Exclusive: Doctor Who Sensation - Long-Lost Tennant-Era Character Set to Return in Jaw-Dropping 2023 Specials!

Summary

Doctor Who teases the possible return of a character from David Tennant's era for the 60th anniversary specials in 2023.

The Sub-Wave Network's resurgence suggests a possible revival of Harriet Jones and her quest for assistance. Russell T Davies confirmed Harriet Jones' survival, fueling intrigue about her role in the upcoming specials.

A character who died during David Tennant's Tenth Doctor era may be returning for the 60th anniversary specials of Doctor Who in 2023. The upcoming special, written by Russell T Davies and featuring David Tennant and Catherine Tate, will predominantly focus on the RTD era. Speculations suggest that Bernard Cribbins, who made his final TV appearance as Wilfred Mott, will make a small appearance, alongside Jacqueline King as Donna's mother Sylvia Noble. Yasmin Finney, star of Heartstopper, has been cast as the new Rose, a significant nod to RTD's tenure as showrunner. Doctor Who's social media platforms have joined in on the RTD-era nostalgia by resurrecting WhoSpy and sharing behind-the-scenes production images. The show's Instagram account has also unveiled their Broadcast channel, known as the Sub-Wave Network, leading to speculation about the return of a previously deceased character.

Doctor Who Brings Back The Sub-Wave Network - And Harriet Jones?

Doctor Who launched the Subwave Network on the same day that its spinoff podcast series, Doctor Who: Redacted, began its second season on BBC Sounds. In this season, Cleo Proctor (Charley Craggs) eagerly seeks another encounter with the Thirteenth Doctor (Jodie Whittaker), who is mysteriously absent in all forms. In Doctor Who's fourth season, the Subwave Network was employed by the disgraced Prime Minister Harriet Jones (Penelope Wilton) to locate the Tenth Doctor and seek his assistance against the Dalek threat, before she seemingly met her demise. It is possible, therefore, that the Sub-Wave Network will be revived as part of Redacted season 2's mission to find the Doctor.

However, utilizing an Instagram broadcast channel for the promotion of a Doctor Who spinoff podcast feels limited in scope. It is more plausible that the forthcoming trailer, scheduled to release on Saturday, September 23, two months prior to the show's 60th anniversary, will focus on promoting the specials. Given that David Tennant will be reprising his role as the Doctor, resurrecting the Sub-Wave Network would be logical, as it possesses sentient technology designed to communicate with individuals connected to this specific incarnation. This suggests that the Sub-Wave Network and the woman involved in its development may reappear for Doctor Who's 60th anniversary.

RTD Already Revealed That Harriet Jones Escaped The Daleks

Russell T Davies disclosed in an interview with Radio Times that Harriet Jones, a character from Doctor Who, was confirmed to be alive. This revelation took place during the promotion of the book titled Now We Are Six Hundred by James Goss. The book, which contains a collection of verses and illustrations by RTD, features a poem called "Harriet Jones, PM" that showcases her final moments. However, Davies playfully accompanied the poem with an illustration depicting Jones escaping through a trap door and evading the Daleks on a motorcycle. Davies subsequently stated that, in his interpretation, this is what happened to Jones in the Doctor Who storyline, meaning she remains alive in some undisclosed location.

The reintroduction of the Sub-Wave Network strongly suggests that Harriet Jones is seeking assistance once again, possibly to confront an enigmatic villain portrayed by Neil Patrick Harris in Doctor Who. Alternatively, it is possible that Torchwood, the clandestine intelligence agency, has taken charge of the Sub-Wave Network, indicating their pursuit of the Doctor. Whichever entity controls the Sub-Wave Network, its initial broadcast on the official Doctor Who Instagram account is sure to be highly anticipated and worth watching.