The Doctor Who Thread

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Threatened by the Daleks in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965)

[Susan Foreman]

Who: Before And After #500a

Name: Sheila Fay (1926 – 2013)
Year(s): 1973-1974
Stories: The Time Warrior part 1, The Time Warrior part 3 - The Time Warrior part 4
Character(s): Meg

Before Who:
Films: The Chase (1964)
Television: Z Cars [12 episodes, different characters (1965-1976)] / A Handful of Thieves [4 episodes as Mrs. Beecham (1969)] / Jude the Obscure: Christminster Again (1971) / Wives and Daughters [6 episodes as Dorothy Browning (1971)] / The Liver Birds [13 episodes as Mrs. Hennessey (1971-1974)] / Callan: The Richmond File - Do You Recognise the Woman? (1972) / Follyfoot: Someone, Somewhere (1972) / The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club: Execution Day (1973)

After Who
Films: None
Television: The Pallisers (1974) / The Wackers [7 episodes as Mary Clarkson (1975-2013)] / Scene: Gulpin (1976) / Murder Most English - A Flaxborough Chronicle: The Flaxborough Crab (1977) / Centre Play: The Sniffler and the Pug (1977) / The Mill on the Floss (1979) / Emmerdale Farm [6 episodes as Florrie Arnold (1979)] / Together [45 episodes as Lynne Webber (1980-1981)] / Yes Minister: The Greasy Pole (1981) / One Summer (1983) / Sweet Sixteen (1983) / In Loving Memory: Criminal Records (1983) / Hallelujah!: Marching Orders (1984) / Strike It Rich!: Suspicions (1986) / Help! [8 episodes as Annie (1986-1988)] / Bread (1987) /

Who: Before And After #500b

Name: Gordon Pitt (? – ?)
Year(s): 1973
Stories: The Time Warrior part 1
Character(s): Eric
Note: Had previously appeared uncredited as a Wheel Crewmember in the 1968 story 'The Wheel In Space'

Before Who:
Films: None
Television: Z Cars [2 episodes, different characters (1968-1970)] / The First Churchills: Rebellion (1969) / Codename: Appointment in Prague (1970) /
Softly Softly - Task Force: Sweet Are the Uses of Adversity (1970) / Owen, M.D.: The Long Days of Summer (1971) / The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club: Execution Day (1973)

After Who
Films: None
Television: You're on Your Own: No One Wants Any Trouble (1975)

Who: Before And After #500c

Name: Steve Brunswick (? – ?)
Year(s): 1974
Stories: The Time Warrior part 3
Character(s): Sentry

Before Who:
Films: None
Television: None

After Who
Films: None
Television: None

[iank]

Last Christmas. lol I must be going soft, because I quite enjoyed this. First time I got to the bit on Clara's roof with Santa and went "nope". But it's not bad, actually lol. Probably the best Xmas special after The Snowmen (it's a low bar, I know).

[Susan Foreman]

There is a nasty rumour going round that the casting for the new Doctor is being limited to 'females of colour'

While I would love to see a 'female of colour' as the Doctor, I cannot believe that the BBC would be so crass as to insist upon this

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

There is a nasty rumour going round that the casting for the new Doctor is being limited to 'females of colour'

While I would love to see a 'female of colour' as the Doctor, I cannot believe that the BBC would be so crass as to insist upon this

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[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Kara (Eleanor Bron) in Revelation of the Daleks (1985)

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Looks like Galaxy 4 will be animated following Evil of the Daleks and The Abominable Snowmen.

[Rob4]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

There is a nasty rumour going round that the casting for the new Doctor is being limited to 'females of colour'

While I would love to see a 'female of colour' as the Doctor, I cannot believe that the BBC would be so crass as to insist upon this

Current betting

Olly Alexander 7/2

Kris Marshall 11/2

Lenny Henry 6/1

Michaela Coel 8/1

Paul McGann 10/1

Kelly MacDonald 14/1

I think OA has discounted himself? Thinking about it Kelly MacDonald would have been a good choice for the first female Doctor.

Michaela Coel is a good actress but her star is so far in the ascendancy I doubt she'd take on a risky role like the Doctor. Lenny Henry and Paul McGann are surely hogwash?

[will graham]

actually yeah u right kelly macdonald would be a good doctor. just need a good head writer and for bbc not to push for it to be written like a school's education video of why you shouldnt take drugs by the transformers from the creepy pervy guy whos always drunk when playing with matches.

[Susan Foreman]

Who: Before And After #501

Name: John Bennett (1928 – 2005)
Year(s): 1974 / 1977
Stories: Invasion of The Dinosaurs part 1 – Invasion Of The Dinosaurs part 6 / The Talons Of Weng-Chiang part 1 – The Talons Of Weng-Chiang part 5
Character(s): General Finch / Li H'sen Chang
Note: Was considered for the role of Mehendri Solon in the 1976 story 'The Brain of Morbius'

Before Who:
Films: Diplomatic Passport (1954), It Takes a Thief (1960), The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960), A Taste of Money (1961), The Curse of the Werewolf* (1961), Victim (1961), The Hunted (1961), Struck Off (1962), Postman's Knock (1962), The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1962), Crooks Anonymous (1962), The Pirates of Blood River (1962), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), The Barber of Stamford Hill (1963), The Alphabet Murders (1965), Kaleidoscope (1966), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966), The Syndicate (1968), The House That Dripped Blood* (1971), Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972), The House in Nightmare Park (1973), Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973)

Television: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer [4 episodes as Injun Joe (1960)] / The Strange World of Gurney Slade (1960) / The Citadel (1961) / Echo Four Two: First Day Out (1961) / ITV Television Playhouse: Take a Fellow Like Me (1961) / Sir Francis Drake: The Governor's Revenge (1961) / The Cheaters [2 episodes, different characters (1962)] / Compact [2 episodes as Billy Cope (1962)] / Top Secret: Dance for Spies (1962) / Silent Evidence: Driven to the Brink (1962) / BBC Sunday-Night Play: Hedgehog (1962) / BBC Sunday-Night Play: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1962) / Richard the Lionheart [2 episodes, different characters (1962)] / The Avengers: Mission to Montreal* (1962) / The River Flows East [5 episodes as Jackman (1962)] / Playbox (1962) / Crane: A Case of Dolls (1963) / The Magical World of Disney: The Horse Without a Head (1963) / Z Cars [8 episodes, different characters (1973-1976)] / Dixon of Dock Green [4 episodes, different characters (1963-1974)] / The Third Man: Bradford's Dream (1963) / Lorna Doone [7 episodes as Tom Faggus (1963)] / Espionage: The Liberators (1964) / Festival: Murder in the Cathedral (1964) / No Hiding Place: The Break Out (1964) / The Midnight Men [4 episodes as Zaliv (1964)] / Detective: The Quick One (1964) / The Children of the New Forest: The Name of Beverley (1964) / Sykes and A...: Sykes and a Protest (1964) / Secret Agent: The Colonel's Daughter (1964) / The Saint: The Good Medicine (1964) / The Saint: The Wonderful War (1964) / Esther Waters [4 episodes as William Latch (1964)] / Theatre 625: The Physicists (1965) / Front Page Story [21 episodes as Ray Boscombe (1965)] / The Saint: The Contract (1965) / Court Martial: Operation Makeshift (1965) / The Baron: Red Horse, Red Rider* (1966) / Softly Softly [2 episodes as Everitt (1966)] / Knock on Any Door: A Laugh at the Dark Question (1966) / Drama 61-67: Drama '66 - A Hero of Modern Industry (1966) / ITV Play of the Week: A Drug on the Market (1967) / The Saint: The Gadget Lovers (1967) / The Forsyte Saga [5 episodes as Philip Bosinney (1967)] / Harry Worth: King of the Road (1967) / Honey Lane [16 episodes as Billy Bush (1967-1968)] / The Avengers: False Witness (1968) / The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder: The Treasure Hunt (1969) / The Main Chance: The Privilege of Justice (1969) / Strange Report: Report 0846 - Lonely Hearts - Who Killed Dan Cupid? (1969) / Daniel Deronda [3 episodes as Mordecai (1970)] / Thirty-Minute Theatre: Hope (1970) / Special Branch: Warrant for a Phoenix (1970) / Ryan International: Angel Unawares (1970) / Hadleigh: Nicola Penn (1971) / Paul Temple: A Greek Tragedy (1971) / Take Three Girls [2 episodes as John Elliott (1971)] / Brett: The Day of the Dead (1971) / Trial: Witness (1971) / Fathers and Sons [4 episodes as Pavel Kirsanov (1971)] / The Troubleshooters: Personally I Think He Looks Like Me (1971) / Owen, M.D.: Way of Life (1972) / The Shadow of the Tower [3 episodes as De Puebla (1972)] / Crime of Passion: Florence (1972) / The Edwardians: Daisy (1973) / Crown Court: Freakout - Regina v Marlow (1973) / Vienna 1900: A Confirmed Bachelor (1973)

After Who
Films: The Twelve Tasks of Asterix [Voice of Vitalstastix] (1976), The Shadow Line (1976), The Message (1976), Face of Darkness (1976), The Greek Tycoon (1978), Watership Down [Voice of Captain Holly] (1978), The House on Garibaldi Street (1979), The Dybbuk (1980), The Mirror Crack'd* (1980), Eye of the Needle (1981), The Plague Dogs [Voice only] (1982), Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984), Tai-Pan (1986), Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder (1987), Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988), The Tenth Man (1988), Night Angel (1990), The War That Never Ends (1991), Prisoner of Honor (1991), Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady (1991), Split Second (1992), White Angel (1994), Priest (1994), Alien Nation: Millennium (1996), The Fifth Element* (1997), Bridge of Dragons (1999), Breathtaking (2000), Beginner's Luck (2001), Charlotte Gray (2001), The Pianist (2002), Minority Report (2002), Chaos and Cadavers (2003),

Television: Fall of Eagles: Dress Rehearsal* (1974) / Porridge: New Faces, Old Hands (1974) / BBC Play of the Month: Strife (1975) / Softly Softly: Task Force: The Climber (1976) / I, Claudius: Fool's Luck (1976) / Survivors: Sparks (1977) / 1990: Witness (1977) / Anna Karenina [2 episodes as Mihailov (1977)] / People Like Us [2 episodes as Mr. Longjohn Silverton (1978)] / Return of the Saint: The Nightmare Man (1978) / BBC2 Play of the Week: Return Fare (1978) / Lillie: Home on the Range (1978) / Blake's 7: Weapon (1979) / The Professionals: Backtrack (1979) / BBC2 Playhouse: Pews (1980) / Tales of the Unexpected: Depart in Peace (1980) / Vikings! [5 episodes (1980)] / The Greeks: A Journey in Space and Time: The Minds of Men (1980) / Mackenzie [3 episodes as Arthur Sullivan (1980)] / Maybury: Eddie (1981) / The Cleopatras [2 episodes as Philocles (1983)] / Artists and Models: Men and Wild Horses (1986) / Return to Treasure Island [3 episodes as Garcia (1986)] / The Bretts: Broadway, Here I Come (1987) / Boon: Paper Mafia (1987) / Bergerac: The Sin of Forgiveness (1988) / Ten Great Writers of the Modern World: Franz Kafka's 'The Trial' (1988) / Saracen [13 episodes as Nugent (1989)] / Hunter: The Nightmare (1990) / Screenplay [2 episodes, different characters (1990)] / A Perfect Hero (1991) / Merlin of the Crystal Cave [2 episodes as Maugan (1991)] / Jake and the Fatman: Just You, Just Me (1992) / Mulberry* [11 episodes as The Stranger (1992-1993)] / The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries: The Nursing Home Murder (1993) / Cadfael: The Leper of St. Giles (1994) / Finney (1994) / Seaforth: An Ill Wind (1994) / Murder Most Horrid: The Body Politic (1996) / Heartbeat: Old Ties (1999) / Jonathan Creek: The Three Gamblers (2000) / Jason and the Argonauts [2 episodes as Idas (2000)] / Holby City: The Mourning After (2001) / The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells [6 episodes as Mr. Jagger (2001)] / Armadillo [3 episodes as Father (2001)] / Casualty: Taking It All Back to the Streets (2002) / Doctors: Famous Last Words (2003) / Seven Wonders of the Industrial World: The Great Ship (2003) / The Bill: Haunted (2003) / New Tricks: 1984 (2004) / Rosemary & Thyme: Orpheus in the Undergrowth (2004) / Rome: The Ram Has Touched the Wall (2005) / Waking the Dead: Subterraneans (2005) / Cathedral [5 episodes as FitzStephen (2005)]