{"id":34184,"date":"2021-12-28T01:59:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-28T01:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/?p=34184"},"modified":"2021-12-27T12:59:52","modified_gmt":"2021-12-27T12:59:52","slug":"jodie-whittaker-eve-of-the-daleks-is-the-doctors-worst-scenario","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/2021\/12\/28\/jodie-whittaker-eve-of-the-daleks-is-the-doctors-worst-scenario\/","title":{"rendered":"Jodie Whittaker: Eve of the Daleks is the Doctor’s “Worst Scenario”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As we dive headlong into the New Year, we’re also coming to the end of the Thirteenth Doctor era, as both Jodie Whittaker and showrunner, Chris Chibnall, step away from the show. Nonetheless, we’ve still got Eve of the Daleks<\/em>, plus two more 2022 specials, to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what can we expect from the New Year’s Day special? In a new interview, Jodie Whittaker introduces the story, talks about its guest stars, and tells us what it’s like to be exterminated!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What can audiences expect from Eve Of The Daleks<\/em>?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think the festive special is a wonderful high octane contained story, so if you haven\u2019t seen the series, including the Flux, you can start this episode and be taken on a rollercoaster through a scenario where the Doctor, Yaz, and Dan are stuck in a time loop. Not only are they stuck in a time loop, they\u2019re being pursued by the Doctor\u2019s biggest enemy, which is the Daleks. For the Doctor, it is her worst scenario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is all set on New Year\u2019s Eve and we\u2019ve two fantastic guest stars, Aisling Bea and Adjani Salmon who are not only hilarious but also wonderful actors that provide so much energy and brilliant chemistry. Audiences can expect lots of comedy, lots of fun, high stakes, huge amounts of jeopardy, and an energised rollercoaster ride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can you introduce us to Sarah and Nick? How was it working with Aisling Bea and Adjani Salmon?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the New Year\u2019s Day special we were really lucky to work with Adjani Salmon and Aisling Bea. I had met Aisling before – and had never met Adjani – so I knew how lovely Aisling was going to be and how hilarious she is! My first introduction to Adjani was when we did the read through on Zoom and he was absolutely hilarious and I couldn\u2019t wait for his energy and Aisling\u2019s energy; they\u2019re so different and they complement each other so well. Because they\u2019re both from a world of comedy which I\u2019m not from or Mandip\u2019s not from (but obviously John is!), it was like comedy gold dust just being on set with them, they were making us laugh the whole time. What they brought to the characters and what they brought to the episode was really fun, a lot of high energy, a lot of farce, high stakes in this very groundhog, Russian Doll environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What was it like filming this time loop story from an actor\u2019s perspective?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the actor\u2019s perspective, filming a repetitive moment or the replaying of the same moment in time \u2013 the Groundhog Day<\/em> sequences where we exit the TARDIS and you realise that time is playing a loop – it\u2019s actually really fun to shoot because you end up shooting really quick. So because you set it up, you\u2019re covering so many moments that it\u2019s only slightly different. It\u2019s a little bit tricky sometimes because it all does turn into one in your head and then you\u2019ll turn a corner and realise you\u2019re shooting a different moment and it\u2019s unexpected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I have to say being on set the episode feels like it\u2019s going at a million miles an hour even though you\u2019re hitting the same moment every time, so I found that fascinating. It was brilliant because it\u2019s contained, it\u2019s in one location, there\u2019s a real brilliant use of comedy with the Daleks as well which was really interesting to do. But also there was just five of us the entire time and that was so much fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What was it like filming the scenes where you\u2019re exterminated?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I read this episode for the first time and in one of the opening moments get exterminated I genuinely thought, \u201cSomebody has decided to write me out a bit sooner than I thought!\u201d It\u2019s brilliant to play because the first time, for the Doctor, it\u2019s as if you\u2019re grasping at those seconds and that realisation that it could be your last moment. And for you to be killed by a Dalek would be so horrendous! But then once you realise you\u2019re in this time loop the anticipation of the pain and the fun that can be had with that… it\u2019s the first time in my career I\u2019ve died so many times in an episode, there\u2019s always a first!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What makes the Daleks so frightening?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What makes a Dalek so frightening is no matter how many times you think you\u2019ve defeated them they always come back. And it\u2019s that never-ending game of tennis, terrifying tennis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How has the Doctor and Yaz\u2019s relationship developed since they first met each other?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think what\u2019s been great is the amount of time that\u2019s played out, I think obviously (our) first season was in real time… but with season twelve and season thirteen what happens is we have these elongated gaps between seasons and the time spent away, like the months that the Doctor\u2019s in prison. In this season, there\u2019s the time where Yaz has absolutely no idea if she\u2019s going to see the Doctor again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So the Doctor has given Yaz a hologram of information and Yaz continually plays it as her one connection to the Doctor when they\u2019re parted in time. I think what\u2019s brilliant is that these two, have had out of everyone – for my Doctor – the most amount of time together. And so it grows from Yaz\u2019s perspective from somebody who is finding her feet to leading and confidence. What the Doctor loves is seeing Yaz\u2019s independence and confidence grow, but she never falters in always being there for the Doctor and vice versa as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eve of the Daleks<\/em> airs on BBC1 at 7pm on 1st January 2022.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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