‘Physician Who’ Would possibly Convey Again David Tennant to Meet Billie Piper Once more

It’s by no means a good suggestion to place an excessive amount of belief in rumors. However contemplating there have been rumors on-line that appropriately predicted how Ncuti Gatwa’s run on Physician Who would finish—with the Fifteenth Doctor regenerating into somebody who seemed rather a lot like former companion Rose Tyler, performed by Billie Piper—you may’t rule them out, both. The newest means that Piper’s return could also be for a particular objective: a standalone particular that might reunite her with former co-star David Tennant.

This hypothesis was reported by UK papers the Mirror and the Sun, the latter of which which cites an unnamed supply teasing “speak about a potential one-off undertaking to rejoice the twentieth anniversary” of the BBC’s revival of Physician Who in 2005.

This story couldn’t be extra obscure (the Solar piece goes on to notice that “there have been some concepts floated about, with the considered possibly bringing David and Billie again collectively for one final hurrah”) and clearly nothing official has been confirmed. The Solar’s unnamed supply additionally suggests this potential particular might reunite Piper (as Rose) and Tennant (because the model of the Physician that bi-generated within the sixtieth anniversary particular then settled in with Catherine Tate’s Donna Noble and her household).

The timing of this rumor comes as Physician Who followers are wondering what lies ahead for the long-running sci-fi present, which has but to announce any future plans following Gatwa’s remaining episode. That features whether or not or not the BBC and Disney will proceed to collaborate on its manufacturing; whether or not or not Russell T Davies would stay as showrunner; and simply what Piper’s look on the finish of “The Actuality Conflict” really means—is she the Sixteenth Physician? And if not, uh, what’s she then?

The thought of a Piper-Tennant reunion particular would make sense in some methods. Tennant is such a beloved Physician that he’s performed two completely different iterations of the character already, and though the Fourteenth Physician continues to be a very latest reminiscence, most followers would nonetheless welcome him again a 3rd time, particularly if it means a re-team with Rose.

It may very well be the best transfer for a present that’s navigating some rocky territory in the intervening time. Or, it might simply be a wild rumor that quantities to nothing. What do you consider a Tennant-Piper reunion as the following step for Physician Who?

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