Fifteenth Doctor

Happy Birthday to The (Fifteenth) Doctor Himself, Ncuti Gatwa!

Christopher Eccleston

Our Friends in the North (1996, clips)

* For as long as I can remember we've had the DVD box set in our house, but amazingly I've still not fully seen any of it. Alongside a pre-A-list Daniel Craig.

Gone in 60 Seconds (2000, clips)

28 Days Later (2002, clips)

Thor: the Dark World (2013)

* I'm not a big fan of the MCU, even in its early days, and although this film is far from the worst of them, it's easy to forget that Eccleston was in it, since he's totally unrecognisable. He had a miserable time too, spending more time in make-up than he did on set.

The A Word (2016-2020)

Casualty (1990 episode)

Dodger (2022 episode)

Macbeth (2018)

Antigone (2012, clips)

* With Jodie Whittaker.

David Tennant

Rab C. Nesbitt (1993 episode, clips)

* Perhaps alarmingly, he plays a trans woman (Davina) in this, but he does it with beautiful sensitivity. And he genuinely looks unbelievable.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

Good Omens (2019-)

* This is one of my favourite shows on TV at the moment. When it doesn't work it's tough, because it tends to be the whole episode that fails, but generally it's excellent.

Hamlet (2008)

Des (2020)

Staged (2020-2022)

* A not exactly hilarious remote sitcom notable for being probably the only thing he's been in with his wife, with the possible exception of The Five-ish Doctors.

Broadchurch (2013-2017)

Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger

* Don't ask.

Matt Smith

The Ruby in the Smoke (2006)

Bert and Dickie (2012)

Last Night in Soho (2021, clips)

The Crown (2016, clips)

* Being a Brit myself, I've never found the royal family anything but boring and wasteful. So I've never really found time to watch this, although from what I've read the only good bits are made up anyway.

Peter Capaldi

The Thick of It (2005-2012)

In the Loop (2009)

The Devil's Hour (2022)

* This is neither as good nor as scary as you'd think, with such a great cast and premise, but it's still kind of interesting.

The Vicar of Dibley (1994 or 1996)

Paddington (2014, clips)

Jodie Whittaker

Black Mirror (2011 episode)

Broadchurch (2013-2017)

* If you haven't watched it yet, do. And do not look up any spoilers. Amazing series.

Venus (2006, clips)

St. Trinian's (2007, clips)

Time (2023, clips)

Trust Me (2017, clips)

Antigone (2012)

Ncuti Gatwa

Sex Education (2019- clips)

* Yep, never seen a full episode. So I had absolutely no idea who Ncuti was when he was cast, only that he was very handsome. He's still very handsome, but fortunately I now know he's a brilliant actor too.

Dose anyone know how i can watch the BBC's proms 2024 doctor who minisode called Bad Music.

Here we go! We finally reached Ncuti Gatwa. I decided to wait a week to post his to give people time to sit on season 1 for a bit (totally not because I forgot about it😂) but what for you is Ncuti Gates’s defining moment as the doctor (so far that is)

For me it has to be him facing off against Sutekh at the beginning of “Empire of Death” he really felt like the hero in this scene and facing off against a returning villain is exactly what Gatwa needed to fully feel like the doctor proper!

You can use your own definition of definitive but put your opinions below!

Comment down your opinions on the fifteenth incarnation of the Doctor.

Maestro (who has become one of my favourites) said that ‘The One Who Waits is nearly here’. This made me ponder over a couple of things over who this mysterious unknown character is. I am 80% sure it’s the supposed ‘Boss’ that the Meep

1) It’s Mrs Flood (whoever she may be (I think the Rani))

2) It’s the Master (although this is highly unlikely because of what the Toymaker said

3) It’s the lady with red fingernails we saw in the Giggle (which may be Mrs Flood)

4) It’s someone’s. The Trickster Brigade (I mean, why not?)

5) It’s one of the Toymaker’s legions (again, unlikely because of what the toymaker said

6) Its some unknown person who we haven’t met yet but is clearly feared throughout the universe

7) It’s Rassilon (idk if he survived the Master’s rampage since he was banished)

8) It’s the Valeyard (I highly hope not!)

9) It’s the Rani (but not Mrs Flood) who hasn’t been seen since that corny Eastenders Crossover

10) Other

What do you all think- I am in the firm belief we will know all this by the end of Season 14/1. It will be interesting to see what they have planned!

Loved the two episodes Yesterday (preferring Devils Chord to the goofy but amusing space babies)

The new Season premieres in two weeks and three days time on Saturday 11th May 2024. This premiere also aligns (on linear television) on the night of the final of the 2024 Eurovision song contestant with the BBC marketing it as a “Whorovision” night! Whorovision Night will see the first two episodes “Space Babies” and “The Devil’s Chord” airing back-to-back, as such I for one am guessing that both episodes will have their BBC IPlayer premiere at midnight!:

https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/doctor-who-season-one-premieres-11th-may-2024#:~:text=A%20simultaneous%20global%20premiere%20date,Who%20returns%2011th%20May%202024. (Great to know that I could well be running twice as late with BGT auditions and possibly even The 1% Club on too that night. I’ll have to see whether or not I can get to them both before the linear premiere).

Sidenote: I would usually try to use a BBC Source, however they haven’t published anything about it and as such I’ve been forced to use the Digital Spy source (This weeks issue of What’s on TV magazine also teases this too by the way). I think the BBC have an advert out that confirms that to be the release date though.

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Please feel free to discuss below, as a Trailer though this will indeed contain some potential Spoilers towards the series in order to generate hype for it, so if you don’t wish to read them please don’t click on the post in order to see the responses. Now you cannot complain as you’ve been warned about the contents of this discussion thread!

Comment down something positive about the fourteenth and current incarnations of The Doctor.