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Having seen the preview of The Next Doctor on Children In Need last night, several elements seem the same as in The One Doctor. The manner of the Morrissey Doctor, the cockney accent of the 'other' companion, the un-Doctorish way in which he refers to himself as the one and only Doctor. I was wondering if the story of The One Doctor had been nicked for The Next Doctor. Now logically you might assume that if they were going to do this, they'd use Biggins as the Doctor, as he's a strong actor and fairly popular at the moment, but Biggins was the counterfeit counterpart to the Sixth Doctor and therefore Morrissey might have been chosen as more similar to Tennant's Doctor. It's just a thought, but bearing in mind the fact that audio dramas Spare Parts and Jubilee have also been used as bases for televised stories in the recent Doctor Who, it's clear that RT-D listens to them and would not be averse to using elements from them for the new TV series. Sadly however, it would appear to rule David Morrissey out as a legitimate eleventh Doctor candidate. DavidFarmbrough (talk) 11:48, 15 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
It certainly seems plausible that The Next Doctor might be based on The One Doctor. But I wouldn't expect to see any confirmation until after the Christmas special airs, because saying "based on the Big Finish audio play The One Doctor rather gives away the plot.
I just removed a sentence from the article saying that it had been "widely speculated" that this was the basis for The Next Doctor. Although the statement is true, I really think we need to have a reliable source before mentioning it in the article. And the results of a Google search do not constitute a reliable source. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 14:59, 15 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks - I am glad that I am not alone in thinking this - I hope I was the first to spot it though :) DavidFarmbrough (talk) 08:27, 17 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I'm afraid you weren't. (I wasn't either — I think I first saw it suggested on the forum formerly known as Outpost Gallifrey.) —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 00:32, 18 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
