Visit the official Doctor Who website

Visit the official Doctor Who website
Look to the future

Asylum seekers...

Asylum seekers...
Refuge of the Daleks

Doctor Who picture resource

Doctor Who picture resource
Roam the space lanes!

Explore the Doctor Who classic series website

Explore the Doctor Who classic series website
Step back in time

Infiltrate The Hub of Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood

Infiltrate The Hub of Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood
Armed and extremely dangerous

Investigate The Sarah Jane Adventures

Investigate The Sarah Jane Adventures
Fearless in the face of adversity

Call on Dani’s House

Call on Dani’s House
Harmer’s a charmer

Intercept the UFO fabsite

Intercept the UFO fabsite
Defending the Earth against alien invaders!

Uncover the secrets of the Dollhouse

Uncover the secrets of the Dollhouse
Programmable agent Echo exposed!

Hell’s belles

Hell’s belles
Naughty but nice

Love Exposure

Love Exposure
Flash photography!

Primeval portal

Primeval portal
Dressed to kill or damsels in distress?

Charmed, to be sure!

Charmed, to be sure!
The witches of San Francisco

Take on t.A.T.u.

Take on t.A.T.u.
All the way from Moscow

Proceed to the Luther website

Proceed to the Luther website
John and Jenny discuss their next move

DCI Banks is on the case

DCI Banks is on the case
You can bet on it!

On The Grid with Spooks

On The Grid with Spooks
Secret agents of Section D

Bridge to Hustle

Bridge to Hustle
Shady characters

Life on Ashes To Ashes

Life on Ashes To Ashes
Coppers with a chequered past

Claire’s no Exile

Claire’s no Exile
Goose steps

Vexed is back on the beat!

Vexed is back on the beat!
Mismatched DI Armstrong and bright fast-tracker Georgina Dixon

Medium, both super and natural

Medium, both super and natural
Open the door to your dreams

Who’s that girl? (350-picture Slideshow)

Tuesday 6 February 2007

No More Heroes


Following on from recent discussion concerning the ideal approximate age an actor should be in order to best interpret and be convincing in the role of the Doctor, in “Doctor Who”, I stumbled across a “60 Second Interview” with “X-Men 2” actor Brian Cox in the February 2nd issue of “Metro”, funnily enough on the day his episode of “Inspector Morse” was being repeated in the afternoon on ITV1! Asked if he’d like to play a baddie in Russell T Davies’ revival of the series, having played a Dalek in a pantomime in Edinburgh when very young, his views are pretty much in accordance with those of many diehard fans of the programme…

“I’ve seen the new series and it’s very impressive but I liked the old Dr Who, with the creaky old Cybermen and wobbly sets. Part of the appeal was that it was a bit rough. Now it’s all hi-tech, it doesn’t have the same effect on me. These days, Dr Who has to be a young leading man but I liked the Patrick Troughtons and Jon Pertwees - they weren’t these movie star types, just good character actors. It’d be good to see an older Dr Who but you won’t get that again. It’s all about demographics now.”

2 comments:

Old Cheeser said...

I guess there's a certain amount of truth in what Mr Cox says. I think David Tennant was chosen for his looks / sex appeal as much as his acting ability.

Was watching Tom Baker in "Keeper of Traken" this evening and loving his performance - even in the twilight of his time as the Doc he is just superb.

TimeWarden said...

Tom always had a gleam in his eye and it’s very infectious. There’s just nothing pretentious about his portrayal. You’ve only got to watch him for a minute and he makes you feel welcome. Then there’s the Roger Limb score!