On 26th March this year, it will have been exactly 20 years since the first episode of Doctor Who’s modern reboot aired on BBC One, starting a whole new era for the sci-fi show.
While the reboot started with Christopher Eccleston in the lead role as the Doctor, he only played the character for one season, with David Tennant taking the reins at the end of that season’s finale.
Now, speaking with TopMob magazine for the anniversary, Tennant has revealed that when he first signed up to play the character, the team weren’t sure the 2005 Christmas special, or season 2, would even happen.
As I embarked on this journey, the initial episodes of the revamped version had yet to air. Essentially, I joined a production that was uncertain if there’d even be a second season.
“I could have appeared in a regeneration scene at the end of series 1, and that could have been it. I would have been not even the George Lazenby of Doctor Who; if I can make a slightly obscure Casino Royale reference, I’d have been the David Niven of Doctor Who!”
Of course, in actuality, Tennant ended up as one of the most iconic and beloved stars of the show. He not only played the Doctor in three seasons and a host of specials between 2005 and 2010, but he later went on to re-appear as the Tenth Doctor in 50th anniversary special Day of the Doctor, and star as the Fourteenth Doctor for three 60th anniversary specials in 2023.
In a recent conversation during his podcast, David Tennant shared that showrunner Russell T Davies and executive producer Julie Gardner had expressed interest in him playing the role, when they discussed it with him privately.
At his visit to Davies’s residence, he disclosed they were there to view pre-released scenes from episode 1, featuring Rose and the Daleks. It was then that Gardner posed the crucial query to him.
He disclosed Tennant’s reaction by stating: “After a brief moment of silence, you exclaimed, ‘I need a coat all the way down to my ankle.’ You gestured towards your ankle, and I responded, ‘Mission accomplished!’
After leaving the show in 2010 alongside Tennant, Davies is now back at the helm of Doctor Who, with the second season of his new era starting in April, with returning star Ncuti Gatwa playing the 15th Doctor.
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2025-03-18 01:41