The Next Doctor (TV story)

	[[doctor::Tenth Doctor]]
	Cybermen
	Earth December 24 1851
	Russell T Davies
	Andy Goddard
	Susie Liggat
	Special
	December 25 2008
	1 60 minuite special

The Next Doctor is the announced[1] title of the 2008 Doctor Who Christmas episode. It is the first of five special episodes planned for 2008-09 prior to the launch of Series 5 in 2010.

Synopsis

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Plot

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Cast

• The Doctor - David Tennant
• David Morrissey
• Cybus Cybermen - Paul Kasey
• Cybus Cybermen voices - Nicholas Briggs
• Dervla Kirwin

Production crew

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References

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Story notes

• The episode was filmed during production of Series 4, the first time a Christmas special has been rolled into production of the preceding series. This allowed the Series 4 finale, Journey's End to include a trailer for the episode.
• The Cybus Cybermen appear in the trailer, which included the onscreen caption Return of the Cybermen.

Ratings

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Rumours

• Recurring press and fan rumours suggest that Tennant will regenerate in this story, despite producer Julie Gardner announcing that he is to appear in all the special episodes planned for 2009. Guest star David Morrissey is often referenced as being the next actor to play the Doctor, however as of September 2008 no information has been officially released regarding the nature of the character he plays.
• The title of the story, The Next Doctor, was announced in late September 2008, and is expected to further fan the flames of speculation regarding the future of Tennant with the series.
• The Sun[2] newspaper in the UK has reported David Morrissey will be playing The Doctor in this episode with David Tennant taking the companion role.

Filming Locations

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Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors

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Continuity

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DVD and Other releases

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See also

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External links

• Announcement of the title