David Tennant addresses whether he would return to Doctor Who... again
Nov. 1, 2023EXCLUSIVE: The actor isn’t ruling any possibility out
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A decade later he is once again coming back to the show forthree specialscelebrating the60th anniversary, alongside returning showrunner Russell T Davies and Catherine Tate’s companion Donna Noble. However, this time things are different as here Tennant is playing not the Tenth Doctor, but the Fourteenth Doctor, a role it was believed actorNcuti Gatwawould be taking on (he’s now the Fifteenth Doctor).
All caught up yet? Good, as it doesn’t look like Tennant will be stopping there. Speaking toSFX magazinein the new issue, which features the actor as The Doctor on the cover, Tennant addressed whether he would return to the show in the future… again.
Whilst he admits he currently has no plans, he certainly isn’t ruling out the possibility saying: “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. 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.”
Upon pointing out that the legendary Patrick Stewart is still playing Jean-Luc Picard on Star Trek at the grand age of 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.”
30 years seems so far away though… but a trip in the TARDIS quickly solves that issue.
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The above is just a snippet from our interview with David Tennant, which you can see more of from inthe latest issue of SFX Magazine, which features Doctor Who on the cover and is available on newsstands from Wednesday, November 1. Keep up to date with all things SFX by signing up to thenewsletter, which sends all the latest exclusives straight to your inbox.
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