Talk:Fourteenth Doctor

How should we go about handling this?
The current set-up seems rather crude, but we do have to deal with the general ambiguity around the "Fourteenth Doctor" at the moment. How should we be handling this? StrexcorpEmployee (talk) 20:32, 23 October 2022 (UTC)


 * There isn't really much information surrounding Tennant as 14 available, bar a few leaked photos on Twitter of the 60th anniversary episodes filming (which may have been turned into articles and could be added as citations here if possible). We may just have to wait it out until November 23/whenever new information gets released which obviously isn't ideal, but it's the best we can do really XxLuckyCxX (talk) 21:44, 23 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Is this officially the Fourteenth Doctor, or simply a "transitional appearance" while his regeneration stabilizes?  The "Next Time" trailer even showed Ncuti Gatwa in it.  This wouldn't be the first time that The Doctor has had a difficult regeneration, albeit not in this way. 24.246.14.216 (talk) 02:56, 24 October 2022 (UTC)


 * Do we have any indication that Tennant is going to be called The Fourteenth Doctor. Unless we have some proper reference, I think this should be merged to Tenth Doctor. Nfitz (talk) 03:22, 24 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Ah, it is suggested that this is indeed the case in this BBC media release; it will be interesting to see how that holds up. Perhaps someone should reference that, because I don't see it confirmed in any of the references on the page. That being said - do we really need an extra article for this? Grover Cleveland was both the 22nd and 24th president of the USA, and we don't do two articles for him, despite his second appearance. Nfitz (talk) 03:31, 24 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I concur, though with different rationale. If Tennant was getting even a single additional season I'd consider this warranted but if it's just a 3 episode reprisal it seems entirely reasonable to merge this into Tenth Doctor and leave a redirect. — Sirdog (talk) 03:46, 24 October 2022 (UTC)
 * The 22nd and 24th president are the same person; at this point in time, the Tenth and Fourteenth Doctors are different characters. -- Alex_ 21 TALK 10:47, 24 October 2022 (UTC)
 * They may be referring to them by different names, but with the first special having aired now they are very clearly still the same character. Their personalities and Tennant’s portrayal are identical. So barring any major contradictions in the final 2 specials I can’t think of any reason why this shouldn’t be merged with Tenth Doctor after. DocNox (talk) 17:15, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Technically all incarnations are the same character, they're all the Doctor. Regardless, this is still a separate incarnation with a completely separate production history, hence the separate article. That would be exactly the same as saying "They're the same character, so let's merge the 2023 specials article back into the Series 4 article". -- Alex_ 21 TALK 06:07, 2 December 2023 (UTC)
 * You lost me with the specials thing. In universe he’s a different incarnation, sure, but also… kinda not. But in the real world it’s the exact same character as the Tenth Doctor. Literally exactly the same except older. And Wikipedia is written from a real world perspective. There is no information in this article that could not easily be included in Ten’s. It’s just unnecessary. DocNox (talk) 05:03, 7 December 2023 (UTC)
 * By the same reasoning, they're all exactly the same character, every incarnation. The Eleventh Doctor is "the exact same character as" the Tenth Doctor, and "exactly the same except older", so why not merge all separate incarnation articles together? Regardless, he's a separate incarnation, characteristics and appearance irrelevant. It is indeed "written from a real world perspective", and as this character has a completely separate production history from the Tenth, that makes them separate. -- Alex_ 21 TALK 05:43, 7 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Why are those things not relevant? This isn’t Whokipedia or whatever it’s called.
 * Yes, the production is different. That’s why we have separate production pages. I don’t believe we should merge those together as you previously suggested for some reason.
 * I think there’s already plenty of information to justify an individual Doctor page as well as most of the separate Doctor pages so I don’t really see a full merge as necessary. Because even though in-universe they’re all the same character… they’re really not. Because each actor gets to make it their own. It’s a different situation.
 * This particular situation was all about bringing back a previous actor that’s played the Doctor for an anniversary special, something Doctor Who does all the time. There just so happened to be a different in-universe gimmick as to why he’s back this time, but it’s still David Tennant’s Doctor in everything but name and it doesn’t need its own separate page. DocNox (talk) 08:20, 8 December 2023 (UTC)
 * But this Doctor regenerated from 13 and has, in universe, not yet found out why. He has addressed some new traits in "Wild Blue Yonder". We've also got the official Doctor Who account using the term Fourteenth Doctor (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfLtAdSgWPQ and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIE5O_v2KLA ). And there's enough proof that RTD considers him as 14 (https://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/rtd-tennant-is-unashamedly-the-14th-doctor-not-a-trick-illusion-or-flashback-97906.htm ).
 * Yes, this show is "timey wimey". But we can't get too fandom-y in choosing what to accept and what to ignore. doktorb wordsdeeds 09:05, 8 December 2023 (UTC)
 * The above is perfectly precise. Secondary sources refer to him as a separate character, and Wikipedia (or whatever it's called) does not base our content on personal opinions. The other articles refers to the Tenth Doctor. This article refers to the Fourteenth Doctor. No source has called them the same character or incarnation. If this continues, it's really just a case of beating a dead horse and not liking it. -- Alex_ 21 TALK 10:32, 8 December 2023 (UTC)
 * I agree it's going to look silly if this article needs to be exploded in 13 months' time. 70.29.86.207 (talk) 14:46, 24 October 2022 (UTC)

Why would you merge this with the Tenth Doctor? that would be wrong. This incarnation is not the Tenth Doctor, he just has Ten's physical form again. He is the 14th Doctor. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.44.58.150 (talk) 15:05, 24 October 2022 (UTC)

The Grover Cleveland comparison seems weak. He's just a real guy who was President twice. The Doctor is a fictional alien who can change their form and effectively become a whole new person and now has had the same one twice. Not the same at all. StrexcorpEmployee (talk) 16:14, 24 October 2022 (UTC)

Reliable sources says this is 14 not 10 so should stay here. Cameron Scott (talk) 18:55, 24 October 2022 (UTC)
 * What reliable source? I thought this was all coming from RTD - who surely by his own confession is not a reliable source about future plots. Nfitz (talk) 06:07, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
 * @Nfitz The BBC Media Centre has release a press release stating he is the Fourteenth Doctor. Whether it is true or not in the end is irrelevant, per WP:VNT. It is sourced properly. --  Alex_ 21 TALK 08:17, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
 * @Alex 21 VNT however talks extensively about about WP:RELIABLE sources. A BBC media release about a TV show, is not only WP:BIASED and WP:PRIMARY but the information is quoted from RTD, which makes it an interview! That being said, I don't see any other course of action about the naming - I'm just pointing out that RTD has previously taken pride about providing false information about future plot points. Nfitz (talk) 13:06, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
 * He has, yes. But assuming that this is the same case would be original research. The content and title are, as they stand, verifiable. -- Alex_ 21 TALK 13:08, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
 * You realise I'm agreeing with you about how we handle this, right? Nfitz (talk) 16:38, 26 October 2022 (UTC)

The situation is somewhat fluid, or at least as viscous as a potentially 13 month wait can be, but most sources are dubbing Tennant2 the 14th (when they do use numbering) and until an official Bad Wolf/BBC press piece does clarify either way, I think it's worth keeping the page up. BitterGiant (talk) 09:06, 25 October 2022 (UTC)


 * @BitterGiant An official BBC press release has already clarified this. -- Alex_ 21 TALK 09:34, 25 October 2022 (UTC)


 * Ah okay, mea culpa somehow missed @Nfitz's reply.BitterGiant (talk) 09:41, 25 October 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 October 2022
Ncuti Gatwa is never explicitly stated to be the 14th doctor 212.241.252.112 (talk) 12:23, 24 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: He was: "The 29-year-old will become the 14th Time Lord on the popular science fiction show" -- Alex_ 21 TALK 12:26, 24 October 2022 (UTC)

citations needed, cannot edit them in
As this article has become protected it's impossible to add citation requests (not sure why as I'm clearly logged in), so suggesting we list them here, as some statements seem to be people putting their own interpretations onto what has very briefly almost without dialogue been seen on screen:

- "This character, portrayed by Tennant, was confirmed to be the Fourteenth Doctor" - "with later clarification that Ncuti Gatwa would actually portray the Fifteenth Doctor."

I am very happy to be proven wrong with cited sources! RobotWrangler (talk) 10:17, 25 October 2022 (UTC)


 * @RobotWrangler BBC media release. -- Alex_ 21 TALK 10:46, 25 October 2022 (UTC)

Did You Know
I feel as though a fact like "Did You Know... David Tennant is the first actor to play two incarnations of the Doctor, being the Tenth and Fourteenth incarnations?" would be interesting (for the Did You Know Wikipedia section). I just thought of this, I am not sure how to go about making this or if it is a good idea. ButterCashier (talk) 11:38, 2 November 2022 (UTC)
 * I think this is an intesting idea, but we should probably wait until his first episode is broadcast so we can be 100% sure he is the Fourteenth (and we are not being mislead). I would not though, that there is an argument that it is not 100% true in any case as 1) Sylvester McCoy technically played the Sixth Doctor in the first few seconds of Time and the Rani 2) In The Day of the Doctor it is heavily implied that the Curator played by Tom Baker is a future incarnation of the Doctor 3) According to the continuity established in The Time of the Doctor the Tenth Doctor was technically two different incarnations with the same face. So a way phrasing it to cover this might be important. Dunarc (talk) 00:00, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

So - has Tennant stopped being the 14th Doctor?
So - there's no doubt the 15th Doctor has started his tenure but the 14th Doctor still exists...

How does this align with the fact the current infrastructure has a finite end point... Madscotinengland (talk) 15:37, 10 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Per MOS:REALWORLD, he's no longer the lead of the series. See Blake's 7 where Gareth Thomas no longer led the series after series 2. DonQuixote (talk) 15:55, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

First actor to play two incarnations
Hey, article states that Tennant is the first actor to pay two doctors, but it was hinted at that Tom bakers return in the 50th was a new regeneration. This should be edited to reflect this uncertainty 50.76.140.45 (talk) 19:56, 13 December 2023 (UTC)


 * It was hinted, it was never outright declared that he was playing an incarnation of the Doctor. For Tennant, it was. -- Alex_ 21 TALK 00:24, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

Should this be merged with the 10th Doctor?
Doctor Who is a very complex franchise and I’m personally indifferent to the character officially being played by the same actor on this occasion for this specific incarnation but I think we could have a discussion as to whether to merge Tennant's first tenure (2005–2010) with his second, in particular, find how some reviewers felt about the 14th Doctor’s brief tenure. The 13th Doctor article mentions in the “reception” section about the reaction to the casting announcement. While I don’t know any sources for it, I do know some reviewers having mixed feelings on Tennant’s revealing to be the 14th Doctor, with some thinking that it was an “unnecessary” comeback in order to break the ice with Gatwa’s arrival due to Tennant being arguably one of the most popular Doctors, and how diverse the Chibnall era was among fans.

In fact, I think there’s a good argument in how 14 could be merged with 10, despite being two incarnations. 14 getting his old face back, regaining Donna as a companion and settling down can be seen as a redemption for how 10 faced his ending at the finish of his tenure. It could also, depending on any sources (reviewers and journalists) on how each tenure was viewed, brief Tennant’s comeback was. If it’s decided that the article is fine as a specific standalone, that’s okay by me. 92.17.192.24 (talk) 21:36, 19 February 2024 (UTC)


 * No. Already discussed. -- Alex_ 21 TALK 09:19, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

Necessity of Infobox Image
Due to the recent image from Wild Blue Yonder, which is a free to use image, does the infobox need to use the copyrighted, fair use image of Fourteen? Both communicate the same thing (With the only difference being the lack of Fourteen's coat, which is a rather minor detail) and are both equally clear, with the WBY one being particularly more clear due to illustrating more of the Doctor's body. There isn't much need for the fair use image, and I'd suggest we remove it. Has one ever considered Magneton? Pokelego999 (talk) 16:24, 4 July 2024 (UTC)


 * I've decided to be WP:BOLD and shift the free use to the infobox to minimize non-free content in the article. Feel free to discuss this if you feel it should be changed. Has one ever considered Magneton? Pokelego999 (talk) 19:39, 4 July 2024 (UTC)
 * I'm fine with that. Typically non-free content should only be used if there's no free alternative or if the free alternatives don't convey the same information that the non-free do. Neither of those situations are the case here. The Doctor Who  (talk) 19:43, 4 July 2024 (UTC)