Doctor Who The Power of the Doctor: Famous faces including former Time Lords Peter Davidson and Colin Baker return for Jodie Whittaker’s final appearance, along with Bradley Walsh
Doctor Who returned for Jodie Whittaker’s final appearance on Sunday.
Familiar faces soon began appearing in the feature-length episode, with Jodie’s time lord pitted against former doctors and favorite pals from years past.
In the opening scenes, the brave Time Lord raced to save the lives of the passengers on a space train fighting the Master’s latest Cyber Men.
Along with companions Yaz (Mandip Gil) and Dan (John Bishop), the trio discovered that the Doctor’s robotic enemy was hunting for an unknown cargo.
Return: Doctor Who returned for Jodie Whittaker’s final outing on Sunday
Dressed in space suits, they discovered that the entity they were looking for was actually a young girl who was later kidnapped by the robots – who can also regenerate.
After the dangerous altercation, Dan decided to leave the Tardis for his safer life back on Earth.
Then, fans of the original show were rewarded with not one returnee, but two in the form of companions Ace (Sophie Aldred) and Tegan (Janet Fielding).
Evil: Along with their companions Yaz (Mandip Gil) and Dan (John Bishop), the trio discovered that the Doctor’s robotic enemy was on the hunt for an unknown cargo
Cargo: Dressed in space suits, they discovered that the unknown entity was actually a young girl who was later kidnapped by the evil entities – who can also regenerate
Despite decades of absence from the Time Lord, the duo were still busy fighting for good and felt uneasy when hundreds of the world’s most famous paintings had all been removed from view.
Elsewhere, the Master (Sacha Dhawan) finds himself in 18th-century Russia, controlling the country’s king and royal family, resembling the real-life Rasputin.
When his face begins to appear in artwork, UNIT’s Kate Stewart (Jemma Redgrave) reunites Ace and Tegan with the Time Lord.
Lover of the Russian Queen: Elsewhere, the Master (Sacha Dhawan) is now in 19th-century Russia, controlling the country’s king and royal family, resembling the real Rasputin
Not anymore: After the dangerous altercation, Dan decides to leave the Tardis for his safer life back on Earth
Bringing the band back together: Then, fans of the original show were rewarded with not one returnee, but two in the form of companions Ace (Sophie Aldred) and Tegan (Janet Fielding).
The Doctor is then confronted with another of the series’ most famous villains when a Darlek hologram appears inside the Tardis. It promises not to be killed and says it is providing much-needed help.
The Doctor tracks down the Master, who has now figured out how to minimize his enemies. When they take him into custody, little do they know it’s a trap and he’s shrunk into a “Russian puppet cyberman,” with hundreds taking over the building.
The Doctor is then forced into a darlek and has no choice but to regenerate, with the Master taking over her body and sending her soul to purgatory.
Villains: When his face appears in artwork, UNIT’s Kate Stewart (Jemma Redgrave) reunites Ace and Tegan with the Time Lord
Drama: The Doctor tracks down the Master, who has now figured out how to minimize his enemies. When they take him into custody, little do they realize it’s a trap and he’s shrunk into a “Russian puppet cyberman” with hundreds taking over the building
Body Swap: The Doctor is then forced into a darlek and has no choice but to regenerate, with the master taking over her body and sending her soul to purgatory
Desperate to save the Time Lord, Yaz plans a trap for the Master, who reunites with Inston Vee Vinder (Jacob Anderson) and Ace – who proudly parachutes into the time machine.
Our hero then meets many of their old incarnations, played by Colin Baker, David Bradley, Paul McGann and Sylvester McCoy.
As they set out, Ace and Tegan have poignant scenes with their own Doctor while the Time Lord switches between all of their past personalities.
Old faces: Our hero then meets many of their old incarnations, including Peter Davidson (pictured)
Wowza: Sylvester McCoy (right) and Colin Baker (left) also returned to the show
Bradley Walsh also returned as Graham one last time to help out his former friend, splitting the pages when he introduced himself as both the hero’s friend and a former bus driver.
Kate came very close to the end when she was almost upgraded to Cyberman.
But along with the help of Jo Martin’s doctor, the team defeated the villains, with the master seemingly defeated as well.
Back for more: Bradley Walsh also returned as Graham one last time to help out his former friend, splitting the pages when he introduced himself as a former bus driver