Next Dr Who?

[voodooflux]

Wouldn't mind a female Dr Who, especially if she was a leather clad mistress type figure with a male assistant on a leash.

female

[voodooflux]

I seriously think they'll go for a woman or a black guy this time.

Or a black woman perhaps.

[Chugnut]

Shame Frankie Howard isn't still alive

Dr Who err Missus



Wouldn't mind a female Dr Who, especially if she was a leather clad mistress type figure with a male assistant on a leash.

Georgina Baillie
Russell Brand

[Bagpuss]

A friend of mine who follows the rumours closely mentioned that Robert Carlisle was high on the list of candidates. God I hope not. Linky.

Why would it be bad? The guy is a character actor, v good at accents and playing complicated sometimes dark characters. IMHO Christopher Eccleston was better than the slapstick estuary English dumbed down David Tennant version.

[Platypus]

Why would it be bad? The guy is a character actor, v good at accents and playing complicated sometimes dark characters. IMHO Christopher Eccleston was better than the slapstick estuary English dumbed down David Tennant version.

I agree about Eccleston, but have you SEEN 28 weeks later?

Please provide some examples of Carlisle playing complicated and sometimes dark characters!

I thought he played pretty much the same character in Full Monty, Once Upon a Time in the Midlands, 28 Weeks Later. He was rubbish in 51st state.

[Board Game Geek]

estuary English dumbed down David Tennant version

You might find it interesting to know that D.T.'s accent as you mentioned above is not his real voice (he's got a natural Scottish accent).

The dumbed-down estuary English accent was deliberately written in to the character / script.

Probably to appeal to the "masses".

To be honest, I don't know of any of my friends who talk "Jamie".

[TheBigYinJames]

Please provide some examples of Carlisle playing complicated and sometimes dark characters!

He played a loony Liverpool fanatic in Cracker which was pretty good.

[Chugnut]

I agree about Eccleston, but have you SEEN 28 weeks later?

Please provide some examples of Carlisle playing complicated and sometimes dark characters!

I thought he played pretty much the same character in Full Monty, Once Upon a Time in the Midlands, 28 Weeks Later. He was rubbish in 51st state.

He did a good turn as a killer in "Cracker" off the telly. And Begbie in Trainspotting (ok maybe not so complicated, but pretty dark).

[Bagpuss]

I agree about Eccleston, but have you SEEN 28 weeks later?

Please provide some examples of Carlisle playing complicated and sometimes dark characters!

I thought he played pretty much the same character in Full Monty, Once Upon a Time in the Midlands, 28 Weeks Later. He was rubbish in 51st state.

You scoff but he rarely plays a Scott and always manages to pull of the accents very well e.g the Full Monty.

As for the examples...

Cracker - scouse psycho
James Bond - Pretty nasty psycho villian
Pretty good Hitler in the rise of Evil
Begbie in trainspotting

All very different characters. He has played a few similar roles though, but never just plays himself like some more famous 'actors'. In some ways similar to Eccleston but better at accents.

[voodooflux]

Please provide some examples of Carlisle playing complicated and sometimes dark characters!

I thought his protrayal of Adolf Hitler was pretty good - don't get much darker than that. He played a pretty dark character in Ravenous as well.