Aaand now it seems Yasmin Finney from Heartstopper - which I've already recommended to @DRW50and which RTD is a big fan of - may be in upcoming Who. Finney is trans.

Confirmed:

Yasmin is wonderful on Heartstopper.

Rumor has it Yasmin may be playing Donna's daughter (named for Rose) - Donna's husband was Black, IIRC. But I don't think the age is quite right, unless we travel forward in time or she's adopted.

Reddit spumors from several days ago:

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David Tennant and Catherine Tate are back for 3 specials - after Jodie regenerates into him (on a clifftop). The three stories are linked by the Doctor working out why he got his old face back, and why he runs into Donna again after all these years. Unit are back for the first episode. It's a simple alien invasion story, with the main emphasis on the Doctor reuniting with Donna again after 15 years (for her). Sylvia and Shaun return, Wilf is mentioned but I don't know if he appears because Bernard Cribbins is now 93. Donna also has a daughter called Rose. Rachel Talalay also directs the first special

Oh and a classic companion returns in the final special - but I don't want to ruin that surprise...

I do think they're not just bringing back Tennant/Tate, as rumors are abounding about Matt, Capaldi, etc.

News just keeps coming: A swiftly deleted tweet also indicates Matt Smith's return is slated to be announced this weekend, but will drop sooner if he is sighted filming.

Another rumor: The key classic companion returning for the 60th is

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Carole Anne Ford.

 

It’s so annoying to have to be interested in this show again lol, but I’m intrigued by a lot of RTD’s moves.

38 minutes ago, Faulkner said:

It’s so annoying to have to be interested in this show again lol, but I’m intrigued by a lot of RTD’s moves.

I assure you, getting through the Chibnall era recently has been a real slog lol. But I'm doing it out of love for the franchise. I'm so ready for this to be over and the new start. If RTD hadn't done such mature work recently I'd be less enthused by his return. But I think it's the right thing for a down time for the franchise - Chibnall never seemed fully committed to me, and creatively he was always the wrong choice.

More footage of Yasmin Finney as Rose (likely Donna's daughter), with Donna's husband Shaun and mother Sylvia.

 

Looks like the leak is legit- Donna leaves with Ten/whoever to go on a few more adventures throughout the anniversary year. I'd expect multiple specials, presumably leading to the fall and the regeneration into Ncuti Gatwa.

 

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Rachel Talalay clearly directing some of the upcoming Tennant/Tate work, here with DT, Tate and Yasmin Finney:

These mysterious images may pertain to rumors that the villain of the special(s?) is the Celestial Toymaker:

 

 

 

It sounds like 

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most or all of the living classic Doctors (Davison, Colin Baker, McCoy and possibly Tom Baker and David Bradley as the First Doctor)

will be returning for the Centenary special in the fall, along with some of their companions. As always, not clear on Paul McGann!

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That will be great. 

This sounds so cool. I got to meet most of the living Doctors at the 50th anniversary celebration in 2013, which was so fun…

so it’ll be great to see them actually interact again on screen.

I think it's true, but it's not wholly confirmed.

Series 13 (Flux, or as I like to call it to imitate Whittaker, 'Flooks') will be available on HBO Max on 6/6. For my money, the Angels episode is the best and one of the few wholly good stories in Jodie's entire run.

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The language in this article may be misleading, as it is very general and almost implies Finney will continue as Rose

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(pretty much confirmed to be Donna's daughter)

in Gatwa's tenure. But I think it's generalizing and Finney, who I believe is committed to two more seasons of Heartstopper, may only be in the Tennant/Tate special(s).

Rumor has it:

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Donna works for UNIT under Kate Stewart, though she does not (yet) have her memory of the Doctor back. Rose, her daughter, has a name taken from a fragmented memory dear to Donna from a past she can't recall - the events of Series 4, Turn Left, etc. when Donna and Rose Tyler met.

 

RTD posted a new pic with Eve Myles today. Torchwood was such a ropey show at almost all times, but I did love that cast. Who knows when they'll let Barrowman out of Industry Jail, but I would like to see some of those characters (especially Gwen) again someday.