Twice Upon a Time (Doctor Who)

276 – "Twice Upon a Time"
Doctor Who episode
Promotional image for the episode
Cast
Doctors Peter Capaldi (Twelfth Doctor) David Bradley (First Doctor) Jodie Whittaker (Thirteenth Doctor)
Companion Pearl Mackie (Bill Potts)
Others Mark Gatiss – The Captain Jenna Coleman – Clara Matt Lucas – Nardole Nikki Amuka-Bird – Helen Clay Toby Whithouse – German Soldier Lily Travers – Polly Jared Garfield – Ben Jackson Nicholas Briggs – Voice of the Daleks
Production
Directed by	Rachel Talalay
Written by	Steven Moffat
Produced by	Peter Bennett
Executive producer(s)	Steven Moffat Brian Minchin
Incidental music composer	Murray Gold
Length	60 minutes
Originally broadcast	25 December 2017
Chronology
← Preceded by Followed by → "The Doctor Falls" —
Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989) Doctor Who episodes (2005–present)

Twice Upon a Time

Author	Paul Cornell
Series	Doctor Who book: Target novelisations
Publisher	BBC Books
Publication date	5 April 2018
Pages	224
ISBN

"Twice Upon a Time" is an episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, written by Steven Moffat, directed by Rachel Talalay, and was broadcast as the thirteenth Christmas special on 25 December 2017 on BBC One. It features the final regular appearance of Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor, the first official appearance of Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor, and guest-stars David Bradley as the First Doctor, having previously portrayed original First Doctor actor William Hartnell in the 2013 docudrama An Adventure in Space and Time. Pearl Mackie guest stars as the Twelfth Doctor's former companion Bill Potts, while his other companions make guest appearances – Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald and Matt Lucas as Nardole.

This episode is a continuation of events after "The Doctor Falls", addressing the cliffhanger that it ended on, and takes place during the final story of the First Doctor; footage from the 1966 serial The Tenth Planet, is used in the special. "Twice Upon a Time" is Capaldi's fourth and final Christmas special as the Twelfth Doctor, and the last Doctor Who story to be written and produced by Moffat, who had served as the show's executive producer and chief writer since taking over from Russell T Davies in 2010. After the special's broadcast, Moffat was succeeded as chief executive and showrunner by Chris Chibnall.