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It has been established that a Time Lord has 12 regenerations, or 13 bodies. However, both Russell T. Davies and Steven Moffat have openly said that they have no intention to sticking to this limit.
When one actor wants to leave or has been in Doctor Who for too long, instead of the show ending because the main character has gone, the Doctor regenerates and turns in to a new docotr (actor) so...