Listening to Simon Russell Beale reviewing David Tennant’s performance of Hamlet on Today this morning, I am reminded of a point I wanted to make on my abortive “memo to Steven Moffat” blog post. That is, wouldn’t SRB make a fantastic Doctor? He would of course be more in the Troughton mould, but that is no bad thing in my view. I just think he would be superb – and fundamentally the kids would love him. What does the panel think?
Should the tall skinny young bloke be replaced with a short fat older bloke?
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6 responses to “Should the tall skinny young bloke be replaced with a short fat older bloke?”
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He’d be interesting. In a similar Troughtonesque vein, and possibly more likely to be considered by the production team and be interested in the role, I was thinking Rory Kinnear.
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Sorry – I draw the line at Doctors younger than me. I can cope with policemen and medical doctors, but not fictional characters who are supposed to be 900 years old!
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I want SRB to play the Doctor as well as Bilbo Baggins in the soon to be adapted The Hobbit.
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SRB would be a fantastic Bilbo but the clean shaven requirement would do my head in at first.
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Glad you agree with me James, wouldnt he be great as Bilbo and brilliant as the Doctor? I better ask SRB this when I see him again at the NT Monday.
I have to say mind that if SRB eventually becomes a huge film or tv star it will be such a big loss for the theatre.
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