Who should play the new Dr. Who?

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iolair

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Well, finally, the BBC are planning a new series of Dr. Who to be aired in 2005. So, a simple but obvious question - what actor should play the Doctor? (AFAIK there has been no official decision yet).

Or if you can't think of a name, what kind of person/character should the new doctor have?
 
Sam_The_Man

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I heard that the guy off Jonathon Creek could be the new Doctor Who. He certainly looks the part. A woman would be an interesting change though.
 
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.altan

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Picturing George W. Bush as Dr. Who offers some interesting mental imagery...

His term will probably be over by then, who's going to re-elect him? :D
 
Metakill

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Yes, but the Doctor needs to be likeable. Bush would make a good Valiard or perhaps a Davros like character.

I think Paul McGann would be fine, if they undid his first story and didn't try to Americanize stuff. In any case, it shouldn't be some super-famous actor. True, I am not British, but I had never heard of any of the actors until they took on the role, and I prefer it that way.

Anyway, they should return to an older and more forceful Doctor like John Pertwee.
 
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No, Time Lords are meant to have 13 regenerations ... McGann would have been number 8.

1. William Hartnell 1963-66
2. Patrick Troughton 1966-69
3. Jon Pertwee 1970-74
4. Tom Baker 1974-81
5. Peter Davison 1981-84
6. Colin Baker 1984-86
7. Sylvester McCoy 1987-89
8. Paul McGann 1996
 
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iolair said:
This may be of interest --> http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho/features/newwhotv_reactions.shtml

After reading some of the other stuff on the BBC site, some of the names that seem to be coming out of the rumour mill are:

Allan Davies
Bill Nighy
Eddie Izzard
Richard E Grant
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All good choices, but Eddie Izzard would absolutely rock...a transvestite Dr Who :lol:

If you want a forceful Doctor then go for Jimmy Nail :D
 
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