#Phil Collinson

[lonelyzarquon]

so there's this photo of dw cast & crew in an escape room. cool enough by itself BUT i'm totally obsessed with catherine in that helmet + holding twelve's sonic (?!!) the wrong way😭💘

ICON!!!!!

#she just dgaf. i love her #doctor who #dw #catherine tate #david tennant #neil patrick harris #phil collinson

[mizgnomer]

David Tennant having the time of his life on the set of the Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials

#david tennant #catherine tate #bernard cribbins #doctor who #doctor who 60th anniversary #dw 60th #rtdedit #living his best life #and it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy #dave gibbons #pat mills #phil collinson #doctor who weekly #doctor who magazine #phil sims #vicki delow #stuff i posted #so much joy #whoBts #fourteenth doctor

[donjuaninsoho]

And you thought I was wooden before? I'm struggling to think of a stranger evening than one, last June, doing a @bbcdoctorwho themed escape room, with The Doctor, Donna and the Toymaker. (Phil Collinson is obviously a wonder, a delight, a national treasure-in-waiting, but somewhat less uncanny and strange given the circumstances) David and Neil, it turns out, are *very* good at escape rooms. The rest of us, less so. They rushed around the room, picking up clues and turning switches and all manner of other things, whilst the rest of us looked on, utterly bemused (& a little tooty in my case). So on they powered. Leaving us scratching our heads in a room full of disembodied Cybermen ones. Before confusion could give way to frustration, the tannoy crackled. It was David. They'd somehow managed to finish the entire thing whilst we all had stood still where we'd been left. Although he'd lost his lilting, melodic, Scottish brogue. He was now The Doctor. And in the Doctor's voice he began barking orders at us, talking us through the puzzles and guiding us out of whatever wibbly wobbly mess we were in and back to the safety of Bristol. "Donna! Quick! You have to get them out of there, the Cybermen are coming!" What a huge joy to have been a part of this magnificent trilogy. A brick in the bridge from Nu-Who to the Who-niverse and the future of this magnificent programme. Thank you, Russell. Thank you, Andy. I can't wait for what's next and to BURST with pride the moment @milliegibbo graces the screen.

#david tennant #catherine tate #phil collinson #neil patrick harris #charlie de melo #doctor who #instagram

[denimbex1986]

'Sixty years is but the blink of an eye for a time-traveller like The Doctor. But for a television series, a Diamond Anniversary is an extremely rare and impressive occurrence.

BBC’s Doctor Who recently celebrated such a milestone with three one-hour specials which, for the first time, streamed globally on Disney+.

Russell T Davies, fresh from his success on ’80s AIDS miniseries It’s A Sin, returned to the show he brought back so successfully in 2005 to the BBC. Bolstering his team are returning producers Julie Gardner and Phil Collinson, and Jane Tranter, the woman who was instrumental in bringing back Doctor Who in 2005. Bad Wolf, the company founded by Tranter and Gardner in 2015, currently produces the show with BBC Studios.

Another big returning name return was David Tennant, who played the 10th Doctor from 2005-2010 and who also returned for the show’s 50th Anniversary in 2013. Beloved by fans and audiences alike, Tennant’s Doctor was a big ratings draw.

Though, it’s not all returning past glories for Doctor Who. There is a new actor portraying the Time Lord, Ncuti Gatwa, who is taking over the titular role with the the forthcoming season 14, and who made his debut with the specials. The Rwandan-Scottish actor made a name for himself as gay teenager Eric Effiong in the Netflix comedy series Sex Education and recently starred as “Artist Ken” in Barbie. His first full season debut in the TARDIS will come in spring 2024, with a premiere date yet to be set.

Not only that, powerhouse streamer Disney+ is now on board to broadcast these new episodes across the world (with the exception of the U.K. and Ireland, where it still airs on BBC)...

What Happened in the 60th Anniversary Specials?

Showrunner Davies brought Tennant back with a cosmic bang and a galactic-sized nod to fan service with an adaptation of a Doctor Who Weekly comic strip first published in 1980.

The first of the three specials, “The Star Beast,” was a 60-minute romp that wonderfully evoked the Tenth Doctor-era, complete with cutesy alien The Meep (think The Mandalorian’s Baby Yoda, but bigger and hairier) and the return of much-loved companion, Donna Noble (played by Catherine Tate, The Office).

Last seen in the Tenth Doctor’s finale in 2010, Donna’s return posed a fatal conundrum for the Doctor: If she remembered her past with the Doctor, she would die. Thankfully, writer Davies had a workaround, meaning that the 60th anniversary celebrations did not result in the death of a companion but, in fact, allowed Donna to live unharmed and enjoy some further adventures in time and space with her best friend.

The main question, though, was just why the Fourteenth Doctor, played by Tennant, had the same face and body of the Tenth Doctor, also played by Tennant. This was an unprecedented move in the history, or Whostory, of the show. Special number two, “Wild Blue Yonder,” traveled to the end of the universe and delved into the uncanny, but still posed the query as to why that particular face returned. (It’s a good face, we weren’t complaining).

Fans would have to wait until the third and final special, “The Giggle,” before the mystery was finally revealed. And it was all down to Donna. She surmised that he changed his face and then found her to “come home.” The Doctor commented, “I’ve never been so happy in my life,” as he sat with the Noble family, not fighting aliens and enjoying a spot of lunch.

The Final Special Had More Up Its Intergalactic Sleeve

Aside from the return of fan favorite Kate Stewart (Jemma Redgrave) and ’80s-era companion Melanie Bush (Bonnie Langford), there was an even bigger returnee waiting in the wings.

Making an all-singing, all-dancing return to Doctor Who was the formidable villain, The Toymaker. Played by Neil Patrick Harris (best known for portraying Barney Stinson on the CBS series, How I Met Your Mother), the Toymaker made his debut opposite the First Doctor (William Hartnell) in the 1966 four-part serial, “The Celestial Toymaker.”

The character was originally played by English actor Michael Gough, who would go on to play Bruce Wayne’s butler Alfred in the four Batman films directed by Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher. Though, it’s hard to picture Gough pulling off NPH’s manic routine to The Spice Girls’ 1997 hit, “Spice Up Your Life”.

And then there was the first appearance of the new Doctor, Gatwa. But this was no simple regeneration, as seen in Doctor Who so many times previously. Just as the return of a previous actor to play a new regeneration of the Doctor was unprecedented, Davies debuted another new element in the show’s mythology: “bigeneration.” This left fans shocked as the Fourteenth Doctor, seemingly regenerating as per usual, actually split into two, revealing Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor and Tennant’s Fourteenth Doctor standing, looking at one another just as surprised as the millions of Whovians watching across the globe.

What is Bigeneration and What Does it Mean for the Future?

As is explained in the behind-the-scenes show Doctor Who Unleashed, “instead of a new body taking over from the old body, the new body separates from the old body, and both are left alive.”

This means that there are two distinct Doctors roaming the universe at the same time. While it might take some time for Tennant’s Fourteenth Doctor to pick up the keys to his TARDIS and start planet-hopping, as he seems quite happy to kick back in England for a while, it’s possible — nay, highly likely — that the Gatwa and Tennant Doctors will meet again.

For the time being, though, Davies has stated that there are “no plans” for a Fourteenth Doctor return, adding that he’s “parked” on Earth with Donna Noble for a “happy life.”

Interestingly, Davies has also suggested that this has even bigger implications for Doctor Who. This bigeneration has created a new timeline where all previous incarnations have been affected, with every Doctor continuing to exist after their own regeneration. Davies may be joking when he refers to this as a “Doctorverse,” but he has established “The Whoniverse” (bringing in previous spinoffs such as Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures) so it’s not out of the realm of possibility that audiences could witness various team-ups featuring Gatwa with previous Doctors at any moment. Or, perhaps more spinoff series could be on the way featuring the past Doctors on their own...'

#Doctor Who #Russell T. Davies #David Tennant #Catherine Tate #Donna Noble #Ncuti Gatwa #Bonnie Langford #Melanie Bush #The Toymaker #Neil Patrick Harris #Kate Stewart #Jemma Redgrave #60th Anniversary #The Star Beast #Wild Blue Yonder #The Giggle #Bi-generation #Julie Gardner #Jane Tranter #Phil Collinson #BBC One #Disney+ #Doctor Who: Unleashed #Eric Effiong #Sex Education #Bad Wolf #It's A Sin #TARDIS #Barbie #The Day of the Doctor

[thedoctorwhocompanion]

New Doctor Who Series 14 Guest Stars Announced Including Dame Siân Phillips and Golda Rosheuvel

New #DoctorWho Series 14 Guest Stars Announced Including Dame Siân Phillips and Golda Rosheuvel

Four guest stars in Doctor Who Series 14 have been announced including Dame Siân Phillips, who’s been in a number of Big Finish adventures, but is probably best known as Empress Livia in I, Claudius (1976). Phillips has been in an array of audio stories, like The World Traders, Jenny – The Doctor’s Daughter: Still Running and Stolen Goods, Ravenous 2, The War Doctor: Solitary Confinement, and…

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#Big Finish #Callie Cooke #Doctor Who Series 14 #Dot and Bubble #Empire of Death #Fifteenth Doctor #Golda Rosheuvel #I Claudius #Millie Gibson #Ncuti Gatwa #Phil Collinson #RTD #Ruby Sunday #Russell T Davies #Sian Phillips #Space Babies #Tachia Newall

[gallifreywhere]

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#rtd #rtd2 #russell t davies #phil collinson #john bishop #dan lewis #bbc #doctor who #wok jokes #it's a thing now #dw #bbc doctor who

[yourdailyqueer]

Phil Collinson

Gender: Male

Sexuality: Gay

DOB: 26 August 1970

Ethnicity: White - British

Occupation: Producer, actor

#Phil Collinson #lgbt #mlm #lgbtq #lgbt people #male #gay #1970 #white #british #producer #actor #doctor who

[radiofreeskaro]

Radio Free Skaro #871 - One Louder

Radio Free Skaro #871 - One Louder - @2minutetimelord joins us for news and the current state of #DoctorWho - Part One of our Miniscope on Doctor Who director James Hawes!

http://traffic.libsyn.com/freyburg/rfs871.mp3 Download MP3 A monumental episode as there are now more Radio Free Skaro episodes in the wild than there are Doctor Who episodes! And to celebrate this, Chip from Two-minute Time Lord joins us to give us a temperature check on the current state of Doctor Who. Also, we present the first half of our Miniscope on Doctor Who director James Hawes, who…

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#Andy Pryor #BBC #Big Finish #Delia Derbyshire #Fantom Publishing #James Hawes #Kit Pedler #Merchandise #Miniscope #Ncuti Gatwa #Phil Bevan #Phil Collinson #Russell T Davies #Telos Publishing #The Doctor Dances #The Empty Child #The Power of the Doctor

[buildoblivionthenwewilltalk]

listen ik we’re all entitled to have opinions about classic who but if one more modern production member talks shit about the 80s run I’m gonna have to chew glass

#that six clip pissed me off #because if I’m right that’s from vengeance on varos #and if you talk shit about that ep imma throw handsss #yes this is about the Phil collinson/ Julie gardener clip on the doctor who and me rtd documentary #like ik the show did have a fall in ratings etc #it was a production mess!!!!! and a bit hashtag cringe sometimes!!!!! #but it also created some of the best serials ever produced fight me #like the 2000s series were such high art #I watched s2 fuckers don’t act like you’re above it all #sorry I’m classic who discoursing but I’m CROSS #keep sixey’s name out your fucking mouth #doctor who #like ik it’s fun to take the piss out of the Chibnall clip because it’s funny #but he was just a teenage hater man I can relate #a literal kid being shady is different from three big shot tv producers/staff talking shit yn? #also I can’t roast chibs too much because as much as power of the doctor was a mess it gave me the purest shot of seratonin I’d had in ages #(Paul McGann in a tv ep) #so yeah #respect your elders people

[burntlikethesun]

In the commentary RTD says that he initially wrote lines referencing that Wilf had passed away, right after Bernard died during filming, but Phil Collinson stepped in and told him not to, that Wilf dying is not an option.

The shooting moles bit that replaced it is a reference to Bernard himself ♥️

#doctor who #bernard cribbins #russell t davies

[twinge-of-cosmicangst]

Billie Piper fighting for her life, sitting next to Christopher Eccleston while he says that Russell T Davis, Julie Gardner and Phil Collinson would have to be sacked before he ever has a Doctor Who cameo, like the child of divorce that she is.

#doctor who #NineRose #like his hostility may be justified but why has he gotta do Billie dirty like that like he knows she is on friendly terms with them #and she has shown interest in coming back herself when an interviewer asked her when it was revealed that Tate and Tennant were returning #like Christopher Eccleston always talks fondly of Billie and Rose as a character so why would he put her in an awkward position like that #idk man it’s sad but it was also kind of funny I love drama and Eccleston does not give a fuck lol #I’m not taking sides cause a. I don’t know enough about what went down #b. it was 20 years ago #and c. my opinion on it is obviously irrelevant anyway #Christopher Eccleston #Billie piper #the ninth doctor #rose Tyler #rtd

[davidtennantontwitter]

#DavidTennant Daily Photo!

David with Phil Collinson and Russell T Davies at the in-vision watch of the #DoctorWho episode The Giggle

#david tennant #david tennant daily photo #doctorwho

[mizgnomer]

Putting the band back together

David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Russell T. Davies, Julie Gardner, Phil Collinson, and Jane Tranter

#david tennant #catherine tate #doctor who #russell t davies #julie gardner #phil collinson #jane tranter #getting the gang back together #with a euros lyn cameo #the new photo brings me such joy #one of those photos is RTD and Julie seeing David after his Don Juan in Soho performance #what a fun mix of photos #stuff i posted #I need to better organize some of my old doctor who stuff

[donjuaninsoho]

The 60th Anniversary Specials arrive with in-vision commentary on BBC iPlayer Strap in as the viewing experience is enriched as special guests give an exclusive insight into the creation and filming of some of the brand new adventures. Available directly after selected episodes air on BBC One and iPlayer, viewers can head to the Whoniverse to get a deeper insight into the show. In-vision commentaries will be available on THE STAR BEAST and THE GIGGLE on BBC iPlayer after their transmission on the 25th November and 9th December

#david tennant #phil collinson #vicki delow #doctor who

[denimbex1986]

'Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies reveals that the regeneration between David Tennant and Ncuti Gatwa in the 60th-anniversary special "The Giggle" was almost a much more visually chaotic and violent sequence than what would be seen on screen. The final episode brought the show's milestone celebrations to a close, as Tennant's Fourteenth Doctor battled the Toymaker (Neil Patrick Harris) over the fate of the human race. In the final act of "The Giggle," the Fourteenth Doctor is shot by a beam of galvanic radiation, but rather than changing into his Fifteenth incarnation (Gatwa), the Doctor is divided into two beings by the fabled bi-generation, as both the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Doctors stand together.

With Doctor Who's shocking 60th-anniversary bi-generation twist taking audiences by surprise, Davies revealed more details about it with producer Phil Collinson and Tennant during BBC iPlayer's "The Giggle" commentary. He said the sequence could have almost had a more drastic visualization. When discussing the back-and-forth on how they brought the bi-generation to life, Collinson stated that the separation would have initially seen the two Doctors physically torn apart in the process, something Davies and Collinson agree would have been too violent. Check out Davies, Collinson, and Tennant's full explanation below:

Russell T Davies: "Oh my god, the fussing over this special effect was..."

David Tennant: "Was it difficult?"

Phil Collinson: "Oh, it was really difficult. Well, this particular shot, as well. It’s quite funny. It’s like a bubble, isn’t it? Like an amoeba. And there were versions where you kind of ripped apart."

Davies: "It was too violent!"

Collinson: "Some violence."

Davies: "It was too liquid sometimes. It was… It was too thin."

Collinson: "I wanted to put a popping cork on, but they wouldn’t let me."

Why A Calmer Regeneration Works Best For Doctor Who's 60th-Anniversary Storyline?

Doctor Who has seen several regeneration processes where the transformation has caused pure chaos — sometimes for better and sometimes for worse. In Tennant's final Tenth Doctor adventure, "The End of Time," the Time Lord regenerates inside the TARDIS after a farewell tour, leading to the vessel sustaining heavy damage from the regeneration energy, sending it crashing into a garden in the village of Leadworth, and requiring time to repair. Matt Smith's Eleventh Doctor would weaponize this energy against a Dalek saucer in "The Time of the Doctor," and Peter Capaldi's Twelfth Doctor would also damage the TARDIS in his regeneration, which left Jodie Whittaker's Thirteenth Doctor separated from her ship.

With so many violent, destructive regenerations, the handover between Tennant and Gatwa not only marks a welcome change, but it works better for the tale "The Giggle" and prior Doctor Who 60th-anniversary specials. The Fourteenth Doctor is faced with the question of why he is still running and not taking the time to come to terms with his previous travels, which bi-regeneration will allow as the Fifteenth Doctor continues the adventure. As such, the two Doctors taking a moment to work together and compartmentalize these two phases of their lives by pushing each other apart is a fitting encapsulation of what this moment means for the Doctor.

Bi-generation is a never-before-seen scenario that has raised dozens of questions about what the future of Doctor Who could be. As such, not only is a more peaceful process fitting with the 60th-anniversary specials' story but having a less violent separation between Tennant and Gatwa allowed audiences to be fully shocked by the mere implications rather than its visuals. While Gatwa's Doctor Who adventures will begin in the Christmas special, bi-generation will remain one of the show's pivotal moments.'

#Bi-generation #David Tennant #Ncuti Gatwa #Jodie Whittaker #The Giggle #Russell T. Davies #The Toymaker #Neil Patrick Harris #Phil Collinson #BBC iPlayer #Matt Smith #Peter Capaldi

[thedoctorwhocompanion]

It Sounds Like The Celestial Toymaker Isn't Beep the Meep's Boss (Unless David Tennant Is Lying)

It Sounds Like The Celestial Toymaker Isn't Beep the Meep's Boss (Unless David Tennant Is Lying) #DoctorWho

When The Star Beast aired, there was one main theory about who Beep the Meep’s mysterious “boss” is: the Toymaker, who will return to Doctor Who, this time played by Neil Patrick Harris, in this weekend’s The Giggle. But Fourteenth Doctor actor, David Tennant, seems to have quashed those rumours… As the Meep was being taken away by the Wrarth Warriors, he (as Russell T Davies referred to the…

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#60th Anniversary #Beep the Meep #David Tennant #Doctor Who Series 14 #Jamie Donoughue #Neil Patrick Harris #Phil Collinson #The Celestial Toymaker #The Giggle #The Star Beast #Vicki Delow