Doctor Who?

[emony]

BBC reveals Doctor Who 'gap year'

David Tennant's appearance in the fifth series of Doctor Who looks uncertain after it was revealed there will be no new series in 2009.

The fourth series, starring Tennant, is due to hit TV screens next year, but the fifth will not be seen until 2010.

Instead, Tennant will star in three Doctor Who specials, written by Russell T Davies, on BBC One in 2009.

I haven't seen anyone freaking out about this today. Is it old news?

Comments

[emony.livejournal.com]

No, indeed. I think it's probably more just that, after Chris E only did one season, Billie only did two, then Freema only did one (and a half), they want a bit of stability for a few years before they change Doctors again.

Has a definitive limit ever been given to the number of times the Doctor can regenerate?

[rach74.livejournal.com]

He can regenerate 12 times- so 13 lives, but wil gallifrey gone I imagine all bets are off! LOL.

But I can see the BBC's point of view.

[emony.livejournal.com]

Given the success of the show, I'd say all bets are off!

You never know, Tennant might not want to do s5 regardless of when it is. It's difficult to guess what might happen in two years time when they're filming all this, so who knows how it might go. It'll be interesting to see, though, wherever it ends up.