AHSOKA Star David Tennant Is Open To Making Another DOCTOR WHO Return Following 60th Anniversary Specials

AHSOKA Star David Tennant Is Open To Making Another DOCTOR WHO Return Following 60th Anniversary Specials

David Tennant will play the Fourteenth Doctor in three Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials before the end of 2023, but the actor makes it clear this won't necessarily be his final return to the series.

By JoshWilding - Nov 02, 2023 06:11 AM EST
Filed Under: Doctor Who
Source: SFFGazette.com

David Tennant first joined the cast Doctor Who in 2005 when he took over from Christopher Eccleston and he stuck around as the Tenth Doctor until 2010. Matt Smith followed, though the Ahsoka star reprised the role for the 50th anniversary episode, The Day of The Doctor, in 2013.

When Jodie Whittaker signed off as the Doctor last year, Tennant made his surprise return, this time as the Fourteenth Doctor. What this means for the time-traveller is currently a mystery to us, though we'll find out across the course of Russell T. Davies' three 60th anniversary specials this November and December.

Talking to SFX (via SFFGazette.com), Tennant made it clear this isn't necessarily the end for him and that he isn't writing off yet another Doctor Who return somewhere down the line.

"I think it would be disingenuous to imagine that I might never be asked again because history would indicate that it was always a possibility," the actor says. "So, I’m not going to say never because I don’t think anyone would believe me. That doesn’t mean I know that I ever will. But I suppose until I can’t run down a corridor it’s always a possibility. But I promise to have no plans."

When the publication pointed out that Sir Patrick Stewart is still playing Star Trek's Jean-Luc Picard at 82, Tennant replied, "Maybe that should be my goal, to have one last outing as The Doctor at 82. I've got 30 years to wait..."

The three Doctor Who specials, titled "The Star Beast" (November 25), "Wild Blue Yonder" (December 2) and "The Giggle "(December 9) will reunite the Fourteenth Doctor (David Tennant) and Donna Temple-Noble (Catherine Tate) as they come face-to-face with their most terrifying villain yet: the Toymaker (played by Neil Patrick Harris in his Doctor Who debut).

Other confirmed cast members include Yasmin Finney as Rose Temple-Noble, Miriam Margolyes as the voice of the Meep and Ruth Madeley as Shirley Anne Bingham, as well as returning characters Jacqueline King as Sylvia Noble, Karl Collins as Shaun Temple, and Jemma Redgrave as Kate Lethbridge-Stewart.

The 60th-anniversary specials are written by Russell T. Davies and directed by Rachel Talalay, Tom Kingsley, and Chanya Button, respectively. 

Ncuti Gatwa takes control of the TARDIS as the Fifteenth Doctor over the festive period and the new season of Doctor Who will stream globally in 2024 on Disney+ and on the BBC in the UK and Ireland. 

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WhatIfRickJames
WhatIfRickJames - 11/2/2023, 6:13 AM
“Ahsoka Star”

The voice of a robot.

Tennant has many other relevant properties to hang his hat on, specifically being the 10th Doctor
luckypenny
luckypenny - 11/2/2023, 8:35 AM
@WhatIfRickJames - even Jessica Jones if we want to stay on the topic of comic book properties
Blergh
Blergh - 11/2/2023, 7:24 AM
I took part in a Pilot contest the BBC held for upcoming writers during the 50th anniversary special.
It didn’t get picked but I still like the idea.
The basic formula was to write adventures for any regeneration and attempt to get the actors back, these stories would take part before, after or during the tenure of these actors and was meant to flesh out the runs of several underused actors. These storylines would span 1-3 episodes (as many as were needed for said story) and run in shorter seasons, almost like event series.

The main idea was to give underused actors a shot at truly being the Doctor. McGann, David Bradley and Hurt (RIP) were my main focus.
Never heard back obviously but it’d be a neat idea to bring back actors whenever they felt ready.
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