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What happened to the Eighth Doctor?
TV movie. The Eighth Doctor debuts in the TV film Doctor Who. These efforts instead “kill” the Doctor, and he is taken to a morgue where after several hours—due to the effect of anaesthetic on his alien biology—he finally regenerates into his eighth incarnation (McGann).
Why was there a gap between 8th and 9th Doctor?
The original plan was for DWM’s strip to depict the eighth Doctor’s regeneration into the ninth, which was not portrayed on-screen, but the BBC vetoed this idea and so ‘The Flood’ ends on a more open-ended note, with Eight and Destrii heading off on new adventures.
Did the 8th Doctor have a TV series?
Doctor Who1963 – 1989
Eighth Doctor/TV shows
Is the 8th Doctor The War Doctor?
When we saw eighth Doctor Paul McGann regenerate into John Hurt in Night of the Doctor it confirmed he was the ninth Doctor – moving former ninth Doctor Christopher Eccleston to the 10th Doctor. Because John Hurt is the War Doctor – and thus outside the numbering, apparently.
What doctor does John Hurt turn into?
The War Doctor
The War Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television programme Doctor Who. He was portrayed by the English actor John Hurt.
Who are the 13 doctors in order?
Doctor Who through the ages – all thirteen Doctors
- Ahead of the new series of Doctor Who we’ve been doing a bit of time-travelling ourselves!
- Thirteenth Doctor: Jodie Whittaker (2017-present).
- Twelfth Doctor: Peter Capaldi (2013-2017).
- Eleventh Doctor: Matt Smith (2010–2013).
- Tenth Doctor: David Tennant (2005–2010).
Which generation is the war Doctor?
The War Doctor — so named by Alice Obiefune — was the Doctor’s ninth incarnation, though he disavowed his former name, believing he had broken the promise it represented.
How old is the eighth doctor?
The Eighth Doctor He calculated his age as 1013 years old in the novel Vampire Science. Fearing that he had lost count somewhere, he briefly only counted the years lived by his current incarnation and gave his age as 3 years old.
Who is the curator at the end of Day of the Doctor?
Tom Baker
Links to the Past: The Curator is portrayed by Tom Baker, who played the Fourth Doctor from 1974-1981 and remains one of the most popular incarnations. He implies he is a future version of the Doctor who retires to look over a museum.