It’s a callback, of course, to the climax of “The Parting of the Ways,” when Christopher Eccleston’s Ninth Doctor transformed into Tennant’s Tenth, heralding his new body with a comment “New teeth. That’s weird. So where was I?” It’s a cute moment, and one Davies appreciated the addition of. “That’s rather nice, isn’t it?,” the writer continued. “I like that. I was really chuffed.”
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Tennant and Davies return to Doctor Who in a series of three specials in November 2023, to celebrate the series’ 60th anniversary.
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