Is David Tennant really the tenth form of the Doctor or has he regenerated before we met him?
2007-02-12 04:48:50 · 11 answers · asked by wasimgasim 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
It's suggested in the Tom Baker story 'The Brain of Morbius' that Hartnell's Doctor might not be the character's first incarnation. However, this aspect of continuity tends to be ignored in other stories, which generally regard Hartnell as playing the first.
2007-02-12 05:56:54 · answer #1 · answered by MHW 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
David Tennant portrays the 10th Doctor. The most widely accepted fact is that William Hartnell was the 1st Doctor at the beginning of the series but continuity has been bent and broken before nad will probably be again sometime in the future. The idea of 'regeneration' was created to allow the actor to be changed and the show keep going, however it was not called that until the change between the 3rd and 4th Doctors. The episode, 'The Brain of Morbius" showed faces prior to William Hartnell's in the life game that the Doctor participated in but in a later story, 'The Deadly Assassin', it is stated that a Time Lord can only regenerate 12 times, making it possible to have only 13 lives. In fiction such ast 'Doctor Who', what ever is that last thing stated becomes the rule-of-thumb until it is ret-conned in the future...
In the storyline itself, the 'Doctor Who' novels have stated that the reason for the regeneration limit is due in part to the fact that once a Time Lord is in their 13th life, there are 13 different personalities or selves, all arguing and fighting for space inside the mind. Making it highly possible for indentity problems or multiple personality syndrome to set in.
2007-02-13 12:16:06 · answer #2 · answered by doctor_76 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean TV forms (canon), or are you including non-canon (films, cartoons etc) forms? There have been ten TV versions -William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, John Pertwee, Tom Baker, Peter Davison (my personal favourite), Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Paul Mcgann (although his only appearance was a film, and a pretty rubbish film at that, it is regarded as canon), Christopher Eccleston and of course David Tennant (whom I had the pleasure of meeting last year, he's a really nice guy).
Non canon-wise, there's Rowan Atkinson (from the Children in Need spoof 'Curse of Fatal Death) and Peter Cushing (from the film Doctor Who and the Daleks).
There is also some fan speculation as to whether the Doctor had incarnations before his 'first' came along. This was caused by a 'flashback' scene in one of the fourth Doctor episodes, though the faces that appeared may simply have been other Time Lords/people he has known during his lifespan.
Hope that helps.
2007-02-13 11:48:23 · answer #3 · answered by Amy R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
9th Regeneration making him the 10th Doctor.
First Regeneration was William Hartnell to Patrick Troughton
Second Regeneration was Troughton to Jon Pertwee
Third Regeneration was Pertwee to Tom Baker
Fourth Regeneration was Baker to Peter Davison
Fifth Regeneration was Davison to Colin Baker (no relation to Tom)
Sixth Regeneration was Baker to Sylvester McCoy (but Baker was never actually featured)
Seventh Regeneration was McCoy to Paul McGann in the TV Movie
Eighth Regeneration was McGann to Christopher Eccleston (supposedly just prior to the 2005 TV series)
Ninth Regeneration was Eccleston to David Tennant (the current Doctor)
In the story Brain of Morbius, it was suggested that there were several regenerations before William Hartnell's Doctor, but that idea has never been accepted amongst most fans.
2007-02-14 22:12:19 · answer #4 · answered by David B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is the 10th Doctor
First Doctor, played by William Hartnell (1963–1966)
Second Doctor, played by Patrick Troughton (1966–1969)
Third Doctor, played by Jon Pertwee (1970–1974)
Fourth Doctor, played by Tom Baker (1974–1981)
Fifth Doctor, played by Peter Davison (1981–1984)
Sixth Doctor, played by Colin Baker (1984–1986)
Seventh Doctor, played by Sylvester McCoy (1987–1989, 1996)
Eighth Doctor, played by Paul McGann (1996)
Ninth Doctor, played by Christopher Eccleston (2005)
Tenth Doctor, played by David Tennant (2005–present)
2007-02-12 12:53:32 · answer #5 · answered by scareyd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you include Paul McGann's big-screen Doctor, then its 9 regenerations.As you say, that makes David Tennant the 10th version of the Timelord.He's only allowed 12, so he's got some mileage left!!
2007-02-12 22:15:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's on his 10th regeneration - He metions to Sarah Jane that he has had several changes.
2007-02-12 13:14:58 · answer #7 · answered by David 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically, he is the 11th, Peter Cushing played him in a film version.
2007-02-12 12:58:54 · answer #8 · answered by psychoticgenius 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is the 10th Doctor !
2007-02-12 13:25:27 · answer #9 · answered by Barker 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-02-12 12:58:51 · answer #10 · answered by LAWRENCE Plamchops 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋