Series 11 Rumours

We still know very little about Series 11 of Doctor Who beyond the fact that it will star Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor and Chris Chibnall will be the showrunner and lead writer.

This week though the Daily Mirror is reporting a few minor details about the series. They are not confirmed but seem plausible, if not likely.

Firstly they are saying there will be a new TARDIS, both inside and out. Presumably the outside would not be a great change but the control room would be. The current control room has been in use since The Snowmen and the control room was changed at the change of showrunner.

It's nigh on impossible to guess quite how they might design a new control room but I suspect they will aim for a more feminine/ more friendly design to suit Whittaker's Doctor.

They are also reporting a new sonic screwdriver will be designed. Again this is not a great surprise though the current sonic has only served for a single series.

The more surprising change would be that the series would become ten episodes which are each an hour in length. The last series was twelve episodes, eleven of which were 45 minutes with an extended finale. We'd get pretty much the same amount of Who just spread over fewer episodes.

It's an interesting choice if true. For a start  cutting out two episodes reduces costs. All the sets, costumes and guest cast of two episodes is cut. But from a writing point of view it allows more wriggle room- so many 45 minute episodes feel like they have a rushed ending and an extra 15 minutes could really make a difference.

All or none of this may actually turn out to be true but it does seem convincing. It shouldn't be too long now before we get some official news about Series 11 and I for one can't wait!