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Thirteenth Doctor (The Curse of Fatal Death) (edit)
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* The inclusion of a woman as the Thirteenth Doctor addressed long-standing fan speculation, at the time, that the Doctor could at some point change sexes while [[regenerating]]. The theory had been supported by [[Tom Baker]]. During the [[Steven Moffat]] era, [[the Master]] and [[the General]] both changed genders during regeneration. Finally, the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] herself was a woman, ending the debate once and for all in 2017. | * The inclusion of a woman as the Thirteenth Doctor addressed long-standing fan speculation, at the time, that the Doctor could at some point change sexes while [[regenerating]]. The theory had been supported by [[Tom Baker]]. During the [[Steven Moffat]] era, [[the Master]] and [[the General]] both changed genders during regeneration. Finally, the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] herself was a woman, ending the debate once and for all in 2017. | ||
* Fans had for years thought [[Joanna Lumley]] a candidate for the role of the Doctor, should they ever cast a woman in the role.{{source}} She had earlier played Sapphire, a non-human time detective in the cult fantasy series ''Sapphire & Steel''. | * Fans had for years thought [[Joanna Lumley]] a candidate for the role of the Doctor, should they ever cast a woman in the role.{{source}} She had earlier played Sapphire, a non-human time detective in the cult fantasy series ''Sapphire & Steel''. | ||
* [[Lawrence Miles]]' novel pitch ''[[The War (novel)|The War]]'', as well as at least one other pitch by [[David A. McIntee]], would have featured this incarnation of the Thirteenth Doctor. | * [[Lawrence Miles]]'s novel pitch ''[[The War (novel)|The War]]'', as well as at least one other pitch by [[David A. McIntee]], would have featured this incarnation of the Thirteenth Doctor. | ||
* | * An alternate [[The Doctor (Exile)|female incarnation of the Doctor]] would also appear in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Exile (audio story)|Exile]]'', played by [[Arabella Weir]]. | ||
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