Christopher Eccleston has been opening up lately about the fierce feud between him and the producers that forced the actor to leave Doctor Who after only one year. In another universe, though, Eccleston’s relationship with the show wasn’t so fraught and he ended up returning for the 50th anniversary special, as was the original intention.
Though few fans would complain about how things played out – Eccleston turning down the chance to reprise his role gave us John Hurt’s awesome one-off War Doctor – it’s interesting to consider what might have been if the Ninth Doctor had made a comeback to save Gallifrey alongside David Tennant and Matt Smith.
And, for the first time, we can get a sense of what that comeback might have been like, as writer Steven Moffat has shared some snippets of his first draft of the script for “The Day of the Doctor,...
Though few fans would complain about how things played out – Eccleston turning down the chance to reprise his role gave us John Hurt’s awesome one-off War Doctor – it’s interesting to consider what might have been if the Ninth Doctor had made a comeback to save Gallifrey alongside David Tennant and Matt Smith.
And, for the first time, we can get a sense of what that comeback might have been like, as writer Steven Moffat has shared some snippets of his first draft of the script for “The Day of the Doctor,...
- 3/23/2018
- by Christian Bone
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