[TV] Next Dr Who?

[Lenny Rider]

Jodie Comer quitting and the Beeb say they are looking for an actor of colour to replace her.

Step forward Sir Lenny Henry, IMHO gets the franchise back to familiar ground, no disrespect to Ms Comer but she was certainly no Jon Pertwee or Tom Baker.

 

[W3 BHA]

Jodie Comer quitting and the Beeb say they are looking for an actor of colour to replace her.

Step forward Sir Lenny Henry, IMHO gets the franchise back to familiar ground, no disrespect to Ms Comer but she was certainly no Jon Pertwee or Tom Baker.

I must have missed Miss Comer - she would have been better than Jodie Whittaker that's for sure, but, PLEASE not Lennie Henry. Awful in every respect. Can't watch anything with him and his childish, puerile sense of humour!

 

[Super Steve Earle]

Good. Whittaker used Dr Who as a yakkie northerner audition for Corrie. Quite clearly had no idea what a sonic screwdriver was for as she tried it for everything.

 

[Hugo Rune]

Jodie Comer would be a brilliant Doctor, such a great actress. Great recommendation from the OP!

 

[Lyndhurst 14]

Does it have to be a Brit - Peter Dinklage is a great actor who would cut all those nasty aliens down to size

 

[The Clamp]

Always thought Jason Flemying would make a great Doctor. But I realise he doesn’t fit the demographic they are looking for. Also I haven’t watched it since about 2007 so my opinion is not really valid.

 

[The Andy Naylor Fan Club]

Rege-Jean Page would have the good lady wife watching Dr Who for the first time ever!!

 

[nickbrighton]

Jodie Comer quitting and the Beeb say they are looking for an actor of colour to replace her.

Step forward Sir Lenny Henry, IMHO gets the franchise back to familiar ground, no disrespect to Ms Comer but she was certainly no Jon Pertwee or Tom Baker.

This may well get me shouted down, and branded as some kind of Nazi racist phobe of some sort , BUT, assuming the above is true (Ive not seen anything official-but I haven't looked yet) I think they should start out on the premise of looking for the best person to play the new Doctor whatever ethnicity, sexuality, gender identity or hair colour they may be.

If you start out by publicly saying we are only looking for a particular ethnic/gender/sexuality then surely whoever ends up with the role will be seen as only getting the gig because they were of that particular genetic make up

its one of the most high profile roles on British (and global ) television and hopefully whoever gets the job will become a whole new generations "Doctor" (mine is John Pertwee) be they gay, straight, black, white or any other permeation of human

 

[Eeyore]

Jodie was fine for me. I just felt that the scripts and multiple companions didn't work. Her and Yasmin Khan would have been fine as a duo.

Next doctor ? If they wanted a black actor go for Adrian Lester. He'd be a great fit.

 

[highflyer]

Rege-Jean Page would have the good lady wife watching Dr Who for the first time ever!!

Good call that, he's been written out of next series of Bridgerton I believe.

I have no interest in Dr Who and I'm pretty much straight. But would still have ME watching!

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

Tom Baker is still alive, in Heathfield I believe, bring him back, they can do that sort of thing in Dr Who.

 

[Dick Head]

I wonder if George Takei would be up for it?

 

[The Clamp]

 

[BBassic]

The bigger decision is who they get in to replace Chibnall as showrunner.

The Doctor is such a difficult job already because the character means so many different things to so many different people. If you're hamstrung, as many believe Jodie Whittaker was, by shit writing then a difficult job just becomes impossible.

Personally I'd bloody love for Edgar Wright and / or Simon Pegg to get the showrunner job.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

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Is Danny a suggestion or a guess ? I think he'd make a great Dr Who.

 

[The Clamp]

Is Danny a suggestion or a guess ? I think he'd make a great Dr Who.

Just my suggestion. I reckon they would rule him out as he’s older but he’d be great.

 

[Swansman]

All I know is that it will be a deaf black trans-woman and a dog always depicted in black and white originally belonging to some Ukrainian farmer who slipped and died leaving the dog homeless for multiple years as well as losing its ability to bark properly with every "woof" now being a melancholic "worf..". And everyone is going to say "wow I'm really happy that the deaf black transwomen with voice impaired previously homeless Ukraina dogs sentiment of the population gets represented" and no one is going to watch it.

 

[Washie]

Hugh Laurie, can do serious and comedic really well.

 

[Lenny Rider]

Jodie Comer quitting and the Beeb say they are looking for an actor of colour to replace her.

Step forward Sir Lenny Henry, IMHO gets the franchise back to familiar ground, no disrespect to Ms Comer but she was certainly no Jon Pertwee or Tom Baker.

Apologies Gents, got me Whittaker’s and me Comers mixed up

 

[Sid in the Sharknado]

Just my suggestion. I reckon they would rule him out as he’s older but he’d be great.

When you've already been on the best BBC sci-fi programme, why would you take a step down?