BBC Home Entertainment has officially detailed the Blu-ray release of
Doctor Who: Deep Breath. The first full adventure of Peter Capaldi's 12th Doctor was the highest rated
Doctor Who season premiere on BBC America and arrives on Blu-ray on September 9th.
Synopsis: When the Doctor arrives in Victorian London he finds a dinosaur rampant in the Thames and a spate of deadly spontaneous combustions. Who is the new Doctor and will Clara's friendship survive as they embark on a terrifying mission into the heart of an alien conspiracy? The Doctor has changed. It's time you knew him.
Directed by acclaimed director Ben Wheatley and written by lead writer and executive producer Steven Moffat, the beginning of the Twelfth Doctor's era stars Peter Capaldi as the Doctor, Jenna Coleman as his companion Clara Oswald, and sees the return of fan favorites the Paternoster Gang -- Madame Vastra (Neve McIntosh), Jenny Flint (Catrin Stewart) and Strax (Dan Starkey) -- in a pulse-racing mystery.
Update: The Blu-ray release of
Doctor Who: Deep Breath is presented in
1.78:1 1080p with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround. Special features include:
- The Real History of Science Fiction: Episode 4, "Time" – The fourth episode of the documentary series continues to delve into the real history of science fiction, this time focusing on time travel. Steven Moffat, David Tennant, Karen Gillan, and Neil Gaiman also offer unique perspectives on the Doctor.
- Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor – the live announcement of the casting of Peter Capaldi as the next Doctor
- Prequel Scene only seen in theaters
- Behind the Scenes featurette only seen in theaters