‘Physician Who’: David Tennant Confirmed as 14th Docto

Jodie Whittaker, the thirteenth Physician within the BBC’s long-running and immensely well-liked “Physician Who” sequence, regenerated on Sunday, Oct. 23, revealing David Tennant, who was the tenth Physician, because the 14th Physician.

Tennant and Catherine Tate are reprising their roles for the present’s sixtieth anniversary, and the BBC has confirmed that they may seem in three particular episodes, set to air in November 2023.

“David Tennant, beforehand generally known as the tenth Physician, is now also called the 14th Physician. Confused? Don’t fear, he appears a little bit perplexed too,” the BBC mentioned in a press release.

“Physician Who” started in 1963 and follows the adventures of a Time Lord generally known as The Physician, an extraterrestrial being with a human look. The Physician travels the universe in a time-travelling spaceship referred to as the Tardis.

The following Physician, performed by “Intercourse Training” star Ncuti Gatwa, will take management of the Tardis after Tennant, along with his first episode airing over the festive interval in 2023.

“Physician Who” showrunner Russell T. Davies mentioned: “For those who thought the looks of David Tennant was a shock, we’ve acquired loads extra surprises on the best way. The trail to Ncuti’s fifteenth Physician is laden with thriller, horror, robots, puppets, hazard and enjoyable. And the way is it related to the return of the great Donna Noble? How, what, why? We’re supplying you with a yr to invest, after which all hell lets free.”

For the specials, “Heartstopper” actor Yasmin Finney joined the solid as Rose, it was revealed in Could, and there’s additionally a mysterious new character performed by Neil Patrick Harris.

Davies had mentioned on the time: “Life on ‘Physician Who’ will get brighter and wilder, how can there be one other Rose? You’ll discover out in 2023, nevertheless it’s an absolute pleasure to welcome Yasmin to the ‘Physician Who’ set. All of us fell in love together with her in ‘Heartstopper,’ a kind of reveals which adjustments the world – and now Yasmin can change the Whoniverse.”