David Tennant Teases That His 14th Doctor Will Be Different From His 10th in DOCTOR WHO

Last fall, we found out that beloved tenth Doctor, David Tennant, is returning to the title role in the upcoming season of Doctor Who on the BBC. While fans are excited to see him step back into the role, Tennant is teasing that he won’t be exactly the same guy as we knew him back in his original run.

In a recent interview with Doctor Who Magazine (via Radio Times/CB) ,Tennant teased that his portrayal of the Fourteenth Doctor won't exactly have the same characterization as his previous Tenth Doctor:

"The Doctor's been three different people in the meantime, so I'm not necessarily the same version of the Doctor that I was before. I'm not the Tenth Doctor now, I'm the Fourteenth. Well, strictly speaking we don't know what the actual number is anymore, do we?"

Tennant is expected to reprise his role in a string of three Doctor Who specials, which are tied to the BBC's 60th anniversary. Catherine Tate will also be reprising her role as one of the Tenth Doctor's companions, Donna Noble.

Tennant said of his return:

"It was like being handed a very lovely present. It was joyous, it was great fun. It was a very happy, joyous time 15 years ago, and returning to that could've been, well, who knows? It might've felt awkward, it might've felt difficult, I might not have been able to run as fast. But we had a lovely time. Russell T. Davies is back running the show, it felt like we had never been away."

Sex Education and Barbie star Ncuti Gatwa is set to play the Fifteenth Doctor in the upcoming 60th anniversary season of Doctor Who, which will be showrun by returning series alum Russell T. Davies. The titles of the three specials, which are set to air in November, are “The Star Beast,” “Wild Blue Yonder,” and “The Giggle.”