New Doctor Who Christmas Trailer Features Two Doctors And Lots Of Action

A new trailer for the upcoming Doctor Who Christmas special has been released. The special is titled Twice Upon a Time, and it will be Peter Capaldi's final appearance as the Doctor, before Jodie Whittaker takes over the role.

The promo shows more of Capaldi's encounters with the first Doctor, played by David Bradley. Bradley is reprising the role that William Harnell first played back in 1963. The trailer also hints at some spectacular sci-fi action, and features the Doctor's assistant Bill (Pearl Mackie), who will also leave the show after this special. Check it out above.

This trailer follows the one that was released last month. Doctor Who's 2017 Christmas special will air on December 25 on BBC America, and the series will then return in 2018 with Whittaker as the 13th Doctor. She is the first woman to lead the show, and last month the first image of her was released.

The show also has a new showrunner, with Broadchurch's Chris Chibnall taking over from Steven Moffat. In a recent interview with the Radio Times, Chibnall suggested the show might take a different approach from previous seasons.

"What the BBC was after was risk and boldness," he said: "I had ideas about what I wanted to do with it. When I went to them and said, 'This is what I would do,' I actually expected them to say, 'Ooh, let's talk about that.' But they said: 'Great!'

"I finally said yes because I love the show to my bones. I resisted it for a very long time, and really had to woo me."