David Tennant

2022 - 10 - 24

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Doctor Who: Jodie Whittaker's regeneration reveals a new Doctor (BBC News)

Whittaker unexpectedly regenerated into Tennant at the end of the 90-minute special The Power of the Doctor. The BBC has confirmed that the popular actor, who ...

"And how is it connected to the return of the wonderful Donna Noble? We're giving you a year to speculate, and then all hell lets loose!" 97-year-old William Russell, who played one of the companions of the first Doctor, William Hartnell, also appeared in the story.

Jodie Whittaker exits Doctor Who with surprise regeneration twist (The Guardian)

First female lead bows out with an unexpected end in a cameo-laden special as part of BBC centenary celebrations.

Tennant, Tate and Cribbins had been seen filming on locations in London and Bristol, [with Yasmin Finney](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/may/17/yasmin-finney-rose-tyler-trans-doctor-who-russell-t-davies-david-tennant-pass-notes) and Neil Patrick Harris joining the cast. [Tennant has been announced to feature](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/may/15/david-tennant-catherine-tate-return-doctor-who-2023) in three episodes alongside returning companions Catherine Tate and the late Bernard Cribbins for Doctor Who’s 60th anniversary next year. Russell starred in the very first episode of Doctor Who in 1963 as Ian Chesterton, one of the teachers whisked away into the Tardis for a life of adventures in time and space as a companion to Hartnell’s Doctor. He cited casting the first woman in the role and “the team of writers and directors who came onboard from all sorts of different heritages and backgrounds and then told their stories. Doctor Who is set to return next year with the creator of critically acclaimed It’s a Sin, Russell T Davies, back at the helm. [The Curse of Fatal Death](https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/The_Curse_of_Fatal_Death_(TV_story)), Whittaker was the first woman to play the role full-time. Davies had led the revival of Doctor Who from 2005 to 2009. She said that she has kept her sonic screwdriver, and used to take her costume home with her after filming. Now we get to sit back and enjoy it as the fans that we can be, knowing whatever is to come, we were once a part of that.” Speaking of her position in the history of the show, she said: “You are a tiny drop in the ocean of Doctor Who, and you’ve got to tread lightly and earn your place. During the course of her time on the show, episodes have focused on the [US civil rights activist Rosa Parks](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/oct/21/doctor-who-recap-series-37-episode-3-rosa), the [partition of India](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/nov/11/doctor-who-recap-series-37-episode-six-demons-of-the-punjab), the [treatment of women in English witch trials](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/nov/25/doctor-who-recap-series-37-episode-8-the-witchfinders) and have explored [mental health issues](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/feb/09/doctor-who-recap-series-38-episode-seven-can-you-hear-me), as well as providing a steady diet of alien threats for the Doctor to battle. Ncuti will be extraordinary, and he will bring an audience that we haven’t reached, and his performance will be so magical.

Doctor Who: Here they come... (BBC News)

With David Tennant and Catherine Tate reprising their roles for the 60th anniversary, it has been confirmed that they will appear in three special episodes, ...

We’re giving you a year to speculate, and then all hell lets loose!” With David Tennant and Catherine Tate reprising their roles for the 60th anniversary, it has been confirmed that they will appear in three special episodes, set to air in November 2023. And how is it connected to the return of the wonderful Donna Noble?

David Tennant is back in the new teaser for the future of Doctor Who (The A.V. Club)

[The following contains spoilers for Doctor Who.] Jodie Whittaker's final episode of Doctor Who aired today, and as is tradition when the lead actor leaves ...

We also see Neil Patrick Harris as a scary looking man in a tuxedo and Sex Education star [Ncuti Gatwa as the new Doctor himself.](https://www.avclub.com/ncuti-gatwa-doctor-who-1848897079) And that’s all there is to it! Jodie Whittaker’s final episode of Doctor Who aired today, and as is tradition when the lead actor leaves the show, her episode ended with her regenerating into a new Doctor…

Doctor Who regeneration twist as Jodie Whittaker becomes David ... (Radio Times)

The Power of the Doctor ended on a surprising note, as an old face reappeared.

[subscribe now](http://radiotimes.com/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article) and get the next 12 issues for only £1. Departing series boss Chris Chibnall had previously hinted at a jaw-dropping ending to The Power of the Doctor. [Sci-Fi](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/) coverage or visit our [TV Guide](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/tv-listings/) to see what's on tonight. Instead, they were greeted by a more familiar face, with the Doctor once again being played by David Tennant. [start filming on the series in November](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/ncuti-gatwa-doctor-who-filming-newsupdate/). WHAT?!" With a smile on her face, Thirteen delivered her sign-off: "That's the only sad thing... Right then, Doctor whoever I'm about to be – tag, you're it!" [The Day of the Doctor](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-guide/the-day-of-the-doctor/), was heavily implied to be a future Doctor who had taken on a form similar to that of his previous fourth incarnation. [Gatwa would be "the next Doctor Who"](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-david-tennant-ncuti-gatwa-newsupdate/) when pressed on the matter in an interview with [The Times](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/david-tennant-my-dad-doctor-who-and-the-perils-of-playing-a-good-nazi-m26t2k7tj) earlier this month. [Doctor Who](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-60th-anniversary-special-release-date/) special [The Power of the Doctor](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-power-of-the-doctor-review/), but the feature-length episode's final scenes featured one of the biggest left-turns in the show's long history. [learn more](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/commercial-links-on-radiotimes-com/))

David Tennant returns as Doctor Who after Jodie Whittaker makes ... (Irish Mirror)

Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker made her final appearance as the Doctor tonight in a special feature length episode titled The Power of the Doctor.

He added: The production team had done a great job in scheduling the final scenes of that Doctor as the final scenes we were going to film which isn’t always the case and it felt very appropriate, very right, very lovely. "There was a real sort of party atmosphere on the final day, and then we ended with these incredibly emotional final scenes. It was a very special and very fun-filled day, there was a lot of music being played, Jodie put on playlists," he said. And she took responsibility for the Doctor being a woman, she took it on her shoulders and represented and that was not a given, that was her strength and decision and power. "She’s running from pillar to post to try and sort all of these things out. In the special episode, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy and Paul McGann joined the 13th Doctor for her final battle with the Master.

'Doctor Who': David Tennant And Catherine Tate Return As Jodie ... (Deadline)

Jodie Whittaker's final episode on 'Doctor Who' aired and it brought back some familiar faces as the series celebrates its 60th anniversary.

And how is it connected to the return of the wonderful Donna Noble? Along with Tennant came Donna Noble, played by [Catherine Tate](https://deadline.com/tag/catherine-tate/) in the episode that was Whittaker’s last episode of the series. “The path to Ncuti’s Fifteenth Doctor is laden with mystery, horror, robots, puppets, danger and fun!

David Tennant is the new Dr Who (Leicestershire Live)

Dr Who fans lost their minds on Sunday night as Jodie Whittaker made her final appearance as the Doctor. Jaws dropped as her last scenes played out and she ...

Or a dream, or a trick, or a flashback. It was announced in May that several major stars would be returning and at the time Showrunner Russell T Davies said: "They're back! David Tennant's Doctor has long been a fan favourite so many viewers were beyond delighted about the twist.

Doctor Who surprises fans as Jodie Whittaker regenerates into ... (Evening Standard)

The special episode saw Whittaker battle some of the Doctor's deadliest enemies and reunite with Time Lords and companions from the ages.

“And how is it connected to the return of the wonderful Donna Noble? As this occurs, the Doctor appears to land in a limbo world where she is confronted with former incarnations of the Doctor who offer her advice. We’re giving you a year to speculate, and then all hell lets loose.” The Doctor’s companions are left to defend in her place with a group of them including Yasmin, Dan, Ace, Tegan and Graham O’Brien played by Bradley Walsh, creating a plan to save her from the grasps of The Master. As he launches his master plan, which unites his forces with the Cybermen and the Daleks, the Doctor becomes overwhelmed and is forced to regenerate into The Master. Whittaker’s last venture as the Doctor was loaded with drama as it saw her fight for her existence against some of her deadliest enemies: The Master, the Daleks and the Cybermen.

Doctor Who's David Tennant makes return in epic ending as Jodie ... (ChronicleLive)

Doctor Who fans were left beside themselves as David Tennant appeared at the end of Sunday's feature length episode.

Days," with another reacting: "David Tennant back as the doctor?!Might have to watch Doctor Who for the first time since… A second tweeted: "David f’king Tennant. One remarked: "Jodie Whittaker regenerating into David Tennant?! What?!" Am I back in 2006?!?" What?!

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