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{{Infobox Individual| | {{Infobox Individual | ||
individual name= The Doctor | | |individual name= The Doctor | ||
image= [[Image:Lumley.png|250px]] | | |image= [[Image:Lumley.png|250px]] | ||
alias= | | |alias= | ||
race= [[Gallifreyan]] ([[Time Lady]]) | | |race= [[Gallifreyan]] ([[Time Lady]]) | ||
home planet=[[Gallifrey]] | | |home planet=[[Gallifrey]] | ||
home era= [[Rassilon Era]] | | |home era= [[Rassilon Era]] | ||
appearances= [[DW]]: ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death]]'' | | |appearances= [[DW]]: ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death]]'' | ||
actor= [[Joanna Lumley]]}} | |actor= [[Joanna Lumley]]}} | ||
The''' Thirteenth Doctor''' was the last, female incarnation of [[The Doctor|the Doctor]]. With the Doctor now [[regeneration|regenerated]] into a woman, she was abandoned by her [[companion]] [[Emma (The Curse of Fatal Death)|Emma]] and "his" previous plans to marry her were cancelled. However, both the Doctor and [[The 17th Master|the Master]] found each other much more attractive than before, and walked off together as a pair. | |||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*The inclusion of a woman as the 13th Doctor addresses longstanding fan speculation that the Doctor could at some point change sexes while regenerating, a theory at one point supported by [[Tom Baker]]. | *The inclusion of a woman as the 13th Doctor addresses longstanding fan speculation that the Doctor could at some point change sexes while regenerating, a theory at one point supported by [[Tom Baker]]. | ||
*Fans had for years, thought [[Joanna Lumley]] a candidate for the role of the Doctor, should they ever cast a woman in the role. (She had earlier played Sapphire, a non-human time detective in the cult fantasy series ''Sapphire & Steel''.) The script gave her name as "The (Female) Thirteenth Doctor". | *Fans had for years, thought [[Joanna Lumley]] a candidate for the role of the Doctor, should they ever cast a woman in the role. (She had earlier played Sapphire, a non-human time detective in the cult fantasy series ''Sapphire & Steel''.) The script gave her name as "The (Female) Thirteenth Doctor". | ||
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Revision as of 17:34, 4 October 2010
The Thirteenth Doctor was the last, female incarnation of the Doctor. With the Doctor now regenerated into a woman, she was abandoned by her companion Emma and "his" previous plans to marry her were cancelled. However, both the Doctor and the Master found each other much more attractive than before, and walked off together as a pair.
Behind the scenes
- The inclusion of a woman as the 13th Doctor addresses longstanding fan speculation that the Doctor could at some point change sexes while regenerating, a theory at one point supported by Tom Baker.
- Fans had for years, thought Joanna Lumley a candidate for the role of the Doctor, should they ever cast a woman in the role. (She had earlier played Sapphire, a non-human time detective in the cult fantasy series Sapphire & Steel.) The script gave her name as "The (Female) Thirteenth Doctor".
