Titles, Details for Final Episodes of Series 12 Revealed
Episode titles, writers and directors and details for episodes 8-10 of Series 12 have been revealed in Doctor Who Magazine #548 (via). They are:
Episode 8. “The Haunting of Villa Diodati”
Written by Maxine Alderton and Chris Chibnall. Directed By Emma Sullivan.
“Nobody mention Frankenstein. Nobody interfere. Nobody snog Byron.” Should be easy right?
The Doctor and gang arrive at the Villa Diodati, Lake Geneva, in 1816 – on a night that inspired Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. The plan is to spend the evening soaking up the atmos in the presence of some literary greats – but the ghosts are all too real. And the Doctor is forced into a decision of earth-shattering proportions…
Guest starring Lili Miller, Nadia Parkes, Jacob Collins-Levy, Maxim Baldry and Lewis Rainer.
Episode 9. “Ascension of the Cybermen” (Part 1)
Written by Chris Chibnall. Directed by Jamie Magnus Stone.
Chris Chibnall: “Ascension of the Cybermen is set at the end of the great cyber war. This is a conflict that’s reduced both the Cybermen and humanity to barely anything. It’s the last remnants of the Cybermen against the last refugees of humanity in this corner of the universe. These refugees are on the run from the particularly relentless and ruthless Cybermen who are on their trail.”
“Ascension of the Cybermen is one of those episodes where the Doctor and her friends are all on the run from different threats. We head into the next episode with the jeopardy of whether they’re ever going to meet up again…”
Guest starring Julie Graham.
Episode 10. “The Timeless Children” (Part 2)
Written by Chris Chibnall. Directed by Jamie Magnus Stone.
Chris Chibnall: “The Timeless Child is mentioned as far back as The Ghost Monument [2018], and the final episode of this series is where some of those questions get answered. It’s a huge, emotional finale with lots of Cybermen. And it runs for 65 minutes.”
“It’s both epic, and personal. This is what you’re always looking for in a series finale – the way the big, universe-threatening story impacts on the personal lives of your characters. And categorically that’s what’s happening in this episode.”
