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...

Trailer Breakdown - Doctor Who Fan Film Series 5

So our first trailer for Series 5 is finally out! So we thought to celebration we'd do a breakdown of the video showing all the important parts, as well as anything that you might have missed.

The important parts...

Everyone's talking about it!
The wedding between Abigail & Ethan will
take place during Series 5, confirming their return

One thing that kept cropping up was this diamond, which some
viewers are calling the 'Heart Of Darkness' but what relevance does it have?

A bunch of new aliens and monsters for the series
all appearing to be working together
Plus the return of Alexandra

Two new faces appeared inside the Tardis Interior,
as well as a new actor playing the Vicar

A few things you might have missed...

1) The Deacon has a letter about something?
2) The Doctor appears to be late for the wedding?
3) The Master is using a Vortex Manipulator?
4) Everything has its time... and everything ends

A small detail but something AWESOME!
The brand new Tardis model for Series 5
(Many thanks to Aidan Wilkinson) 

And lastly... "Hello Universe"
First sneak peak at The Next Doctor

Series 5 will undergoing RE-SHOOTS - Doctor Who Fan Film Series 5

On Saturday 19th, a group of members at MB & Homeland sat down to watch all of the footage that we have so far for Episode 1. Everyone left the screening unhappy with how it had turned out, agreeing that something had to be done. A few days later they came to an agreement to re-shoot 30% of the footage for Episode 1. Which could take up to a week of filming, delaying other plans.

Aaron Hooper & Samuel Moore
discussing filming

The main reason for re-shoots is because so far the plot of Episode 1 isn't the best it could be, and seeing as its the first story, its most likely going to be the one that a majority of people click on. So we want it to be the best we can possibly make it. Everything on Episode 1 is already filmed apart from a small scene at the beginning. So after the re-shoots, it should all be done.

The group after filming on Episode 1

In other news; the first trailer for Series 5 went up on the YouTube channel, revealing the name of the first episode (Origins), the release date for the series (28th September) as well as a small teaser from the NEXT Doctor at the end of the trailer.

Series 5 Promotion Picture

The Most CONTROVERSIAL Episode? - Doctor Who Christmas Special

This year's Christmas Special appears to have had a lot of backlash leaving many viewers confused... but why? What's so controversial about this year's episode?

Samuel Moore acting
in the Christmas Special

The Doctor didn't DIE?

A lot of fans were disappointed to find that The Doctor didn't regenerate in this Christmas Special, despite a lot of the promotional content implying he would. Both the Series 4 Trailer 5 and Christmas Trailer appeared to show The Doctor in pain and about to regenerate. 

So WHY didn't he?

We wanted to do something different. Regenerations at Christmas are VERY cliché, every Doctor of New Who have regenerated at Christmas apart from Eccleston (and technically Tennant on New Years Day) so we wanted to leave it as a surprise and shock for the audience. Plus we'd prefer people enjoyed the story instead of wishing upon an actor's departure, 

When WILL he regenerate?

At some point during Series 5... whether its the beginning, middle or end. But he will definitely regenerate, casting and work has already begun on future plans up until 2021.

When will Series 5 come out?

Towards the end of 2019... which is a while away (At least its closer than the BBC's Series 12) but we will have a trailer for the series next month.

Who is The Next Doctor? Or are you bluffing?

Next Month! ... you'll all find out then.

Mark Bray & Samuel Moore
with......

Negotiations Have Begun! - Doctor Who Series 5

We have spent the last few months getting all the scripts ready and fleshed out for Series 5, as well as planning and buy equipment. We are currently getting all of the cast together and negotiating days to film and what characters everyone will have.

Sam, Mark & Jordan
working on the Tardis set

Filming on Series 5 is set to begin very soon. More will be posted to this blogger when it does.

Mark, Graham, Tom, Colin
Sam, Aaron & Brandon
on the Tardis set

We are also very close to finishing the editing on the Christmas Special, which will be coming out the 25th December at 7pm on the YouTube channel.

Sam & Harri acting
in the Christmas Special

Picking Cherries Cancelled - The Future Of Podcasts

We will no longer be producing Picking Cherries as of January 2019, we will air two more episodes in November and December. 

Picking Cherries Logo

Picking Cherries has been going since November 2014 and is one of our longest running shows.

The reason for cancelling is mainly to do with a lack of views. We have released 29 Episodes of the show, we will finish on our 31st.

Our First Podcast

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?