Series 8 (PhantomLord2001)

The eighth series of Doctor Who, otherwise known as Series 8 or Season 34 to avoid confusion with Season 8, is the eighth series of the revived  Doctor Who, which began airing in 2005. Steven Moffat continued as head writer and showrunner. The series was the first series to feature Peter Capaldi also as the Twelfth Doctor, who succeeded Matt Smith in the 2013 Christmas special, The Fall of the Eleventh. Jenna Coleman also returned as Clara Oswald, who once again served as the Doctor's primary companion, and Sean Biggerstaff would join the cast as well to play Michael Green, who would also act as a companion. John Barrowman and Alex Kingston would also return to the cast to play their respective characters of Captain Jack Harkness and River Song, who would be recurring companions.

Directors

 * Saul Metzstein
 * Andrew Gunn
 * Chris Chibnall
 * Douglas MacKinnon

Regular season

 * Note: All episodes are written by Steven Moffat.

Primary cast

 * Twelfth Doctor - Peter Capaldi
 * Billy O'Hara - Adrian O'Donnell
 * Isabella Cartwright - Sarah Robinson

Guest cast

 * General Victor Andende - Michael Shabu
 * General Jagrax - Paul Gillan
 * Delegate Vrangorz - Roger Christoff
 * Dalek voices - Nicholas Briggs
 * Patrick O'Hara - Frank Barrow
 * Grand Puppeteer - Tim Curry
 * The Caltaxi Coordinator - Peter Edwards
 * Doctor Edward Bradley - Michael Sheffley
 * Commander Izaryx - Dan Starkley
 * Hive Father - Lewis Michael
 * Michael Laurence - Paul Garrett
 * Voice of Dagarothon - Anthony Elms
 * The White Guardian - Edward Norton
 * Jeffrey the Priest - Jonathan Gordis
 * Professor Yaphen - Andresh Ansripali
 * Omega - Julian Bleach

Novels
Several novels take place before, after and during the television series:


 * The Trial of the Doctor
 * Three Thousand and Eighty Four
 * The Renegade Pirate
 * King Arthur's Knight
 * Odyssey 9
 * Arthemos

Audiobooks
Both Three Thousand and Eighty Four and King Arthur's Knight were later developed into audiobooks, with Tom Harper, Adrian O'Donnell, and Sarah Robinson all lending their voices to both audiobooks.

DVD Release
In keeping with the previous series arrangements there will be four volumes released onto DVD and Blu-ray as listed below:

Volume One
 * In The Beginning
 * New Dublin
 * No Tricks

Volume Two
 * Mars and Venus/The Frozen Earth
 * Count the Shadows

Volume Three
 * The Doctor and the Demon

Volume Four known collectively as the White Guardian trilogy
 * Serpent's Tongue
 * Phoenixfire
 * The Omens

Volume Five
 * Into The Void
 * The Infinite Realm

Rumors

 * The The Rani would return
 * The Cybermen would make an appearance
 * Isabella Cartwright would be a companion
 * The Grand Puppeteer is the Celestial Toymaker
 * Steven Moffat would not be returning as showrunner