Editing Doctor Who (section)

====Meetings of different incarnations====
There have been instances of actors returning later to reprise their specific Doctor's role. In 1973's ''[[The Three Doctors (Doctor Who)|The Three Doctors]]'', William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton returned alongside Jon Pertwee. For 1983's "[[The Five Doctors]]", Troughton and Pertwee returned to star with Peter Davison, and Tom Baker appeared in previously unseen footage from the uncompleted ''[[Shada (Doctor Who)|Shada]]'' serial. For this episode, Richard Hurndall replaced William Hartnell. Patrick Troughton again returned in 1985's ''[[The Two Doctors]]'' with Colin Baker.<ref name="EWReturn" />

In 2007, Peter Davison returned in the Children in Need short "[[Time Crash]]" alongside David Tennant.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barrett |first=Sarah |date=11 May 2023 |title=The Ultimate 'Doctor Who' Crash Course for First-Time Viewers |url=https://www.themarysue.com/heres-how-to-watch-doctor-who-in-order/ |access-date=24 January 2024 |website=The Mary Sue}}</ref> In "[[The Name of the Doctor]]" (2013), the Eleventh Doctor meets a previously unseen incarnation of himself, subsequently revealed to be the [[War Doctor]].<ref name="HurtDoctor" /> In the following episode, "[[The Day of the Doctor]]", David Tennant's [[Tenth Doctor]] appeared alongside [[Matt Smith]] as the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[John Hurt]] as the [[War Doctor]], as well as brief footage of all the previous actors.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Day of the Doctor |series=Doctor Who |network=BBC |station=BBC One |date=23 November 2013 |minutes=60 |location=Cardiff}}</ref> In 2017, the First Doctor (this time portrayed by [[David Bradley (English actor)|David Bradley]]) returned alongside Peter Capaldi in "[[The Doctor Falls]]" and "[[Twice Upon a Time (Doctor Who)|Twice Upon a Time]]".<ref name="Bradley" />

In 2020's "Fugitive of the Judoon", Jodie Whittaker as the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] meets Jo Martin's incarnation of the Doctor, subsequently known as the Fugitive Doctor; they interact again in the episode "[[The Timeless Children]]" later that year as well as in "[[Once, Upon Time]]" in 2021. In her final episode, "[[The Power of the Doctor]]" (2022), Whittaker interacts with the Guardians of the Edge, manifestations of the Doctor's First (Bradley), Fifth (Davison), Sixth (Colin Baker), Seventh (McCoy), and Eighth (McGann) incarnations.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gladman |first=Andrew |date=26 October 2022 |title=Doctor Who: David Tennant Is Not the Centenary's Biggest Surprise - These Doctors Are |url=https://www.cbr.com/doctor-who-peter-davison-colin-baker-sylvester-mccoy-paul-mcgann-bbc/ |access-date=31 January 2024 |website=CBR}}</ref> In "[[The Giggle]]" (2023), following the unusual bi-generation of the [[Fourteenth Doctor]] which saw the [[Fifteenth Doctor]] split out from him, the two Doctors shared a scene together as they defeated the episode's villain, the Toymaker.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Craig |first1=David |title=David Tennant has been "guiding therapist father figure" to Doctor Who's Ncuti Gatwa |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/david-tennant-guiding-ncuti-gatwa-newsupdate/ |access-date=2 April 2025 |work=Radio Times |date=25 April 2024}}</ref> Additionally, multiple incarnations of the Doctor have met in various [[#Audio|audio dramas]] and [[#Books|novels]] based on the television show.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 September 2017 |title=Two, three, four Doctors are better than one! - News - Big Finish |url=https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/two-three-four-doctors-are-better-than-one |access-date=31 January 2024 |website=Big Finish}}</ref>