BREAKING: Jodie Whittaker and Chris Chibnall to leave Doctor Who in a trio of Specials, culminating in an epic blockbuster Special to air in autumn 2022 as part of the BBC’s Centenary celebrations.
Bring on 14!
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I expect the victory parades from the "Get Woke Go Broke" crowd to begin any minute.
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My only real disappointment in this news is that I was hoping Jodie could get one series under another writer. I've seen her in enough other stuff to know she COULD have been an amazing Doctor if given better material and a stronger personality.
Oh well.
Now the real question is what/who comes next? Will the Beeb play it safe and choose another Chibs-esque writer from their in house stable? Or will they gamble a bit and go for somebody more outside the box? Will we see another female Doctor, another minority of a different stripe, or are we back to safe, white dudes? Do you launch into a new showrunner/Doctor combo immediately, or do you give the show some time to rest and let demand/hype build? So many good questions moving forward.
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Glad that Chibnall's gone, sad that Jodie's gone. I know it's standard practice (and one I fully understand) for a showrunner to have their Doctor(s), but I love it on the rare occasions when a showrunner gets to work with "someone else's" Doctor. It also helps to solidify continuity (production wise, not narrative wise) between eras -- kind of like how much Moffet's first couple seasons as showrunner drew plenty from RTD's era.
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Reading the presser, the specials will have a different team than current Who.
Sounds like she'll get to flex a bit in those 3-4 specials (I say 4 because they are vague on the finale being part of the trilogy or not).
As far as the next Doctor, there were rumors that the next one was going to show up in a special or an episode that was already shot. But those rumors have died down.
As it stands now, the betting odds are:
Frontrunners:
Olly Alexander 4.5 7/2
Kris Marshal 6.0 5/1
Third Favorite:
Michela Cole 8.0 7/1
Outside Chance:
Michael Sheen 11.0 10/1
Tom Rosenthal 11.0 10/1
Anne Maxwell Martin 11.0 10/1
Richard Ayoade 11.0 10/1
DARK HORSE:
Maxine Peake 17.0 16/1
I'm actually pretty fine with anyone on this list. I have a favorite, though. Ayoade ...
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Here's my pick for #14-
Shazad Latif, Richard Aoyade, Robert Carlyle, Jason Isaacs, Phoebe Waller Bridge, Jo Martin, Adrian Lester,
Guy Henry, Katie McGrath, Colin Morgan
Toby Whitehouse of Being Human would be an interesting choice. He has written for the show before.
Neil Gaiman would be amazing but that feels like a longshot.
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