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The Quite Handsome Doctor, a thin, flirtatious man, was the tenth incarnation of the Doctor following the regeneration from the ninth incarnation,
Biography
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
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
- 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
- ↑ 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
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
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
- 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
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 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
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
- 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
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 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
- 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
- ↑ Doctor Who Magazine #328
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Interview with Lawrence Miles
