A woman for the new Dr, Who?

Ooh yes Idris Elba for me too please.

Definitely...it is about time.

Idris Elba would be good and very watchable!

Please can we keep a man as Dr Who? I like watching a man jumping about being heroic. Watching a woman doing the same merely makes me feel old and decrepit.

None ! it would be like changing Sherlock or Morse. Create a new character, surely we have enough great writers to do that ?

I love the idea of Miranda Hart, and could we have the yummy Tom Ellis as her sidekick please? with Sarah Hadland (Stevie) lending a hand. Then they could all burst into a chorus of "What have you done today"
Alternatively Patricia Hodge would make a very posh Doctor.

I would not mind a black or Asian Doctor Who, there has never been one, and as he changes each time there is no reason why it should not happen.

behaving? that is not a word I would apply to Miriam

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Like Sherlock, Dr Who has become a parody of itself and I hope any sensible, serious actress would not touch it with a barge pole.

However - I think Miriam Margolyes, behaving that ability to not take herself seriously, would be brilliant.

I may even be persuaded to watch it again .....

Anya, why would it be better to have a black or Asian Dr Who?

The comedienne Susan Calman would be excellent.

If we had another chap how about Prof Brian Cox, scrummie ?

Tamsin Grieg is playing Malvolia in a production of Twelfth Night. She would be good.

I think Una Stubbs would be quirky enough and she's great in Sherlock. Probably would be considered too old though.

Katherine Kelly would be great as she has been fantastic as Quill in the Dr Who spin off series of ' Class'. { She must have had so much fun in making that series}.

Not sure it's gritty enough for Sarah Lancashire, what about Suranne Jones or as suggested before Hermione Norris.

I'm all for equality and all that. but Doctor Who should be a man. A woman just doesn't work for me.

Why??? haven't watched it for years but can't see the need for Doctor to be female, as for the "Harperson" I'll keep my opinions to myself

I would have liked Idris Elba to be the next Doctor Who. Not fussed about a woman playing it, as Roses pointed out it is a time Lord.

I will miss Kris Marshall as I have loved his performance in Death in Paradise. Oh I hope his character finally gets together with Martha.
As for Dr Who: when my youngest GS, aged 9, heard that Peter Capaldi was leaving, he said it was the best piece of news he had heard all year. I dread to think what he would say about the idea of a woman in the role!

If we must have a female Dr Who (and I don't think we should), why not somebody we have never heard of. I get fed up with seeing the same people playing different roles in various TV series. Give a newbie a chance!!

Goodness, I wouldn't have recognized Ardal O'Hanlon -hadn't reaised how much time had passed since Father Ted!

Yes, he is leaving after this series, because he has a young family and doesn't see them much. To be replaced by Father Ted star Ardal O'Hanlon (was he in it this week?) I only saw a bit of it.
www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-02-02/when-is-kris-marshall-leaving-death-in-paradise--and-when-does-ardal-ohanlon-take-over

Has he? He was still in it last week...

Not sure Miriam M would really be fit enough for the part, being realistic. I just hope they don't go for a pretty young woman who looks like every other pretty young woman actress...

Miriam Margolis would be different (not mad on her myself) and how about Kris Marshall as assistant, now he's left Paradise?

Yes, Kim19 - Sarah Lancashire (in full Happy Valley mode) or as Sue1169 suggested, Maxine Peake, both would be excellent and I might actually start watching it again.