One thing I liked about the War Doctor being introduced is that it weirdly enhanced the beginning of The Next Doctor Xmas special for me. When Ten says to Jackson Lake “the next doctor or the next but one”, it now works as an example of just how committed the doctor was at pretending War didn’t exist. Even though deep down he knows he’s got one regeneration left at that point.

The character posters for both David & Ncuti's Doctors give me an idea of how they're gonna be handled differently & I really can't wait any longer.

We know Ncuti & Millie’s first full episode together will be the (supposed) Christmas special before series 14 which undoubtedly’ll be where 15 & Ruby first meet, but I do agree it would be really cool if Millie briefly made an appearance alongside Ncuti in front of David & Catherine and gave us just a taste of what’s to come with them

Okay am I the only one who’d never heard Ncuti Gatwa’s name said out loud before and always thought it was pronounced “ne-coo-ti”?

I have a feeling that The Doctor is going through an unstable regeneration and is going to phase between Tennant and Gatwa throughout the specials

With the concept of regeneration (or at least the limit) thrown out the window for the moment, I would love to see a version of the 60th where 14 and 15 are constantly swapping back and forth faces, with the plot revolving around the Doctor(s) trying to reconcile the past and the future, hence the return of David and the introduction of Ncuti. The Doctor has to choose their path forward and accept their future.

Honestly im most interested to see how RTD has developed as a writer and showrunner. I love his original run, and I know he was already established when he took on DW, but it'll be interesting to see how his writing and leadership has matured in the years since

what if they recreate the ninth doctor introduction, 15th grab Donna's hand and simply say "run"

I swear to god if this guy predicts the 60th's plot for a second time

I think it is important for river song to make an appearance. Remember, when she first saw ten in the libary, she immediately knew it was the doctor. It was only when she looked into his eyes, that she recognised that he was younger.

I’m hoping for another good predictions! You’ve nailed it many times before, so fingers crossed your right?

I don’t think it’ll happen because Millie was only decided by weeks or months after 60th filming

I feel like that only scene of Ncuti asking what’s going on is shown and we’ll see more of him in the final special after he regenerated from Tennant again

This is a really interesting video!! Can't wait to see 15 and Ruby Sunday aha

Due to Ncuti's busy schedule when the 60th was filming, my guess is he's more likely going to be he'll be mostly be in his own subplot, being trapped in a void by NPH who is responsible for 10s returning, with the specials exploring the flaws in trying to return to a past life that no longer exists and ultimately leads to Tennant's Doctor accepting his fate and Donna making piece with forgetting her time in the TARDIS, allowing Ncuti to become the Doctor properly by the end.

I agree we’re getting way more ncuti than people think but we’ve already seen him in the 60th trailers wearing David’s clothes. So something happens there

7:21 I came up with a great new Doctor with old Doctor story idea years ago. Basically, we spend the entire episode with the current Doctor being helped by a terrified office IT worker, only for it to be discovered that this was a memory wiped new incarnation of The Doctor, only realised once the old regenerated.

I actually never realised it wasn’t Capaldi but the General who said ‘no sir, all 13!’. It sounds so triumphant it’s out of character for the general… who doesn’t like Timelords iterations crossing over. He does refer to the Doctor as Sir a lot, so it should have been obvious but I just assumed they hadn’t figured out Capaldi’s personality yet.

I think Jodie regenerated into both David and Ncuti. Ncuti is meant to be the true successor to Jodie but the toymaker has done something with reality that instead brings back an old face while Ncuti is in a sort of limbo state. There was a leak that stated that David interacts with Ncuti wearing David's clothes (only a shirt and pants). I don't see Millie Gibson appearing at all. RTD needs a hook for the christmas special and that hook would have to be the new companion. Also, I think RTD will bring back old doctors such as Smith, daddy Capaldi, and maybe even Whittaker. Eccleston appearing would be quite a welcome surprise but I don't see it due to past issues with RTD. Maybe 14 is an amalgamation of previous doctors and they'll all be switching faces? That would be a new approach to multi doctor. Or maybe they'll come back as ghosts, dolls, or guardians of the edge urging 14 to let go and become 15? With the toymaker possibly being involved anything is possible. I don't think 15 and Ruby will time travel back to help 14. I think Ncuti's appearance is the product of a new type of regeneration or maybe even a projection of a future incarnation like the yogi in "Planet of the Spiders".

I figured from the very beginning the 60th would still be a multi-Doctor episode because the first trailer showed Ncuti “What the hell is going on here!”’ I just figured we were going to see the 15th Doctor on “the edge” inside the 14th Doctor’s mind, signifying that 14 isn’t quite right somehow & 15 was who he was meant to turn into. Even if you pull a Capaldi & have Future Gatwa show up to help Tennant … the show would still need to physically show Tennant regenerating. I don’t see them seriously time skipping to get out of that. The reason 9 has no regeneration episode was because Series 1 was a soft reboot that needed to be accessible to people who had no idea what Doctor Who was & that lore would get in the way

I’d be happy for this to be a modern two doctors! Ncuti and David will definitely share some scenes, here’s to the 60th!

I agree that could be fun,but i think the regeneration formula is to make each new doctor an easy jumping on point to explain the premise. Establishing a character alongside that premise building can be really endearing. Eccleston didnt have that luxury for various reasons, and i think it contributes to him being less loved than 10 and 11.

Well it looks like 15 and Ruby will debut in 2023 just instead of November its December.

It would also be interesting if they filmed Ncuti's first episode and then he works on the special

Just noticed the Lego Batmen in the background :) Yeah I think the doctor's first onscreen appearance being fully realized would be *fantastic* :) Seeing Ncuti appear to help 14 being realized would help with selling him to the audience as The Doctor as well so they give him a chance. All the people returning to see Tennant and Donna will be curious about Ncuti more now and I assume like him, so they'll stick around for his series as well. A good marketing move from Russel T Davies if that was his plan. That being his job anyway to help revive the show after Chibnal.

This would be the ultimate Wibbly Wobbly Timey-Wimey idea and I'm fully on board with it. It also could explain why we're getting alternating announcements for both Tennant and Ncuti Gatwa constantly.

You make this transition structure sound so simple, logical, and good that I'm now afraid for the moment they're not adhering to this. Well, they could always ask you to take over, ha!

We still have the xmas special in december. We won't have to wait until 2024 to watch Ncuti's first solo story

Ive said this for years, but I want a series that is 2 doctors travelling together, and the main storyline is which is the current doctor and which doctor is the future incarnation. Both suffering from Regeneration sickness due to over-regenerating. Time running out. I dunno, would be very cool to see.

Maybe David Tennant's 14th Doctor will meet his 10th Doctor.

Cannot wait for the 60th anniversary should be Fantastic!and love the fact you're going to release more doctor who videos, keep up the brilliant work mate.👌🍻😁

Also isn’t the only clip of Ncuti in the trailer showing him in 14’s costume? Suggesting he’s shown regenerating?? 15 even says what the hell is going on!! This clip could be entirely fake… but it suggests he’s not entering the story fully formed

I feel like the sixtieth anniversary being fixing Donna aslong as it's done tastefully and logically I'm happy, Donna NEVER deserved that end, she never deserved to forget.

After seeing so much of Ncuti in Sex Education where he plays a character that is nothing like the Doctor I’m so excited to see him in such a different role.

Your Doctor Who videos are my favourite

I think 14 and 15 are going to sort of talk to each other kind of like an mental chat, that way we as an audience can see who 15 is as an introduction, because lets be honest most people are here to see 14 (0r 10) and donna, after that the main audience are gone, so having the two talk would be interesting as well an way to introduce the character which would be something good... however I trust RTD and I am curious how this would go, what I want is; story, character and fun, that all I am after.

“The 50th was ten years ago” I almost don’t believe you, but it’s true

I love your Doctor Who videos!

I don't see people talking about this, but in the Doctor Who Magazine 14 series (which RTD has confirmed canon) they don't give him any post-regeneration sickness. So I could see it getting ditched when 15 first appears

Please make the Deep Breath video! That phone call scene is just **chef’s kiss**

video starts at 2:50

We are getting 15 for a Xmas Special this year!

this sounds great! unfortunately i dont think its going to happen, but it would be really cool if it did. and if this doesn’t happen, i hope it does one day. although that being said, it does sound like ncuti will have a more substantial role than we initially thought.

Well… you were partly right so that’s a plus.

I’m curious as to whether using ‘hitherto undreamt of’ came to you before the avengers clip or the clip inspired it. Like how did you you remember Tony saying that?

Ngl this sounds somewhat interesting but I'm concerned that it could come off like Mel in Trial of a Time Lord where we have a companion from the future but it is just strange since we don't have a clue who she is.

I like this but I don’t think it would happen, only bc the reason Tennant was brought in was that Ncuti couldn’t shoot for the 60th because of scheduling conflicts, and we’ve seen a clip of Ncuti in 14s costume (which also leads me to believe 14 is being manipulated by the celestial toy maker)

It's almost like Mel's introduction story. AND SHE'S BACK

Honestly, this makes so much sense. And I'm looking forward to Doctor Who thriving again as it did during 9th, 10th, and most of 11th Doctor eras.

gotta ask whats the music you use in the background of the video?

The idea of the watcher being a foreshadow of five arriving during four’s last story was a neat idea. I’ve always hoped they might have explored that again so maybe fourteen can do something similar for fifteen?

my initial thought was by the end of episode 2, 14 will regenerate to ncuti, but i like your idea better

This idea of the next doctor returning to aid the last reminds me of a fan theory I had back during 11's final season. The theory was: the inconsistencies with Clara were not casting and writing problems behind the scenes, but clues that Clara was actually a chameleon arch'ed 12th Doctor and that the Doctor had created a companion out of herself in order to see to it the 11th actually achieved a regeneration, ensuring she would exist at all. Obviously in this line of thinking, Smith would regenerate into Jenna Coleman where she would then go on to play the next doctor who would be a wildly different character from Clara. Classic bootstrap of Clara's identity coming about because the Doctor remembered it when it previously happened to them, which creates that identity that the past Doctor encounters and comes to remember. Honestly, I like my theory better than what actually happened. The danger of fan theories I suppose.

Funny thing is we can do both with a fully formed companion and doctor relationship with Ruby and 15 in the 60th and still do the introduction and they could either build up to the moment that they go back to the 60th or just have it be something you know that is going to happen but we never see it like when Capaldi comes into the 50th (even though he clearly went in during deep breath)

While this would be a great idea I really really hope we get at least Matt back. 12 and the ponds would also be great. But hey there's 3 hours of content here I'm sure they could do both somehow. Also I do have to say though I still would like a regeneration story if they do this path. While certainly not necessary I think it would be really cool to see how Ncuti becomes the doctor we see in the 60th. It would be like those movies/shows who show you the ending right at the very beginning and leave you wondering throughout the whole thing what's going to happen to get there.

10 Meta-crisis and 14 would be a neat idea imo I'd have loved "The Six Doctors" but alas...

I'm stoked for the 60th. I've been a fan since Christopher Eggleston's run and I can't wait

I would like to see Capaldi and Smith cameo.

One way to do a duel doctor is to play into the weird regeneration cycle. The doctor has given the tardis phone number to companions before and it’s had to connect their points in the doctors personal timeline so what if the 14th doctor causes confusion in the timeline connection and someone like Kate or Martha calls the doctor but when 14 is seen with the tardis Kate assume that’s the version of the doctor they were calling so we have the 15th doctor running around confused for a bit because they got called in, the 50th set the precedent in modern who that the doctor won’t remember a multi doctor adventure until the oldest involved has already experienced it so 15 might not remember the adventure until after it’s over.

I think Ncuti will be present in the final special or maybe sprinkled here and there all over the specials. I don't think they would've shown him in the trailers if his presence would've been limited to the last minutes of the anniversary. But I don't think he will have a lot to do. I think he was shooting "Barbie" when they were shooting specials. The promo materials that are all over the net and SDCC lately are not for the 60th Specials, so there probably won't be Ruby Sunday in Specials. The promo are for the episodes that we will get this year. And we will get Three Tennant specials in November and first Ncuti Christmas Special in December. So they are pretty close to each other, hence why promotion for the christmas special and new Doctor already started. But honestly, we don't have enough knowledge of anything what RTD is doing, so we all just speculating :D

I think if we see any other doctor it might be in the edge that we saw in power of the doctor because the background of where 15 asks what the hell is going on here? It looks like the edge to me but I could be wrong

Fun idea!: Ncuti shows up, but as a human pulled along for whatever adventure. He ultimately ends up sacrificing himself in some insanely noble way and when 14’s regeneration is triggered, he takes on his form. The doctor then has to grapple with the fact that every time he looks in the mirror, he’s reminded of that beautiful soul he failed to save. If this doesn’t happen, I’ll wipe the dust off my AO3 account 😂

We know that RTD is good at just escalating the thrills (eg Daleks vs Cyberman) so perhaps in the 60th anniversary we get two new Doctors (the 15th Ncuti, and a totally unannounced new one from the Doctor's future timeline). Or the Celestial Toymaker (assumed to be Neil Patrick Harris) splits the 14th Doctor into two new regenerations (the 15th and 16th) and we go forward with two separate seasons each involving a new Doctor. I hope the specials come up with ideas like this or better.

Well that aged well🙂

Yes

Me and a friend agreed that in our opinions that Russell will use The Guardians Of The Edge and be able to have 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 arguing and debating which to me would be awesome, I love the potential idea of 14 finally coming to terms with letting that appearance go and finally completing the regeneration that imo he intervened

Can we start celebrating the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who NOW!!! November is a few months away but seems like FOREVER!!! I wanna see these episodes and see where they’re gonna take us.

Fantastic! From your lips to RTD's ears... which wouldn't matter since the show is already shot, but still. Time travel? Hey -- do the American union strikes effect Doctor Who at all? I am pro-union all the way, but I also want my Doctor! I hope I can get it without anyone crossing any picket lines. Sigh. Great video, thanks!

okokok i know that this is so not relevant but did yall see ncuti in Barbie? Like, I saw him at the credits in the beginning, freaked out, and then just died laughing whenever he was on screen. I really loved the barbie movie all around but the doctor being in it really only enhanced it so much for me

Reminds me of the show Psych

I wouldn't mind, as long as I see the regeneration

W video marble hornets video when?

Imagine if Donna and 14 were pinned against a wall, scared, moments from the episode ending, 14's hand moves along the wall before making contact with something unfamiliar. 15 looks 14 in the eyes and says "run." and the credits roll. I need to lay down for 45 minutes after thinking about that, no actually, a full hour!

I SWEAR this man is a whole profit!!

Why didn't they just bring back David Tennant as the tenth doctor as opposed to making him the 14th?

Ah, this has aged incredibly well

You could release Deep Breath's Video (12), Alongside Series 5 Essay (11) and the MCW (10) leading up to the 60th...I know the other 2 are but with Deep Breath would be really Cool!!!

Mate I WANT MATT SMITH!

I feel you the only one with thought it was capaldi that said “all 13” 😭

I saw a “leak” about a ‘binary regeneration’ where he regenerates and there’s suddenly just two of him at the same time. While I don’t really believe this, it could be an interesting way to do 15s regeneration story during the 60th.

It was pretty clear to me from the info that I got that Tennant will be the only doctor during the 60th specials and Ncuti will take the lead from this xmas special onwards, maybe starting at the end of the last 60th special. Anyway, I dont care that much about whatever happens with the plot, I just hope the writing goes back to being good, that there are surprises, and completely ignores whatever happened in seasons 11-13. I miss liking doctor who.

a conjoined twin doctor would be fire

Anyone else realise that even when he uses the actors real names (David, Ncuti, Millie) he still calls Catherine Donna? 13:49

Millie wasn’t cast yet when they filmed the 60th irrc?

I think it’s a good idea but idk how they would end the 3rd special and lead into Ncutis doctor, like is it just gona end with us going off with Ncuti? Interesting

I thought the line was from Capaldi too

I doubt Ncuti will play a major role tbh. The whole reason they needed to push his series back is because he was unavailable to film because of Barbie. So I’d be very surprised if he plays a major role in any real capacity. As for 11 and 12, I’m not getting my hopes up. I’d absolutely love to see it but honestly I kind of want to keep my expectations low as to not get too disappointed when it inevitably doesn’t live up to my fan expectations

Side note, but I kept staring at your wardrobe. It's a handsome piece, a real antique, no?

I am very happy to see that you had been corrected. No, sir, all _thirteen!_

At they gonna fix the timeless child lol

While I'd love to see Capaldi come back, as he's my favourite doctor, but I doubt he'll come back due to the way he left the show. At the time Peter said he wanted to continue, but Chris Chibnall wanted to start with his own doctor. So there are rumours/theories that Capaldi didn't chose to leave and that he was fired, and that's why in recent interviews he's said that he's not coming back. Or maybe he did choose to leave and it'll be a big surprise when he and Matt Smith show up in the 60th

I’m honestly hoping for a story with a meta commentary on the show. Sure you have the tenth doctor (not really it’s fourteen but you get my point) and Donna back which for many is the dream team. Things though can’t go back to the way they were. People change and the Doctor has definitely changed depending on how you look at it. (1500 years or over 4.5 billion years). It would be a great way of respecting the past but a warning we should not try to make things like they were.

Heyyy Who's back!

The hat and glasses have given you a spring in your... stand! I like it :)

Vous êtes vraiment prêt a tout accepter....

yes yes and yes again

The Barbie bit… worth it.

I doubt very seriously watching the Barbie Movie Ken give you any idea on how he will play the doctor

I see the strike as a win-win. If the studios lose its a big screw you to big companies. If the writers lose than it’s a screw you to the overpaid bland woke crap that gets dumped on the audiences.

Solidarity to all the writers, actors and all other workers on Strike ✊️