DOCTOR WHO gave fans one hell of a Christmas gift with a first look at the upcoming 60th anniversary specials.
David Tennant is back in the TARDIS for the upcoming episodes, returning as a “Fourteenth” Doctor following his residency as Ten from 2005 to 2010.
Following his shock return afer Jodie Whittaker regenerated earlier this year, the character is on a mission to save an old companion in the shape of Donna Noble (Catherine Tate).
However, that is far easier said than done, as when we last saw Donna she suffered a heartbreaking fate where she was forced to forget about everything she did with the Doctor and their travels.
Fuelled by the knowledge she could literally die if she remembers him, The Doctor needs help to save her as “destiny comes after her”.
In the first look trailer for the 60th anniversary next year, Donna is seen talking to her mum Sylvia (Jacqueline King), noting: “Sometimes I feel like something’s missing. Like I had something lovely, and it’s gone.”
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It seems fate has other things in mind though, and soon she’s crossing paths with the Doctor once again, but to what end?
Something sinister is also on its way with Neil Patrick Harris taking on the role of a strange magician – who looks very much like a bad guy on the loose if you ask us.
The specials, set to air in November 2023, will end with a new regeneration, and Sex Education star Ncuti Gatwa taking over the Doctor role as its Fifteenth regeneration.
Ex Coronation Street actress Millie Gibson will be joining him on his adventures as new companion Ruby Sunday.
The final seconds of the episode sees Gatwa furiously asking: “Will someone tell me what the hell is going on here?!”
Other new additions to the cast include Heartstopper’s Yasmin Finney as Rose, a character currently speculated by fans to be Donna’s daughter.
On the new trailer, which is jam-packed with Easter Eggs for fans to digest, showrunner Russell T Davies says: “We wanted to give fans, friends and families a lovely little Christmas present – with a promise that 2023 will be a riot of Doctor Who goodness!”
Doctor Who returns in November 2023.
