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David Tennant and Catherine Tate will return to Doctor Who for the show's 60th anniversary next year. Tennant played the series' Tenth Doctor, while Tate ...

We’ll have to wait and see what kind of role he’ll play in the episode with Tennant’s return. Or a dream, or a trick, or a flashback. We don’t know what kind of plot twist or mechanism will bring the Time Lord and Noble back together.

David Tennant and Catherine Tate will reunite on "Doctor Who" as part of the BBC series' 60th anniversary celebration.

The 2008 series featuring the two brought in an average audience of more than eight million viewers per episode. When the characters were last seen together, the Doctor had to wipe Donna’s memory in order to save her life. Or a dream, or a trick, or a flashback.

The announcement follows the news that former showrunner Russell T. Davies is returning to the long-running series.

“The future is here, and it’s Ncuti,” Davies said at the time. While it is unclear how many episodes Tennant and Tate are appearing in, their presence will likely be welcome news to fans of the show. Tate first appeared in the 2006 Christmas Special as Donna Noble, a character that she reprised to serve as the Doctor’s companion for the entire 2008 series.

David Tennant & Catherine Tate coming Back to Doctor Who, reprising their roles of the Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble. Returning showrunner Russell T. Davies ...

Post–Doctor Who, Tennant and Tate reunited onstage for a production of Much Ado About Nothing that played on their undeniable chemistry on the show. Donna and Ten (as Tennant’s Doctor is known in fan communities) parted on not the best of terms. Or a dream, or a trick, or a flashback,” Davies said.

The BBC have confirmed the shocking news that former Doctor Who stars David Tennant and Catherine Tate are returning despite Ncuti Gatwa's casting.

In other words, they've kept playing the Doctor and Donna for years – all they're doing now is making it official. After starring as temp-turned-planetary saviour Donna Noble in the 2008 season and three specials, Tate departed the series for good in early 2010. But with the two coming face to face once more, the big question is, just what brings the Doctor and Donna back together?" Gatwa was expected to emerge at the end of that episode – but now, that timeline could be cast into doubt depending on how these new Tennant scenes are slotted in. As the time-travelling Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble, the pair presided over a popular and critically-acclaimed era for Doctor Who still fondly remembered by fans. "The Doctor and Donna parted ways when the Doctor had to wipe Donna's memory, making her forget him, in order to save her life," the BBC said in a release.

Doctor Who's 2023 anniversary celebrations are filming now. We round up the official news and rumours.

Could it be that the Tenth Doctor and Donna are back to film supplemental episodes, rather than appearing in a single special? Nowhere in the language does the press release explicitly confirm that Tennant and Tate will appear as guest stars in a single 60th anniversary special episode alongside the new 14th Doctor Ncuti Gatwa. “The Doctor and Donna parted ways when the Doctor had to wipe Donna’s memory, making her forget him, in order to save her life.

Davies, who oversaw the shiow's return to the BBC in 2005, has returned to the sci-fi series in time for its 60th anniversary in 2023. Recommended.

Or a dream, or a trick, or a flashback.” Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Speaking about the news, Davies said: “They’re back!

David Tennant and Catherine Tate are currently filming scenes to be shown next year, when "Doctor Who" marks its 60th anniversary.

The 10th Doctor parted ways with Donna after wiping her memory in order to save her life. Or a dream, or a trick, or a flashback. Showrunner Russell T. Davies said in the statement: "They're back!

BBC has announced on Twitter that David Tennant and Catherine Tate will be returning to Doctor Who! Rumors have been swirling since January.

With over a decade between her last appearance on the show and now, my hope is that they won’t bring Donna back just to have her remember and die. Announced via the official Doctor Who Twitter account, David Tennant and Catherine Tate are set to return for the 60th-anniversary special! He’s a Time Lord, the tenth incarnation of an alien who travels through time and space. While that news was absolutely fantastic, rumors from earlier in the year about a return for David Tennant and Catherine Tate seemed to be wrong. However, it indicated that both were filming scenes that are supposed to air in 2023, coinciding with the 60th-anniversary celebration. The report didn’t indicate if the duo was returning for a series of specials like early rumors we reported on.

The most beloved duo in Doctor Who, David Tennant's 10th Doctor, and his companion, Catherine Tate's Donna Noble, are headed back for the show's 60th ...

He stayed on for three series and multiple specials before handing the reins over to Matt Smith’s 11th Doctor. Tennant returned to the role in 2013 for the series 50th anniversary. But with the two coming face to face once more, the big question is, just what brings the Doctor and Donna back together? The Doctor and Donna parted ways when the Doctor had to wipe Donna’s memory, making her forget him, in order to save her life.