RTD back for Doctor Who

[Alberon]

Prediction - Gatwa's Doctor will have red hair.  When he first sees himself in the mirror, his response will be utter ecstasy at finally being ginger, with no reference to skin colour.

"Fuck me! I look like a N

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igel!

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Or perhaps a W

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illiam."

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[Deanjam]

Prediction - Gatwa's Doctor will have red hair.  When he first sees himself in the mirror, his response will be utter ecstasy at finally being ginger, with no reference to skin colour.

That's actually very sweet.

[Mister Six]

It would be a brilliant pay-off to a ten-year-long joke. Someone send this to RTD!

[olliebean]

"Fuck me! I look like a N

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igel!

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Or perhaps a W

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illiam."

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[jamiefairlie]

Will they force him into being a cockney like Tennant?

[mjwilson]

I'm surprised there hasn't been a podcast series chronicling the warts-and-all history of the series from the start. With most of the controversial participants now dead

We're still waiting on the full details of sofagate.

[Mister Six]

Will they force him into being a cockney like Tennant?

Maybe. RTD did say he didn't want to be seen "touring the counties" when moving from Eccles to Tennant, and I guess there's a similar shift here, from Northern English to Scottish. Come to think of it, Smith's the only plummy-sounding main Doc we've had since 2005, isn't he?

Then again, maybe that fact will make him feel more relaxed about having two regional Docs in a row

God, it's so great to be excited and intrigued by Who again.

[Alberon]

Yep.

The second Wilderness Years are almost over!

[McDead]

More interesting nonsense from the official Doctor Who twitter account.

https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1525876167118667776?t=X3OuJs9QYERaI8FKcsWOkg&s=19

This was also posted on their insta, with a comment from Tea Lady underneath saying "They're Back!" Lots of rumours that it's metacrisis Doctor plus Rose, or Tenth Doctor and Donna, or two CGI Bernard Cribbins

[Malcy]

New doctor posted that day of his reveal as well I'm sure.

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Metacrisis Doctor didn't have two hearts did he?

Must admit, I tend to forget that with the prospect of more exciting Doctor Who comes this inevitable wave of absolute millennials gasping and swooning every eight seconds about emojies.

[McDead]

New doctor posted that day of his reveal as well I'm sure.

Didn't he post two hearts plus blue box? This is two hearts plus blue diamond. Plus what does "they're back!" mean (if it wasn't clear, RTD posted this in the comments)

[McDead]

Metacrisis Doctor didn't have two hearts did he?

I am merely reporting the rumours as I hear them. You could, with a moderate stretch of the imagination, say it refers to two lovers (Meta and Rose)

[JamesTC]

Two hearts plus diamond.

I assume some sort of announcement is imminent on the 60th anniversary (diamond anniversary).

[Deanjam]

Surely two hearts just refers to the Doctor? Plus the Diamond anniversary. Not sure why any other explanation is necessary.

[McDead]

The "they're back" comment from RTD underneath the Instagram post adds a slightly different complexion to things, no? It's not just "the Doctor", it's some notional "them".

[Deanjam]

The "they're back" comment from RTD underneath the Instagram post adds a slightly different complexion to things, no? It's not just "the Doctor", it's some notional "them".

Maybe he's refering to good scripts.

[BritishHobo]

It's

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Tennant and Tate

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https://mobile.twitter.com/BBC/status/1525898809410215937

[McDead]

Mixed blessings.

Though Plymouth Live must be feeling *pretty smug* tonight

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The "they're back" comment from RTD underneath the Instagram post adds a slightly different complexion to things, no? It's not just "the Doctor", it's some notional "them".

Almost, yes.  Some notional "they".

[mjwilson]

Honestly surprised.

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It's

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Tennant and Tate

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https://mobile.twitter.com/BBC/status/1525898809410215937

Direct link here if you don't want to click pointlessly via Twitter:

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2022/doctor-who-david-tennant-and-catherine-tate-return

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[Weeping Prophet]

The 60th anniversary would be an odd way to introduce a new Doctor. Bringing Tennant back for a one-off seems plausible.

I feel vindicated.

[BritishHobo]

Direct link here if you don't want to click pointlessly via Twitter:

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2022/doctor-who-david-tennant-and-catherine-tate-return

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Ahh they've fixed it now. When they first tweeted, the link was just directing to an error page.

[jamiefairlie]

Getting weird Gazza flashbacks from this photo

[JamesTC]

Can we agree to stop using spoiler tags for this? Seems pointless when it is obvious they'll be promoted to fuck and everybody will know. Just in case somebody disagrees I will continue to use them.

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RTD quote:

Russell T Davies, Showrunner says: "They're back! And it looks impossible - first, we announce a new Doctor, and then an old Doctor, along with the wonderful Donna, what on earth is happening?  Maybe this is a missing story. Or a parallel world. Or a dream, or a trick, or a flashback. The only thing I can confirm is that it's going to be spectacular, as two of our greatest stars reunite for the battle of a lifetime."

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[Thomas]

Seems weird, but by heck if RTD knows how to tantalise me:

Russell T Davies, Showrunner says:

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"They're back! And it looks impossible - first, we announce a new Doctor, and then an old Doctor, along with the wonderful Donna, what on earth is happening?  Maybe this is a missing story. Or a parallel world. Or a dream, or a trick, or a flashback. The only thing I can confirm is that it's going to be spectacular, as two of our greatest stars reunite for the battle of a lifetime."

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At this point, my faith is in Davies. Can't wait for whatever the fuck is happening.

Also, it amuses me that the BBC simply credit RTD as 'showrunner'. Not even 'incoming' or 'returning'. He's showrunner now and that's that.

[BritishHobo]

That woman on Twitter was telling the truth when she said she saw him in Cardiff then, I guess. I'm gonna start hanging around the Bay so I can spot John Barrowman and Peter Kay before they're announced.

[Ron Maels Moustache]

Knew something like this had to be on the cards when Tennant refused to answer the question of whether he was coming back (although I think Tate flat out denied it when asked, so ehh). I will bet anything this is part of a wider plan to build hype around the show again by reminding people of when they actually used to like it, I think we can expect many more similar reveals as we get closer to the 60th. RTD knows what he's doing.

[BritishHobo]

I've seen a couple of other rumours just now which I will spoiler as they're unconfirmed:

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Some Doctor Who account apparently posted a photo of River Song, and Rachel Talalay has tweeted a photo of her with Matt Lucas, although I've no idea if she's even directing. A River/Nardole appearance would be lovely and unexpected.

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