Thirteenth Doctor (The Curse of Fatal Death): Difference between revisions

From Tardis Wiki, the free Doctor Who reference
No edit summary
No edit summary
Line 8: Line 8:
|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. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death]]'')
The '''Thirteenth Doctor''' was the last, female incarnation of [[The Doctor|the Doctor]] in a possible future.  
 
==Biography==
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. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death]]'')


==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 thirteenth Doctor addressed long standing fan speculation that the Doctor could at some point change sexes while regenerating. The theory has been supported by many lines in the show and 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:Incarnations of the Doctor]]
[[Category:Incarnations of the Doctor]]

Revision as of 19:43, 3 November 2010

The Thirteenth Doctor was the last, female incarnation of the Doctor in a possible future.

Biography

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. (DW: The Curse of Fatal Death)

Behind the scenes

  • The inclusion of a woman as the thirteenth Doctor addressed long standing fan speculation that the Doctor could at some point change sexes while regenerating. The theory has been supported by many lines in the show and 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".