Doctor Who fans point out inconsistency with David Tennant’s regeneration scene

Doctor Who viewers spotted that David Tennant was not wearing Jodie Whittaker’s clothes (Picture: BBC)

Doctor Who fans have voiced their confusion after Jodie Whittaker regenerated into David Tennant but in different clothes.

Last night’s The Power Of The Doctor episode revealed Tennant’s return to the BBC sci-fi drama, confirming that he will reprise the titular role ahead of Ncuti Gatwa, who will now be the 15th Time Lord.

Traditionally, the Doctor’s clothes stay the same during regeneration and fans should have seen the returning character dressed in Whittaker’s outfit.

However, Tennant was seen coming out of his TARDIS dressed in a suit and black overcoat – a far cry from Whittaker’s blue t-shirt and cagoule.

Unsurprisingly, the move didn’t go unnoticed by eagle-eyed fans who were armed with a bucketload of questions.

One wrote: ‘I have been wondering though. How did the Doctor regenerate their clothes? Normally just the body regenerates.’

Tennant has been confirmed as the 14th Doctor (Picture: BBC)

He appeared shortly after Whittaker’s Time Lord regenerated (Picture: BBC)

Another asked: ‘Why did Tennant have his regular suit on? The Doctor never changes clothes during a regeneration. It would have been much funnier if he was in 13’s outfit.’

However, some have pointed out that the ‘error’ could be in fact a nod to darker things to come. They believe this regeneration has gone wrong and all will be unveiled in the course.

‘The telling thing about the #DoctorWho regeneration from Whittaker to Tennant is that the clothes also changed,’ another said.

‘It’s either the way regenerations are going to go now, or, something has gone wrong. Money on the latter!’

Tennant first stepped into the Tardis in 2005 to play the 10th Doctor.

It was previously announced that he would be returning to the sci-fi series for the show’s 60th-anniversary celebrations, although it wasn’t revealed in what capacity.

Following Sunday’s 90-minute special, the BBC confirmed Tennant will become the 14th incarnation with Catherine Tate reprising her role as his former companion Donna Noble for three special episodes set to air in November 2023.

Gatwa will then take control of the Tardis as the 15th Doctor, with his first episode due to air over the festive period in 2023.

Talking about the future, returning showrunner Russell T Davies, said: ‘If you thought the appearance of David Tennant was a shock, we’ve got plenty more surprises on the way.

‘The path to Ncuti’s 15th Doctor is laden with mystery, horror, robots, puppets, danger, and fun.

‘And how is it connected to the return of the wonderful Donna Noble? How, what, why? We’re giving you a year to speculate, and then all hell lets loose.’

Whittaker’s last foray as the Doctor was loaded with drama as it saw her fight for her existence against some of her deadliest enemies: The Master, the Daleks and the Cybermen.

The episode, titled The Power Of The Doctor, also saw the surprise return of actors who have played Time Lords from the ages including Colin Baker, Peter Davison, Paul McGann and Sylvester McCoy.

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It opened with the Doctor thrown straight into the action alongside companions Yasmin Khan, played by Mandip Gill, and John Bishop’s Dan Lewis, after being called to help out a spaceship that was being attacked by Cybermen.

Whittaker, 40, became the first woman to portray the Doctor when she took over the role from Peter Capaldi in 2017.

Showrunner Chris Chibnall is also set to leave the programme, to be replaced by Davies, who was behind the 2005 revival of the show.

Doctor Who: The Power Of The Doctor is available to stream on BBC iPlayer.

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