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Warning : Spoilers ahead forDoctor Whoseason 14 , installment 6 , " Rogue . "
Summary
MD Who ’s reintroduction of a formerly non - canon Doctor dish out as a Brobdingnagian redemption for the actor who played him and acts as an apology from the returning showrunner . Doctor Whoseason 14 , episode 6 , " Rogue , " includes a brief cameo from what is fundamentally just the aspect of Richard E. Grant . In 2003,Grant sound an alternating Ninth Doctor who was primitively intend to be part of the master canon , but the invigorate series finally became a standalone project .
Grant ’s version of the Time Lord , commonly have-to doe with to as the " Shalka Doctor , " only required him to provide his vox , and his performance was initially criticized by an incredibly key member of theDoctor Whocreative squad . With the worker ’s face look among the holograms of other former Doctors inDoctor Who ’s Disney earned run average , the moment feels like something of an olive subdivision while also sum a major wrench to the show ’s canyon . Grant may not be connect theDoctor Whoseason 14 cast , but he could appear down the communication channel .
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RTD Was Very Critical Of Richard E. Grant’s Doctor In The Past
The Doctor Who showrunner called Grant’s performance “lazy”
Richard E. Grant’sDoctor Who : Scream of the Shalkacame between Paul McGann ’s 1996Doctor Whomovie and the 2005 revival of the main show . Soon afterDoctor Whoreturned with Christopher Eccleston ’s Ninth Doctor in the TARDIS , Russell T Davies spoke withDoctor WhoMagazine(ViaBBC ) about what he consider of Grant ’s performance inScream of the Shalka , and it was n’t particularly complimentary .
" I was n’t a devotee of Richard E Grant in it , I have to say . And yes , you may publish that ! I recall he was terrible . I thought he took the money and ran , to be dependable . It was a indolent performance . He was never on our list to play the Doctor . "
Since then , Davies has leftDoctor Whoand returned to the showrunner ’s chair . With a ostensibly new mindset , Davies ' decision to include Grant ’s Doctor in unrecorded - natural process suggests he either regrets his words or has reevaluated Grant ’s effort inScream of the Shalka . There ’s also the possibleness that Sir Humphrey Davy turn to 1999’sThe Curse of Fatal Death- a live - actionDoctor Whoparody from Children in Need that featured Grant as an alternative 10th Doctor . This may have also made Humphrey Davy change his mind . Either way , the Shalka Doctor would appear to be backas part of the main canyon .
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RTD’s Shalka Doctor Retcon Means Richard E. Grant Can Return As A Live-Action Doctor
Grant’s live-action Doctor debut could be coming soon
With the Shalka Doctor reintegrated into the Time Lord ’s story , the door is opened for Richard E. Grant to make a full debut as a alive - natural action version of the character . It will likely be an eventual introduction rather than anything too straightaway , butGrant’sDoctor Whoreturn now seems inevitable . That way , it can be excuse why this particular regeneration has never been mentioned - althoughthe Toymaker tampering with the Doctor ’s timelineis a very viable possibility . It ’s a thoroughly compellingDoctor Whomoment , and one that will hopefully impart a groovy deal of weight when it compensate off .
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The latest Doctor Who series introduces the Fifteenth Doctor, joined by new companion Ruby Sunday.
" Space Babies " & " The Devil ’s Chord "
May 10
" microphone boom "
May 17
" 73 Yards "
May 24
" Dot & Bubble "
May 31
" Rogue "
June 7
" The Legend of Ruby Sunday "
June 14
" Empire of Death "
June 21
Source : BBC
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The previous Dr. Who series introduces the Fifteenth Doctor , joined by new companion Ruby Sunday .
