[zeestephen]

I haven't watched Doctor Who for a long time.

Has there ever been a female Doctor before?

After Tom Baker in the 1970’s, every new Doctor has been something of a disappointment for me.

I think James Bond fans are going to feel the same way when Daniel Craig retires.

Some actors just “own” a role and viewers can never completely let go of it.

[ApplegateRanch]

I think James Bond fans are going to feel the same way when Daniel Craig retires.

Some actors just “own” a role and viewers can never completely let go of it.

Who?? Was he a villain; or did he have a role assisting Sean Connery? /s

[Sloth]

After Tom Baker in the 1970’s, every new Doctor has been something of a disappointment for me. I think James Bond fans are going to feel the same way when Daniel Craig retires. Some actors just “own” a role and viewers can never completely let go of it.

Daniel Craig?! I've felt that way ever since Sean Connery retired... and that was several years before I was born.

[Boogieman]

"Has there ever been a female Doctor before?"

Only in the parody Doctor Who and the Curse of the Fatal Death

[Tanniker Smith]

Has there ever been a female Doctor before?

Female Time Lord, yes. Female Doctor, no.

Frankly, I think it would just change too much of what we "know" about time lords. There have been quips that have said something about regenerating as a female which some fans will hang onto as "canon", but they can be easily explained away as jokes or putdowns and hold the same weight as the Doctor's claim that he was half-human on his mother's side.

[GeronL]

No female Dr Who but they have mentioned that time lords can change sexes during reincarnations