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Luckily his current role should be less demanding of his time soon.
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"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
Yeah, I saw Vincent Price as Doc #3 and thought "wtf?"... but the more I thought about it, the more sense it made.
Dick Van Dyke as Doc #2? No way. I mean, Pat Troughton already looked like Moe from the Three Stooges... why wouldn't you actually cast actual MOE FROM THE THREE STOOGES?
Christopher Walken as Doc #6 was inspired, though.
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The BBC has today announced that Samuel Anderson is set to join the cast of Doctor Who as a recurring character in Series 8.
Not described as a companion, you’ll notice, Anderson will play Danny Pink, a teacher at Coal Hill School where companion Clara Oswald (Jenna Coleman) also teaches, and a location that has played a significant role in Doctor Who‘s 50 years.
Anderson – who has also appeared in The History Boys, Gavin & Stacey and Emmerdale - said:
'I was so excited to join Doctor Who I wanted to jump and click my heels, but I was scared I might not come down before filming started! It’s a quintessential part of British culture and I can’t believe I’m part of it. It’s an honour to be able to work alongside Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman and I can’t wait to show people how my character becomes involved with such a fantastic duo!'
Andrerson’s character Danny Pink has of course been created by showrunner Steven Moffat.
For the fourth time in Doctor Who history, Coal Hill School is coming to the aid of the TARDIS. In 1963 teachers Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright accompanied the First Doctor. These days it’s the turn of Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald. And very soon now, Sam Anderson as Danny Pink will be entering the world of the Doctor. But how and why? Answers are coming later this year in Peter Capaldi’s first series of Doctor Who!
This is an interesting turn of events you weren’t expecting, isn’t it? We don’t yet know if Danny will set foot in the TARDIS and join the Doctor and Clara on their travels – but let’s hope he gets the chance.
Could be good, could be abysmal. I shall withhold judgement until I see him in action. A 55 year old Doctor, 2 teachers from Coal Hill... We just need Susan back and it's 1963 again!
We’re only just now getting our first peek at Peter Capaldi’s take on Doctor Who, but if a new report is to be believed, he might just be a one-and-done Doctor.
Take it with a grain of salt, but The Mirror is reporting they’ve heard that Capaldi’s stint in the TARDIS has been predetermined to run through the upcoming eighth season, then come to an end. If true, it would make him the second Doctor of the new era (following Ninth Doctor Christopher Eccleston) to leave after one year.
The report goes on to state that Capaldi was chosen to serve as a transitionary Doctor who could help set the stage for a “radical” direction when it comes to the 13th Doctor. What that could mean is open to interpretation: A Doctor of a different ethnicity, gender or nationality, perhaps?
If Moffat and the BBC are planning something drastic soon, it makes some sense to provide a buffer between Matt Smith’s long-running Doctor and whatever comes next. Capaldi will also help shake things up with an older Doctor, to remind fans that the series has definitely worked without handsome young fellas as the star in the past.
There's also a chance this could signal Moffat’s potential swan song, as he’ll have been at the helm for a full five seasons by the end of Capaldi’s first run. Might this be a way to give Moffat one last year to wrap things up while setting up a new Doctor, show runner and potential change in direction? It's certainly possible.
Obviously, this is all just fun speculation at the moment, but you’d have to think Moffat is at least on the back side of his Who tenure at this point. It makes sense they’d want to give his potential successor a fresh slate, and it sounds like Capaldi could be the palate cleanser.
What do you think? Where would you like to see Doctor Who go next?
(Via The Mirror)
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The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
Auntie Beeb wrote:Keeley Hawes is to take on a villainous role in Doctor Who - as a banker.
The actress will guest star in an episode in Peter Capaldi's first series as the Time Lord.
"Anyone watching the amazing Line Of Duty will know that Keeley Hawes is having one hell of year," said Doctor Who boss Steven Moffat.
"And now it's about to get even better as she achieves the greatest villainy yet attempted on Doctor Who: she plays a banker."
Hawes, who previously starred in BBC dramas Ashes to Ashes and Spooks, plays Ms Delphox, who is described as "a powerful out of this world character with a dark secret".
The story, written by Steve Thompson, sees the twelfth Doctor and his companion, Clara Oswald (Jenna Coleman), meet Ms Delphox when they arrive "on a strange and puzzling planet".
The episode is directed by Douglas Mackinnon, whose previous work includes Line of Duty and Doctor Who.
Hawes said: "I am delighted to join Doctor Who and to be working with this incredible team. Ms Delphox is a great character and someone I've had a lot of fun playing."
The story will be screened in the autumn.
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