David Tennant On His Final ‘Doctor Who’ Episodes
David Tennant as the Doctor in 'Planet of the Dead'
In an interview with the Chicago Tribune David Tennant has confirmed that after some emotional but exciting moments his final Doctor Who scenes are in the can. He also confirms that he’s heard nothing about the rumored special The 11 Doctors and reinforces our suspicions that such a special would be an unlikely way to introduce Matt Smith’s 11th Doctor.
From the Chicago Tribune:
Where are you in the filming of the “Doctor Who” specials?
David Tennant: I’m all finished. Three or four weeks ago, I filmed my last scene. So it’s over. Still a long time to go before they’re all broadcast, though, so I’m still clinging on for a bit. But yeah, it’s done. It was very emotional, very exciting. We managed to go out with some of the best scripts I had in four years. So it was a real treat.
Is the general plan for the last specials to be broadcast around Christmastime?
David Tennant: I believe so. I mean, these things can always change. But that’s the plan at the moment. “Planet of the Dead” has already [aired] here, “Water of Mars” will be toward the end of the year, as it leads into the final two-parter [that concludes Tennant's run.]. The plan for those is Christmas-New Year’s time, but they’ll be very secretive about what their plans are until the last minute.
They like to keep us guessing, don’t they?
David Tennant: They keep us all guessing.
Oh, I just thought it was us in the press that they wanted to keep in the dark.
David Tennant: No, it’s exactly the same for us. We usually find out [when the holiday special is on] when the Christmas edition of the Radio Times [the UK's TV Guide] comes out. Then we finally learn what the scheduling is.
You also appear on “Sarah Jane Adventures” too, right?
David Tennant: Yeah, I filmed an episode of that.
Was it one episode or two? I thought I read that it was a two-parter.
David Tennant: Eh, ah, without giving too much away, yeah, it’s a two-parter.
Now I also have to ask, I read a story about all 11 Doctors being united for a charity special some time this fall. Is there any truth to that?
David Tennant: Ooooh, that sounds like a good tabloid wheeze!
Well, if there’s one thing I’ve learned from reading UK tabloids it’s not to trust UK tabloids. So I thought I’d ask the source.
David Tennant: Oh sure. So what are they saying?
They’re saying that for Children in Need, there will be a 15-minute charity film, it will reunite all the past Doctors via old footage or newly shot scenes. So I didn’t know if you knew anything about that.
David Tennant: It’s not something I’ve heard anything about. And I would have thought they’d be in touch. But that’d be quite a curious way to introduce Matt Smith, I’d have thought they’d wait until his first ["Doctor Who"] story. Not anything I’ve heard about yet.
Read the full interview here.
Doctor Who fans will also want to attend this years San Diego Comic-Con as David Tennant will be doing something he hasn’t done before – attending. He’ll be joined on a Doctor Who panel by producer Russell T. Davies, director Euros Lyn and executive producer Julie Gardner. Be there on July 26 at 10am PT if you want in.
The next Doctor Who special titled ‘The Next Doctor’ will air on BBC America June 27th 9/3c.
‘Planet of the Dead’, the first of Tennant’s final four Doctor Who specials, will air on BBC America on July 26 (has already aired in UK and Australia). Two days after airing it’ will be released on Blu-ray and DVD (July 28).
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Click for 'Planet of the Dead' on Blu-ray at Amazon
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