The Twelfth Series of Doctor Who was confirmed by the BBC on the 7th December 2018, also revealing Jodie Whittaker would return for her second series in the role. Mandip Gill, Bradley Walsh and Tosin Cole all returned as their characters; Yasmin Khan, Graham O'Brien and Ryan Sinclair respectively. In November 2020, it was confirmed the latter two characters would depart the series in the 2021 New Year's Day Special 'Revolution of the Daleks'. The series premiered on the 1st January 2020.
Executive Producers: Chris Chibnall, Matt Strevens
Directors: Jamie Stone, Lee Haven Jones, Emma Sullivan, Nida Manzoor
Writers: Chris Chibnall, Ed Hime, Peter McTighe, Vinay Patel, Nina Metivier, Maxine Alderton, Charlene James
Composer: Segun Akinola
Episodes (2020-2021)[]
Episode No.
Episode Title
Director
Writer
Broadcast Date
Regular Episodes (January - March 2020)
12.1 (155)
'Spyfall: Part One'
Jamie Stone
Chris Chibnall
1st January 2020
"In 5 seconds...Die."
When intelligence agents around the world come under attack from alien forces, MI6 turns to the only people who can help – a certain Doctor and her companions. As they travel the globe in pursuit of answers, threats arrive from all sides, leaving Earth’s security resting on the team’s shoulders. But where will this planet-threatening conspiracy lead them?
12.2 (156)
'Spyfall: Part Two'
Lee Haven Jones
Chris Chibnall
4th January 2020
"Kneel, or they all die."
A terrifying plan to destroy humanity is about to reach fruition. Can the Doctor and her companions escae multiple traps and defeat a deadly alien alliance?
12.3 (157)
'Oprhan 55'
Lee Haven Jones
Ed Hime
12th January 2020
"Be the best of humanity."
Having decided that everyone could do with a holiday, Graham takes the Doctor, Yasmin and Ryan to a luxury resort for a spot of rest and relaxation. However, they discover the place where they are having a break is hiding a number of deadly secrets. What are the ferocious monsters that are attacking Tranquillity Spa?
12.4 (158)
'Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror'
Nida Manzoor
Nina Metivier
19th January 2020
"Have you ever seen a dead planet?"
It's 1903 and on the edge of Niagara Falls, something is wrong at Nikola Tesla’s generator plant, where someone – or something – is sabotaging the maverick inventor’s work. Has Tesla really received a message from Mars? And where does his great rival Thomas Edison fit into these events? The Doctor and her companions Yaz, Ryan and Graham must join forces with one of history’s greatest minds to save both him and planet Earth.
12.5 (159)
'Fugitive of the Judoon'
Nida Manzoor
Vinay Patel and Chris Chibnall
26th January 2020
"Hello, I'm the Doctor."
Ko Sho Blo! Trigger-happy space police the Judoon are targeting 21st-century Gloucester. The Doctor, Yaz, Ryan and Graham race back to Earth in order to prevent them doing too much damage to the cathedral city. But who are they looking for, and what did they do to incur the wrath of the Judoon?
12.6 (160)
'Praxeus'
Jamie Stone
Peter McTighe and Chris Chibnall
2nd February 2020
"An alien bacteria has come to this planet, and it found a feast."
Across Peru, Madigascar and Hong Kong, the Doctor and friends face a deadly global threat.
What connects a missing astronaut in the Indian Ocean, birds behaving strangely in Peru and a US naval officer who washes up on a Madagascan beach? Team TARDIS investigate...
12.7 (161)
'Can You Hear Me?'
Emma Sullivan
Charlene James
9th February 2020
"Do it right this time. I won't be calling anyone. Nobody's coming Yaz."
From ancient Syria to present day Sheffield, and out into the wilds of space, something is stalking the Doctor and her friends.
As Graham, Yaz and Ryan return home to see friends and family, they find themselves haunted by very different experiences. Team Tardis embark on a mission that forces them to face their darkest fears.
The Doctor and her gang arrive at the Villa Diodati at Lake Geneva in 1816 on the 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.
12.9 (163)
'Ascension of the Cybermen' (Part One)
Jamie Stone
Chris Chibnall
23rd February 2020
"That which is dead can live again, in the hands of a believer."
In the far future, the Doctor and her friends face a brutal battle across the farthest reaches of space to protect the last of the human race against the deadly Cybermen.
The aftermath of the Great CyberWar. The Doctor arrives in the far future, intent on protecting the last of the human race from the deadly Cybermen. But in the face of such a relentless enemy, has she put her best friends at risk?
12.10 (164)
'The Timeless Children' (Part Two)
Jamie Stone
Chris Chibnall
1st March 2020
"You may have made me, but I have destroyed you."
In the epic and emotional series finale, the Cybermen are on the march. As the last remaining humans are ruthlessly hunted down, Graham, Ryan and Yaz face a terrifying fight to survive. Civilisations fall. Others rise anew. Lies are exposed, truths are revealed, battles are fought, and for the Doctor — trapped and alone — nothing will ever be the same again.
Specials (January 2021)
12.11 (165)
'Revolution of the Daleks'
Lee Haven Jones
Chris Chibnall
1st January 2021
"Enjoy the journey while you’re on it. Cause the joy is worth the pain."
The Doctor is locked away in a high-security alien prison. Isolated, alone, with no hope of escape. Far away, on Earth, her best friends, Yaz, Ryan and Graham have to pick up their lives without her. But it’s not easy. Old habits die hard. Especially when they discover a disturbing plan forming. A plan which involves a Dalek. How can you fight a Dalek, without the Doctor?
