The Doctor (Doctor Who) Time Lords a fixed number of twelve regenerations, meaning that every Time Lord had a total of thirteen incarnations including the original. The plot of "The Time of the Doctor" involves the Doctor receiving a new cycle of regenerations from the Time Lords before his expected demise, triggering the regeneration into the Twelfth Doctor, played by Peter Capaldi. The origins of the programme were explored in the docudrama "An Adventure in Space and Time" as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations of "Doctor Who", which starred David Bradley as William Hartnell. Although Time Lords resemble humans, their physiology differs in
David Banks (actor) David Banks (actor) David Banks (born 24 September 1951 in Hull, England) is a British actor. As a theatre actor, he has played many leading roles in London and throughout the UK. His numerous TV appearances include long-running portrayals in "Brookside", playing the wrongly convicted murderer Graeme Curtis, and 181 episodes of L!ve TV’s drama series "Canary Wharf" as Max Armstrong, head of news, who was finally abducted by aliens. He also appeared in "EastEnders" in 1992, playing the photographer, Gavin, at Michelle Fowler's graduation ceremony. During the 1980s, he was the Cyberleader in the science fiction series "Doctor Who"