Six, seven, eight, nine, ten: then I let it go again.

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Only yesterday, someone was assuring me that Christopher Ecclestone wasn't going to quit as the Doctor after all, but that it was all a publicity stunt to get people excited. Guess not...

I'm sure this David Tennant guy will be fine, although I didn't watch any of Casanova, so I can't really comment myself. But it just annoys me that a whole incarnation has been used up on only one series, especially given the previous one was wasted on only a one-and-a-half-hour film. There are only 12 to play with, and the remainder need to be conserved! *mutters things about responsibility in the general direction of Christopher Ecclestone*

Also, if this must happen, I'd ideally like to see an older Doctor follow Ecclestone, just to keep a bit of variety in the role. Sure, there's a fine tradition of younger Doctors to follow - especially Peter Davidson. But I'd like to see an actor who can tap into those aspects of the Doctor's character so splendidly explored by people like Jon Pertwee.

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You're right about Davies. I watched the first bit of tonight's episode before my Christopher Lee programme started at 7:15, and was reminded that Davies (and / or the rest of the creative team) not only writes vivid and witty dialogue, but even inserts clever little bits of symbolism and makes his settings really work to support and enrich the script. Oh, and I thought it was a nice touch that they'd persuaded Andrew Marr to present the disaster coverage from Downing Street, too!