Spoilers Two big characters return for anniversary.

[Timelord79 (he/him)]

Oh, here is a thought…
What if at the end of the three Specials, the Doctor has to speedrun all his subsequent regens again, quickly burning through Matt Smith, Peter Capaldi and then Jodie Whittaker again before finally getting to Ncuti Gatwa.
That way Jodie would still regenerate into Ncuti maintaining the proper oder.
Meanwhile the midway mind palace scene would feature all of them.
Modern Doctors were suspiciously absent from Power of the Doctor.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

That's a fun idea. I got my fingers cross for a lot more Paul McGann.

Because we will always need more Paul McGann.

 

[Starkers]

Pretty sure Tennant will just regenerate into Ncuti. Can't see Smith, Capaldi or Whittaker popping back for a two second cameo, unless they use archive footage.

And frankly I don't want a few seconds of Matt or Peter, I'd like 'em to have an episode at least (which I know we won't get) so we'll just have to make do with golden boy

 

[Nerys Myk]

In a surprise twist, Tennent regenerates into Eccleston.

 

[JoeZhang]

I wonder if 15 will meet maybe 11 and/or 12 when he tries to work out why he hasn't come into existence.

 

[Saul]

Because we will always need more Paul McGann.

Shouting it from the rooftops.
**Breaks into song**
"Russel can you hear me?"

 

[Haggis and tatties]

So when is the first episode of RTD return with Tennent airing?

 

[Brendan Moody]

November 2023.

 

[Haggis and tatties]

So right on the shows 60th anniversary, very nice.

 

[The Wormhole]

So right on the shows 60th anniversary, very nice.

Well, one of the specials might air on the anniversary, but even that I'm not holding my breath on, given November 23 2023 is a weekday. But even if it does, the other two will definitely either be before or after.

 

[Marc]

given November 23 2023 is a weekday.

Good thing Doctor Who starts with the BBC - that's going to be Thanksgiving in the U.S.

 

[DigificWriter]

With both of the next Doctors' televised tenures confirmed to begin next year, and with the 60th Special itself having already been confirmed to mark the official start of the RTD2 Era, I see two options:
1) we get the 60th Special on 11/19, the other Tennant Doctor 2.0 Specials on 11/26 and 12/3, and then go straight into Ncuti's first episode and Series starting on 12/9.

2) we get the 60th Special on 11/12, the other Tennant Doctor 2.0 episodes on 11/19 and 11/26, get a small break, and then get Ncuti's first episode and Series starting in late December (possibly on Christmas Eve).

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Variety's news release about the Disney+ deal notes that Ncuti Gatwa's first appearance will be Christmas.

 

[DigificWriter]

Variety's news release about the Disney+ deal notes that Ncuti Gatwa's first appearance will be Christmas.

So my Option 2 suggestion is probably what's going to happen.

 

[Captaindemotion]

Looks like we shouldn’t be expecting a return from Twelve but I personally will be hoping that Peter Capaldi is just following in the footsteps of Moffat and, um, shall we say, confusing the audience. https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-peter-capaldi-return-exclusive-newsupdate/

 

[The Wormhole]

Capaldi has often spoken out against multi-Doctor specials, feeling they cheapen things for the incumbent Doctor. But given the past year, I don't think we can really rule out anyone potentially returning. Even dead actors can be deepfaked now, though admittedly, that's probably a bit too pricey for BBC at the moment.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

A look at the costumes worn by The Fourteenth Doctor and Donna in the upcoming specials.

 

[Haggis and tatties]

I like the slight Troughton pattern through them. :-)

Although that tardis looks like it needs a visit to Castrovalva to fix its wonky looking dimensions. Lol

 

[Captaindemotion]

Apparently Matt Smith said at a conference that he wasn’t going to be in the 60th special. Cue lots of people citing the example of Andrew Garfield and No Way Home.

(No official story, just various tweets from attendees, I’ve linked one as an example)

https://twitter.com/poorlyagedwho/status/1594039628587302917?s=61&t=NH9SGLRQA-PoyYlppT6J0g

 

[Rich Watson]

Matt has never shown any interest in returning. If people want to convince themsrkves otherwise they can enjoy their disapointment.