Doctor Who fans are VERY excited to see who will replace Peter Capaldi as The Doctor
The new Time Lord will be revealed after the Wimbledon final, but that's too much a wait for Whovians
The wait is almost over. The BBC has announced that the new lead of Doctor Who will be revealed tomorrow afternoon.
Through a short filmed plastered with the number 13 (as the new actor will be the drama’s 13th regular Doctor), the show announced the big unveiling would take place after the Wimbledon Men’s final, which starts at 2pm Sunday on BBC1 and will probably last between 2 and 3 hours.
https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/885907569696440320
Although some fans aren’t quite ready to see Capaldi leave the Tardis for good.
https://twitter.com/SarahThrawn/status/885909084108730368
https://twitter.com/danilu82/status/885920876235042821
https://twitter.com/purpledomm/status/885918809168785408
However, the announcement caused havoc among hardy Whovians, with many arguing the new Doctor wouldn’t be the 13th. Remember, some count John Hurt’s War Doctor as the 9th version of the Time Lord and David Tennant as both the 11th and 12th Doctor (he regenerated into himself during the events of Journey's End). That means the new Doctor would be the 15th incarnation.
https://twitter.com/adjwilson/status/885913105988960256
https://twitter.com/BillEvenson/status/885909138584334336
But technicalities aside, many see the timing of the announcement a strong clue who’s the next Time Lord in-waiting...
https://twitter.com/FreezingInferno/status/885909450879627264
Is it Andy Murray? ;) https://t.co/hSbTF0TcNg
— kate goodacre (@not_catherine) July 14, 2017
https://twitter.com/FigchenK/status/885910671602454530
Many are hoping a woman will finally lead the sci-fi stalwart…
https://twitter.com/goodmanw/status/885913484973703170
https://twitter.com/nickcbrent/status/885971378368860161
https://twitter.com/WilliamHumes_/status/885937442758565888
Others have their own, shall we say, left field opinions on who should take over…
https://twitter.com/TheMiliverse/status/885955666862641152
https://twitter.com/DigitalSoph/status/883658436738789379
https://twitter.com/EnzoNRossi/status/886184525209927683
Yet most will be happy whoever is the next head actor of Who…
https://twitter.com/sophiecowdrey/status/886153691929202689
After all, tomorrow we'll have a new star wielding the sonic screwdriver and piloting the Tardis to even more adventures. And that can only be a good thing.