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Official Major 50th Anniversary Casting News
Major Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Casting news
David Tennant, Billie Piper and John Hurt are confirmed for 50th Anniversary special.
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We’re thrilled to confirm that David Tennant and Billie Piper will join Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman in the 50th Anniversary special!
And not only that, acting legend John Hurt will also be guest-starring!
David Tennant and Billie Piper to return for blockbuster celebrations with John Hurt also confirmed.
The BBC has today revealed some of the all-star cast that will mark the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who. David Tennant and Billie Piper will join current Doctor and companion, Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman, while John Hurt (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Alien, Harry Potter) will also co-star.
Last seen as the Doctor on January 1st 2010, this will be the first time Tennant has reprised his role as the Tenth Doctor. During his reign as the Time Lord, Tennant appeared in three series as well as several specials. He was first revealed as the Doctor in the 2005 series finale, ‘The Parting of the Ways’.
Meanwhile Billie Piper, who played companion Rose Tyler for two series following the reboot in 2005, will appear in the show for the first time since featuring in Tennant’s last episode, ‘The End of Time’ in 2010.
Also confirmed to join the cast is John Hurt who will also co-star in the 3D anniversary special that will form part of blockbuster celebrations, set to take over the BBC. Produced by BBC Cymru Wales for BBC One, the 50th anniversary will be written by Steven Moffat and Directed by Nick Hurran.
Filming for the 50th anniversary starts this week. Meanwhile a brand new series starts on BBC ONE today (30 March) at 6:15pm for a run of eight epic episodes, which officially introduces the Doctor’s newest companion, Clara Oswald, played by Jenna-Louise Coleman.
It’s Official!
David Tennant is returning
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— Doctor Who Official (@bbcdoctorwho) March 30, 2013
Billie Piper is returning
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— Doctor Who Official (@bbcdoctorwho) March 30, 2013
RORY DOCTOR RIVER POND
April 1st, 2013 - 12:38pmTrue Scott the Raptor!
Scott the Raptor
April 1st, 2013 - 10:57amIt’s not our fault David was such a great Doctor!
BRING BACK DAVID TENNANT 😆
BRING BACK DAVID TENNANT 😆
BRING BACK DAVID TENNANT 😆
That was a joke by the way. David Tennant was still BRILLIANT though.
Ian
April 1st, 2013 - 10:46amMy theory is the 10th Doctor and Rose will be when they traveled together, before the events of Doomsday.
I bet a lot of females are happy Tennant is back.
DOCTOR WHO ONE
April 1st, 2013 - 8:21amSo am I, but ya don’t see me going –
BRING BACK DAVID TENNANT 😀
BRING BACK DAVID TENNANT 😀
BRING BACK DAVID TENNANT 😀
Over and over and over again. It’s one of the most annoying things so many of us Doctor Who fan’s have to put up with from those obsessed with David Tennant rather then just being obsessed with Doctor Who such as myself.
Rooners
March 31st, 2013 - 11:25pmI bet he will be playing an aged half human meta crisis Doctor, rather than the actual 10th Doctor.
Anonymous
March 31st, 2013 - 6:49pmWell given that we’ve got the other six major Doctor Who enemies coming back this year it would make sense.
RORY DOCTOR RIVER POND
March 31st, 2013 - 5:47pmOr rather, David Tennant.
RORY DOCTOR RIVER POND
March 31st, 2013 - 5:47pmI like David Teannant.
DOCTOR WHO ONE
March 31st, 2013 - 5:17pmHopefully this will shut up a lot of ‘BRING BACK DAVID TENNANT !’ fan’s from going on and on about him, but seeing as his only gonna be in this one off special, they’ll soon be driving us up the wall again with ‘BRING BACK DAVID TENNANT – AGAIN !!’.
RORY DOCTOR RIVER POND
March 31st, 2013 - 5:15pmyay!
TheMadManWithABox1
March 31st, 2013 - 12:56pmDon’t forget Peter davidson and paul mgann
Jonathan
March 31st, 2013 - 10:30amYes and maybe companions whose Doctors aren’t alive today could be paired up with those Doctors like 8 and 9
Lee Adams (Dalek Tales creator)
March 31st, 2013 - 9:12amTime is relative, just because rose and meta ten are in a parallel universe, does not mean to say that smith wont go back on his own timeline and run into ten and rose in a past adventure.
sunny
March 31st, 2013 - 8:29amI don’t like Rose either;but I love David Tennant and I don’t know how you are saying that!
Liason Ice
March 31st, 2013 - 7:51amThis is gunna be amazing.
David and Matt side by side can not wait for November 😀
Hector Sandler
March 31st, 2013 - 6:56amWhat other former Who Chris Eclesson,Colin Baker,Syvester McCoy & Tom Baker who still alive today.
66
March 31st, 2013 - 2:40amKid it could be a pre-doomsday doctor and rose
66
March 31st, 2013 - 2:38amScott, it says some of the casting news has been revealed. Anything could be happening
Dalek The Supreme
March 31st, 2013 - 2:32amCome on! I hate Rose and don’t like Tennant as much as the other Doctors, and I’m still excited!
Dalek The Supreme
March 31st, 2013 - 2:29amOh, and the Daleks of course! How could I forget the Daleks?
Dalek The Supreme
March 31st, 2013 - 2:28amYes, along with the Fourth Doctor, K-9, the Seventh Doctor, Ace, and the Eighth Doctor…
scott stenhouse
March 31st, 2013 - 2:09amis that it 50 years and we get 2 people from the past i take it you all remember the 5 doctors with a huge amount of old stars i would like to see some fiesty girls there like ace and tegan
scott stenhouse
March 31st, 2013 - 12:55amit says its been confirmed by the bbc
Colin Buckley
March 31st, 2013 - 12:32amThe best doctor..
John Smith
March 30th, 2013 - 11:34pm@timelord327
Made me laugh!
John Smith
March 30th, 2013 - 11:24pmI’m not really sure what to think about this news. I’m taking a guess in saying that they’ll probably be back but it won’t be THE TENTH DOCTOR. It’ll be the human meta-crisis version of himself. However they will wrap a storyline around the return of David and Billie, the parallel universes, the 11th Doctor and Clara is making me wonder… Will they really be able to pull this off?
MasterKasterborous
March 30th, 2013 - 11:24pmOr it could be the actual Doctor and Rose from their adventures set during Season 28…
Coming Full Circle
March 30th, 2013 - 10:55pmThe Face of Boe, who is possibly Jack Harkness would be a surprise return?
Coming Full Circle
March 30th, 2013 - 10:44pmI am thinking The Master may perhaps return, and that possibly Clara is his daughter??? Or that The Master returns as well played by John Hurt, who is also appearing in the episode?
thedaleksdeath
March 30th, 2013 - 10:00pmOr it could be the Doctor and Rose from series 2?