Series 13, Episode 1 | Part 1 of 6 | First broadcast: 31 October 2021 | Writer: Chris Chibnall | Director: Jamie Magnus Stone
Cast
- Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor
- Mandip Gill as Yasmin Khan
- John Bishop as Dan Lewis
- Jacob Anderson as Vinder
- Sacha Dhawan as the Master
- Barbara Flynn as Awsok / Tecteun
Summary
A cosmic-scale catastrophe called the Flux threatens to erase the entire universe as the Doctor discovers unsettling gaps in her own memory, encounters a mysterious ancient organization called Division tied to her forgotten past, and picks up a bewildered new traveling companion, Liverpool call-center worker Dan Lewis, all while a distant soldier named Vinder and escaped Sontaran-allied threats set pieces in motion across the universe for the season’s serialized, six-chapter arc.
Interesting Facts
- This episode begins Series 13’s unprecedented format as a single, six-chapter serialized story titled “Flux,” rather than a season of largely standalone episodes.
- John Bishop’s Dan Lewis joins as a new companion partway through the episode, replacing the departed Ryan and Graham from the previous special.
- It introduces “Division,” a shadowy organization connected to the Doctor’s mysterious erased past first revealed in “The Timeless Children.”
- The episode features a Weeping Angel embedded within the plot in an unusual, more overtly comedic-menacing role compared to prior appearances.
- Filming for this season faced significant real-world disruption and schedule changes due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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