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*The inclusion of a woman | *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". | ||
[[Category:Non-canonical Doctors]] | [[Category:Non-canonical Doctors]] | ||
Revision as of 06:48, 11 August 2008
The Thirteenth Doctor was the last, female incarnation of the Doctor. With the Doctor now regenerated into a woman, she abandoned her companion Emma and "his" previous plans to marry her. The Doctor and the Master fall in love.
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".
