Doctor Who: 10 Things You Didn't Know About The Fourteenth Doctor

10. Tennant Had Major Input On His New Costume

The whole idea of the Fourteenth Doctor was that he was similar, but subtly different, to the Tenth.

This was reflected in his costume, which incorporated a blue (rather than brown) coat, plaid (rather than striped) suit and square-end (rather than pointy-end) tie.

And being the massive Doctor Who fan that he is, Tennant had lots of input on the design.

As costume designer Pam Downe has since revealed, he chose the Fourteenth Doctor’s coat fabric himself. And in terms of more obscure touches, he insisted on wearing the waistcoat with the top button done up, but none of the others.

No one was quite sure why – not least RTD, who recalled that "in moments like that, you trust your lead actor."

It’s like the way that Doctors often wear big flowing coats, but rarely do them up (even when it’s clearly a bit nippy), because it just looks cooler.

It’s also worth noting that he did something similar as the Tenth Doctor, fastening different jacket buttons for each story (if you don’t believe us go back and check!).

Whatever the case, knowing that so much thought went into the creation of Fourteen’s costume makes it all the more special.