peter capaldi played the 9th doctor from doctor who.
who plays the 9th doctor from doctor who?
peter capaldi
john hurt plays a mysterious past incarnation of the doctor in the 50th anniversary special "the day of the doctor", with minor roles in "the name of the doctor" and mini-episode "the night of the doctor", created as a "mayfly doctor" by steven moffat. in the television episodes, he is credited as "the doctor", but he is introduced as "the war doctor" in "the night of the doctor". the end of "the name of the doctor" closes with text superimposed over footage of hurt introducing him, pictured to the left, which was unprecedented for the show. in "the day of the doctor", hurt appears in a "multi-doctor" special alongside matt smith and david tennant as the eleventh and tenth doctors, respectively. the three are collectively credited as "the doctor" alongside christopher eccleston, paul mcgann, sylvester mccoy, colin baker, peter davison, tom baker, jon pertwee, patrick troughton and william hartnell, although the latter nine appeared only through the reuse of archive footage. tom baker did reappear, but as "the curator", an ambiguously different character who he was not credited for playing. a voice actor, john guilor, recorded a line of audio impersonating the first doctor, for which he was credited as "voice over artist".
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the a.v. club awarded the episode the highest grade of the site, an "a". alasdair wilkins writes "steven moffat’s script is inordinately clever in how it uses the trappings of a fluffy, silly christmas special to crank up the scariness of a good old-fashioned monster story. but after all that, tonight’s episode manages something that not all of its christmas predecessors manage, as it anchors its story in something that feels particular to the holidays. there is a melancholy to the comings and goings that define this time of year, and "last christmas" recognises that from its title outward." praise was also given to capaldi's performance in the special, "if there’s one thing we never really saw in capaldi’s first season as the doctor, it was the kind of unabashed joy that so animated the 10th and 11th doctors and made the tail-end of the 9th doctor’s journey—including his santa claim to rose at the end of "the doctor dances"—so powerful. well, it takes the full hour, but "last christmas" gets us there. it was worth the wait." digital spy awarded the episode a 4 out of 5, stating that "moffat pulls off a number of difficult balancing acts spectacularly well, refusing to deliver another throwaway special that's heavy on the frothy festive cheer but light on real substance". they closed their review by saying "last christmas is an absolute cracker. the festive fun factor is high, as is only right and proper, but it's often been said that doctor who is at its best when its roots are showing and here moffat apes both christopher nolan's inception and ridley scott's alien to provide the viewer with both food for thought and fuel for our nightmares".
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