Doctor Who leaked: Who was behind and what is the BBC doing?

The new series of Doctor Who could be in a few months of the series has already leaked on the Internet – which could well lead to legal action against those responsible.

The images, featuring the much-anticipated turn of Jodie Whittaker as a Doctor, ended online last week, and the BBC is now looking at the origin of the clip.

So what was leaked and who posted it? And what can the BBC do about it?

Here is what we know up to now …

What was in the new Doctor Who series?

has now filed an application with the Federal Court of California, requesting that the site produce documents that could clear who downloaded the clip.

They conduct an open investigation into the incident, with a view to pursuing a lawsuit against the perpetrators

A spokesman said the Beeb was fleeing "extremely seriously".

They added in a statement: "We will strive to protect our program producers – payers from any security breach – to ensure that Doctor Who fans appreciate the final and complete version of the program. Episode when creating. "

When Jodie Whittaker makes her debut as a doctor?

The actress – who is the first female Time Lord – makes her first appearance at Christmas as Peter Capaldi has left the series and his version of the regenerated Doctor.

She began her time on the show with a shocked expression by uttering her first words: "Oh awesome!"

Although everything ended on a cliffhanger while the new incarnation of the Doctor managed to crush it even before the credits ran out, leaving it separated and collapsing on the earth

.fr is the next series of Doctor Who?

Doctor Who come back on the screens in the autumn.