Scottish actor Alan Cumming has revealed that he’s twice been approached to take on the Doctor Who lead role, once during the Russell T. Davies era and once more recently.
Cumming, who is currently starring in The Good Wife, didn’t reveal when exactly he was approached to become the Doctor, but did reveal that discussions he had were with “that lovely Welshman” indicating he was under consideration either for the Ninth Doctor, a role eventually taken by Christopher Eccleston, or the Tenth Doctor, a role taken by David Tennant.
Ninth Doctor actor Christopher Eccleston has given a new interview, stating his regrets at not staying in the role of the Doctor longer and speaking again on the reasoning behind his departure.
Speaking with Raf Epstein on 774 ABC Melbourne’s Drive, Eccleston says the first series of the returning show was both “badly organised and certainly badly produced,” and had it been acknowledged at the time, things would have “turned out differently”.
However, Christopher regrets not staying in the role longer.
“There’s always regret [...]
“Excuse me, would it prove impossible for you to refrain from voiding your bowels, while I endeavour to save the planet?”
The Sixth Doctor, in all his flamboyant glory, stands brow furrowed and hands imperiously on hips as he lectures the flatulent MP, beneath whose skin lurks the very creature responsible for the crisis.
No? Well how about this one; the Kandy Man, busy concocting a new batch of Fondant Surprise in his Kandy Kitchen, only to be confronted by a cocky, Northerner with a battered leather jacket and Doc Martins, calling him ‘Bertie’ before lemonade-ing his feet to the [...]
Dalek writer Robert Shearman has give a new in-depth interview, talking his famed first series episode, it’s source material Jubilee and much more.
Speaking to Den of Geek, Shearman revealed how he adapted Jubilee for the big screen:
“Russell [T. Davies] had heard the audio drama I’d written for Big Finish, about a lone Dalek being tortured in a fascistic English Empire. Luckily for me, the idea of bringing back the Daleks in that unpredictable way, minimalist and defeated, really resonated with him - and even more luckily for me, he wanted to give me the chance to write it. That was pretty [...]
