The upcoming special, which will also commemorate the 100th anniversary of the BBC, sees the Thirteeenth Doctor go up against three of her most bitter nemeses: The Master (Sacha Dhawan), the Daleks and the Cybermen.<\/p>\n
Ahead of the episode\u2019s grand premiere, which was recently confirmed for later this month<\/a>, showrunner Chris Chibnall has opened up about the enormous scale of his final Doctor Who story.<\/p>\n \u201cEvery sequence is massive,\u201d he began. \u201cSo even the pre-credits \u2013 which is the longest pre-credits we\u2019ve ever done \u2013 is like a mini movie in itself. And this episode has more visual effects shots than any episode in Doctor Who history.<\/p> \u201cIt was a huge demand on the visual effects team. There is a lot of action, there are a lot of locations, there are a lot of monsters, there\u2019s a lot of things exploding!\u201d<\/p>\n Mandip Gill and John Bishop are returning for The Power of the Doctor as companions Yaz Khan and Dan Lewis, along with long absent classic Who characters Ace<\/a> (Sophie Aldred) and Tegan<\/a> (Janet Fielding).<\/p>\n \u201cReally from the get go it had to feel constantly on the move, constantly exciting and I think it does,\u201d continued Chibnall.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was a lot of work and a lot of brilliant directing by Jamie Magnus Stone, who really is such an incredible talent and has such an ability to corral both of the emotions and the action and the scares and the humour. I think he\u2019s done an extraordinary job.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"""\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/ace-tegan-power-5d3a7e9.jpeg?quality=90&resize=619%2C413"\" "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
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