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The new Doctor Who

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moomin Mon 05-Aug-13 11:31:38

Whoops! Female of course!

moomin Mon 05-Aug-13 11:31:20

Love Peter Capaldi, a femail Dr Who wouldn't work for me.

janepearce6 Mon 05-Aug-13 11:23:26

Another Scot!! Time for a woman I think but I can't say who - almost anybody!

Bags Mon 05-Aug-13 10:25:10

Someone else tweeted about wanting them to bring back hiding behind the settee types of stories.

I did. Did you?

Bags Mon 05-Aug-13 10:23:58

There was a funny tweet about this. Something along the lines of "This is bigger than when Balamory got a new Josie Jump." grin

shysal Mon 05-Aug-13 09:26:27

I had heard that Olivia Coleman was in the running, I was hoping!

Oldgreymare Mon 05-Aug-13 09:20:50

Jess smile I agree that it should have been a woman this time, and I'm still chuckling over the Ruth Jones suggestion!!!
I thought Helen Mirren had been suggested for the part.
Jo Brand, would have been fun too.

Joan Sun 04-Aug-13 23:43:57

I'm happy they've finally chosen - he is a good actor too. He has been in Doctor Who before of course - he was the Ancient Roman father of a Pompeian family rescued from the volcano by The Doctor and Donna. He was also in Torchwood, playing a top civil servant - not a nice character in that one.

I've loved Doctor Who from when it first started; I was18. I remember running downstairs to watch it when I heard the electronic music, which was quite new back then.

At first I thought Capaldi might be a bit old, but then I remembered the first Doctors.....

Deedaa Sun 04-Aug-13 23:22:44

I do like Peter Capaldi, but I shall miss the swearing. grin

liminetta Sun 04-Aug-13 21:17:49

I have just confirmed with my grandaughter that the new Dr Who is Peter Capaldi, and they looked at me with a new respect.Fancy old Granny knowing that!grin

JessM Sun 04-Aug-13 21:03:41

I'd have cast Ruth Jones myself, but there you go. Maybe next time.

annsixty Sun 04-Aug-13 21:00:05

At age 76 I love Dr Who but never took to Matt Smith. Christopher and David did it for me but have high hopes of Peter Capaldi.

glammanana Sun 04-Aug-13 20:52:43

Peter Capaldi wow he will be so good he definatley has the "look"

HildaW Sun 04-Aug-13 20:17:55

Am glad they have decided to take a different direction, yet stay in the 'quirky' zone. An older more mature actor might tempt me back, had gone off it since the Divine David had left.

noodles Sun 04-Aug-13 19:58:17

Excellent choice. Peter Capaldi is such a good actor.

Tegan Sun 04-Aug-13 19:44:02

Oh I like him. Was hoping for Ben Whishaw though sad.

Ana Sun 04-Aug-13 19:41:37

That bloke from 'The Thick of It'...

Tegan Sun 04-Aug-13 19:39:56

Who is it then?

JessM Sun 04-Aug-13 19:30:07

oh yawn, another white man.

JessM Sun 04-Aug-13 19:12:19

Let it be a woman this time. Surely it is about time.