Doctor Who

[kensei]

I'd like Hal from Being Human, or Gaius Baltar

[c-cat114]

Enough teasing. The next Doctor has to be ginger. End of.

[Mr Cochese]

It should be that twink from Merlin, and produced by the team behind Skins.

[kensei]

"Twink from Merlin" is an ambiguous statement.

[zxcvbnm]

Idris Elba. Accept no substitutes.

[The Bag]

John Hannah

[WibbleWorldGiddy]

"Doctor Who has been the most brilliant experience for me as an actor and a bloke"

I can't read that without thinking of Bill Bailey's

crisis.

[Harsin]

John Hannah

Rassilon's cock! Once again the Daleks part cheeks and ram plunger in arse!

[Davros sock drawer]

3 seasons of Matt Smith doesn't seem enough, whereas 3 seasons of Tennant seemed like plenty.

It'd be nice if they could find someone relatively unknown who could really put his stamp on the role, but I fear the show will never go back to basics enough to let an actor do that any more. The character, and the show, is saddled with too much "lore" now.

[kensei]

Depends how big a reset they do with the timelines. I'd like to see them group the stories by a particular theme or thread running through rather than some widget. So there US no bug bad, but they all examine mistakes the Doctor makes, or something.

I'm just worried they'll regenerate the Doctor into a woman, just because.

[Fireproofradiator]

They won't regenerate the Doctor into a woman. That's tabloids trying to set the Who's agenda.

[Comrade]

3 seasons of Matt Smith doesn't seem enough, whereas 3 seasons of Tennant seemed like plenty.

It'd be nice if they could find someone relatively unknown who could really put his stamp on the role, but I fear the show will never go back to basics enough to let an actor do that any more. The character, and the show, is saddled with too much "lore" now.

Matt Smith and David Tennant were both relative unknowns. Tennant was only a shoo in because he'd worked with RTD on Casanova, but it's not like he was particularly famous beyond that. At any rate it will probably be someone fairly unknown because the BBC won't want to pay famous-person fees for a part that is so intensive.

[Hello Goaty ♥]

Alright then you guys, what about Paul Bettnay?

Multiple skilled actor, he'd be really good I think.

Certainly would bring something to the role!

[Creamstick]

Alright then you guys, what about Paul Bettnay?

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Multiple skilled actor, he'd be really good I think.

The return of Turlough.

[Hello Goaty ♥]

Enough teasing. The next Doctor has to be ginger. End of.

Paul Bettnay would Be good PR for Gingers too!

No seriously, a good choice if there ever was one.

[Exidor]

Certainly would bring something to the role!

A massive pay cheque for a start. It's definitely going to be an unknown.

[Davros sock drawer]

Yeah, he's too famous!

[SeanR]

Luke goss!

Adam ant!

MICK FLEETWOOD!!!

[SeanR]

Ian Hart

Stuart Townsend

KEVIN SPACEY!!!

[Not Thread Owner]

Dexter Fletcher.

[Hello Goaty ♥]

I'm probably still being too highbrow, as he's down with the Game Of Thrones dudes but how about Joseph Mawle?

[SeanR]

zeinab badawi

[Hello Goaty ♥]

Coming further down the ladder, how about Sam Troughton?

He's on the BBC payroll, and is related to Doctor Who!

[Mr Cochese]

Johnny Vegas.

[Harsin]

Danny Dyer

[SeanR]

Zoe Wannamaker

[JohnC]

[Hello Goaty ♥]

The Rock

Imagine the pre-battle trash talk with the Daleks!

[SeanR]

The Dock?

[DocG]

Re: Paul Bettany

A massive pay cheque for a start. It's definitely going to be an unknown.

I agree with you, broadly, but I don't know that Bettany would be as expensive as you think. Master And Commander and A Beautiful Mind were a long time ago, and be hadn't had any roles even close to as high profile as that in years. A spell in one of the BBC's most lucrative world-wide exports wouldn't hurt his career.