David Tennant Kept Texting Jodie Whittaker From Her Own Regeneration

It’s been a 12 months since Doctor Who bid farewell to Jodie Whittaker’s thirteenth Doctor in “Power of the Doctor”—an episode that didn’t precisely present probably the most becoming farewell to her tenure. But sufficient about that! Remember when David Tennant confirmed up for like 30 seconds on the finish? The BBC would really like you to keep in mind that. Please. For the love of God, please.

That’s very a lot the vibe of this new behind-the-scenes video launched by the company as we speak to mark the one-year anniversary of “Power of the Doctor.” That may be somewhat imply, however to be honest it makes numerous sense contemplating we’re precisely a month away from Doctor Who’s sixtieth anniversary, and with David Tennant again in motion as a brand new incarnation of the Doctor, the BBC is far more centered on that future than it’s even the comparatively current previous. In spite of the Tennant-heavy focus although, the actor himself needed to verify Whittaker was saved a part of the second on the day.

“We were texting through the whole experience,” Tennant notes within the video. “I wanted her to feel like she was sharing in the moment.”

Sometimes Doctor Who will movie regenerations with each actors current—for Tennant’s personal regeneration from the tenth to eleventh Doctors, he and Matt Smith filmed their scenes on the identical day—however within the case of Whittaker’s departure, and the tip of Chris Chibnall’s tenure as Doctor Who showrunner, the 14th Doctor aspect of the regeneration sequence was finally filmed months after Whittaker herself had mentioned goodbye. Aside from the manufacturing problems of getting to match actors up months after the very fact, not less than Whittaker received to be spiritually current for the remainder of her explosive goodbye to the TARDIS.

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