The recent trilogy came to its conclusion as the Fourteenth Doctor (Tennant) faced off against the Toymaker (Neil Patrick Harris), whose brutal attack provoked a regeneration \u2013 or, at least, that\u2019s what it seemed initially.<\/p>\n
Instead, fans witnessed a \u2018bi-generation\u2019<\/a>, in which Fourteen split apart from the incoming Fifteenth Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa), before teaming up to take on their longtime nemesis together.<\/p>\n We last saw the earlier incarnation sitting in the Noble family\u2019s back garden, enjoying a quiet life after so long spent fighting \u2013 but could he return to the frontlines of a planet-threatening conflict in the near future?<\/p> Speaking to\u00a0Radio Times magazine <\/strong>in this week\u2019s issue, Tennant downplayed that possibility: \u201cThe Doctor\u2019s happy. He is in a garden in Chiswick, being made mac and cheese by Bonnie Langford!<\/p>\n \u201cThe door is not any more open than it ever was, because in Doctor Who if you want to bring someone back, there are endless ways of doing it. It\u2019s very much the end of the story.\u201d<\/p>\n The celebrated actor also refused to get drawn into hypotheticals of what would happen if Earth was invaded while Gatwa\u2019s current Doctor was exploring elsewhere.<\/p>\n He countered: \u201cYou could also say, \u2018Why has Patrick Troughton not landed here?!\u2019 It unpicks if you think about that too much. I\u2019m retired! The Fourteenth Doctor is retired!\u201d<\/p>\n It seems, then, that fans shouldn\u2019t expect a reunion for Tennant and Gatwa anytime soon, as some had speculated, but the former star did acknowledge the show is a \u201chuge part\u201d of his life and his temporary return was a \u201creal treat\u201d.<\/p>\n Fans can next see Tennant in presenting mode, fronting this year\u2019s BAFTA Film Awards<\/a>, where some of the world\u2019s biggest names will be vying for the prestigious trophies.<\/p>\n Doctor Who is available to stream on BBC iPlayer. Check out more of our Sci-Fi<\/a> coverage or visit our TV Guide<\/a> and Streaming Guide<\/a> to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/b><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n The Doctor is perfectly happy in Chiswick, he assures fans. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":45750,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/02\/david-tennant-says-doctor-who-special-is-very-much-the-end-of-the-story.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/02\/david-tennant-says-doctor-who-special-is-very-much-the-end-of-the-story-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/02\/david-tennant-says-doctor-who-special-is-very-much-the-end-of-the-story-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/02\/david-tennant-says-doctor-who-special-is-very-much-the-end-of-the-story.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/02\/david-tennant-says-doctor-who-special-is-very-much-the-end-of-the-story.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/02\/david-tennant-says-doctor-who-special-is-very-much-the-end-of-the-story.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/02\/david-tennant-says-doctor-who-special-is-very-much-the-end-of-the-story.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The Doctor is perfectly happy in Chiswick, he assures fans.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/45749"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"David](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/459271-436c285.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"459271,Doctor")
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