If you’re a fan of Doctor Who then you’re no doubt interested in the spinoff series based upon his one time robot dog sidekick, K9.

The spinoff series will include 13 half-hour episodes that have been co-produced by the original creator of K9, Bob Baker. It stars Robyn Moore (Undead / The Horsemen) as June Turner, newcomer Daniel Webber as Darius, and Keegan Joyce (who appeared in Superman Returns) as Starkey.

The first two episodes are part 1 and 2 respectively in a story titled ‘Feast of the Merrons’.

K9 Gets his own show!!!

K9 will be brought to the screen as both an animatronic prop and in CGI form.  K9’s new updated design has yet to be released, but according to the producers he will be sleek and different to anything seen before - but recognisable to new and old fans.

The image above is the first time the logo has been seen.

Paul Tams, the show’s co-creator and co-associate producer, told The Doctor Who News Page: “As eagle-eyed people may spot, I based the new logo on K9’s old-type font of Westminster, with an update. The font is also used on K9’s new body.”

The series is well and truly into its production with principal photography due to complete in May.  Although air dates have not been confirmed the first episodes are expected to air on Australia’s Network 10 later this year.  Yes, K9 is an Australian production by the Film Finance Corporation.

Planet of the Dead's Synopsis Released

The BBC have today released the official synopsis for the next episode of Doctor Who, Planet of the Dead, and it is now available to view on the BBC Press Office's official website. It contains minor spoilers regarding the episode's plot and also mentions the names of the episode's main cast. As well as being available on the BBC Press Office's website, the synopsis can also be viewed here on this site below;

When a London bus takes a detour to an alien world, the Doctor must join forces with the extraordinary Lady Christina, in this one-off seasonal special. But the mysterious planet holds terrifying secrets, hidden in the sand. And time is running out, as the deadly Swarm gets closer. Planet Of The Dead features David Tennant as the Doctor, Michelle Ryan as Lady Christina and Lee Evans as Malcolm. It is written by Russell T Davies and Gareth Roberts.

The date and time in which this episode will broadcast is at the moment unknown but rumours suggest that it will be on either Easter Saturday or Easter Sunday. Planet of the Dead's first official trailer was apparently shown last weekend at the Six Nations rugby match and according to reports, it may also air on BBC One this weekend. You can view many promotional pictures for this episode here in a previous post and more information will be posted as soon as it becomes available. What do you think of Planet of the Dead's synopsis?