I have to admit that I’ve slightly lost track with how many cameos Tennant has made as the Tenth Doctor across some ranges (I’ve heard most I think War Master, River Song 8, Peladon, Legacy of Time but I know he cropped up in the Jenny series and I haven’t heard that so for all I know he’s been cropping up in others).
So Eccleston may have already overtaken him but with this new run with Billie then won’t we now have more full-cast episodes with Eccleston as the Doctor at Big Finish than full-cast episodes with Tennant as the Doctor at Big Finish?
Which is something I never would have thought would ever happen, mainly because I never thought he’d come to Big Finish at all rather than thinking we’d have had way more Tennant than we have.
Just checked, Tennant has been in 40 audios including cameos, while Eccleston has been in 37 (excluding the upcoming NineRose audios which bumps him up to 49!
I can’t believe it either but honestly? I am kinda happy about it. Considering how much less ninth Doctor Stories there are if we don’t count the Audios, it’s nice to see his number growing into a respectable Numbers.
It’s still weird, of course, knowing that Eccelston has now much more (especially if we go by solo Stories and no Cameos).
Oh I’m happy about it too considering I infinitely prefer the Ninth Doctor to the Tenth. But yes, for a very long time the Ninth Doctor felt incredibly underrepresented.
Because of the 16 years it took him to come back, new Ninth Doctor stories - even taking into account the amount of Eccleston stuff at BF - will feel like a lovely novelty to me for a very long time.
Oh, yes agreed. Then again, I am not surprised most Doctors (if we talk about the revived Doctors) get their Material due to their TV Tenure, which well, was pretty limited with Nine. Glad to see his Number growing so strong ever since BF got Eccelston to do more Stories!
Not only is Eccleston surpassing Tennant in terms of appearances, but he’s also reached that number in about half the time it took for Tennant. Granted, Tennant has only been able to record a little bit at a time with long breaks in between due to his busy work schedule, but still.
