
    |13 July 2015
    |-
    |-
    !3
    |[[Season 49 (Blu-ray)|Doctor Who: The Collection - Season 49]]
    |''At the Tip of Your Fingers''
    ''God Save the Queen/The Darnley Conspiracy/At the Tip of Your Fingers/Tomahawk/The Food of Love/Flatline/Fire and Fury/Those Who Lead/The Lady with the Lamp/One Giant Leap/The Waters of Mars/Queen of Nine/Remnants/Destiny of the Gaians''
    |9.04
    |TBA
    |4
    |Blu-Ray
    |16x60 minutes
    |TBA
    |}
    === Download/Streaming ===
    {| class="wikitable"
    !
    Country
    !Netflix
    !Amazon Video
    !Google Play
    !iTunes
    !Britbox
    !BBC iPlayer
    |-
    |-
    !4
    !United Kingdom
    |''Tomahawk''
    |✓
    |8.86
    |✓
    |✓
    |4
    |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
    |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
    |✓
    |-
    |-
    !5
    !United States
    |''The Food of Love''
    |✓
    |8.41
    |✓
    |✓
    |3
    |✓
    |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
    |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
    |-
    |-
    !6
    !Canada
    |''Flatline''
    |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
    |8.22
    |✓
    |✓
    |4
    |✓
    |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
    |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
    |-
    |-
    !7
    !Ireland
    |''Fire and Fury''
    |✓
    |7.97
    |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
    |✓
    |6
    |✓
    |-
    !8
    |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
    |''Those Who Lead, Part I''
    |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
    |7.51
    |10
    |-
    !9
    |''Those Who Lead, Part II''
    |8.92
    |3
    |-
    !10
    |''The Lady with the Lamp''
    |8.10
    |6
    |-
    !11
    |''One Giant Leap''
    |7.33
    |13
    |-
    !12
    |''The Waters of Mars''
    |8.41
    |4
    |-
    !13
    |''Queen of Nine''
    |7.84
    |10
    |-
    !14
    |''Remnants''
    |8.09
    |6
    |-
    !15
    |''Destiny of the Gaians, Part I''
    |8.78
    |2
    |-
    !16
    |''Destiny of the Gaians, Part II''
    |9.95
    |1
    |-
    |-
    ! colspan="2" |Series Average
    !Australia
    | colspan="2" |8.569
    |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
    |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
    |✓
    |✓
    |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
    |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
    |}
    |}
    == Home Media ==

    To be added.
    BBC Player is only available in the UK. 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.
    [[Category:Doctor Who seasons]]
    [[Category:Doctor Who seasons]]

    Latest revision as of 12:07, 10 September 2023

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

    Season 49 of Doctor Who premiered in Autumn of 2014. The season was the fifteenth of Chapter Three.

    Ronald D. Moore and Jane Espenson took over as joint-showrunners, whilst Samantha Bond joined as the Fourteenth Doctor after making her full debut in Doctor Who: Genesis. Montserrat Lombard and Bernard Cribbins also joined the show as, new companions, Erin Stevenson and Hogan Cox respectively.

    The season was the first to be split into two parts, with the first half airing from the Autumn of 2014 and the second airing from the Spring of 2015.

    Overview

    A Female Doctor

    The Fourteenth Doctor was the first, in the show's history, to be played by a woman. Before Samantha Bond, however, the idea of a female Doctor had been explored.

    The idea that a female actor could take the role of the Doctor was first publicly introduced by John Nathan-Turner and Tom Baker in 1980. By Baker's suggestion, he told the press, "I certainly wish my successor luck, whoever he—or she—might be." Peter Davison was cast as the Fifth Doctor, but the idea remained alive.

    The Ninth Doctor stated that he could end up as anyone "man, woman, child or even a decrepit old codger..." (DW: The Chimes of Midnight).

    Setting the Scene

    In 2011, Christopher Biggins' character on Panopticon, Francis, regenerated into a female incarnation, refereed to as Frances (PAN: The Rules of the Game). This was a controversial move at the time, but the fact that it was successful, certainly opened the gates for the Doctor Who production team to make the Doctor a woman.

    As part of the Doctor's resurrection, Phaedra is revealed to be an alternate universe version of the Doctor's consciousness after ascension, who herself is in female form (PAN: Put Your Dreams Away). This can be seen to provide somewhat of an in-universe explanation for a female Doctor.

    The New Companion

    The Doctor's latest companion was to be Erin Stevenson, played by Montserrat Lombard. She was devised by Moore and Espenson to be a departure from many previous companions, not only being from not just the past, but the recent past but also being an 'out and out' rebel, initially a punk rocker.

    With Erin, Moore and Espenson decided would come a family life too. Susannah Harker and Trevor Cooper were cast as her parents, and William Moseley was cast as her boyfriend, Kyle Harrison.

    Changes in Production

    New executive producers and showrunners, Ronald D. Moore and Jane Espenson, took over for this season, after running Panopticon since its fourth season. In addition, Ken MacQuarrie, came on as an executive producer, replacing Faith Penhale. Ira Steven Behr, stayed on for his last season as executive producer and franchise executive, smoothing over the production from Chapter Three to Chapter Four. In 2020, this was later changed as the season was included in Chapter Three.

    Instead of one producer producing the entire season. Moore and Espenson hired three separate producers to produce the new season. He first hired Brian Minchin who Moore and Espenson had worked with before on Panopticon. Second, on the advice of Behr, Moore and Espenson hired Cold Front producer Nikki Wilson. Who in the eyes of Behr and Cold Front showrunner Chris Carter seen to be a competent producer. Finally, to bring new talent to the show. Moore and Espenson looked at the BBC's producer's workshop and came across Derek Ritchie and hired him on.

    Production for this season moved from Wales to Scotland, being produced by BBC Scotland. Moore’s reasoning was that for the stories he wanted to tell, he wanted the plethora of locations that Scotland could offer, and while Wales did offer locations of a similar degree, most had been exhausted by 2014, due to Doctor Who using them before. However, despite mainly being production in Scotland, other locations for this season would include London, Germany and the US (filming with the CBS crew).

    Other Notable Changes

    Title Sequence

    As is standard practice at the beginning of a new era of the show, this season featured a brand-new title sequence. It included a vast array of clips from across the season, with credits running over the top, for the first time in a Doctor Who title sequence, the wider ‘above the line’ production crew would be credited, and due to standard BBC rules everyone, but cast, who are credited in the opening titles should not be also credited in the closing titles. In addition, the top 3 billed Guest Stars from each episode would be given a short credit in the opening titles after the principal cast. 

    Theme Music

    To go along with the new titles, a new theme tune arrangement was commissioned. It was arranged by new in-house composer, Bear McCreary, which takes a bold new take on the iconic theme giving us a fresh interpretation, including the removal of the iconic sting and replacing it with a new drum roll.

    At the time, the season was the first of Chapter Four, Moore, Espenson and Behr decided to discard with the previous logo used between 2003 and 2013, opting to commission a new specially designed logo for the season and Chapter Four as a whole. The new logo was designed by Red Bee Media, and was a lot thinner and streamlined than the previous logo.

    Broadcast

    The season would be broadcast into two parts, Part one would air from September to November, 2014. And part two would air from January to March, 2015.

    Cast

    Regular

    Recurring

    Guest

    Television Stories

    Main Season

    # Title Writer Director Air Date
    Part One
    1 God Save the Queen Ronald D. Moore John Dahl 20 September 2014
    2 The Darnley Conspiracy Toni Graphia Metin Hüseyin 27 September 2014
    3 At the Tip of Your Fingers David Weddle & Bradley Thompson Richard Clark 4 October 2014
    4 Tomahawk Nicholas Briggs Douglas Mackinnon 11 October 2014
    5 The Food of Love Simon Guerrier John Dahl 18 October 2014
    6 Flatline Jamie Mathieson Douglas Mackinnon 25 October 2014
    7 Fire and Fury Jacqueline Rayner Metin Hüseyin 1 November 2014
    8 Those Who Lead, Part I Jane Espenson & Jamie Mathieson Rachel Talalay 8 November 2014
    Part Two
    9 Those Who Lead, Part II Jane Espenson Rachel Talalay 24 January 2015
    10 The Lady with the Lamp Toby Whithouse Metin Hüseyin 31 January 2015
    11 One Giant Leap Matthew B. Roberts Richard Clark 7 February 2015
    12 The Waters of Mars Phil Ford Euros Lyn 14 February 2015
    13 Queen of Nine Toni Graphia Metin Hüseyin 21 February 2015
    14 Remnants Ira Steven Behr Nick Hurran 28 February 2015
    15 Destiny of the Gaians, Part I Ronald D. Moore Rachel Talalay 7 March 2015
    16 Destiny of the Gaians, Part II Ronald D. Moore Rachel Talalay 14 March 2015

    Mini-Episode

    Title Writer Director Air Date
    I Don't Want Tomorrow Simon Guerrier Kurt Pongratz 23 May 2015

    Production

    Crew

    To be added.

    Shooting Blocks

    Block Episodes Director Producer DOP Editor
    1 1.03, 1.01, 1.05 Richard Clark / John Dahl Nikki Wilson Owen McPolin / David Higgs Peter H Oliver / Michael O'Halloran
    2 1.02, 1.07, 1.10, 1.13 Metin Hüseyin Brian Minchin Edward J. Pei Christopher Cooke
    3 1.04, 1.06 Douglas Mackinnon David Higgs Peter H Oliver
    4 1.08, 1.09, 1.15, 1.16 Rachel Talalay Nikki Wilson Stuart Biddlecombe Will Oswald
    5 1.12 Euros Lyn Derek Ritchie Rory Taylor
    6 1.11, 1.14 Richard Clark / Nick Hurran Owen McPolin Christopher Cooke

    Filming

    To be added.

    Aliens and Enemies

    Viewing Figures

    No. Title Official BARB Figures (7-day)
    Consolidated (m) Weekly Rank
    1 God Save the Queen 10.54 1
    2 The Darnley Conspiracy 9.14 2
    3 At the Tip of Your Fingers 9.04 4
    4 Tomahawk 8.86 4
    5 The Food of Love 8.41 3
    6 Flatline 8.22 4
    7 Fire and Fury 7.97 6
    8 Those Who Lead, Part I 7.51 10
    9 Those Who Lead, Part II 8.92 3
    10 The Lady with the Lamp 8.10 6
    11 One Giant Leap 7.33 13
    12 The Waters of Mars 8.41 4
    13 Queen of Nine 7.84 10
    14 Remnants 8.09 6
    15 Destiny of the Gaians, Part I 8.78 2
    16 Destiny of the Gaians, Part II 9.95 1
    Series Average 8.569

    Home Media

    To be added.

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