The eleventh doctor spends most of his first full episode, the eleventh hour, in the tattered remains of the tenth doctors clothing, leading young amelia pond. The role of the doctor had been played by william hartnell since the programme began in 1963 but, by 1966, it was increasingly apparent that hartnells health was deteriorating and he was becoming more difficult to work with. Doctor who matt smiths finale episode rate christmas special. The televised regeneration of the sixth doctor was a rather less impressive rise of dramatic keyboard and synth electric guitar, reflecting well the anticlimactic nature of the ranis defeat. The twelfth doctors regeneration doctor who bbc america. Matt smiths doctor is in his 12th body but hes the 11th doctor, however there is no such character as the 11th doctor hes just the doctor, thats what he calls himself. Travel in the tardis with clips dating back to the doctors first incarnation in 1963, all the way through dozens of regenerations. Last nights doctor who regeneration explained the mary sue.
The tenth doctor is an incarnation of the doctor, the protagonist of the bbc science fiction television programme doctor who, who is played by david tennant in three series as well as nine specials. Breaking the rules of regeneration doctor who the time of the. Bbc has officially released the regeneration clip from this years doctor who christmas special, twice upon a time, showing jodie whittaker taking over from peter capaldi to become the thirteenth doctor. The role of the doctor had been played by william hartnell since the programme began in 1963 but, by 1966, it was increasingly apparent that hartnell s health was deteriorating and he was becoming more difficult to work with. Following is a collection of last and first words from the doctor the doctor. The generals regeneration hell bent doctor who bbc. This is preceded by the 50th anniversary special, the day of the doctor which followed the series 7 finale, the name of the doctor. Worst to best doctor who regenerations jun 03, 2017 doctor who series 10 episode 8. Sep 02, 2019 when the 11th doctor matt smith became the 12th doctor peter capaldi in the time of the doctor, most fans were keenly aware that capaldi had played not one, but two separate roles in the who universe before.
The tenth doctor regenerates david tennant to matt smith. Doctor whos peter capaldi will delay regeneration until. Capaldi, who is the twelfth doctor, wont regenerate as normal in. For several years, the special was named a christmas special with. A typical time lord regeneratesafter being shot by the twelfth doctor. Click on each episode to find out more information, including cast and production team credits, synopsis, facts, merchandise information, as well and pictures and other related media. Doctor who online episode guide the eleventh doctor. Dec 26, 2017 colin baker as the sixth doctor in time and the rani unlike the other doctors, colin baker unceremoniously left who in between seasons, forcing an impromptu regeneration in 1987 that. The episode also features jenna coleman as the doctors companion clara oswald, plus several enemies of the.
The eleventh doctor gets a new audio adventure, and much more the eleventh doctor meets jo jones, river song faces weeping angels and much more. With his regeneration complete, the eleventh doctor matt smith inspects his new body before realising that the tardis is hurtling back to earth. Many people believe the tenth doctor was vain and this vanity certainly comes. The eleventh doctor regenerates matt smith to peter capaldi. The sixth doctors era was marked by the decision of the bbc controller michael grade to put the series on an 18month. The twelfth doctor says his last words in the tardis before the thirteenth doctor makes her first appearance. We are all different people all through our lives and thats okay, thats good youve got to keep moving so long as you remember all the people that you used to be. The eleventh doctor regenerates matt smith to peter. Worst to best doctor who regenerations finished a lot of readers have been asking how i got on with making my matt smith regeneration waistcoat. Read 11th doctor regeneration speech from the story doctor who by dogayalcin2 with 312 reads. Jul 25, 2014 not to mention that we saw three of those in 20 alone with the eighth doctors regeneration, the war doctors regeneration, and the beginning of the eleventh doctors regeneration on the clock tower. The tenth doctor 11th incarnation was, and still is, my doctor and i know many fans would agree with me. The time of the doctor, the 11thish time lord found himself tasked.
The concept of regeneration was created in 1966 by the writers of doctor who as a method of replacing the leading actor. According to the series, time lords are able to survive injuries which would otherwise be fatal by regenerating, gaining a new. The eleventh doctor matt smith regenerated into the twelfth peter capaldi in the 20 christmas special, the time of the doctor. His appearance in the first of these was at the end of the final episode of the caves of androzani which featured the regeneration from the fifth doctor and thereafter in the following serial the twin dilemma, the end of that season. Below is a complete list of the 11th doctor adventures.
But the doctor took off the bow tie because he was dying and the doctor gave up put down the bow tie because the 11th doctor said so many times in the snowman special well it might have been just once oh, i put it on the doctor stopped wearing the bow tie in that episode because he retired from being the doctor the bow tie was the doctor. He spends much of the episode begging rose to see that he is the same person as the ninth doctor. One of the reasons that the highly successful tv series, doctor who has lasted nearly 50 years is an ingenious plot devise. The doctor regenerated into the eleventh doctor, played by matt smith. Doctor whos regeneration history may be more insane than. Dec 07, 2012 with his regeneration complete, the eleventh doctor matt smith inspects his new body before realising that the tardis is hurtling back to earth.
The war doctor regeneration does count and the doctor explicitly said it counted, in time of the doctor. I believe the episode youre referring to is the day of the doctor which recently aired with doctors 10 and 11 as well as the war doctor. Bbc one doctor who, series 5, the doctor regeneration. The time of the doctor is an episode of the british science fiction television programme. So i personally found it to be a welcome change from the expected regeneration effect. Why i hate the tenth doctors regeneration doctor who tv. As they delve deeper into the mystery, the doctor and grace bear witness to the resurrection of the time lord s greatest foe, the master. Matt smith remained on the tardis from 2010 until christmas 20 when the eleventh doctor regenerated. On the planet karn, having died and been temprarily resurrected by the sisterhood, the 8th doctor drinks an elixir to regenerate and become the war doctor, as played by john hurt.
In a different episode, the 11th doctor says that he has used his cycle already. As with previous incarnations of the doctor, the character has also appeared in other doctor who multimedia within the series narrative, the doctor is a. Owing to the limited number of episodes, below is a complete list of the war doctor appearances. Why i love the 11th doctors regeneration doctor who tv. Not only does it allow for the replacement of the actor, but also injects new life into the show, with a new take on the character. Fans react to matt smiths the eleventh doctor, series seven regeneration scene from the episode the time of the doctor. The tardis crash lands in a parallel universe, where the doctor, nip and strider encounter an abandoned baby with supernatural powers. What every doctor who regeneration says about each doctor. Doctor who speeches eleventh doctor regeneration wattpad. Any moment now, hes a coming, the doctor and i always will be. In the programme s narrative, the doctor is a centuriesold time lord alien from the.
The doctor 20 episodes strider 10 episodes nip 9 episodes grace thompson 8 episodes leo carrson 6 episodes lance hayden 5 episodes ariel 1 episode production edit. This article contains spoilers for 2017s doctor who christmas special, twice upon a time. Not to mention that we saw three of those in 20 alone with the eighth doctors regeneration, the war doctors regeneration, and the beginning of the eleventh doctors regeneration on the clock tower. Moffat offers advice to fans about whittakers female doctor. As with previous incarnations of the doctor, the character has also appeared in other doctor who spinoffs. Doctor who regeneration canon changed with one pivotal. Bill saves the world, and the doctor regenerates james baldock saturday 3 jun 2017 8. Travel in the tardis with clips dating back to the doctor s first incarnation in 1963, all the way through dozens of regenerations. Doctor who 7x14 time of the doctor eleven regenerates.
The show has never cast an actor who couldnt play the part, and its unlikely that it will start. Click on each episode to find out more information, including cast and production team credits, synopsis, facts, merchandise information, as. He is played by matt smith, in three series as well as five specials, over an almost fouryearlong period. List of doctor who episodes for the eleventh doctor matt. The tenth doctor regenerates david tennant to matt smith the. Is it true that the doctor can only regenerate 12 times. The doctor and grace follow a lead to weird goings on within a school where 99% of the pupils and teachers are away on special classes. Many people believe the tenth doctor was vain and this vanity certainly comes through in the final 15 minutes of the end of time.
The sixth doctor s era was marked by the decision of the bbc controller michael grade to put the series on an 18month. Jan 05, 2015 recall when the tenth doctor first appeared on the scene in the 2005 children in need miniepisode. Doctor who matt smiths finale episode rate christmas. With his regeneration complete, the eleventh doctor matt smith inspects.
In the 10th doctor episode the fires of pompeii capaldi played a roman named caecilius. Theres already a couple of mashupscompilations on youtube of this. Focused initially on his new form, the eleventh doctor. Doctor who online episode guide the war doctor episodes. Hell bentthe causes of regeneration, especially amongst time lords, were many and varied they ran the gamut from simple desire to change to sentencing for convictions, to lifethreatening maladies, to bluntforce trauma. I will still try and like the new dr who season 8 but canceled my.
Explosive, exuberant, emotionally unpredictable and adventurous, the eleventh doctor was the final incarnation of the doctor s original regenerative cycle. As the th doctor tried to help ruth unravel that mystery, it became apparent that ruth was a time lord who had used a device called a chameleon arch to become human and gone into hiding. Introduced in the season 12 episode fugitive of the judoon, ruth was a seemingly normal british tour guide who became the target of the judoon s rhinolike mercenary police force for some unknown reason. Why does the war doctor not count as a regeneration but. In season 6 of doctor who, the 11th doctor starts to regenerate. Its sad to realize he regerated alone but the other doctors had a.
As with every doctors era, smith had plenty of fantastically written episodes, but others left something to be desired. Mar 01, 2020 it has been a tradition for doctor who to release a special episode at years end since the shows return in 2005. As with previous incarnations of the doctor, the character has also appeared in other doctor who spinoffs within the series narrative, the doctor is a centuriesold alien time lord from the. With seemingly no options left, the doctor faces the daleks, but his time isnt up just quite yet. Doctor whos peter capaldi will delay regeneration until this years christmas special. David tennants onehearted regeneration counts as a regeneration, but not as a doctor one hear, human, not the doctor. Today, were having a look back at five of the best and worst episodes of the eleventh doctor s run. As they delve deeper into the mystery, the doctor and grace bear witness to the resurrection of the time lords greatest foe, the master. Last nights doctor who regeneration explained, plus some behind the scenes clips to make you cry goodbye, raggedy man. The twelfth doctor regenerates peter capaldi to jodie whittaker. Wishing to withdraw from the dangers it created, he became a secretive and guileful individual for the sake of himself and those he. Colin baker as the sixth doctor in time and the rani unlike the other doctors, colin baker unceremoniously left who in between seasons, forcing an impromptu regeneration in 1987 that. Matt smith, who played the 11th doctor, was the youngest actor to do so, though capaldi is at 55 older than smith, 10th doctor actor david tennant, and 9th doctor actor christopher.
In the episode the time of the doctor, its confirmed that the doctors metacrisis regeneration did count as a regeneration. In the bbc television series doctor who, the character the doctor is a time lord a member of a race of technologicallyadvanced extraterrestrials of superficiallyhuman appearance. The eleventh doctor is an incarnation of the doctor, the protagonist of the bbc science fiction television programme doctor who. However, the last stand is seen as noncanon and not linked with the 11th regeneration universe. Between this regeneration, and the recentlyrevealed night of the doctorday of the doctor war doctor regeneration, matt smith, who we previously called the 11th doctor, was in fact the th regeneration of that. It features the final regular appearance of matt smith as the eleventh doctor and the first full appearance of peter. By this point in his life, the doctor s reputation had grown immense, attracting a new strain of conflicts. Steven moffat uses some creative accountingthanks to the recent addition of john hurts war doctor and the 10th doctors fakeout regeneration in the stolen earth journeys end to position the 11th doctor as the final incarnation. Recall when the tenth doctor first appeared on the scene in the 2005 children in need miniepisode. Adventures in time and space with the eleventh doctor and his companion amy pond. The doctor, moments after his twelfth regeneration. As the doctor is a time traveller he does indeed meet himself every so often often, by coincidence, in anniversary and christmas episodes. Doctor who canon says a time lord only gets regenerations.