This is what Doctor Whos 50th anniversary episode was supposed to look like

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If you’re a Doctor Who fan, there’s a good chance you know that when Steven Moffat was developing the 50th anniversary special The Day of the Doctor, the showrunner approached Christopher Eccleston (who played the ninth Doctor) about returning for the episode. Ultimately the actor declined, and Moffat went on to craft John Hurt’s War Doctor instead.

However, thanks to some newly unveiled storyboards from artist Andrew Wildman which first surfaced on Bleeding Cool (opens in new tab), we now have some idea of how Eccleston’s Doctor would have factored in to the plot. Check them out below…

The Day of The (Ninth) Doctor https://t.co/lxT7b9wqPT pic.twitter.com/n90lflOZi1February 3, 2016

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To see more of his storyboards, you’ll need to track down Mr Wildman at a convention near you. For now, feel free to speculate on what might have been…

Doctor Who will return with a Christmas special in December 2016. Season 10 is expected to air in 2017.