Russell T. Davies Returns to Doctor Who as New Showrunner

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  1. Brendan Moody

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    For comparison’s sake: when the 20th-century version of the show turned 18 years old, Tom Baker had just left the role and Peter Davison’s first full story was a few months away.
     
  2. Steve Roby

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    I don't imagine any other actor will ever hold the role as long as Tom Baker did.
     
  3. Rich Watson

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    If I was being cheeky I'd say that McCoy and McGann were the current Doctor for longer...
     
  4. Rich Watson

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    Another example of how long it's been: Even though I knew 'Rose' had been leaked in advance by someone in Canada there was no way to I could download it without tying up the house's landline for a day. (These days I can download a 50GB game from Steam in 20 minutes!)
     
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  5. Steve Roby

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    True enough. Okay, I don't imagine any other actor will ever actively play the role as long as Tom Baker did.
     
  6. Rich Watson

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    From the new DWM:
    The Christmas Special will feature the return of a chacter not see since Series 1.

    #justiceforclive ?
     
  7. EnderAKH

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    Or is Adam Mitchell finally going to get that thing out of his head?
     
  8. Starkers

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    Well we know it won't be Adam!

    Other options.

    An alt universe where Lynda survived?

    Anna Maxwell Martin reprising her character from The Long Game?

    The Dalek Emperor?
     
  9. Starkers

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    Or maybe the Doctor bumps into Henry Van Statten, or rather some bum who used to be Henry Van Statten!
     
  10. Starkers

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    Given Bruno Langley's sexual assault conviction this isn't likely.
     
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  11. The Nth Doctor

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    Justice for Lynda with a Y!
     
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  12. Rich Watson

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    Another bit:

    We will be seeing the new TARDIS in the Specials. The set was only just finished in time, so it "technically" took Rachel Talalay three months to shoot the first episode.
     
  13. EnderAKH

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    I had no idea. Yeah, probably decreases the odds a bit...
     
  14. Relayer1

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    Eccleston confirmed !

    ;)
     
  15. Timelord Victorious

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    You are all wrong.
    Brace for the return of Blon Fel-Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen!
    All hail the fart jokes
     
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  16. Captaindemotion

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    Maybe his replacement on Coronation Street, Gareth Pierce, can take over this part too
     
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  17. Mr Awe

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    Wasn't it referring to a writer returning?
     
  18. Rich Watson

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    No.

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  19. Mr Awe

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    Ah, I'd seen an incomplete screenshot that stopped at "one of our writers"! :lol:
     
  20. Rich Watson

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    A quote from Tom Kingsley director of the mysterious second Special:

    "A lot of my episode is quite weird but of course, when you come to film it, it’s actually really cool. It’s got a lot of similarities with two of my favourite films, "Aliens" and "The Thing". It’s a little bit of the DNA of those, mixed in with Doctor Who."
     
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