Felix.

How many incarnations of the Doctor can there be. I always thought it was about 7. So with Eccleston resigning, have they run out?

unclebuck

A very good question.

How many can there be...? Let's see now, I can think of a few....

Felix.

William Hartnell
John Pertwee
Tom Baker
Colin Baker
Sylvester McCoy
Peter Davidson
Ecclestone
there's another one

Which means in my book they have ran out....?????

Hanslow

Some sad billy info here

Manda_po

Felix, I am sure you have missed at least two out of the list.

Hanslow

More info

AntiPastor

Made by BBC Wales.



Enough said!

Alan Pastor

I rate this series as being up there with "Buffy". Buffy, which I love, is a show which has managed to be consistently different, original, non-mainstream programming while nonetheless generating viewing figures which puts almost any other non-mainstream programme to shame. And it's done so while amassing an impressive array of critical plaudits, and generating an appreciable market for spin-off products. Long live the Dr.

Neil Smalley

As to how many there have been, well we've seen more than 12 on screen(including the spoof ones) or if you want the sad whovian stance in the Brain of morbius the Dr is involved in a mental battle with Morbius and we see several of the old Dr's previous regens(not seen in episodes). Of course many argue that is'nt the case and so it goes on.

The answer to how many can there be, is simple. As many as the BBC want.
Supposedly there can only be 12 regenerations, but there are loads of instances where this has been gotten around. So if they want to make a 14th doctor then i'm sure the writers will come up with some plot device to make it so.

IPKIS

13 regenerations

on the 13th he dies end of

AntiPastor

Hello

J4CKO

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Yes, but its not real, it based on ratings, if the Doctor re-appaers after 14 times who is going to care apart from a few 30-40 year old social misfit virgins ?

Even they will ignore the slight fictional innacuracy to keep the dream alive, when you give up on ******** a lady and all you have left is Doctor Who, why complain about a time lord being innacurate ?

Geezer

That link from Hanslow leaves out Peter Cushing, who played him in 2 films, so Ecclestone is the 10th doctor.

Geezer

hades

I thought it was 12 regenerations - which would mean 13 Doctors.

Without following any links IIRC in order they were William Hartnell, Partick Troughton, John Pertwee, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy from the first series. There was Paul (?) McGann in a few episodes a few years back, so with Cushing from the films, I guess I'd support Geezer's numbers.

Of course, there have been quite a few instances of more than one actor playing the same human, who doesn't have regenerations, so why should it matter for Doctor Who?

Was tonight's any good? Didn't catch it.

IPKIS

William Hartnell 1963-1966
Patrick Troughton 1966-1969
John Pertwee 1970-1974
Tom Baker 1974-1981
Peter Davidson 1981-1984
Colin Baker 1984-1986
Sylvester McCoy 1986-1989
Paul McGann 1996
Christopher Ecclestone

In that order

Peter cushion don't really count he only did the two Dalek films
Dr Who and the Daleks
Dalek invasion of Earth 2150AD

hades

Well, I guess that confirms that my memory for various bits of pointless trivia is as good as ever.

IPKIS

Besides William Hartnell was the Doctor for Dalek invasion of Earth as it was part of the T.V series before it was a film

season 2 to be exact

Alan Pastor

If we must.

Alan Pastor

Tonights episode was superb, but back on topic.

There's lots of ways it could be done, but not very many that would be satisfying emotionally, and yet there are some of those too. The problem is that the series has already taken a very strong stance on "Immmmortality!" and how it's a bad thing, and it's not something the Doctor would aspire to having. (That's the Master's game.) So to me, the only way to do it honestly is to have the extra regenerations forced on the Doctor against his will. Who or what does that to him could be anything, preferably some new agency, but if you're looking for an old one that could do it just as an example, well... maybe the White Guardian could decide the Doctor's too important to the safety of the universe and gives him another batch of regenerations whether he wants them or not (and to make it more interesting, he doesn't tell him how many he's given him). Or going the other way, you could have the Doctor truly turn evil on the 12th regeneration when the Valeyard body merges in with the main one, and then the evil Doctor is in charge for a few episodes and, being evil, he goes and gets himself loads of more regenerations... but something goes wrong in the process and a regeneration turns on right away and the new Doctor is good again (or perhaps the companion and other good guys kill the evil one).

So, there's plenty of ways this could be done without violating established rules, and that could make things potentially interesting for the plus-13 Doctors. It just takes a bit of care and thought is all. You see jye, I'm loved for my opinion on SN whether I talk about Doctor Who or sad little scotsmen on hills.

IPKIS

That said he could just park up the Tardis on the planet Karn

home to the Mystic sisterhood who's sacred flame produces the Elixir of life

(From the Brain of Morbius) Tom Baker era 1976

Karn is also in the same Galaxy as Galifrey and Shada

AntiPastor

We should.


You see, I have something to tell you...

Manda_po

Is it about Dr Who? And will anyone want to here it?

ajm

sarasquares

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snot likely

Manda_po

OMG, I have had a bit to drink, OK? Please don't tell Buuba, or it will all end in tears.