Series 20

Series 20 of Doctor Who ran from April 2031 to 25th December 2031. It was the seventh series produced by BBC Essex in cooperation with Disney+ and the BBC. It starred Bhavna Limbachia as the Seventeenth Doctor . The series opened with Chapter 1: Warrior and concluded with Seasons Of Time. 
==Overview==
Series 20 features The Doctor returning as he witnesses the Master standing trial for crimes against universe by the Time Lords. This eight piece series is one that sees truth, regret and much more revealed with no one being safe from anything. 
This season would also be used as a commemoration to the 60th anniversary of the Master first arriving onto our screens in 1971's Terror Of The Autons.
==Production==
Episodes would continue with 1 hour episodes whilst the Christmas Special would remain at 1 hour 15 minutes.
Series 20 continued its traditional Saturday night viewing slot whilst it remained accessible on streaming platforms to those overseas via Disney+.
==Cast==
*The Doctor - Bhavna Limbachia
*Romana IV - Megan Cusack
===Recurring===
*The Master - Mackenzie Crook
*The Rani - Joanne Froggatt
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*Cybermen - voiced by Nicholas Briggs
===Guest===
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==Television stories==
===Story formats and arc===
All of the episodes were intertwined stories over the whole series.
===Episodes===
Episode Number	Title 	Writer 	Director 	Air Date 	Notes
1 	Chapter 1: Warrior 	Andy Wilkins 	Sally Wainwright	6th September 2031 	
2 	Chapter 2: Revolution 	Una McCormack 	Sally Wainwright	13th September 2031	
3 	Chapter 3: Anarchy 	Jane Espenson 	Alex Pillai 	20th September 2031	
4 	Chapter 4: Persuasion 	Vinay Patel 	Alex Pillai 	27th September 2031	
5 	Chapter 5: Prophecy 	Catherine Tregenna	Nida Manzoor 	4th October 2031 	
6 	Chapter 6: Manipulation	Richard Curtis 	Nida Manzoor 	11th October 2031 	
7 	Chapter 7: Insanity 	Phil Ford 	Daniel O'Hara 	18th October 2031 	
8 	Chapter 8: Silencio 	Andy Wilkins 	Daniel O'Hara 	25th October 2031 	
X1 	Seasons Of Time 	Andy Wilkins 	Rachel Talalay 	25th December 2031 	
==Stories set during this season==
=== Special Episodes - Terror Of The Master ===
Episode Number	Title 	Writer 	Director 	Air Date 	Notes
1A 	Master's Gambit 	Andy Wilkins 	Hettie Macdonald	4th January 2031 	Episode to celebrate 60th anniversary of Terror Of The Autons.
2A 	Master's Academia	Neil Gaiman 	 	1st February 2031	
3A 	Master's Legacy 	Richard Curtis & Jane Espenson	 	1st March 2031 	
4A 	Master's Origins 	Catherine Tregenna 	 	5th April 2031 	
5A 	Master's Endgame 	Andy Wilkins 	 	3rd May 2031 	
===Novels===
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===Audio stories===
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===Comics===
===Minisodes===
Episode Number	Title	Writer	Director	Notes
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===Short stories===
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== Promotional trailers==
For the series, several promotional trailers were created, utilising shot footage of the upcoming season.
*Several short, wordless five-second "stings" were also produced. These showed close-ups of the Doctor and the TARDIS. No series logo or title is shown, with only a snippet of the Doctor Who theme or the TARDIS sound effect to identify the programme.