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Dr Who as a prestige series sounds like the worst thing it could possibly be.
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OldMemes posted:Whenever the issue of what BAME actor you'd like to see play the Doctor*, I'd always said David Harewood. Proper character actor with range, but not a big enough name that it'd overshadow the show itself. I've still got my fingers crossed for Paterson Joseph. Funny, good at playing eccentric people. Everything you need for Doctor Who.
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Jan 21, 2021 22:57
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The_Doctor posted:Paterson Joseph was already asked once and turned them down. I thought it was Chiwetel Ejiofor who turned them down and Smith got through as second choice. According to this article I just found, Joseph discovered he was considered and was "overjoyed": https://www.blogtorwho.com/paterson-joseph-discusses-audition-for/ OldMemes posted:I was going to say him too, but I couldn't remember how to spell his name. I never understood people who want a 'big name' to play The Doctor - it should be character actors, or lesser knows who have a history of turning in solid performances without being household names. Agree completely with this. I feel like none of the Doctors, apart from John Hurt and maybe Christopher Eccleston, would have been cast if they'd routinely gone for celebs over unknowns.
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Jan 21, 2021 23:56
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On the plus side we got Matt Smith out of it.