David Tennant departs from Doctor Who in 2010
I know you’re angry, but please don’t shoot the messenger. Or, in this case… the messenger’s messenger, I suppose. Plenty of other people are posting this story, go shoot one of them! Anyway. From the BBC:
David Tennant is to stand down as Doctor Who, after becoming one of the most popular Time Lords in the history of the BBC science fiction show.
Tennant stepped into the Tardis in 2005, and will leave the role after four special episodes are broadcast next year.
“When Doctor Who returns in 2010 it won’t be with me,” he said.
Sorry kids, but we all knew this was going to happen eventually. When William Hartnell became too elderly to continue the role back in the 60s and the concept of regeneration was conceived to explain the transition to Patrick Troughton, I’m sure everyone knew that subsequent actors would all become targets of a “death pool” of sorts. That’s the nature of the beast. Personally, I had Tennant pegged for at least one more year as The Doctor. Oh well.
I’ll miss him. He’s definitely somewhere in my top five of the ten actors who have (officially) played the role over the years… probably somewhere between Tom Baker and Sylvester McCoy. I wonder where the next guy will place? Whenever this happens, the first thing people usually talk after the “who’s next?” speculation is whether or not the newcomer will be able to follow in the wake of their immediate predecessor.
Memo to Auntie Beeb: if you’re going to tap Patrick Stewart for his long-rumoured guest appearance, do it now, as his recent theatrical work alongside Tennant should translate to instant chemistry.
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In a way, we are getting another year. I mean, he’s doing the specials. The problem is we aren’t getting another full-on season.
I figured the writing was on the wall when the Christmas Special was named “The Next Doctor”. Doesn’t exactly have the “Longevity for the current bloke” ring to it.
Still a sad day, though. I think Tennant is a large part of what made the new series so good. It was good with Eccleson; it was great with Tennant.