It’s most likely that he’ll act his last on either Christmas Day or New Year’s Eve 2009. Of course, for those followers of the ‘Laverne As Doctor’ school of (mathematical) thought, they know that he’ll last until 17th April 2010. A ‘last gasp’ five minutes reprise at the start of an episode, or a full blown ‘transition’ episode? It remains to be seen. But right now people seem more interested in just who will be taking over, rather than when.