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Although seemingly endless questions continue to swirl about Doctor Who’s future — Who’s the next Doctor? How will the forthcoming Christmas special clean up the Billie Piper-shaped mystery from the season 15 finale? — fans can take comfort from one eternal truth: There’s no uncomfortable Whoniverse situation that cannot be improved via copious application of former Doctor David Tennant. Just…maybe not in the way that many of us were likely expecting.
Tennant is by far the most popular modern-era Doctor, and with good reason. He’s returned to the series twice since he originally turned in his TARDIS keys in 2010, reprising his role as the Tenth Doctor for the 50th anniversary special “The Day of the Doctor,” and playing the Fourteenth incarnation of the famous Time Lord for a trio of 60th anniversary episodes in 2023. And now he’s set to return to the franchise again, this time in a brand new series of audio adventures for Big Finish.
For those who don’t know, Big Finish is a longtime publisher of Doctor Who stories in audio format, and regularly features arcs with former Doctors, companions, and ancillary cast members. (Notable participants include everyone from Paul McGann and Jodie Whittaker to Michelle Gomez and Colin Baker.) Tennant has already done multiple Tenth Doctor adventures with Big Finish, in stories that have reunited him with former cast members like Piper, Catherine Tate, and Alex Kingston.
This latest effort will be comprised of 15 new audiobook adventures featuring Tennant’s Tenth Doctor. The first 12 stories have a planned bimonthly release schedule starting in the summer of next year, and the final three will be packaged together as part of a box set centered around stories in which Tennant’s Tenth Doctor interacts with other incarnations of the character. Where any of these stories will slot into the show’s existing canon remains to be seen, but the prospects—particularly for those Doctor team-ups—are thrilling.
Given the current state of the franchise, many fans were already speculating (or wishcasting, depending on your perspective) that the Christmas special might see yet another Tennant return to help lead the show into the post-Disney era, especially since his Fourteenth Doctor is currently enjoying retirement with Donna Noble’s family. And, to be fair, it makes a certain amount of sense — Tennant and Piper were wildly popular as a duo, and reuniting them is potentially a neat solution to an unwieldy problem that would likely bring in viewers in droves. Yes, it’d be fan service of the highest order, but definitely fan service in pursuit of a good cause.
But, like so much else involving Doctor Who at the moment, we’ll just have to wait and see. At least we’ll still always have Ten.
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