Doctor Who specials (2022)

Doctor Who
2022 specials
DVD cover art for the first two specials
Showrunner	Chris Chibnall
Starring	Jodie Whittaker Mandip Gill John Bishop Sophie Aldred Janet Fielding
No. of stories	3
No. of episodes	3
Release
Original network	BBC One
Original release	1 January (2022-01-01) – 23 October 2022 (2022-10-23)
Specials chronology
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List of episodes

The 2022 specials of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who are three additional episodes that follow the programme's thirteenth series. The specials aired on BBC One on 1 January, 17 April, and 23 October, respectively. They are the final episodes to be overseen by Chris Chibnall as showrunner. Chinball wrote all three specials, co-writing the second with Ella Road. They were directed by Annetta Lauger, Haolu Wang, and Jamie Magnus Stone, respectively.

The specials star Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor as well as Mandip Gill and John Bishop as her time-travelling companions, Yasmin Khan and Dan Lewis. Whittaker, Gill, and Bishop also departed the series at the end of the third special. The final episode also stars Sophie Aldred and Janet Fielding as former companions Ace and Tegan Jovanka.

The first two episodes were produced alongside the preceding series while the third was commissioned later to coincide with the BBC's centenary. Filming took place from June–October 2021 and was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Some other members of the production staff also exited the programme once production was complete. The three specials received some criticism to the resolution of its overall story arc and saw a decline in viewing figures.