David Tennant has celebrated the return of his Doctor Who showrunner, Russell T. Davies, to the franchise. Davies revived Doctor Who for an entirely new generation of fans in 2005 and departed the series in 2010. After eleven years away from the franchise developing series like Cucumber, A Very English Scandal and It's a Sin, Davies is set to return to Doctor Who as the new showrunner.

Tennant joined Doctor Who in 2005 after original star Christopher Eccelston left the series after just one season. Tennant played the role of the Tenth Doctor from 2005 to 2010, a five-year run on the series that saw him become not only a fan-favorite but arguably one of the most iconic incarnations of the character alongside Tom Baker's Fourth Doctor. Tennant reprised his role in the 2013 episode, "The Day of the Doctor," which celebrated the 50th anniversary of the franchise.

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In an interview with Digital Spy, Tennant shared his excitement that Davies was the new showrunner of Doctor Who. He praised Davies' knowledge and commitment to Doctor Who. Having worked closely with Davies for five years on the series, Tennant informs fans that he is excited to see where he takes the story. Read what he said below:

"I'm so thrilled that Russell is going back to it and to see where he's going to take that story. There isn't a Doctor Who brain like his in the country, on the planet, in the universe, so as a fan of the show, to know where that's going to go next, is hugely exciting."

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Tennant himself has been busy since his time on Doctor Who ended. The year after his departure, he starred in the remake of Fright Night, and would later go on to play the villainous Kilgrave in Netflix's Jessica Jones as well as the lead role on the series Broadchurch. He has also lent his voice to projects like Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Scrooge McDuck in the reboot of Duck Tales. Tennant's latest series, Good Omens, was renewed for a second season, in which he will reprise his role. Tennant has even returned to the world of Doctor Who with the Big Finish audio dramas, suggesting Tennant could be open to reuniting with his Doctor Who showrunner, possibly for the upcoming 60th-anniversary special.

Little is currently known about Davies' Doctor Who plans for the series. He will have to cast a new Doctor, as the trio of specials following the latest season will be Jodie Whitaker's last. It has been sixteen years since Davies revived Doctor Who, which, for reference, is the same amount of time between the original Doctor Who series and the 2005 revival. Davies now faces an interesting choice of how to revive Doctor Who once more, which is very similar to the position he found himself in years before. With Whitaker's final season set to premiere on Halloween, the clock is ticking on the future of Doctor Who.

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Source: Digital Spy