Big_Bird
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 Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 7:19 am Post subject: Doctor Who: No Fifth series until 2010 |
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Doctor Who is taking a year off
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Bad news for Doctor Who fans, the doc's taking a break and won't be back with a fifth series until 2010.
Series four is already being filmed and is due to hit our screens in spring 2008, but then there'll be a two-year wait for the next full series.
It's thought the delay is because David Tennant will be spending a lot of time acting on stage as Hamlet with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
It's not all bad, as David Tennant will still star in three specials in 2009. |
Doctor Who: No Fifth series until 2010
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So today, after months of speculation about David Tennant and Russell T Davies' future on the show, the BBC has confirmed that Doctor Who will effectively be taking a gap year in 2009.
Next year's fourth series is already in production, with Tennant in the title role and Catherine Tate joining the cast full time as his assistant, Donna, while Freema Agyeman's Martha will feature.
But there will be no fifth series until 2010. Instead, in 2009 there will be three specials featuring Tennant and overseen by Davies.
What's going on? Well it looks at first glance as though the BBC has cut a deal to keep Tennant - who is reportedly appearing as Hamlet at the RSC next year - and Davies on board for another year, but at the expense of not commissioning a full 13 part series for 2009.
And after that? It looks more certain than ever that we will have both a new doctor and a new Doctor Who showrunner for the fifth series in 2010.
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