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There's lots of scenes in the final, final story that are very sad and were very sad to play," he added. Filming the final scene was very, very sad.
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Tennant said the last line he said as the Doctor was "You two, with me, spit spot," so it was robbed of any epic quality. He described shooting the final scenes as "emotional" but said that as they were filmed out of sequence, the situation did not get too weepy. "The Doctor now knows incontrovertibly that he's running from his own demise." "It's fitting and proper he should be there to see the Doctor off – if that's what happens," Tennant teased, speaking of Simm's return as the Master. The Waters of Mars is to be broadcast on BBC1 on Sunday 15 November at 7pm, with the remaining two specials to transmit over the Christmas holiday, in which Tennant is expected to bow out in tear-jerking scenes.Īt the end of The Waters of Mars, viewers will glimpse some familiar faces who will appear in the Doctor's adventures to come, including Catherine Tate, who plays the Doctor's former companion Donna, and his arch-nemesis the Master, played by John Simm.
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Smith takes over from Tennant for next year's fifth series of the revived Doctor Who, which is being overseen by new showrunner Steven Moffat, who has written award-winning episodes of the drama including Blink, The Empty Child and The Girl in the Fireplace. They are a swansong for Tennant, after four years in the lead role, and for Russell T Davies, the executive producer and showrunner responsible for Doctor Who's hugely successful reinvention. He was speaking at the London launch of The Waters of Mars, the first of three remaining Doctor Who specials to be broadcast on BBC1 before the end of the year. Tennant also admitted he was "jealous" of Matt Smith, who will be seen taking over his role as the Doctor next year. Watch David Tennant discussing his final scenes Press Associationĭavid Tennant today admitted that filming his final scenes for Doctor Who had been "very emotional" – and revealed what his final lines in the lead role will be.