December 1st, 2022
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B&M 2022 The First Doctor and Electronic Tardis Set
The five new Doctor Who classic lines will be available in November 2022 at B&M stores nationwide.
We think fans will be both delighted and surprised with this rather unique set. This action figure set includes:
- The First Doctor as portrayed by David Bradley
- Electronic TARDIS
As fans know, in the first ever episode of the TV show we encounter the TARDIS and its owner and pilot, an alien traveller known only as The Doctor. It’s the start of a great number of adventures over many years.
Since that first show the First Doctor has been played both on screen, and in audio format, by several actors but David Bradley in both the dramatization of the early years of Doctor Who ‘An Adventure in Space & Time’ and in the twelfth Doctor Story ‘Twice Upon A Christmas’ as well as many Big Finish audio adventures, giving a very unique and powerful portrayal which really captured the essence of William Hartnell’s First Doctor.
Speaking of this wave of releases Al Dewar, Creative Director at Character Options, said: “This range has some real gems in it, including some not so easy to spot ones. The three figure sets are very cool and there’s at least one standout figure in each set, including a new Ninth Doctor with new components and an updated Rose V1. We also have a brand-new Angel variant as well as a physically new version of Yaz. Collectors will delight in looking for both variants of the Angel figure.
“With the Dalek sets – this time we have two absolute standout pieces with ‘Genesis of the Daleks’ and my personal favourite Dalek story ‘Destiny of the Daleks’. For me it has everything and I love the look of the battered war worn Daleks. Following that and much to my own delight, is a new First Doctor figure in the form of David Bradley’s Doctor paired with a very unique looking TARDIS based more on the TARDIS look in the BBC 2013 anniversary drama story which covered the creation of the TV series.
“Lastly to go hand in hand with the Dalek sets is a great special release featuring Davros and a very special Dalek … all I can say is fans will not want to miss out on that one!”
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Ken
November 23rd, 2022 - 9:44amLooks like it’s live again
Darren
November 23rd, 2022 - 9:40amTARDIS sets online B&M right now, go go go
ScottyFalcs
November 23rd, 2022 - 9:40amJust got an email of restock this morning got one
Anonymous
November 23rd, 2022 - 9:39amReceived email to say stocked and nabbed one just now
Bundy
November 23rd, 2022 - 9:39amBack in stock on website
Ryan
November 23rd, 2022 - 9:39amJust ordered mine they are back in stock
jason
November 23rd, 2022 - 9:38amin stock again on B&m website as of 940 am today
Trevor Harris
November 23rd, 2022 - 9:38amWelsh Doctor Who Fan
Hi all, just had an email from B & M – First Doctor & Tardis back in stock.
Good luck all – hope that you are able to purchase it.
Daniel Simmonds
November 23rd, 2022 - 7:45amHas anyone received the Tardis set which they ordered direct from B&M yet? Mine was posted on Monday but has not yet reached the EVRI depot.Really frustrating!!
daz
November 23rd, 2022 - 8:02amIt’s 3 to 5 working days for delivery…
DoctorPond393
November 23rd, 2022 - 8:27amYeah same here, very strange that in over 36 hours since getting the dispatch email it still hasn’t even reached the courier. Especially as it says it’s 2 day delivery.
Anthony Fagn
November 23rd, 2022 - 2:27am4260 units of the TARDIS are coming to Bedford that’s 710 cases of it ready to sent to the South of the UK from next Monday the 28th..
Pjd94
November 23rd, 2022 - 4:39amPhew! I can relax a bit.
Jeff
November 22nd, 2022 - 6:46pmTardis only at Manchester Fort, the rest of the doctor who selection was big chief and eaglemoss
Steve
November 22nd, 2022 - 4:30pmHunts Cross B&M near Speke has the Bradley 1st Doctor and TARDIS sets. 4 left on the shelf.
Anonymous
November 22nd, 2022 - 3:31pmWhat’s the in store retail price for this?
booboo
November 22nd, 2022 - 3:35pm£24.99
TheBrigadier@2013
November 22nd, 2022 - 2:13pm2 Tardis sets on the shelf at Redcar store as of 45 minutes ago. They are on the main aisle below the 8th and 10th Doctor sets. They also have 5 Death to the Daleks sets too, on the shelf next to the Tardis sets
Spacey_Jasey
November 22nd, 2022 - 1:33pmMy dispatch notice got sent today and I ordered through one of the late night restocks.
Seems to me they only cancelled people ordering multiple sets
Anonymous
November 22nd, 2022 - 12:24pmIs there any sign of this set anywhere in the south yet?
booboo
November 22nd, 2022 - 12:27pmnone at all
Pjd94
November 22nd, 2022 - 2:48pmWill there ever be at this rate?
The ergon
November 22nd, 2022 - 9:33amTARDIS sets only at B and m stairfoot Barnsley. About 4 left on shelf when i left. Off to meadowhall now to see what they have in stock. Thats one down anyway. The main one.
Jay
November 22nd, 2022 - 10:41amGot myself a TARDIS set from there earlier, really pleased I didn’t have to pay Ebay prices.
The ergon
November 22nd, 2022 - 11:06amGlad you got one jay. Just been to meadowhall retail park and it was about 5-6 TARDIS only there as well. Looks like a drought of Daleks and 3 figure sets this side of yorkshire.
Coleman
November 22nd, 2022 - 12:28pmThanks ergon, I saw your comment and nipped through to pick one up. Theirs still Two left on the Shelf.
Did you see the Eaglemoss stuff?
Looks like theyve had another delivery.
1st Doctor with Companions.
13th Doctor with Companions about 5 Sets.
And a few Two packs still on the shelf.
The ergon
November 22nd, 2022 - 12:37pmI was tempted by the 13th doctor set as the ryan figure looked rather more like him than the one i got. I was hoping for a clean sweep today but it wasnt to be.
Pjd94
November 22nd, 2022 - 4:24amIs it possible that we’re just panicking a little bit early? Could it be that the bulk of these TARDIS sets are still caught up in the two weeks delay we were told about? In which case there’ll be plenty more to come.
Tardis 3
November 22nd, 2022 - 1:30pmNo,I asked yesterday there’s 1000 and something left at Central warehouse then that’s it,and only biggest stores getting any.
Exterminator
November 22nd, 2022 - 1:13amWow, in stock for about 5 seconds at 00:59. I give up.
Rex Farrel
November 22nd, 2022 - 2:53amThey might only list something like five at a time. Alternatively, it takes a while for “buy” to become “alert me” when loading the page at any time of day, and that gives the illusion of it being briefly in stock.
Rex Farrel
November 22nd, 2022 - 5:07amI should add it doesn’t always take a few seconds to change, but often enough to give false hope.
Jon666
November 22nd, 2022 - 6:04amFirstly they should have just one per purchase, and just leave it open, surely they could have kept some back for this reason like when character options do an online order, at the end of the day, I don’t think they know what there doing.
The ergon
November 22nd, 2022 - 7:49amI got my resting instead.
pupbenny
November 22nd, 2022 - 1:03amNo restock again…. Guess that’s it?
Anonymouse
November 22nd, 2022 - 6:24pmIf it is they really ought to update the website to reflect that, whether it be “Instore Only” or “No Longer Available”.
After three nights of staying up trying to secure one of these, I’m sick and literally tired of this scenario now.
Not doing yourself any favours in the long run with these tactics, B&M.
TheBrigadier@2013
November 21st, 2022 - 8:44pm2 Tardis sets on sale at Skelton Pheasant Fields Lane store, North Yorkshire, as of half an hour ago. They are in the main aisle above the 8th and 10th Doctor sets
Anonymous
November 21st, 2022 - 8:16pmMariners Way
Leyland
Have no new wave
As of 15.00 hrs today
Philip shaw
November 21st, 2022 - 6:24pmGot 1 in Morecambe B&M today only small space available due to loads of Eaglemoss figures.
Anonymouse
November 21st, 2022 - 4:47pmSo am I right in thinking that these haven’t been restocked online since early Sunday morning?
I only ask ‘cos I’ve had to blink or draw breath from time to time over the last 24 hours so I might’ve missed them going in and out of stock on those occasions :-D.
booboo
November 21st, 2022 - 4:51pmnothing last night, it might not be updated at weekends
Anonymouse
November 21st, 2022 - 5:20pmCheers booboo.
booboo
November 21st, 2022 - 2:43pmJust got a despatch for this
Jamie D
November 21st, 2022 - 4:04pmSame here!
Uncle Davros
November 21st, 2022 - 5:22pmDitto!
Independently Cross
November 21st, 2022 - 6:03pmSorry to be off topic (to be on topic: Still a bit concerned mine hasn’t dispatched- single order, Saturday 1.20am-ish, no cancellation, fingers crossed) but assumptions, frustrated or not, have really let ‘mr man’ down there. Looks so rude and ignorant and really disappointed in the community behaving like that. Do better. Still wish you the best of luck finding yours, and trying to be appreciative that these moments are stressful and you might, understandably, have your own issues to deal with, too- but it’s just not on to be so off, especially to somebody who goes out of their way to help others find these. An apology wouldn’t be out of place.
All the best, Booboo. Thanks as always. Hope you get some respite/relief/joy from whatever you pick up in this wave. And best to those in your care.
booboo
November 21st, 2022 - 6:18pmhave you checked spam? mine went into there, thank you, we are no different to anyone else and have to chase around for the sets we want, we dont get them for free.
John kelly
November 21st, 2022 - 6:20pmMe too happy days coming either tomorrow or Wednesday can’t wait I would not dream of paying scalpers prices
Independently Cross
November 21st, 2022 - 7:23pmThink I just prompted fate or earned some good karma, because I’ve had a confirmation of dispatch literally moments ago! Happy days! (Haven’t updated my finds on here this wave because I’ve seen others get information out before me. All sorted, though, thankfully.)
Yeah, don’t think people recognise you have the same stresses as the rest of us (not that it would warrant an outburst if you didn’t), though I personally think you ought to be on a PR list, frankly. I suspect, despite your site probably being the primary source for information on this line, most of the toy industry narrowly places too much value in video channels alone now. Bit of a poor understanding of the audience, but that happens.
Cheers again!
Max
November 21st, 2022 - 2:11pmAny sightings in the West Midlands around Wolverhampton etc? Thanks
booboo
November 21st, 2022 - 2:20pmNot on this site but it would be on the map if they had
James Croft
November 21st, 2022 - 2:05pmDoes make me wonder about this one: Despite the little gold Limited Edition label on the packaging Al Dewer has never said these were one-off exclusives that will never see the light of day again.
And with the sets selling out so rapidly you would think B & M would be urgently messaging Character Options saying “Can we have some more, please?”.
I understand that they can’t just produce these overnight, but I would have thought it would in B & M and Character’s (financial) interest to rerelease these sets sometime again in the near future?
The ergon
November 21st, 2022 - 2:32pmI just want them to be thinking ahead and pulling something special and exclusive out of the bag for the 60th. We invest in these in the hope we get better.
John
November 21st, 2022 - 3:18pmI agree with this. Personally I don’t care about them being ‘limited’ – should a run sell out due to scalpers I quite like the idea that B&M could just run off a second run. This having to rush around from store to store is no fun at all and I resent paying dealers prices as much as anyone.
As an aside nothing in Doncaster Lakeside as of 3pm today.
Anthony Fagn
November 21st, 2022 - 5:20pmDoesn’t really matter how many times they can be issued wether it’s once or 4 times the sharks will still snap them up. I mean it’s more stock for them then isn’t it?
John
November 22nd, 2022 - 2:06pmYes, but quantity decreases the rarity value and sharks won’t be paying out for something they get no return on.
Anonymouse
November 23rd, 2022 - 12:37amIf I could I would upvote that comment repeatedly, John.
MB
November 21st, 2022 - 1:17pmMy order for one tardis from the website has now been despatched, hopefully others will too. Good luck!
Trevor Harris
November 21st, 2022 - 1:13pmWelsh Doctor Who Fan
I would to express my thanks to Bigman 47 for a great idea but I do fully appreciate and understand the restrictions on privacy and exchanging details.
I am sure that I am not the only one frustrated with the entire B & M experience!
A round trip to my “local” B & M store is about 45 miles and I have become disappointed and disillusioned about the often “pointless trip” in the vain hope that the Dr Who sets might be in stock!
The fiasco about trying to purchase the latest Tardis set – need I say more?
The disappointment about Eaglemoss and now B & M seems to make trying to build a collection more and more stressful.
I am sure that many members of this forum are genuine collectors and we all could all do without this hassle.
Thanks to booboo for doing a great job on this site – it is very much appreciated.
Tardis 3
November 21st, 2022 - 1:08pmWell ,went to a b and m today,got someone from the back to check what’s what,there’s only 1000 and something at warehouse now and only the massive b a d ms will get any he says,great that’s me out then.