The ninth series of the revived 2018 Doctor Who saw Matt McGorry cast as the Fifteenth Doctor and Mia McKenna Bruce in the role of new companion Bella Higgins; a hybrid human/alien princess. Ethan Davis consisted of Executive Producer for his ninth series, and this series was the first to oversee a change in the Doctor/Companion format the same time since Series 1 in 2018. 10 episodes were broadcast from January-March 2026.
Main Cast[]
- The Fifteenth Doctor - Matt McGorry
- Bella Higgins - Mia McKenna Bruce
Monsters & Villains[]
- King Beol The Herald (Episodes 1 and 2)
- Tahnn Tactical Officer 25463 (Episodes 3 and 4)
- Prince Boris (Episodes 5 and 6)
- Reyn (Episodes 7 and 8)
- Xorg Krauzzen (Episodes 9 and 10)
Episodes[]
| Episode number | Title | Air date | Writer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The King's Dragon - Part One | Saturday 3rd January 2026 | Ethan Davis |
| In the city-state of Geath, the King lives in a golden hall, and the people want for nothing. Everyone is happy and everyone is rich. Or so it seems. When the newly regenerated Doctor crash lands and meets mysterious princess Bella, they discover a city of secrets. In dark corners, strange creatures are stirring. At the heart of the hall, a great metal dragon oozes gold. | |||
| 2 | The King's Dragon - Part Two | Saturday 10th January 2026 | Ethan Davis |
| Then the Herald appears, demanding the return of her treasure... And next come the gunships. The battle for possession of the treasure has begun, and only the Doctor and Bella can save the people of the city from being destroyed in the crossfire of an ancient civil war. But will the King surrender his new-found wealth? Or will he fight to keep it...? | |||
| 3 | The Glamour Chase - Part One | Saturday 17th January 2026 | Ethan Davis |
| An archaeological dig in 1936 unearths relics of another time... And — as the Doctor and Bella realise — another place. Another planet. But if Enola Porter, noted adventuress, has really found evidence of an alien civilisation, how come she isn't famous? Why has the Doctor never heard of her? Added to that, why does Bella now think the Doctor is from Mars? | |||
| 4 | The Glamour Chase - Part Two | Saturday 24th January 2026 | Ethan Davis |
| As the ancient spaceship reactivates, the Doctor discovers that nothing and no one can be trusted. The things that seem most real could actually be literal fabrications — and very deadly indeed. Who can the Doctor believe when no one is what they seem? And how can he defeat an enemy who can bend matter itself to their will? For the Doctor and Bella — and all of humanity — the buried secrets of the past are very much a threat to the present... | |||
| 5 | Dead Of Winter - Part One | Saturday 31st January 2026 | Ethan Davis |
| In Dr Bloom's clinic at a remote spot on the Italian coast, at the end of the 18th century, nothing is ever quite what it seems. Maria is a lonely little girl with no one to play with. She writes letters to her mother from the isolated resort where she is staying. She tells of the pale English aristocrats and the mysterious Russian nobles and their attentive servants. | |||
| 6 | Dead Of Winter - Part Two | Saturday 7th February 2026 | Ethan Davis |
| She tells of intrigue and secrets, and she tells of strange faceless figures that rise from the sea. She writes about the enigmatic Mrs Higgins who arrives with her physician, and who will change everything. What she doesn't tell her mother is the truth that everyone knows and no one says – that the only people who come here do so to die. | |||
| 7 | The Way Through The Woods - Part One | Saturday 14th February 2026 | Ethan Davis |
| England, today. Between the housing estate and the motorway lies an ancient wood. The motorway bends to avoid it. Last week, teenager Laura Brown went missing. Tonight, Vicky Caine will miss her bus and take a shortcut through the wood. And she will disappear too. England, 1917. Between the village and the main road lies an ancient wood. The old Roman road bends to avoid it. Tonight Emily Bostock and a woman Bella Higgins will go to the woods. | |||
| 8 | The Way Through The Woods - Part Two | Saturday 21st February 2026 | Ethan Davis |
| Investigating events in the present day and back in 1917, the Doctor is desperate to find out what's happened to Bella. She was supposed to look after Emily – and now they've both vanished. Something is waiting in the woods. Something that's been there for thousands of years. Something that is now waking up... | |||
| 9 | Hunter's Moon - Part One | Saturday 28th February 2026 | Ethan Davis |
| Welcome to Leisure Platform 9 — a place where gamblers and villains rub shoulders with socialites and celebrities. Don't cheat at the games tables, and be careful who you beat. The prize for winning the wrong game is to take part in another, as Bella is about to discover — and the next game could be the death of her. | |||
| 10 | Hunter's Moon - Part Two | Saturday 7th March 2026 | Ethan Davis |
| When Bella is kidnapped by the brutal crime lord Xorg Krauzzen, the Doctor must go undercover to infiltrate the deadly contest being played out in the ruins of Gorgoror. But how long before Krauzzen realises the Doctor isn't a vicious mercenary and discovers what Bella is up to? It's only a matter of time. And time is the one thing Bella and the other fugitives on Gorgoror don't have. They are the hunted in a game that can only end in death, and time for everyone is running out... |