How Tennant & Tate Can Stay In Doctor Who Beyond The 60th Anniversary
The Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble are back for Doctor Who's 60th anniversary — but could their presence linger beyond one episode? The ink is barely dry on Ncuti Gatwa's TARDIS lease, and already the new Doctor has competition from a previous Tennant. Following a year of speculation and rumor, the BBC has officially announced the Tenth Doctor will return, accompanied by Catherine Tate's Donna Noble, who served as his final full-time companion.
Ten's reprisal comes as Russell T. Davies continues to shape his second stint as Doctor Who showrunner. Jodie Whittaker's final episode airs in October 2022, and also marks a farewell for current chief, Chris Chibnall. Though Chibnall's era remains incomplete, RTD's Doctor Who designs are already seizing headlines, first casting Ncuti Gatwa as the new Doctor, and now bringing one of the TARDIS' most famous pairings back to TV with the double-whammy of Tennant and Tate.
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As you'd expect, details are being kept to a minimum. The BBC's press release merely confirms the Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble will appear during Doctor Who's upcoming 60th anniversary celebrations in 2023. History would suggest the Tenth Doctor collides with regenerations past and present during the traditional Doctor Who anniversary team-up episode, then slip back into his own timestream again (until the 70th anniversary rolls around). But what if Tennant & Donna's Doctor Who returns are more than just an anniversary guest appearance? What if this classic pairing is being readied for a more regular role in Doctor Who's future?
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