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Originally Posted by gag Bill Nighy and Benedict Cumberbatch both turned down the role of The Doctor |
The following were all considered for OR turned down the role of the Doctor
First Doctor:
Geoffrey Bayldon, Hugh David, Alan Webb, Cyril Cusack and Leslie French
Second Doctor:
Rupert Davies, Valentine Dyall and Michael Hordern
Third Doctor:
Ron Moody
Fourth Doctor:
Graham Crowden, Michael Bentine, Bernard Cribbins, Fulton Mackay, Richard Hearne and Jim Dale
Fifth Doctor:
Richard Griffiths
Seventh Doctor:
Ken Campbell, Chris Jury and Dermot Crowley
Eighth Doctor (if the show had continued after McCoy):
Richard Griffiths (again), Rowan Atkinson, Liam Cunningham, Robert Lindsay, Eric Idle, Tim McInnerny, Nathaniel Parker, Peter Woodward, John Sessions, Anthony Head, Rik Mayall, Tony Slattery and Billy Connolly
Ninth Doctor:
Hugh Grant and Eddie Izzard
Eleventh Doctor:
Robert Carlyle, Andrew Hayes, Harry Lloyd, Russell Tovey, Paterson Joseph, David Knijnenburg, and David Walliams