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[62] [63] Capaldi made a cameo appearance in "The Day of the Doctor" and a guest appearance at the end of "The Time of the Doctor" after being cast in the role. [ 64 ] [ 65 ] He had also previously appeared in the Doctor Who episode " The Fires of Pompeii " and in the third series of spin-off series Torchwood , roles which were later connected ...
"The Fires of Pompeii" is the second episode of the fourth series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was broadcast on BBC One on 12 April 2008. . Set shortly before and during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, this episode depicts alien time traveller the Doctor (David Tennant) and his new companion Donna Noble (Catherine Tate) on a trip to Pompeii, where ...
"The Name of the Doctor" 18 May 2013: The Doctor's incarnation known as the War Doctor, whose actions in the Time War were so drastic that he deemed himself unworthy of the name "Doctor" [46] "The Night of the Doctor" 14 November 2013 [47] "The Day of the Doctor" 23 November 2013 [48] Michael Jones "Listen" 13 September 2014
Gillan with Doctor Who co-star Matt Smith in 2010. Gillan went on to portray Amy Pond, companion to the Eleventh Doctor (portrayed by Matt Smith), on the British sci-fi series Doctor Who. Before being cast in the role in May 2009, she had previously appeared on Doctor Who in Series 4 episode "The Fires of Pompeii" in the role of a soothsayer. [7]
Pages in category "Lists of Doctor Who characters" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Capaldi was eventually cast as the Twelfth Doctor. [31] Harry Van Gorkum was cast as the role for the Eighth Doctor but the BBC, unlike Fox and Universal did not find him a fitting choice. [32] Roger Rees was approached and showed interest. [33] The role of the Eighth Doctor went to Paul McGann.
Doctor Who follows the adventures of the title character, a rogue Time Lord with somewhat unknown origins who goes by the name "the Doctor".The Doctor fled Gallifrey, the planet of the Time Lords, in a stolen TARDIS ("Time and Relative Dimension(s) in Space"), a time machine that travels by materialising into, and dematerialising out of, the time vortex.
Matt Smith, who played the Eleventh Doctor, publicly announced his departure from Doctor Who on 1 June 2013, [1] triggering extensive media speculation on the subject of his successor. [2] On 3 August 2013, bookmakers William Hill suspended betting when Capaldi became the five to six favourite to be cast. [3]