Remember the Great Doctor Who Drought of 2016? When fans had to wait an entire year to see the Tardis back in action?

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Well, it's happening again.

The BBC has confirmed rumours that Doctor Who series 12 won't be airing until “early” 2020, meaning Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor won’t be returning for a full series for a full year.

The good news is that Bradley Walsh (Graham), Mandip Gill (Yasmin) and Tosin Cole (Ryan) will all be returning in future episodes.

The bad news is that many fans were disappointed to find out about another extended break.

Other fans, however, understood the delay, saying it was only slightly more time to wait than the expected nine months.

And many saw this as a necessary break to maintain the quality of the show...

And some even suggested that the delay was needed to create some better monsters and stories...

However, despite the wait there is still one more episode to come: the New Year's Day special, an episode we now know will be called Resolution.

Let's just hope enough happens to keep us guessing for the next 12 months....

The Doctor Who New Year’s Day special airs on Tuesday 1 January 2019 at 7pm

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This article was originally published on 10 December 2018

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Thomas LingDigital editor, BBC Science Focus

Thomas is Digital editor at BBC Science Focus. Writing about everything from cosmology to anthropology, he specialises in the latest psychology, health and neuroscience discoveries. Thomas has a Masters degree (distinction) in Magazine Journalism from the University of Sheffield and has written for Men’s Health, Vice and Radio Times. He has been shortlisted as the New Digital Talent of the Year at the national magazine Professional Publishers Association (PPA) awards. Also working in academia, Thomas has lectured on the topic of journalism to undergraduate and postgraduate students at The University of Sheffield.

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