Upcoming Eighth Doctor Guesses

Considering Sheridan Smith has just had a baby I can’t see another Lucie Miller boxset happening any time soon. But I could see him popping in the event Series 3 of Charley Pollard ever gets made.

Might be interesting to see him make a cameo in the War Doctor Begins range. Say in a flashback where the War Doctor has to deal with the consequences/aftermath of an adventure he had in a previous incarnation.

Now that would be something spectacular! Could see that being quite hard for the War Doctor to see the Time Lord he used to be. Especially if it’s an earlier version of the Eighth Doctor before he became involved in the Time War.

I loved having Charley and the Doctor together again for The End of the Beginning. I had hoped for a 20th anniversary set with them, but I guess I will have to wait until the 25th anniversary now instead.

Unfortunately, I am trying desperately to erase Charlotte Pollard series 2 from my memory, which is such a shame as I love the character. But I am fully aware that Nick still has plans to produce a third set in which a reunion with the Eighth Doctor will occur. I was concerned that this CP3 would be the anniversary release for Charley and the Doctor this year, so at least I got TEOTB instead. However with the ongoing delay for her next set perhaps as will still have the same fears in five years time!

Number one on my Eighth Doctor announcement wish list will be a follow up to the cliffhanger at the end of Time War 4

Oh, man, that'd be a dream come true--and very, very welcome even without the last two words. Sadly I don't think I can be as optimistic, given how conspicuously absent the Doctor has been from the Gallifrey range(s) -- they even refrained from casting a new Doctor for the parallel universe sets! 

We've definitely been very lucky of late, with McGann popping up in the Main Range and TLV range alongside the two simultaneous 8DA miniseries. I think it's too early to guess at what might come after Stranded (beyond the fact that Helen is owed her own spin-off range) but I do fully expect additional Time War sets to be announced soon.

McGann definitely seems to really enjoy the 8th Doctor's character arc and playing the increasingly stressed & frayed Doctor as he nears the end of his lifespan... so it seems a very safe bet. Haven't listened to 8DTW4 yet, but I would expect a new companion soon, regardless of whatever happens or fails to happen with Bliss.

Though, speaking of companions, I do imagine that Stranded will shake up the status quo a bit. We have certainly been with Liv and (to an admittedly lesser extent) Helen for quite a while by now.

But I think you really hit the nail on the head: the absolute best possible future release would be a team-up with Paul McGann and Carol Ann Ford. Toss in some GAL characters, too, and it's a recipe for perfection.

Stranded 3 is still scheduled for December but yes the new normal seems to have,  (hopefully not on health grounds) affected availability  of Cast and ability to record  hit the 8DAs hard.

Regards

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