Series 6 - Everything You Need To Know!

We've been very quiet on our blogger account for sometime and that's because we've been working hard on our sixth series of Doctor Who which is scheduled for release in early 2021. We've released very little information about the series so far but here is all the data we can reveal.

Annabelle Greaves, Callum Houston & Mark Bray
(From Left To Right)

Six Episodes

Our plan just like Series 5 is to release 6 episodes. They will air once a month like last time. We have several new writers for Series 6, they are Cam Berwick, Craig Carias, Lewis Comississong & Rhys Perry, as well as many familiar writers will be returning. 

Filming on Series 6

New Faces

One of the biggest criticisms we received with Series 5 was the constant reusing of actors. Often people such as Tom Skinner or Graham Bray would reappear as an soldier or extra.

In Series 6 there will be NO REUSING ACTORS!

We've had a total of 17 new people join the channel in someway whether its acting or behind the scenes.

The only actors returning from Series 5 will be the main three (Callum, Annabelle, Mark)
well... apart from a few surprise...

Some of the many new faces
of the channel

15 Year Anniversary Special
It feels like only yesterday the 10 year anniversary went up. It's crazy to think that a year from now on the 28th August our 15 Year Anniversary will take place, and oh boy! We have something truly amazing planned.

THIS IS A FAN MADE PRODUCT
AND NOT ANYTHING OFFICIAL
(Looks cool though...)

Our Last Series
It's sad... but it's true...
Series 6 will be the last Doctor Who Series we do. We are planning on leaving YouTube all together at the end of 2021 but we hope to still upload any short films that we make.

Competition Episode DELAYED!!! - Doctor Who Fan Film

So it was only a few days ago we uploaded a blog post talking about how the competition special would be uploaded next month, sadly within those days a few problems have come up, we are still tweaking a few bits in the script, and sadly some actors aren't free now until the end of April, mid May. So it looks like it might not come out until the beginning of June which is a shame.

Harri, Sam & Brandon will filming
on Series 5 in the Tardis Interior

But have no fear, the episode will definitely be coming, its just taking longer than expected. A lot of filming recently has been on the series, we also want the special to be a lot of fun and dedicated to the viewers, including all five of the competition winners sentences.

Brandon, Mark, Sam & Harri
after filming on Series 5

Competition Episode coming NEXT MONTH!! - Doctor Who Fan Film

So back in August we released a short video asking you all to send it unique sentences that we could include in a short Doctor Who Special to come out before Series 5.

Filming on this special will begin this week with the hopes for a late April release, we are also planning to bring out a small trailer at the beginning of April. This short Special will include the chosen five sentences from our winner's video.

In other news, we've been doing even more filming on Series 5, this time taking the Tardis to a train station for a fantastic episode, and quite the adventure. We are hoping another trailer for Series 5 will air at the end of April, beginning of May.

The Tardis, having landed
at the Train Station

Series 5 is RISKY! Here's why - Doctor Who Fan Film Series 5

The great thing about a lot of the actors at MB & Homeland is you know they'll commit to the very end. The big concern at the moment is the number of new faces that will be appearing in Series 5. The trouble with new people is they can be very unpredictable, things such as life, work and family can get in the way, making things uncertain. 

Harri & Sam while filming
on Series 5

No one has a contract or is getting paid, so theoretically there's nothing stopping them from just one day getting up and leaving, which causes delays and re-shoots. Luckily nothing like this has happened to Series 5, the re-shoots that we recently did were because of footage we were unhappy with, nothing to do with actors leaving. But it has always been a worry, we don't want to be half way through filming an episode for someone to suddenly drop out. So we are taking extra care. 

This is the main reason for Series 5 not being released until September 2019, it means if anything was to pop up, we have time to recover, and carry on. 

Mark Bray filming Tiegan Chidgey
During a wedding scene

We also don't want to show any footage of the 'Next Doctor' because we are saving all of that for after his debut appearance. This does mean we have a limited amount of promotional content to share, but after the reveal happens, we'l have tons to show.

Sam & Mark with...

Christmas Special Filming has begun...

Filming has restarted on the Christmas Special, we began it in March back when it snowed very heavily in the UK.

Photo from filming
back in March

The cast all came together on Saturday to film a large portion of the Christmas Special. Now there are only a few small gaps to fill in, then editing will commence.

From Left: Mark Bray, Samuel Moore, Harri Thompson,
Tom Skinner, Brandon Messer & Mel Gilbert

Despite being Christmas, the episode won't be very festive. It's going to go down a much darker route. The episode will mainly certain around something terrible happening which has a huge impact on The Doctor and the future.

What's in the bag?

Everyone Is Returning!

So at the moment we are super busy at MB & Homeland, getting ready to film the Christmas Special, as well as working out what our plans are for next year.

A small survey was posted in a private MB & Homeland group with members to find out who would be up for returning for the next year content. In this survey we explained a little bit about our plans, include some plot points, and so far everyone responded extra excited for the plans, and everyone from Series 4 will be returning for next year, including some new faces.

We've also been working on our police box recently, but we can reveal just yet what we've done.

Hopefully by the beginning of October we will have a trailer for the Christmas Special, as well as a finale announcement on our plans next year.

After Series 4... - MB & Homeland News

Series 4 isn't even out yet and with filming wrapping in a months time, its about time we planned what will happen next, in late 2018 and beyond.

[From left] Brandon Messer, Samuel Moore, Graham Bray
Colin Bray & Mark Bray filming for Christmas Special

So as the photo above shows, we did do some filming in the big snow storm which hit where we live on the 2nd March. The scenes filmed are for the Christmas Special which will come out 25th December.

But what happens after that?
So we are unsure whether or not to do a Series 5 or to perhaps do a bunch of Specials [Similar to Doctor Who 2008-10]

A lot of people have been asked recently  'Is this going to be Sam's last series?' and our response to that is simply 'We don't know... yet' but at the same time, if Sam didn't want to continue for anymore stories, we wouldn't make it public as we'd prefer to surprise the viewers. Who knows, we could be lying in the sentences above, we might have already filmed something, we also might be telling the truth... the mind boggles.

Harri Thompson, Mark Bray & Samuel Moore
posing after filming on Series 4

So far our plan for after Series 4 is to release a brand new Star Wars Fan Film, as well as finishing Political Rage in a short movie special. In 2019 we are unsure what will happen, we aim to release more Doctor Who, it could be a series, special, movie, audio series, etc.

Hopefully after Series 4 is released, we will have a much clearer idea going forward.

Christmas Special in the works - Doctor Who Movie & Series

Filming on the Doctor Who Fan Movie is nearly complete and is scheduled to air on YouTube on the 23rd November 2017. Work on Series 4 has already begun, being a month into filming. But it has recently been announced that a Christmas Special will come out in between the two. Series 4 doesn't yet have a release date but it is most likely going to come out Spring/Summer 2018.

Graham Bray, Harri Thompson, Mark Bray & Sam Moore
After filming on the Movie

Tom Skinner will write the Christmas Special meaning it will be his first episode as head writer. He will also be head writer of Series 4. Filming on the special will begin sometime between September and October. It'll be a short special mainly because so much focus has gone towards Series 4.

Mark Bray & Tom Skinner
Discussing after filming on the movie