![]() ![]() The first of three specials, Whittaker’s final bout as the Doctor, premiered on New Year’s Day. ![]() That said, this is the same insider who named Grant as Whittaker’s successor, so you might want to take that with a grain of salt. The Mirror’s insider claimed Davies’ vision for the future of the show is a “Marvel-like product”, which is to say “building franchises around the Doctor and other key characters in his many lives”. The chosen one will replace Jodie Whittaker, the first female Doctor, who announced last year that she was leaving the show after three seasons. ![]() So are It’s A Sin stars Omari Douglas and Lydia West. If the rumours are true, British singer Olly Alexander and the award-winning I May Destroy You star and creator Michaela Coel are also in the running. Perhaps Tennant put in a good word for his friend? The good friends have starred in the Amazon Prime Series since 2019, with Tennant as the mischievous demon Crowley and Sheen as angel Aziraphale. Per the UK’s Independent, other rumoured celebrities include Tennant’s Good Omens co-star Michael Sheen. Sure, it’s a weird theory but this is Doctor Who we’re talking about. They theorise that the Good Omens star, who was the 10th incarnation of the Time Lord, will return as an entirely different Doctor. Tennant as the Doctor? Again? Well, that’s what fans believe. The Love Actually star aside, rumours swirled in January that David Tennant would (sort of) reprise his role as the Time Lord. “I literally offered him Doctor Who in 2004,” showrunner Russell T Davies told inews in 2018.ĭavies is the man responsible for the show’s revival and will regain control of the TARDIS in 2023 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who, and series beyond. Photo: Amazon Prime Videoįor what it’s worth, Grant was the the first choice to play the Doctor when the BBC was in talks to revive the show in 2004. Doctor Who? Good Omens stars Michael Sheen and David Tennant are both in the running, according to the rumours. Tweet from not, Whovians, because there are plenty of other ‘rumoured’ actors in the running and they are yet to crush our dreams with official word. “Nothing against Dr W but I’m not,” he wrote in response to the rumours. Although, Grant doesn’t seem very keen on the top job. Grant was apparently in “secret talks” with production.īut the Hollywood A-lister was quick to smack down the claims, tweeting on Tuesday that he has “no idea where the story came from”. In 2017, the long-running BBC drama achieved a milestone by casting the show’s first ever female lead, actress Jodie Whittaker.įirst appearing the eleventh series, Whittaker played the Thirteenth reincarnation of the Doctor until the end of the thirteenth series.The UK’s Daily Mirror rocked the Doctor Who fandom after it cited an anonymous source who said the Love Actually star was “tipped” to become the next Time Lord. How long has Jodie Whittaker played the Doctor? T'Nia Miller, known for playing Hannah Grose in The Haunting of Bly Manor.I May Destroy You actress Michaela Coel.Here are some other bookies favourites to take on the role: In an interview airing on BBC Radio 1, Jodie Whittaker, the current Doctor, said: “If we had the power to choose, I’m going to pick an actress who I think is really exciting and I think would be phenomenal, an actress called Lydia West." While actor Michael Sheen has crushed the hopes of some fans regarding rumours naming him as the next Doctor, telling Metro he is "very flattered" to be considered, Olly Alexander and Lydia West are currently the bookies favourites.
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