The Daily Star are claiming that past Doctors will appear in the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary special episode using digitally inserted footage from their original appearances.
At present, David Tennant is the only past incarnation of the Doctor known to be joining Matt Smith for the celebratory episode which is now being filmed in Wales and London. Most of the other surviving actors have stated that they have not been contacted to appear, while Christopher Eccleston has declined to take part. Only Paul McGann has hinted at a possible live appearance. The technique was previously used to insert footage of the original 1960s cast of Star Trek into an episode of spin-off series Deep Space Nine.
The technique would be a solution to ensuring that the classic Doctors could appear looking as they did when they originally played the role. Tom Baker is now 79 and Colin Baker, Peter Davison and Sylvester McCoy are all in their 60s.
However, a note of caution - there has been no confirmation that the classic Doctors will appear in any form either from the BBC or from current showrunner Steven Moffat.
Confirmed cast for the 50th Anniversary episode include Matt Smith, David Tennant, Jenna-Louise Coleman, Billie Piper, John Hurt, Joanna Page, Ingrid Oliver and Jemma Redgrave.
Source: Daily Star
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