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Several past ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'' [[companion]]s returned for the special, most prominently [[Janet Fielding]] as [[Tegan Jovanka]], [[Sophie Aldred]] as [[Ace]], and [[Bradley Walsh]] as [[Graham O'Brien]]. Appearing in cameo roles were [[Bonnie Langford]] and [[Katy Manning]] as [[Melanie Bush]] and [[Jo Grant|Jo Jones]], with Langford returning to the television series for the first time since her exit in ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'', and Manning returning to for the first time since her character's last appearance in ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' story ''[[Death of the Doctor (TV story)|Death of the Doctor]]''. Notably, joining Langford and Manning in a cameo role was [[William Russell]] as [[Ian Chesterton]], marking the character's first appearance in the television series since ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'' in [[1965 (releases)|1965]], which [[Guinness World Records]] marked as the longest gap between televised appearances of a character still played by their actor.<ref name="IanRecord">https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-william-russell-ian-chesterton-return-newsupdate/</ref> | Several past ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'' [[companion]]s returned for the special, most prominently [[Janet Fielding]] as [[Tegan Jovanka]], [[Sophie Aldred]] as [[Ace]], and [[Bradley Walsh]] as [[Graham O'Brien]]. Appearing in cameo roles were [[Bonnie Langford]] and [[Katy Manning]] as [[Melanie Bush]] and [[Jo Grant|Jo Jones]], with Langford returning to the television series for the first time since her exit in ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'', and Manning returning to for the first time since her character's last appearance in ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' story ''[[Death of the Doctor (TV story)|Death of the Doctor]]''. Notably, joining Langford and Manning in a cameo role was [[William Russell]] as [[Ian Chesterton]], marking the character's first appearance in the television series since ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'' in [[1965 (releases)|1965]], which [[Guinness World Records]] marked as the longest gap between televised appearances of a character still played by their actor.<ref name="IanRecord">https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-william-russell-ian-chesterton-return-newsupdate/</ref> | ||
Also returning in [[Guardians of the Edge|mental manifestations]] of the Doctor’s [[consciousness]] were [[David Bradley]], [[Peter Davison]], [[Colin Baker]], [[Sylvester McCoy]] and [[Paul McGann]], all reprising their roles as their respective Doctors, with Davison and McCoy also reprising their roles through an [[Holo-Doctor|A.I. version of the Doctor]] — which first appeared in the [[1995 (releases)|1995]] novel ''[[Infinite Requiem (novel)|Infinite Requiem]]'' — with [[Jo Martin]] also returning as the [[Fugitive Doctor]] through the same manner. | Also returning in [[Guardians of the Edge|mental manifestations]] of the Doctor’s [[consciousness]] were [[David Bradley]], [[Peter Davison]], [[Colin Baker]], [[Sylvester McCoy]] and [[Paul McGann]], all reprising their [[First Doctor|roles]] [[Fifth Doctor|as]] [[Sixth Doctor|their]] [[Seventh Doctor|respective]] [[Eighth Doctor|Doctors]], with Davison and McCoy also reprising their roles through an [[Holo-Doctor|A.I. version of the Doctor]] — which first appeared in the [[1995 (releases)|1995]] novel ''[[Infinite Requiem (novel)|Infinite Requiem]]'' — with [[Jo Martin]] also returning as the [[Fugitive Doctor]] through the same manner. | ||
The story notably marked the first televised [[degeneration]], as well as the first [[forced regeneration]] since ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]''. With the [[Thirteenth Doctor's forced regeneration]] and the Master using the [[The Doctor (title)|name of the Doctor]], [[Sacha Dhawan]] became the first actor to have portrayed both the Master and the Doctor onscreen in the same story. The special also marked the third time the Doctor was seen to [[regenerate]] more than once within the same television story, following ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]'' and ''[[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]],'' and marked the first time a single incarnation of the Doctor is seen regenerating twice within the same story, and the second time a single incarnation is seen regenerating twice in their tenure following the [[Tenth Doctor]]'s aborted regeneration in ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'' and full regeneration in ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'' | The story notably marked the first televised [[degeneration]], as well as the first [[forced regeneration]] since ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]''. With the [[Thirteenth Doctor's forced regeneration]] and the Master using the [[The Doctor (title)|name of the Doctor]], [[Sacha Dhawan]] became the first actor to have portrayed both the Master and the Doctor onscreen in the same story. The special also marked the third time the Doctor was seen to [[regenerate]] more than once within the same television story, following ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]'' and ''[[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]],'' and marked the first time a single incarnation of the Doctor is seen regenerating twice within the same story, and the second time a single incarnation is seen regenerating twice in their tenure following the [[Tenth Doctor]]'s aborted regeneration in ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'' and full regeneration in ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'' | ||
In a twist, the special | In a twist, the special reintroduced Tenth Doctor actor [[David Tennant]] as the [[Fourteenth Doctor]] in its closing moments, marking the first time on-screen that the Doctor regenerated into a different incarnation who held the same appearance as a previous one, after such a phenomena was foreshadowed by [[the Curator]] in ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'', the latter having been played by [[Fourth Doctor]] actor [[Tom Baker]]. | ||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
