# David Tenant and Catherine Tate returning to Doctor who in 2023 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [May 16, 2022, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-tenant-and-catherine-tate-returning-to-doctor-who-in-2023/964470 "2022-05-16T00:18:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-tenant-and-catherine-tate-returning-to-doctor-who-in-2023/964470/1 "2022-05-16T00:18:14Z")
Not permanently, obviously. But for the 60th anniversary. > **[David Tennant and Catherine Tate to Reprise ‘Doctor Who’ Roles for 60th...](https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/doctor-who-david-tennant-catherine-tate-1235267487/)** > > David Tennant and Catherine Tate are returning to “Doctor Who,” reuniting for new scenes that will coincide with the show’s 60th anniversary celebrations in 2023. Tennant and Tate… ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-tenant-and-catherine-tate-returning-to-doctor-who-in-2023/964470/2 "2022-05-16T00:24:16Z")
Awesome, I’ll watch it. ---
**Author:** ![Boycott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boycott/32/6741_2.png) [@Boycott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boycott)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-tenant-and-catherine-tate-returning-to-doctor-who-in-2023/964470/3 "2022-05-16T13:54:06Z")
This will get a lot of old viewers tuning back in. Me for one!