{"id":40798,"date":"2023-11-29T16:43:10","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T15:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1936404"},"modified":"2023-11-29T17:19:42","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T16:19:42","slug":"what-is-the-big-mystery-surrounding-doctor-whos-wild-blue-yonder","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/what-is-the-big-mystery-surrounding-doctor-whos-wild-blue-yonder\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the big mystery surrounding Doctor Who\u2019s Wild Blue Yonder?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Details surrounding the episode are scarce, leading to rampant fan speculation. <\/p>

By Morgan Jeffery\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 29 November 2023 at 15:43 PM<\/p>

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You might expect a season finale to be shrouded in secrecy, with plot points and even the full cast list concealed so as to not to spoil viewers\u2019 enjoyment of the climax, but in fact it\u2019s the middle instalment of Doctor Who<\/a>\u2018s \u201cmini-season\u201d of 60th anniversary specials that\u2019s proving to be the most mysterious.<\/p>\n

Even before it aired on Saturday (25th November), we were familiar with the broad strokes of opening episode The Star Beast<\/a> \u2013 an adaptation of the 1980 comic strip of the same name<\/a>, featuring the cute but not so cuddly Beep the Meep<\/a>, and reuniting the Doctor (David Tennant) with former companion Donna Noble (Catherine Tate).<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve also seen a fair amount come out around the trilogy closer, The Giggle<\/a> \u2013 it\u2019ll feature the return of the villainous Toymaker<\/a>, last seen on television way back in 1966 and now played by Emmy-winning actor Neil Patrick Harris.<\/p>\n

Though not officially announced, trailer footage and interview teases<\/a> have also pointed to appearances from UNIT, their leader Kate Stewart (Jemma Redgrave) and their scientist advisor Shirley Anne Bingham<\/a> (Ruth Madeley).<\/p>\n

But we know next to nothing about episode two, Wild Blue Yonder<\/a>, which airs this Saturday (2nd December) \u2013 showrunner Russell T Davies has called it \u201cweird\u201d and \u201cscary\u201d, but the brief plot synopsis that\u2019s been released is impressively vague: \u201cThe TARDIS takes the Doctor and Donna to the furthest edge of adventure. To escape, they must face the most desperate fight of their lives, with the fate of the universe at stake.\u201d<\/p>\n

Besides Tennant and Tate, only one additional cast member has been confirmed \u2013 Susan Twist, who\u2019ll play a character named \u201cMrs Merridew\u201d.<\/p>\n