Last night, second series confirmed.
This morning, Eccleston quits Doctor Who.
The fact that the Beeb are openly talking about David Tennant replacing him suggests that they’ve known for some time that Chris might not come back (although there’s talk of him possibly being in the Christmas special). If he is cast, it will please friends of mine who suggested a couple of years ago that he should have been the Ninth Doctor. And hopefully he’ll be contracted for several years…
POTENTIAL SPOILER ALERT [–Will]
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I read Tennant’s name yesterday, before the Eccleston quitting story came out. The story was that the series was going to end on a cliffhanger with the Doctor apparently dead, allowing Rose to find a way to resurrect him early in the new series – thus allowing him to be Eccleston or Tennant as required. I don’t know how that fits with the idea of Eccie appearing in the Christmas Special, though.
joanna lumley!
It’s just a story, though. I don’t give it any credence.
My favourite DW stories are still G Smith’s bits of Clockwork Orange, and the first part of Remiel.