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{{NOTOC}}
|name           = Planet
{{Infobox Individual
|natives       = [[Dr. Who (An Unearthly Child)|Dr. Who]], [[Susan Foreman|Susan]]
|name         = The Quite Handsome Doctor
|first mention  = The Pilot Episode
|image       = The Quite Handsome Doctor.jpg
|species      = Time Lord
|origin      = [[Gallifrey]]
|only        = The Curse of Fatal Death (TV story)
|actor        = Richard E Grant
}}
}}
A [[The Doctor's early life|potential origin of the Doctor]] among many due to shifting [[timeline]]s and alterations to [[biodata]] meant that it was a possibility that [[the Doctor]] originally came from an unnamed '''[[planet]]''' in the [[49th century]].
{{CFD Doctors}}
'''The Quite Handsome Doctor''', a thin, flirtatious man, was the tenth incarnation of [[the Doctor]] following the [[regeneration]] from the [[Ninth Doctor (The Curse of Fatal Death)|ninth incarnation]],


== History ==
== Biography ==
''to be added''
The Quite Handsome Doctor came into being when his [[Ninth Doctor (The Curse of Fatal Death)|previous incarnation]] [[Regeneration|regenerated]] after the [[Dalek]]s exterminated him on the [[planet]] [[Tersurus]]. He himself regenerated when trying to fix the Daleks' broken [[zectronic beam]] and turned into his [[Eleventh Doctor (The Curse of Fatal Death)|next incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death (TV story)|The Curse of Fatal Death]]'')


== References ==
== Psychological profile ==
According to one account, the [[Dr. Who (An Unearthly Child)|the Doctor]] told [[Ian Chesterton]] and [[Barbara Wright]] that he and Susan were wanderers who were cut off from their planet and separated from it by millions upon millions of years. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]'') According to another account, it was Susan who told Ian and Barbara of her and the Doctor's origins, albeit less specific: "I was born in another time, another world". ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'')
This very short-lived incarnation described himself as "cute, sexy and lick-the-mirror handsome". Possessed of an overly confident and flirtatious personality, he referred to his companion [[Emma (The Curse of Fatal Death)|Emma]] as "the only companion [he'd] ever [[sex|had]]", and mocked {{Pryce}}, calling him camp and saying he had "nice tits", which were really [[Dalek]] [[etheric beam locator]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death (TV story)|The Curse of Fatal Death]]'')


After the [[Eighth Doctor]] made a deal with [[Boy (Unnatural History)|a boy]] of [[Faction Paradox]], a [[memory]] for a memory, so that the Doctor could locate [[Griffin (Unnatural History)|Griffin]], he realised that the boy had not only taken a memory, but altered his [[biodata]].
== Behind the scenes ==
* In an early draft of the script, written prior to casting, this incarnation was referred to as "The New Doctor", and introduced as follows: "Gone is the suave courtly adventurer, replaced by a handsome, muscular rugby-playing type - the sort of swaggering vulgarian the previous Doctor would have loathed on sight." His final name, used in the behind-the-scenes documentary and in ''Doctor Who Magazine'' credits, was "The Quite Handsome Doctor".<ref>Doctor Who Magazine #328</ref>
* [[Richard E Grant]] voiced an [[Ninth Doctor (Scream of the Shalka)|animated version of the Ninth Doctor]] in the webcast animation ''[[Scream of the Shalka (webcast)|Scream of the Shalka]]''.
 
== Footnotes ==
{{reflist}}
{{NameSort}}
 
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The boy, along with various versions of himself from the relative future by his side, mocked the Doctor by mentioning his shifting past; one of the versions of the boy mentioned that "maybe you originally came from some planet in the [[49th century|forty-ninth century]]. Fleeing from [[the Enemy]] who’d overrun your home –". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Unnatural History (novel)|Unnatural History]]'')
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{{Infobox Individual
|name    = The Shy Doctor
|image  = The Shy Doctor.jpg
|species = Time Lord
|origin  = [[Gallifrey]]
|only    = The Curse of Fatal Death (TV story)
|actor  = Jim Broadbent
}}
{{CFD Doctors}}
'''The Shy Doctor''', a timid, rotund man, was the eleventh incarnation of [[the Doctor]], following the sudden [[regeneration]] of [[the Quite Handsome Doctor]].


After the Eighth Doctor was stripped of his memories of the [[Time Lord]]s and [[Gallifrey]], he theorised that he may have been an exile from the century. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Escape Velocity (novel)|Escape Velocity]]'')
== Biography ==
The Shy Doctor came into being when his [[The Quite Handsome Doctor|previous incarnation]] unwisely decided to tinker with some wiring. He then regenerated into his [[The Handsome Doctor|next incarnation]] when he triggered an explosion after running into another room to avoid talking to Emma or the Master. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death (TV story)|The Curse of Fatal Death]]'')


== Other universes ==
== Psychological profile ==
In a [[parallel universe (Deadline)|parallel universe]], [[Martin Bannister]] was uncertain whether or not to make it explicit that [[Doctor Who (Deadline)|Doctor Who]] and [[Susan (Deadline)|Susan Who]] came from [[Venus]] in the 49th century. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Deadline (audio story)|Deadline]]'')
Because [[women]] terrified him, this incarnation found [[Emma (The Curse of Fatal Death)|Emma]] very intimidating. He even appeared shy when talking to {{Pryce}} because of his "breasts", which were really [[Dalek]] [[etheric beam locator]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death (TV story)|The Curse of Fatal Death]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
The unnamed planet in the 49th century, the home of Dr. Who and Susan, was first mentioned in ''[[The Pilot Episode]]'', where it was explicitly mentioned as the origin of the characters; in the [[An Unearthly Child (episode)|the televised story]], this line is removed and made more ambiguous, although it should be noted that some of the dialogue still reflects the origin, even though it was never spoken about in so many words. Vague allusions to the Doctor's home, typically inferences that he and Susan were simply humans from another planet, were made over the course of the First and Second Doctor's eras, until the Time Lords were established in ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'' with their development being initiated in the Third Doctor's era to evolve into the generally accepted "[[Time Lord]]" backstory of the Doctor.
* In an early draft of the script, this incarnation was referred to as "The Plump Doctor", and described as "unprepossessing", with a parenthetical suggestion that he should be played by Mel Smith. His final name, used in the behind-the-scenes documentary and in ''Doctor Who Magazine'' credits, was "The Shy Doctor".<ref>[[DWM 328|Doctor Who Magazine #328]]</ref>
* [[Jim Broadbent]] previously played [[Doctor Who (Doctor Who and Crayola)|a rather different version]] of the Doctor in a sketch for an episode of {{wi|Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV}}.


Since then, despite the Doctor having numerous origins being an accepted and oft-mentioned part of the character's backstory, this origin has been very rarely referenced, with the only two references to it being ''[[Unnatural History (novel)|Unnatural History]]'' and ''[[The Taint (novel)|The Taint]]'', even then only entertaining it as a possibility as opposed to directly confirming it as ''a'' backstory. Other stories, such as ''[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]'' usually play with the general ''idea'', albeit a different take upon it.
== Footnotes ==
{{reflist}}
{{NameSort}}


* ''info to be added about [[Journey into Time (audio story)]]''
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{{ImageLink}}
{{Infobox Individual
|name    = The Handsome Doctor
|image  = The Handsome Doctor.jpg
|species = Time Lord
|origin  = [[Gallifrey]]
|only    = The Curse of Fatal Death (TV story)
|actor  = Hugh Grant
}}
{{CFD Doctors}}
{{Twelfth Doctor counterparts}}
'''The Handsome Doctor''', a roguish-yet-sorrowful man, was the twelfth incarnation of [[the Doctor]] following the accidental regeneration of [[the Shy Doctor]].
 
== Biography ==
The Handsome Doctor came into being when his [[The Shy Doctor|previous incarnation]] [[Regeneration|regenerated]] after an electrical mishap.
 
He noted that he had wasted three incarnations in a very short time span simply because he "forgot to unplug". He proved the shortest-lived incarnation, only living long enough to shut off a zectronic energy generator before being hit by excess [[zectronic beam|zectronic energy]]. He immediately died from the exposure as, allegedly, zectronic energy would kill [[Time Lord]]s beyond any hope of regeneration.
 
He gave a final speech to [[Emma (The Curse of Fatal Death)|Emma]] and {{Pryce}}, asking them to "look after the universe" for him, as he had "put a lot of work into it". He promised to explain later, then died. His foes, the [[Dalek]]s and the Master, vowed to reform and live better lives because of him.
 
Unexpectedly, he regenerated into a [[The Female Doctor|female incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death (TV story)|The Curse of Fatal Death]]'')
 
== Legacy ==
Sometime later his final words, "look after the universe for me, I've put a lot of work into it", would be uttered by another [[Twelfth Doctor]] on [[Karn]] when that incarnation believed he would die. ([[WC]]: ''[[Prologue (webcast)|Prologue]]'')
 
== Behind the scenes ==
* In an early draft of the script, this incarnation was referred to as "The Gorgeous Doctor", with a parenthetical suggestion that he be played by Robson Green. His final name, used in the behind-the-scenes documentary and in ''Doctor Who Magazine'' credits, was "The Handsome Doctor".<ref>[[DWM 328|Doctor Who Magazine #328]]</ref>
* [[Russell T Davies]] later offered the role of the [[Ninth Doctor]] to [[Hugh Grant]], who declined, thinking the show would not be a success.<ref>[http://www.contactmusic.com/news/grant-dismissed-doctor-who-as-tv-flop_1022674 ContactMusic.com]</ref>
* The line, ''"I've put a lot of work into it"'', would later be incorporated into the television story ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'', also written by Moffat, spoken by [[Matt Smith]]'s [[Eleventh Doctor]], referring to Earth while responding to the [[Atraxi]]'s comment that he was not a native of the planet. The full line was also stated by [[Peter Capaldi]]'s [[Twelfth Doctor]] in the [[Series 9 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 9]] prelude webcast ''[[Prologue (webcast)|Prologue]]''.
 
== Footnotes ==
{{reflist}}
{{NameSort}}
 
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{{ImageLink}}
{{Infobox Individual
|name    = The Female Doctor
|image  = Thirteenth Doctor (The Curse of Fatal Death).jpg
|species = Time Lord
|origin  = [[Gallifrey]]
|only    = The Curse of Fatal Death (TV story)
|actor  = Joanna Lumley
}}
{{CFD Doctors}}
'''The Female Doctor''', a [[blonde]], suggestive woman, was the thirteenth incarnation of [[the Doctor]], succeeding her predecessor, [[the Handsome Doctor]].
 
== Biography ==
The Female Doctor came about after her [[The Handsome Doctor|previous incarnation]] [[Regeneration|regenerated]] after being hit by [[Zectronic beam|zectronic energy]]. This was unexpected as those present at the death of the Twelfth Doctor assumed that the zectronic energy cancelled the regeneration process.
 
With the Doctor now regenerated into a woman, she was abandoned by her [[companion]] and lover [[Emma (The Curse of Fatal Death)|Emma]] and their previous plans to marry her were cancelled. However, the Doctor and {{Pryce}} found each other much more attractive than before and walked off together. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death (TV story)|The Curse of Fatal Death]]'')
 
== Behind the scenes ==
* In an early draft of the script, written prior to casting, this incarnation was referred to as "The Lady Doctor", and described only as "a beautiful woman". Her final name, used in the behind-the-scenes documentary and in ''Doctor Who Magazine'' credits, was "The Female Doctor".<ref>Doctor Who Magazine #328</ref>
** In an interview where [[Lawrence Miles]] spoke about ''[[The War (novel)|The War]]'' (more details below), he referred to Lumley's Doctor as the "Thirteenth Doctor".<ref name="The War">[https://web.archive.org/web/20050301095733/http://planeteleven.co.uk:80/features/lmia/lastever.php Interview with Lawrence Miles]</ref>
* The [[Thirteenth Doctor]] from the [[2005 (releases)|2005]] revival, introduced in ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]'', was, in fact, a woman, with blond hair and a smiling demeanour. She was played by [[Jodie Whittaker]], 18 years after Lumley's Doctor had her appearance in ''The Curse of Fatal Death''.
* The inclusion of a woman as the 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''.
* [[Lawrence Miles]]' novel pitch ''[[The War (novel)|The War]]'', as well as at least one other pitch by [[David A. McIntee]], would have featured the Female Doctor.<ref name="The War"/>
* Another alternate [[The Doctor (Exile)|female incarnation of the Doctor]] would also appear in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Exile (audio story)|Exile]]'', played by [[Arabella Weir]].


[[:Category:Planets visited by the Doctor]]
== Footnotes ==
[[:Category:Homes of the Doctor]]
{{reflist}}
{{NameSort}}

Latest revision as of 20:22, 25 April 2024

The Quite Handsome Doctor, a thin, flirtatious man, was the tenth incarnation of the Doctor following the regeneration from the ninth incarnation,

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Quite Handsome Doctor came into being when his previous incarnation regenerated after the Daleks exterminated him on the planet Tersurus. He himself regenerated when trying to fix the Daleks' broken zectronic beam and turned into his next incarnation. (TV: The Curse of Fatal Death)

Psychological profile[[edit] | [edit source]]

This very short-lived incarnation described himself as "cute, sexy and lick-the-mirror handsome". Possessed of an overly confident and flirtatious personality, he referred to his companion Emma as "the only companion [he'd] ever had", and mocked the Master, calling him camp and saying he had "nice tits", which were really Dalek etheric beam locators. (TV: The Curse of Fatal Death)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • In an early draft of the script, written prior to casting, this incarnation was referred to as "The New Doctor", and introduced as follows: "Gone is the suave courtly adventurer, replaced by a handsome, muscular rugby-playing type - the sort of swaggering vulgarian the previous Doctor would have loathed on sight." His final name, used in the behind-the-scenes documentary and in Doctor Who Magazine credits, was "The Quite Handsome Doctor".[1]
  • Richard E Grant voiced an animated version of the Ninth Doctor in the webcast animation Scream of the Shalka.

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ Doctor Who Magazine #328


The Shy Doctor, a timid, rotund man, was the eleventh incarnation of the Doctor, following the sudden regeneration of the Quite Handsome Doctor.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Shy Doctor came into being when his previous incarnation unwisely decided to tinker with some wiring. He then regenerated into his next incarnation when he triggered an explosion after running into another room to avoid talking to Emma or the Master. (TV: The Curse of Fatal Death)

Psychological profile[[edit] | [edit source]]

Because women terrified him, this incarnation found Emma very intimidating. He even appeared shy when talking to the Master because of his "breasts", which were really Dalek etheric beam locators. (TV: The Curse of Fatal Death)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • In an early draft of the script, this incarnation was referred to as "The Plump Doctor", and described as "unprepossessing", with a parenthetical suggestion that he should be played by Mel Smith. His final name, used in the behind-the-scenes documentary and in Doctor Who Magazine credits, was "The Shy Doctor".[1]
  • Jim Broadbent previously played a rather different version of the Doctor in a sketch for an episode of Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV.

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ Doctor Who Magazine #328


The Handsome Doctor, a roguish-yet-sorrowful man, was the twelfth incarnation of the Doctor following the accidental regeneration of the Shy Doctor.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Handsome Doctor came into being when his previous incarnation regenerated after an electrical mishap.

He noted that he had wasted three incarnations in a very short time span simply because he "forgot to unplug". He proved the shortest-lived incarnation, only living long enough to shut off a zectronic energy generator before being hit by excess zectronic energy. He immediately died from the exposure as, allegedly, zectronic energy would kill Time Lords beyond any hope of regeneration.

He gave a final speech to Emma and the Master, asking them to "look after the universe" for him, as he had "put a lot of work into it". He promised to explain later, then died. His foes, the Daleks and the Master, vowed to reform and live better lives because of him.

Unexpectedly, he regenerated into a female incarnation. (TV: The Curse of Fatal Death)

Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]

Sometime later his final words, "look after the universe for me, I've put a lot of work into it", would be uttered by another Twelfth Doctor on Karn when that incarnation believed he would die. (WC: Prologue)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • In an early draft of the script, this incarnation was referred to as "The Gorgeous Doctor", with a parenthetical suggestion that he be played by Robson Green. His final name, used in the behind-the-scenes documentary and in Doctor Who Magazine credits, was "The Handsome Doctor".[1]
  • Russell T Davies later offered the role of the Ninth Doctor to Hugh Grant, who declined, thinking the show would not be a success.[2]
  • The line, "I've put a lot of work into it", would later be incorporated into the television story The Eleventh Hour, also written by Moffat, spoken by Matt Smith's Eleventh Doctor, referring to Earth while responding to the Atraxi's comment that he was not a native of the planet. The full line was also stated by Peter Capaldi's Twelfth Doctor in the Series 9 prelude webcast Prologue.

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ Doctor Who Magazine #328
  2. ↑ ContactMusic.com


The Female Doctor, a blonde, suggestive woman, was the thirteenth incarnation of the Doctor, succeeding her predecessor, the Handsome Doctor.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Female Doctor came about after her previous incarnation regenerated after being hit by zectronic energy. This was unexpected as those present at the death of the Twelfth Doctor assumed that the zectronic energy cancelled the regeneration process.

With the Doctor now regenerated into a woman, she was abandoned by her companion and lover Emma and their previous plans to marry her were cancelled. However, the Doctor and the Master found each other much more attractive than before and walked off together. (TV: The Curse of Fatal Death)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • In an early draft of the script, written prior to casting, this incarnation was referred to as "The Lady Doctor", and described only as "a beautiful woman". Her final name, used in the behind-the-scenes documentary and in Doctor Who Magazine credits, was "The Female Doctor".[1]
    • In an interview where Lawrence Miles spoke about The War (more details below), he referred to Lumley's Doctor as the "Thirteenth Doctor".[2]
  • The Thirteenth Doctor from the 2005 revival, introduced in Twice Upon a Time, was, in fact, a woman, with blond hair and a smiling demeanour. She was played by Jodie Whittaker, 18 years after Lumley's Doctor had her appearance in The Curse of Fatal Death.
  • The inclusion of a woman as the 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 needed] She had earlier played Sapphire, a non-human time detective in the cult fantasy series Sapphire & Steel.
  • Lawrence Miles' novel pitch The War, as well as at least one other pitch by David A. McIntee, would have featured the Female Doctor.[2]
  • Another alternate female incarnation of the Doctor would also appear in AUDIO: Exile, played by Arabella Weir.

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ Doctor Who Magazine #328
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Interview with Lawrence Miles
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