If it were up to everyone to nominate their favorite Doctor from the fourteen incarnations of the Time Lord, there are characters in the Doctor Who universe that are nevertheless unanimous among fans of the British series! This is especially true of the Tenth Doctor, played by David Tennant, and his on-screen companion Donna Noble, played by Catherine Tate.
This tandem reunited for the fourth season of Doctor Who, which aired since 2005 based on the popular science fiction series of the same name, which previously aired from 1963 to 1989. The series follows the adventures of an alien from the planet Gallifrey who travels. In time and space on his ship in the form of a police cabin: the TARDIS.
As a Time Lord, the latter manages to cheat death by regularly changing his appearance, a trick the program’s creators devised when the failing health of the character’s first interpreter, William Hartnell, prompted the then-producer to find him. substitute.
This makes Patrick Troughton the second Doctor, marking the first regeneration the character will undergo in years.
Happy birthday, dear doctor
In his adventures, a Time Lord generally forms a duo with a companion, but it is also traditional for other allies to join them for one or more episodes. The separation between the Doctor and his companions sometimes leads to heartbreaking farewells, as happened with Donna Noble when the Doctor had to erase her memory to save her life.
Fifteen years after the Tenth Doctor and Donna last appeared together, the reunion will take place next fall, with three special episodes airing to mark the series’ sixtieth anniversary.
There will no doubt be some familiar faces to fans during this event, especially since it has already been revealed that Neil Patrick Harris will be playing the villain of these special episodes!
David Tennant and Catherine Tate in the fourth season of Doctor Who
For the series’ fiftieth anniversary, a special episode aired on 23 November 2013 featured the Tenth and Eleventh Doctors (Matt Smith) as they adventured against a forgotten version of themselves, the incarnation of Doctor Who. The late John Hart.
This episode also allowed for the return of former interpreters of the character, but also the introduction of Peter Capaldi, who had yet to make his official debut in the Twelfth Doctor.
Remember that the fifteenth season of the show, which will soon be broadcast exclusively in France on Disney +, will introduce a completely new incarnation of the doctor, which will be played for the first time by an actor of color, Nkuti Gatwa (Sex Education). ).
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