The new Doctor has been announced!

[John R Davis]

Having now seen him on the BAFTAs he ticks the " quirky odd-ball" box!

 

[JAMUMU]

I think he'll make a great job of it.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

If you haven't watched SexEd you should - it is really great and he is absolutely wonderful in it. This is fun and great casting.

 

[ART!]

Haven't seen SE, but my daughter has (and she loved the 10th and 11th Doctors) and loved it and loves him and says he'll be great, so there you have it!

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Haven't seen SE, but my daughter has (and she loved the 10th and 11th Doctors) and loved it and loves him and says he'll be great, so there you have it!

High Praise! (My daughter agrees!)

 

[Dausuul]

Never heard of/seen him, but everyone who has seems to think he'll be awesome, so I'll take that as a good sign.

I wonder if he'll use his natural Scots accent in the role, or switch to an English accent like David Tennant did.

 

[trappedslider]

Never heard of/seen him, but everyone who has seems to think he'll be awesome, so I'll take that as a good sign.

I wonder if he'll use his natural Scots accent in the role, or switch to an English accent like David Tennant did.

Wonder if RTD will also make him say moon as many times as possible like he did with Tennant lol

 

[delericho]

I've never heard of Ncuti Gatwa or seen him in anything, but that's not saying much - the same was true of Matt Smith, and he succeeded at the almost impossible job of following Tennant. Besides, I trust RTD, who has a good eye for talent.

In any case, I don't think there has actually ever been a bad actor playing the Doctor - even when the show has been poor (Colin Baker and Sylverster McCoy's eras, the McGann TV movie, and now Whittaker's era), I'd put the blame with the material they've been given rather than the central performance.

 

[JarooAshstaff]

It must be incredibly hard to write a show where everything is solved by a screwdriver.

 

[Zardnaar]

I've never heard of Ncuti Gatwa or seen him in anything, but that's not saying much - the same was true of Matt Smith, and he succeeded at the almost impossible job of following Tennant. Besides, I trust RTD, who has a good eye for talent.

In any case, I don't think there has actually ever been a bad actor playing the Doctor - even when the show has been poor (Colin Baker and Sylverster McCoy's eras, the McGann TV movie, and now Whittaker's era), I'd put the blame with the material they've been given rather than the central performance.

This the doctor doesn't matter to much.

The writing though.....