Russell T Davies \u2013 Doctor Who<\/a> showrunner \u2013 had previously confirmed that the mystery surrounding the Doctor\u2019s new\/old face<\/a> \u201cdoes continue over the next two specials\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not a huge plot, but it has a nice payoff actually. So keep tuned in!\u201d<\/p>\n Davies expanded on how this particular plotline might resolve in the first episode of companion series Doctor Who Unleashed<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s an old Doctor \u2013 [David Tennant has] played the Doctor before \u2013 but this has never happened,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Doctor\u2019s never got his face back before, or her face back before, so that\u2019s fascinating.\u201d<\/p> Davies teased:\u00a0 \u201cIt\u2019s a plot that runs throughout the three hours \u2013 why has this happened?<\/p>\n \u201cIt leads towards the most extraordinary ending, which is a scene we\u2019ve never played before in the whole 60 years of Doctor Who.\u201d<\/p>\n Intriguing\u2026<\/p>\n One way or another, the story of the Fourteenth Doctor will resolve in The Giggle<\/a>, the third and final Doctor Who anniversary special, which will also introduce Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor.<\/p>\n Gatwa\u2019s first official episode will then follow just 16 days later, airing on Christmas Day on BBC One.<\/p>\n![\"Ncuti](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/ncut-gatwa-doctor-who-90a1942.png?quality=90&resize=620%2C396\" "\\"ncut-gatwa-doctor-who\\"\/")
\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>