The far-too-young awful new Poirot or the mumbling awful new Bergerac
.... nope, but at least they are both white males.
Alex Kingston Suggests Two Actors as the Next Doctor Who
(They're Pretty Great)
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Though the future of Doctor Who is in turmoil, Alex Kingston
has put forward two actors who she'd like to see as the next
incarnation of the Doctor.
Kingston played River Song, the Doctor's wife, daughter of
Amy Pond and Rory Williams, from 2008 to 2015 on TV and
continues to do so on audio. No one quite knows what's in
store for Doctor Who, but when asked about who might play
the lead role, Kingston said:
"I think it's got to be somebody who has got fun in them, but
also heart and soul. He's now about to play [Agatha
Christie's Hercule] Poirot, but I thought Edward Bluemel
would be a brilliant Doctor. I've worked with him on Discovery
of Witches' and he's got all of the characteristics and
qualities that would make a good Doctor. But then I also just
worked on a theatre play called Copenhagen with Damien Molony,
who just happens to be [Jersey-based detective] Bergerac. We
had a lot of time sitting on stage, and I would watch him, and
he was so physically energised and active that there were
times when I was sitting there going, 'You could be a really
good Doctor'. I shouldn't have been thinking about that - yes,
I'm the expert. I mean, there are so many actors that could do
it, but who knows?"
Bluemel has indeed been announced as playing a young version
of the famous Belgian detective created by Christie. So he
probably isn't in the running.
But Damien Molony is an excellent shout. He's currently
starring as the lead role in Bergerac, a programme created by
Robert Banks Stewart (Terror of the Zygons), which previously
starred Louise Jameson (aka Leela); this modern-day
interpretation is written by Toby Whithouse - a name familiar
to Who fans as he's written a number of excellent stories like
School Reunion, The God Complex, and Under the Lake/ Before
the Flood.
Molony, who worked with Whithouse before on Being Human, is
also appearing in Two Weeks in August at the moment. And he's a
superb actor. He could absolutely knock it out of the park as
the Doctor.
That's not the pertinent question right now though. Instead, we
need to find out more about the tender process, meaning
production teams can pitch to make the show...
Either way, some good suggestions from Alex!
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