Series 21

### Directed by:

Laura Belsey, Kate Herron, Sallie Aprahamian, David Nutter, Hettie MacDonald, Chloé Zhao and Sam Donovan

### Producers:

Cal A. King and Natalie Robyn

**Series 21** of Doctor Who starred Richard Madden as the Eighteenth Doctor, Holly Earl as Ruby Barrella and Tom Holland as Damien Barrella and introduced Jake Abel as Osric Tennyson and Hannah John-Kamen as Orla Adair.

The series itself opened with *The Museum That Was Locked in Time* and concluded with *Swan Song*. It was then followed by a Halloween Special, *Isle of the Vrykolakas* and a Christmas Special, *The Empire of Doom*.

## Summary

The Infinity is a source of great power; the ability to make any wish you want come true... if you can handle the consequences, that is! Joined by museum curator Osric - the Doctor, Ruby and Damien begin an epic search across time and space to find the Infinity and stop it from falling into the wrong hands, but will they be able to complete their quest in time?

## Overview

The series consisted of twelve stories and fifteen episodes. It was the second series for Richard Madden as the Eighteenth Doctor, Holly Earl as Ruby Barrella and Tom Holland as Damien Barrella. It also introduced Jake Abel as Osric Tennyson in the opener, *The Museum That Was Locked in Time* and Hannah John-Kamen as Orla Adair in the first part of the finale, *The Infinity*.

Everything from *The Museum That Was Locked in Time* to *The Empire of Doom* was part of the Series 21 production block.

The series was also accompanied by six New Series Adventures novels set during the events of Series 21.

The main story arc for the series covered the Doctor and co going on a search across time for an object called the Infinity, which was capable of granting any wish the user wanted - but with a price.

## Cast

* The Doctor - Richard Madden
* Ruby Barrella - Holly Earl
* Damien Barrella - Tom Holland
* Osric Tennyson - Jake Abel
* Orla Adair - Hannah John-Kamen

### Recurring

* Milly Turzon - Brianna Hildebrand
* Johnathon Danielsen - Alex Pettyfer
* Alicia Sallow - Naomi Scott
* Kate Stewart - Jemma Redgrave
* James Stark - TBC
* Fride Lehnsherr - TBC

### Guest

* Dr Marissa Felmont - Rebecca Ferguson
* Sophia Barrella - Amanda Mealing
* Michael Barrella - David Thewlis
* Jacob Astor - TBC
* Isidor Straus - TBC
* Benjamin Guggenheim - TBC
* Josue Roth - Oded Fehr
* Antonis Zanakos - TBC
* The Oracle of Delphi - Saoirse Ronan
* Sister Amaltheia - TBC
* The Nestene Consciousness - John Cho
* Kris - TBC
* The Woman - Indira Varma
* RJ - Jenna Ortega

## Aliens and Enemies

* Dr Marissa Felmont
* Phoenix
* The Ravagers
* Gnomes
* The Weeping Angels
* The Order of the Ancients
* Antonis Zanakos
* Mountain Raiders
* Sister Amaltheia
* Kris
* The Army of Revenants
* The Vrykolakas
* The Malevolent Empire

## Production Blocks

Production blocks were arranged as follows:

## Adaptations and Merchandising

### Home Media

#### DVD

All episodes of Series 21 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 - Jake and Bake.

#### 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* episodes, video diaries and PDF files of scripts and production.

## Behind the Scenes

* *Going Dark* was filmed at the same time as *Ruby Barrella* due to the lack of the Doctor and his companions in the former episode. This was also the case for *A Conversation With An Auton* and *One More Day* due to the Doctor and Osric's reduced roles in the latter.
* During the filming for Series 22, Richard Madden approached showrunner, Cal A. King and producer, Natalie Robyn to inform them that he planned to depart after the end of the next series. Later, whilst Series 22 was airing on television, Tom Holland would announce his departure from the show to the two Higher-ups. King stated later in Doctor Who Magazine that whilst they were saddened by the decision from both to leave, they ultimately respected the choice.

 **The Specials** | Regular Episodes | *Lost in the Artirex* • *The End of the Line* • *Dead Men Tell No Tales* • *Gunpowder, Treason and Plot* • *The Operation of Time: Part One* / *The Operation of Time: Part Two*