Doctorin’ the TARDIS
For those of you who care, the next Doctor has been announced for the new Doctor Who series.
- He waved a poisoned skull around in The Revenger’s Tragedy
- He fought in a war in The Others
- He played the titular character in an adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s dreary Jude the Obscure
- His character in 24 Hour Party People was named after the author of The Consolation of Philosophy
Ladies and gentlemen – Christopher Eccleston
Chris revealed: “I don’t think he’s going to be quite as eccentric and quite as foppish as he was in some of his incarnations.”He also claimed the hats and scarves had been cast aside and suggested, “I think he should have a slight dark side.”
And Chris hinted at a “much more intelligent and pro-active” sidekick, called Rose Tyler.
The actress for the role has not yet been chosen, but, according to Christopher, she can hope to see the softer side of the Doctor.
“He’s got two hearts Dr Who and they can both be broken”, explained the actor, famed for his parts in Our Friends in the North and Clocking Off.
April 28th, 2004 at 6:20 am
speaking of 24HPP, wouldn’t steve coogan have been a better choice?
i’m picturing him with that knee length collegiate scarf, fighting daleks and ripping off dry anglo witticisms…somehow seems a tad closer to the mark.