UK Timeline : Doctor Who General Discussion

Originally Posted by Matt D

As BenMcr said, both questions have been answered in the series.

River was Amy and Rory's daughter, but because she was conceived in the TARDIS her DNA was mutated by the time vortex to be like a Time Lord's.

Clara was a normal human girl... but when she stepped into the Doctor's timeline scar thing inside his tomb it scattered her across his timeline and enabled her to fix all the things that the Great Intelligence had messed with, which is why the Doctor had already met versions of her on the Dalek Asylum and Victorian London.


No mention or even hint of either of them being a living TARDIS.

It was just a musing i had the other day on the A35 out of Axminster ,like i said maybe too far fetched

[dilli-theclaw]

Matt Smith leaving. Just when I was getting used to him too.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho...ave-Doctor-Who

Originally Posted by dilligaf1701

Matt Smith leaving. Just when I was getting used to him too.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho...ave-Doctor-Who

I can't believe it's been 4 yrs already, in line with the time other actors have stayed as the doctor though isn't it ,at least the new ones and who will be the next doctor

Cue the usual tabloid speculation over whether they might cast a woman.

Tom Baker has a lot to answer for.

I assume seeing as the change happens at Christmas that his departure was known well before the press release I quite like Pertwee junior as an option myself

I think Hugh Laurie should do it...

Originally Posted by Hugh

I think Hugh Laurie should do it...

I do agree but would he not be to expensive?

[RB2004]

David tennant is coming back for the anniversary somehow, maybe they will find a way of returning him as the doctor lol

Originally Posted by Chris

Cue the usual tabloid speculation over whether they might cast a woman.

Tom Baker has a lot to answer for.

Does it have to be a man? (by which I mean as part of the lore).

[cimt]

I'm guessing the BBC have known about this for awhile and the role has probably already been recast or they're about to start doing it.

Originally Posted by RB2004

David tennant is coming back for the anniversary somehow, maybe they will find a way of returning him as the doctor lol

he is alive and well in the other universe so it won't be much of a stretch to bring him and Rose back for a while

[watzizname]

Originally Posted by tizmeinnit

I do agree but would he not be to expensive?

If they went with Hugh Laurie, his fee should almost certainly mean his Doctor can expect to find himself doing battle in a quarry, every damned week till he leaves.

I'd much rather see someone like Paul Kaye or Mark Heap in the roll, especially if the writers are going to have the Doctor continue treading on the dark side.

Originally Posted by tizmeinnit

he is alive and well in the other universe so it won't be much of a stretch to bring him and Rose back for a while

I read that it was going to be the actual Ten & Rose, not the Meta-Crisis Ten..

Originally Posted by Damien

Does it have to be a man? (by which I mean as part of the lore).

It has never been established that Gallifreyans can be trans-gender. Males and females other than the Doctor have been shown regenerating and none has ever changed sex.

Given that Time Lords have familial relations, it would be a bit odd if they were prone to sudden sex changes and arguably their society would not readily use fixed gender references like "man" and "woman".

It hasn't been explicitly established that they cannot change sex, but it is implicit in so much of the show's lore that casting a woman now would require far too much explaining.

Besides, there are certain constants about the doctor's personality that survive each regeneration, personality traits that make him inherently male, rather than female. Each successive male actor has been recognisably playing the same character. I'm not convinced that would be the case if the role went to a woman.

The only reason for casting a woman would be for a massive publicity stunt. There is no "need", either in-universe or out, to do it. It's not as if the show hasn't had its share of female role models.

Originally Posted by watzizname

If they went with Hugh Laurie, his fee should almost certainly mean his Doctor can expect to find himself doing battle in a quarry, every damned week till he leaves.

I'd much rather see someone like Paul Kaye or Mark Heap in the roll, especially if the writers are going to have the Doctor continue treading on the dark side.


I read that it was going to be the actual Ten & Rose, not the Meta-Crisis Ten..

I like either of them. In fact when you think there are loads I would not mind in the roll

[dilli-theclaw]

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