Leaked Doctor Who footage shows Jodie Whittaker's first scenes as the Doctor

Leaked footage from the new series of Doctor Who shows Jodie Whittaker's first scenes as the Doctor.

The hit BBC sci-fi show made history by casting Broadchurch star Jodie as the first ever female to play the role.

In the scene, viewed by Mirror Online, Jodie is seen in her first episode after taking over from Peter Capaldi's 12th Doctor.

The footage appears to have been leaked by a fan, before being shared online.

After the footage was leaked, fans reacted on Twitter.

One excited fan said: "The # DoctorWho leaked clip has obsessed me with Jodie already."

Another wrote: "Yeah, I watched the leaked # DoctorWho clip. Jodie Whitaker is going to be great, I can tell from just one minute"

While one commented: "I've seen it. I liked it. But still saving judgment for Whittaker's first full episode"

However, others said they didn't want to see the leaked footage.

One wrote: "keep all the 13th doctor leaks the longest way away from me. if you're sharing and spreading whatever leaked , you're not better than the person who decided to record it and ruin everyone's patient waiting"

Another said: "so apparently there was a Doctor Who leak I have no idea what got leaked but let me just say that sharing a leak is not big or clever"

And one said: "It appears some # DoctorWho clips from Series 11 have unfortunately leaked . Steer clear and avoid spoilers if you want to keep the official release special."

It comes after some backlash from fans who were furious to find out that people in the US would see clips from the 11th series of the show before anyone in the UK would.

BBC America has revealed a special Doctor Who panel will be featured at San Diego Comic Con next month, which will feature 13th Doctor Jodie.

The news left UK fans angry.

They've been upset in the past when a trailer for the 50th anniversary special, The Day of the Doctor, was shown in the US first.

British fans now feel that producers of the show are showing favouritism towards US fans by giving them a first glimpse of the 11th series at Comic Con.

However, it's understood that anything shown at Comic Con in the US is usually broadcast online at the same time, meaning fans in the UK wouldn't be left out.

The casting of Jodie in the iconic role initially divided fans when it was announced with a special clip during the Wimbledon men's final.

One disgruntled fan said: "Imagine one of your favourite shows but with someone of the opposite gender playing your favourite character(s). Hell."

While one commented: "there’s really no f***ing need. The Dr is male. Hate how it’s fashionable to make male characters female. It’s utter s**t."

However, many were pleased with the casting.

One said: "Jodie Whittaker was AMAZING in Broadchurch, she's a fab actor and I can't wait to see what she does with this iconic role! #DoctorWho13"

Another wrote: "this is hugely important for little girls *and* little boys who watch the show. and i couldn't be more excited for them. #DoctorWho13"

The BBC declined to comment on the leaked footage.

Source: Daily Mirror

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'Sherlock': New series three image hints at wedding

So as we all know Sherlock Series 3 is currently being filmed and there are alot of filming pictures about. : The latest of which seems to hint at a wedding.

Sue Vertue Tweeted: "Lovely day for a wedding #sherlock"

The second epiosde of Series 3 called: "The Sign Of Three" by Steve Thompson Started filming yesterday (22nd April).

Source: Digital Spy

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50th Anniversary Round Up - What we know so far!

So the 50th Anniversary Special has begun filming. There's alot we know and alot we don't. So where to begin.... Well we know that it will be a TV special and will also air in cinemas and air in 3D. The date set for this is 23rd November 2013, exactly 50 years since it first began! So lets continue with the recap...

WHO's Returning

So here's what has been confirmed. Billie Piper and David Tennant have both been confirmed as returning to the show by the BBC. 

Now David was seen at the read-through along side Matt and Jenna (The 11th Doctor & Clara), but we didn't have any pictures of Billie but we figure she more than likely was there.

Now the speculation is whether David will be playing the actual 10th Doctor or the metacrisis doctor who was created at the end of season 4 and left in the parallel world with Rose. Following this is the filming pictures with 10's TARDIS and the Brown pinstripe suit is back, so it is leaning more towards 10 than his metacrisis.

Billie has yet to be seen on set with David, Matt & Jenna, she will probably be on set soon though.

Well apart from the return of Rose and 10, we have another familiar face returning to our screens and it's not a friendly one at that. It's the return of the Zygons. 

Now the last time the Zygons graced our screens was in the classic series of Doctor Who, featuring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor in the story, The Terror of The Zygons. Also David Tennant has admitted that they are his favourite Doctor Who Monster.

WHO's a No Show

The list of people not returning to Doctor Who is slowly growing.

The first people to announce they were not returning were Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill. As most of us know by now their characters of Amy Pond and Rory Williams, bowed out the show in September 2012, in the story The Angels Take Manhattan. So it wasn't much of a suprise when they announced they were not returning. IT was also confirmed by Steven Moffat himself. Although it would have been a nice surprise for fans.

Next in the list on non-returnees is John Barrowman. As we all know John Barrowman plays Captain Jack Harkness. Now John has been stating for sometime that he wasn't going to be involved in the 50th, but this announcement came with Billies and Davids, who of course are now in the special. But recently he took to twitter to announce once again that he will not be taking part. Although he has said previously how he would love to return.

Following the absence of previous companions, comes the absence of previous incarnations of the Doctor. Last week Sylvester McCoy known as the 7th Doctor announced he was not returning to the show. But not only did he announce he wasn't returning, he put doubt on the fact that any of the classic doctor would return. He was quoted as saying "The BBC we've heard nothing, though" The "though" hints at the fact that himself and possibly other previous actors who have portrayed the doctor are working with Big Finish on a audio story for the 50th.

Also ruling himself out is our very own 9th Doctor, Christopher Eccleston. Eccleston has been no stranger to talking about his leave from Doctor Who and any chance of a return. It was speculated for sometime that he was in talks to return and as it appears the talks were true, just not the fact that he was returning. There were rumours that he signed up but then decided to leave but these were dashed by himself and the BBC, saying that in the end after talks he thought it best not to return.

Not much is known about other companions so as soon as more info is announced we will update.

WHO's Guest Starring

So first up we have John Hurt. Now John Hurt has not appeared in Doctor Who before but he was voice of the Great Dragon in Merlin and also was the narrator, so we know he is no stranger to the world of Sci-fi, with other credits including Harry Potter where he played Mr Ollivander. We do not have any information on the character he is portraying yet but i'm sure nearer the time more information will be announced.

As well as John Hurt, we have the lovely Joanna Page guest starring. She is following in the footsteps of James Corden, who she worked with on the TV show Gavin and Stacey. Although by the looks of the filming pictures, the characters that they portray do not exist in the same century. It appears the Page will be playing an Elizabethan character, which many have speculated could be Queen Elizabeth I. As of yet no details are known other than what we have seen.

What else is happening

Well apart from the 50th Anniversary Special/ TV Movie (whatever you want to call it) what else is going on.

Mark Gatiss has written a one-off show called An Adventure in Space and Time. This is about the creating of Doctor Who. Anyone in London would have spotted the Daleks lining up along the Westminster Bridge. So the 1st Doctor/ William Hartnell will be portrayed by David Bradley. It will air on BBC Two later this year.

As previously mentioned by Sylvester McCoy, there will be a Big Finish audio book. It will feature, Tom Baker, Colin Backer, Paul McGann, Sylvester McCoy and Peter Davidson, in their incarnations as the The Doctor. It is called The Light At The End. There will be 2 version a Standard Version and a Limited Collectors Edition. It will be released in November 2013. On the Big Finish Website there is a small summary: "November 23rd 1963 proves to be a significant day in the lives of all eight Doctors... It's the day that Bob Dovie's life is ripped apart..."



Thats all for now. If there is anything else you wish me to add then leave me a message.

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Anthony Head chats "Merlin"

Here is a video of Anthony Head discussing whats in store for Uther and the rest of the characters, when Merlin returns for series 4.

Video Source: Digital Spy

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