I think the new Dr will be in the Ecclestone camp - more dark and brooding than naughty school boy.
As much as I love DT it's time for a change.
HB x

I can still remember Peter Davidson turning into Colin Baker and that was wrench enough to last a lifetime.

I guess I'm still disappointed that the rumours about the first female doctor in the form of Joanna Lumley turned out to be false.

JB

Joanna Lumley! God forbid! Doesn't have the range!

Ooh, I don't know about that...she could have been really interesting!

Like everyone else I love Joanna. But after the calibre of the last two doctors I just don't think her acting would cut it, frankly. And we just can't have a woman. Sad but true. Otherwise we'll get caught up in the sexist debate every time she strays back anywhere before about 1980 and that will become the story, detracting from the main story.

I think Lumley would have proved herself in this role myself. I also think the sexist debate would have made for some interesting episodes and perhaps taken a different slant on history, even making younger viewers aware of past inequality. Dr Who does love to moralise. I think it would've been good, but as I said, it was only a rumour.

JB

Otherwise we'll get caught up in the sexist debate every time she strays back anywhere before about 1980

Not necessarily - not all worlds would have the same gender issues as we do!