Re: [NEWS] Doctor Who season 15 / season 2 trailer released

On 02/03/2025 20:58, Your Name wrote:

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For those few still interested ...
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   Watch the New Doctor Who Series 15 (Or Season 2) Trailer Now
   - With Lots Of Guest Actors Revealed
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   The BBC has released a new trailer for the next season of
   Doctor Who, introducing Varada Sehu as new companion, Belinda
   Chandra - or the Nurse, as she cheekily insists on being
   called.
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   We also see Bonnie Langford back as Mel Bush, and Millie
   Gibson as Ruby Sunday. Plus, Rylan hosting the Interstellar
   Song Contest!
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   Trailer: (1min 59secs)
   <https://youtu.be/MPxtqx55PA0>
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   Rylan said:
      "As a massive Whovian, getting the call to be in Doctor
       Who was a call I've always dreamed of getting. The
       episode is all my favourite things about the show with
       an added song contest set in space. It really is a
       dream come true. I can't wait for everyone to see it.
       It really is going to be out of this world."
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   Further guests include Caoilfhionn Dunne, Evelyn Miller, Ariyon
   Bakare, Julie Dray, and Jonah Hauer-King.
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   Julie Dray said:
      "I am so excited to be joining the cast of Doctor Who,
       an iconic show with such a rich legacy. I had such an
       amazing time working alongside Rylan while wearing
       some beautiful prosthetics, and can't wait for
       audiences to see the spectacular Interstellar Song
       Contest be brought to life! Voilà!"
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   Caoilfhionn Dunne said:
      "I am so grateful to have been asked to be a part of
       this exciting second season of Doctor Who. As a
       longtime fan of the show, it has been a dream come
       true. And to get to work with such an amazing gang,
       Ncuti [Gatwa, the Fifteenth Doctor] and Varada,
       such a wonderful duo, this absolutely stellar cast
       and such a supportive and hardworking crew. I couldn't
       have asked for a better gang of folk to have hurtled
       through the Whoniverse with."
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   Evelyn Miller said:
      "I'm so delighted to be joining the Doctor Who team. It
       was such a feature of my childhood, the memory of
       curling up on the sofa with my brother and watching
       the Weeping Angels episode from behind a pillow still
       makes me laugh. We were terrified. The love and
       passion that's gone into this series is so clear.
       I can't wait for people to see it!"
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   Ariyon Bakare said:
      "As a kid, I'd run around the house chasing my little
       sister, arms raised, shouting, I am a Dalek! Back then,
       I never imagined I'd even meet a Doctor, let alone
       guest star in the show. So, returning to the
       Whoniverse for Season 2 is an absolute treat. I can't
       wait for everyone to see what we've created."
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   Doctor Who returns to TV next month!
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Looks fairly positive overall. New companion has that Tegan "just get me
 home, I need to catch my flight" vibe, acknowledgment of the actor's link
 to Boom, more Mel Bush, more Mrs Flood, and if we have to have a musical
 episode the not-Eurovision Song Contest is a good setting for it, and
 Rylan's a good choice for host. Would be nice if they acknowledged Big
 Finish's Bang-Bang-a-Boom (and took Mel along for the ride!), but that
 really is hoping for too much, I guess.
And in a little context, the Purple Rose of Cairo / Last Action Hero
 inspired cartoon character looks a little sinister, too.
Thumbs tentatively up.
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There’s no point in being grown up if you can’t act a little childish
 sometimes.