Jodie Whittaker’s time as The Physician has formally come to an finish. Now the baton has handed to the fourteenth Physician, who can be performed by none apart from fan favourite David Tennant.
With Ncuti Gatwa additionally lined as much as get the keys to the Tardis, many are questioning how this acquainted face has returned. We have scoured the web for clues as to what is going on on.
If you wish to know extra about when Physician Who will return and what will probably be about, learn on.
When does the Physician Who sixtieth Anniversary Particular air?
The BBC has confirmed that Physician Who can be again for 3 Specials starring David Tennant October 2023, with precise dates to be confirmed. Physician Who often airs on Sundays.
These episodes additionally have a good time Physician Who’s sixtieth anniversary. Listed below are the official episode titles:
- Particular: The Star Beast
- Particular two: Wild Blue Yonder
- Particular three: The Giggle
Then the present returns for a Particular in December 2023, with Ncuti Gatwa formally taking on as the following Physician and making ready for his subsequent full collection (collection 14). The recordings for this began in December 2022.
Davies has confirmed this can be a Christmas episode – a practice that was dropped when Jodie took over. There can even be a Christmas particular in 2024.
Physician Who sixtieth Anniversary Specials Trailers
The newest teaser aired forward of the Eurovision Tune Contest confirmed off the varied aliens and monsters that may seem:
The primary teaser trailer exhibits how Donna and her household will react to the Physician’s return, and provides us a more in-depth have a look at the Specials villain:
Who’s within the solid for the following Physician Who Specials?
With Jodie Whittaker and former showrunner Chris Chibnall gone, all eyes are on their successors.
David Tennant is formally the 14th Physician and he can be joined by Catherine Tate as Donna Noble.
Yasmin Finney can even participate within the Specials as Rose, who’s believed to be Donna’s daughter. Followers additionally noticed Bernard Cribbins as Wilfred Mott (Donna’s grandfather) on set. Bernard has sadly handed away since then.
The Physician and Donna tackle Neil Patrick Harris. We do not know who he’ll be taking part in in opposition to, however he is been described because the “biggest enemy ever”. Followers on-line are speculating that he could possibly be the Celestial Toymaker, or one other regeneration of the Grasp.
Additional rumors point out that we might see different faces from the previous within the anniversary specials, together with Matt Smith, Peter Capaldi and even Chris Eccleston. Nevertheless, none of this has been confirmed by the BBC.
Russell T Davies has been confirmed to return to the helm of the present simply in time for the collection’ sixtieth anniversary. The showrunner initially introduced again the brand new Who starring Chris Eccleston till 2009, then additionally ran the present with David Tennant because the Physician. Dangerous Wolf can even produce the collection when Davies takes over.
Who’s the fifteenth physician and who’re the companions?
After David Tennant would be the fifteenth Physician Ncuti Gatwa. He’s greatest recognized for his function as Eric Effiong within the in style Netflix collection Intercourse Schooling. He makes historical past as the primary black male physician.
Of the brand new function, Ncuti stated: “There aren’t actually phrases to explain how I really feel. A mixture of very honored, carried away and naturally slightly scared.
“This function and present means a lot to so many around the globe, together with myself, and every of my extremely gifted predecessors has dealt with that distinctive duty and privilege with the utmost care. I’ll do my absolute best to do the identical.”
He can be joined by new companion, Ruby Sunday, who can be performed by Coronation Avenue’s Millie Gibson. Here is a have a look at the couple in costume:
Jemma Redgrave returns as Kate Lethbridge-Stewart at UNIT, the group charged with defending the world in opposition to alien threats. Aneurin Barnard can even be a part of subsequent season because the character Roger ap Gwilliam.
The actress, singer and Drag Race star, Jinkx Monsoon, additionally joins the collection. She is going to play a serious villain within the new collection. Jonathan Groff can even play a mysterious foremost character, with set photographs displaying him, Ruby and the Physician wearing interval costume.
What’s the plot of the Physician Who sixtieth Anniversary Specials?
Here is the primary official synopsis for the following Physician Who Specials:
The Physician and Donna broke up when the Physician needed to erase Donna’s reminiscence, making her overlook about him, to avoid wasting her life. He left her household with a warning: if she ever remembers, she is going to die. However now that the 2 come nose to nose once more, the large query is: what is going to deliver the Physician and Donna again collectively?
The BBC has confirmed that Tennant is just not the tenth Physician, he’s the 14th. So this is not a “degeneration” as many suspected (or, that is what the showrunners would have us imagine).
Nevertheless, David’s garments modified within the course of – a departure from earlier regenerations. That is why followers are speculating whether or not this regeneration was tampered with by the Specials villain – or if that is some type of elaborate dream sequence.
Showrunner Davies has given the next quote in regards to the Specials: “In the event you thought David Tennant’s look was a shock, we have loads extra surprises on the best way!
“The trail to Ncuti’s Fifteenth Physician is fraught with thriller, horror, robots, dolls, hazard and enjoyable! And the way is it linked to the return of the good Donna Noble? How, what, why? We’ll provide you with a 12 months to invest, after which all hell will break free!”
The Fifteenth Physician was briefly proven within the Anniversary Specials trailer, showing quite confused and offended. Nevertheless, he’s wearing what seems to be Tennant’s garments, seemingly additional confirming that Ncuti will regenerate from David.
The BBC additionally gave us a close-up have a look at the brand new sonic screwdriver:
When you look ahead to the Specials, you may all the time compensate for older episodes. The BBC has added each episode of the present to the iPlayer streaming service since 2005. Which means you get each episode from each physician, from Christopher Eccleston to Jodie Whittaker, with out paying a dime.
If you wish to get even older, the traditional present is now on BritBox in its entirety – though it is price noting that it’s a must to pay to subscribe.
How are you going to watch Physician Who within the US?
Clearly Physician Who’s a British present, however lately BBC America has gotten higher at airing the present as near its UK air date as attainable, to attenuate piracy.
In the event you’d quite watch episodes from the BBC (or re-watch older episodes), you need to use a VPN to stream episodes on iPlayer as if you happen to had been within the UK. Please word that it is a violation of iPlayer’s phrases of use, as you do not pay a license charge, however you may watch each episode of the present since 2005.
On the time of writing, Warner Bros. the unique US streaming rights to the collection for HBO Max, in order that’s the place it’s good to go to observe all of Physician Who from 2005 onwards.
Nevertheless, beginning this 12 months, Disney+ will air new episodes within the US. This was revealed alongside the brand new emblem for the present. It has additionally now been confirmed that new episodes won’t air on BBC America sooner or later.
