Doctor Who fans are in for a real treat, according to the show's returning star David Tennant.
The Good Omens protagonist is going back to the beloved sci-fi show helmed by showrunner Russell T Davies for the 60th anniversary specials that will air later this year.
It has been previously revealed that Tennant will be playing a new version of the Time Lord instead of reprising the role of Tenth. In an interview for Empire conducted prior to the SAG-AFTRA strikes, the star teased that the upcoming episodes are going to be pretty unique.
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"I was surprised when I saw what that first script was based on, then I read the second script, which is unlike any Doctor Who episode ever," Tennant said.
"These new specials are Russell off the leash," he continued.
Tennant reunited with Catherine Tate's Donna Noble, who has retained some sense memory of the Doctor after he had to wipe her memories of him to save her life. In the new storylines, Donna and her daughter Rose (Heartstopper's Yasmin Finney) are to be involved in a new adventure with Tennant's Fourteenth before Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth takes over in the new season.
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"It's like the band getting back together for one last hurrah," Tennant said.
"That was the first exciting piece of mischief that Russell created," the Broadchurch star continued.
"That I was going to be Doctor No. 14 rather than Doctor No. 10 again. You'll just have to wait and see why the 14th Doctor is so much like the 10th."
Doctor Who returns later in 2023 on BBC One in the UK and Disney+elsewhere. Meanwhile, in the US, the show airs on BBC America, with series 1-12 available on Max.
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