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Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs  The same source who leaked Sacha Dhawan as The Master in series 12 has also said that David Tennant is returning as the Doctor for three specials before another actor takes over.
Pinch of salt etc but seeing as RT-D is assembling the old backroom team he may well want a familiar ally to kick start his new era. |
...Meanwhile, back in Bizarro world!
The latest "David Tennant is going to return" rumour has just got a bit crazier.
Doctor Who: 'Catherine Tate to return as companion' says BBC source / Plymouth Herald "In a rather surprising turn of events, it now appears that Catherine Tate, who played Donna Noble, could be about to return to the TARDIS...Considering how Donna’s storyline ended this could be even more unlikely than David Tennant’s comeback and would certainly raise a few eyebrows...But, according to the same ‘BBC source’ that predicted Tennant’s return, Catherine Tate wouldn’t be playing Donna and, instead, would be portraying a completely different character"
The report continues:
"It remains unclear whether or not her new role would be anything more than a small cameo or a much bigger role...The information we have comes from a Doctor Who group with the poster claiming this is the same ‘BBC source’ who leaked the David Tennant return news...This source was also apparently correct about the return of the Sea Devils and the casting of Sacha Dhawan as the Master in series 12...It sounds as if this will just be for the 60th anniversary special and it wouldn’t be the first time a companion has returned as a different character"
The David Tennant / Catherine Tate pairing was a popular combination in 2008, and the 4th series gained the highest average viewers during the Nu-Who period
On one hand, this rumour might sound like a stretch, but on the other, *if* David is coming back, would it be that unlikely RTD would want to try to replicate a proven pairing too?
Even if all of this turns out to be false in the end (and I still don't think it would work), on the positive side, it has got people talking about the show in a BIG way - something we haven’t seen since it was announced that Jodie was taking over the helm of the TARDIS in July 2017