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Who should be the next Doctor?
- Thread starter ray gower
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i think paul mcgan should have the chance to take it up.....i actually liked him as the doctor..... 
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For me I think one of two would be good, depending upon which way the BBC wishes to take it. More serious and less camp as in the later years), or vice-versa:-
Serious with a happy face- How about David Jason (Fools and Horses, Frost)
Comic with Serious (and other faces):- Rowan Atkinson (Black Adder)
Thinking of it Atkinson would probably make a good Master as well
Serious with a happy face- How about David Jason (Fools and Horses, Frost)
Comic with Serious (and other faces):- Rowan Atkinson (Black Adder)
Thinking of it Atkinson would probably make a good Master as well
Good idea about David Jason.
Paul McGann would be OK if it was British made.
No one else comes to mind, but I'll keep thinking about it!
Paul McGann would be OK if it was British made.
No one else comes to mind, but I'll keep thinking about it!
I'll add another to the pot. How about Derek Jacobi?
A genuine stage actor, like the best of the Doctors have been and has the 'presence'. Whilst most of his film roles have been the heavy article (Richard the Third, Caedfael, I Claudius etc) there is a lot of lighter stuff in the list too, especially on stage.
A genuine stage actor, like the best of the Doctors have been and has the 'presence'. Whilst most of his film roles have been the heavy article (Richard the Third, Caedfael, I Claudius etc) there is a lot of lighter stuff in the list too, especially on stage.
That's a good suggestion Ray, and in the same vein I think Ian Holm could be quite good - I am thinking of his role in The Fifth Element here as a pointer. We all know he can do serious too, but SciFi farce worked pretty well for him in that film, not that I am saying Dr Who is farcical, just that Holm is pretty versatile.
What about some younger people? Or do you think that going in that direction would be just plain wrong?
Gareth Gates for DW? (I am soooo joking here)
But what about someone like Ewan McGregor? Okay, I know he is a bit too much of a mega star, and it isn't that likely, but I think he would probably do a good job.
Christopher ecclestone?
What about some younger people? Or do you think that going in that direction would be just plain wrong?
Gareth Gates for DW? (I am soooo joking here)
But what about someone like Ewan McGregor? Okay, I know he is a bit too much of a mega star, and it isn't that likely, but I think he would probably do a good job.
Christopher ecclestone?
Trouble is, I am struggling to think of a youngish TV actor that doesn't have to wave and shout "Hello, I'm here!" in an empty room.
Besides I think the Doctor should look as if he might have a few Galaxy Miles under his belt.
Peter Davidson, should have been great. But he looked as if he had finished public schooling.
Perhaps if they carried out the threat of making the Doctor female, they could look at Sandy Toxteg?
Besides I think the Doctor should look as if he might have a few Galaxy Miles under his belt.
Peter Davidson, should have been great. But he looked as if he had finished public schooling.
Perhaps if they carried out the threat of making the Doctor female, they could look at Sandy Toxteg?
Gary Oldman
Arg, no.
Interesting that you should mention her - they were just talking about her running for Chancellor of Oxford University a few minutes ago on the television.
I just don't like the idea of a female doctor, but if it was absolutely unavoidable then definitely Zoe Wannamaker, or Jo Brand
This is farily obscure, but Lenny Henry is one of my favorite British actors... I think he would do a great job.
IMO, the doctor can't be a serious type. Has to have some comedy lightness. Not the typical serious Hollywood technobabble actors.
IMO, the doctor can't be a serious type. Has to have some comedy lightness. Not the typical serious Hollywood technobabble actors.
That's a great suggestion, I agree that there has to be some humour to the Doctor, and as I recall, Lenny does okay with the more serious stuff too - I can't remember the name of the series drama set in a school he was in, but he was very good in it.
IGN filmforce has a poll for this:
http://filmforce.ign.com/drwho//polls/5730.html
They have a few more options to throw into the pot:
Rowan Atkinson or John Cleese would be interesting.
http://filmforce.ign.com/drwho//polls/5730.html
They have a few more options to throw into the pot:
Rowan Atkinson or John Cleese would be interesting.
From that list:
I think Anthony Stewart Head would be fab. I don't even really know why, he just would, so there!
John Cleese - I think he is too much of his own big personality to really be an effective DW. It would be hard not to see him as John CLeese.
Joanna Lumley - lol, I think she could pull it off, but I can't really see it happening.
Sean Bean - I like this guy, but NO WAY could he be the Doctor, he has charisma, but its the hard-man-don't-mess-with-me kinda charisma, and I can't see it working well for DW
Roan Atkinson - NO! Was he a comic relief Dr Who at some point? Or was that Stephen Fry?
John Rhys Jones would be great! I love watching him ham in up in old Sliders re-runs!
What about, as a younger candidate, Hornblower, you know Ioan Gruff-something?
I think Anthony Stewart Head would be fab. I don't even really know why, he just would, so there!
John Cleese - I think he is too much of his own big personality to really be an effective DW. It would be hard not to see him as John CLeese.
Joanna Lumley - lol, I think she could pull it off, but I can't really see it happening.
Sean Bean - I like this guy, but NO WAY could he be the Doctor, he has charisma, but its the hard-man-don't-mess-with-me kinda charisma, and I can't see it working well for DW
Roan Atkinson - NO! Was he a comic relief Dr Who at some point? Or was that Stephen Fry?
John Rhys Jones would be great! I love watching him ham in up in old Sliders re-runs!
What about, as a younger candidate, Hornblower, you know Ioan Gruff-something?
Still think Rowan Atkinson would be a good Master, with the rubber face.
Cleese would definitely be eccentric enough.
If he were 10 years younger then Christopher Lee might have been a good name to throw at the pot.
Who came up with Sean Bean! Who ever he/she was has a problem
Cleese would definitely be eccentric enough.
If he were 10 years younger then Christopher Lee might have been a good name to throw at the pot.
Who came up with Sean Bean! Who ever he/she was has a problem
According to 'Dreamwatch' #104, UK personality Lionel Blair has set his sights on Dr Who, declaring that he wants to star as the Time Lord in any future TV production.
He would play the part the same way as Jon Pertwee, his favourite Dr Who.
The 71 year old entertainer also said he would like to be a James Bond villain.
He would play the part the same way as Jon Pertwee, his favourite Dr Who.
The 71 year old entertainer also said he would like to be a James Bond villain.
How about a corbulant Doctor?
Somebody like Robbie Coltrane or Richard Griffiths?
Both manage to apply an underlying humour to whatever role they play, even when portraying something very serious, which reminds me most definitely of both Tom Baker and Jon Pertwee.
Somebody like Robbie Coltrane or Richard Griffiths?
Both manage to apply an underlying humour to whatever role they play, even when portraying something very serious, which reminds me most definitely of both Tom Baker and Jon Pertwee.
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