Series 33

### Written by:

May Willow, Natalie Robyn, Ramona Cohen, Sofia Fox, Katie Taylor, Max Amato, Cal A. King and Logan Crimson

### Directed by:

Tristram Shapeero, Ben Wheatley, Ed Bye, Rachel Talalay and Hettie MacDonald

### Producers:

May Willow, Logan Crimson, Max Amato and Natalie Robyn

**Series 33** of Doctor Who introduced Danny John-Jules as the Twenty-Second Doctor and Rose Matafeo as Samantha Wyatt, with BJ Novak appearing as a recurring role as Ed Turner.

The series opened with *The Time Agents* and concluded with *The Rise of an Agency*. It was followed by a Christmas Special, *A Very Quark Christmas*.

## Summary

A new Doctor means new adventures; only this time, the ever elusive Time Agency comes out of the shadows to finally make its mark on the Doctor's life.

Accompanied by young Agent Samantha Wyatt, the Doctor aims to give her a time travelling experience that she could only dream of getting from the Agency; but her stubborn superior always lurking, endless bureaucracy and numerous foes from across the cosmos threaten to mar the duo's adventures, especially from those closer to home than they may have originally believed...

## Overview

The series consisted of twelve stories and fourteen episodes. It was Danny John-Jules’ first full series as the Twenty-Second Doctor and introduced new companion Rose Matafeo as Samantha Wyatt in the premiere, *The Time Agents*.

May Willow took over as showrunner whilst Logan Crimson remained and both Max Amato and Natalie Robyn returned as producers - an arrangement that would remain until Series 36.

With this series, airing dates would revert back to Saturdays. Everything from *The Time Agents* to *A Very Quark Christmas* was part of the Series 33 production block.

The main story arc for the series covered the Time Agency to whom the Doctor's companions Samantha and Ed belonged; the Doctor's assistance on their missions and Ed's growing dissatisfaction with the Agency.

## Cast

* The Doctor - Danny John-Jules
* Samantha Wyatt - Rose Matafeo

### Recurring

* Ed Turner - BJ Novak
* Gillian Stephens - Katherine Parkinson
* The Master - Anthony Head

### Guest

* The Sea Devils - Paul Kasey
* Ognara AI - Helen George
* The Corsair - Sair Khan
* Wert - Kathy Kiera Clarke
* Draap - Jim O’Hier
* Tony Lamor - TBC
* Hjalmar ch'Kela - TBC
* The Megara - Michael Caine (voice)
* Earl Tornsey - Steve Pemberton
* Ajay Vozelinek - TBC
* Bill Garner - Tim Key
* Entity - TBC
* The Daleks - Nicholas Briggs (voice)
* Jeff Turner - David Hornsby

## Aliens and Enemies

* Sea Devils
* Ognarans
* The British Navy
* Pirates
* The Oligarchy
* An University Facility
* Earl Tornsey
* An Entity
* The Daleks
* The Universal Defence Force
* The Agency Master
* Quarks

## Production Blocks

Production blocks were arranged as follows:

## Adaptations and Merchandising

### Home Media

#### DVD

All episodes of Series 33 were released in boxset form by BBC Studios. The set contained special features such as; *Doctor Who Confidential*, cast and crew interviews, episode commentary, behind the scenes look, series trailers and teasers, image gallery, deleted scenes and special feature - Studio Tour with Rose Matafeo.

#### Blu-Ray

The series was also released as a complete blu-ray season release, with additional bonus features not included on the DVD release, such as; extended *Doctor Who Confidential*, video diaries and PDF files of scripts and production.

 Christmas Special | *A Very Quark Christmas*
 **Series 34** | Minisode | *Escapology*