{"id":5730,"date":"2021-10-14T12:21:41","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T10:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1389487"},"modified":"2021-10-14T12:46:13","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T10:46:13","slug":"david-tennant-on-possible-doctor-who-return-never-say-never-to-anything","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/david-tennant-on-possible-doctor-who-return-never-say-never-to-anything\/","title":{"rendered":"David Tennant on possible Doctor Who return: \u201cNever say never to anything\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By David Craig\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 14 October 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Following the shock announcement that <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-russell-t-davies-showrunner-return-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Russell T Davies is coming back<\/a> to run <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-season-13-release-date\/&quot;\">Doctor Who<\/a>, it seems like anything is possible for the BBC\u2019s flagship franchise, with former star David Tennant now weighing in on the probability of his own return.<\/p>\n<p>Tennant collaborated with Davies on the most popular era of the revived series, sharing the screen with companions Rose Tyler (Billie Piper), Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman) and Donna Noble (Catherine Tate).<\/p>\n<p>The series transformed Tennant into a household name and the actor has sustained that popularity with successful follow-up projects including Broadchurch, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/des-itv-drama-air-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Des<\/a>, and Marvel\u2019s <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/jessica-jones-season-3-netflix-release-date-cast-plot-trailer-theories\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Jessica Jones<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, he\u2019s kept time in his busy schedule for Whovians, returning as the Tenth Doctor for a 2013 special as well as for several audio adventures with Big Finish. But now, fans are keen to hear if a full live-action reprisal is on the cards.<\/p> <p>Speaking to <a href=\"\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/a37952689\/doctor-who-david-tennant-return\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Digital Spy<\/a>, he explained: \u201cIt all depends. The moment you say yes to Doctor Who, even before you\u2019ve done an episode, you\u2019re being asked whether you\u2019d go back after you finish. I don\u2019t know if this happens to James Bonds. I don\u2019t know if Pierce Brosnan gets asked if he\u2019d go back to James Bond.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause there\u2019s that element of fantasy, anything is ultimately possible. You should never say never to anything. I think that way madness lies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Little is known about what Davies has in store for Doctor Who, with current showrunner Chris Chibnall having several more episodes left before passing the baton, but the BBC\u2019s head of drama <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/russell-t-davies-doctor-who-vision-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Piers Wenger has described him<\/a> as \u201ca man with a vision\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Fans are very intrigued to see who will be cast as the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-new-doctor-replacement\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">next Doctor<\/a>, with Davies refusing to add to any speculation but arguing that whoever gets the prestigious gig <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/russell-t-davies-next-doctor-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">will have to be \u201climitless\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Doctor Who is available to stream on BBC iPlayer. Check out more of our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Sci-Fi<\/a> coverage or visit our <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a> to see what\u2019s on tonight.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By David Craig Published: Thursday, 14 October 2021 at 12:00 am Following the shock announcement that Russell T Davies is coming back to run Doctor Who, it seems like anything is possible for the BBC\u2019s flagship franchise, with former star David Tennant now weighing in on the probability of his own return. 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