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Old 09-26-2003, 05:39 AM   #1 (permalink)
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New Doctor Who series greenlit... on the BBC

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Doctor Who travels into the future

Following planned revivals of Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet, the appetite for retro TV continues with the BBC finally confirming the resurrection of the classic time-travel series, Doctor Who.

After a long legal battle over rights to the 40-year-old character, BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey today confirmed a greenlight for a new series of Doctor Who, which will go to air in 2005.

The family series will be penned by Queer As Folk scribe, Russell T Davies, whose other credits include The Second Coming and Bob & Rose.

The writer will also exec produce the project along with the controller of BBC continuing series, Mal Young, and BBC Wales' head of drama, Julie Gardner. BBC Wales will oversee production of the show.

Davies said: "I grew up watching Doctor Who, hiding behind the sofa like so many others. He is one of the BBC's most exciting and original characters. He's had a good rest and now it's time to bring him back!

"The new series will be fun, exciting, contemporary and scary. Although I'm only in the early stages of development, I'm aiming to write a full-blooded drama which embraces the Doctor Who heritage, at the same time as introducing the character to a modern audience."

Dr Who first appeared on British screens in 1963 and sustained a long run until 1989. He briefly returned with his signature daleks and timetravel machine, The Tardis, for a one-off TV movie in 1996 but failed to repeat his earlier successes.

Among the seven actors to play the long-scarfed, lead character of Dr Who are Jon Pertwee, Patrick Troughton, Peter Davidson, Tom Baker and Sylvester McCoy.
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This could be very good...
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Old 09-26-2003, 05:44 AM   #2 (permalink)
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"Among the seven actors to play the long-scarfed, lead character of Dr Who are Jon Pertwee, Patrick Troughton, Peter Davidson, Tom Baker and Sylvester McCoy."

That was sort of lazy reporting. I'm a casual Who guy and even I know that it was really Tom Baker who was the long-scarfed doctor. Peter Davidson, for example, wore a cricketing outfit, etc. Anyway, bring on more Who. Hurrah!
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Old 09-26-2003, 06:05 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Well to be honest the source was TV industry "hot sheet" and really wasn't intended for public consumption per se...

I cut them slack on that long scarf comment...
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Old 09-26-2003, 06:51 AM   #4 (permalink)
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What kind of Who nerd are you that you don't get up in arms about a niggling detail?!
Hey, on the subject of Who, have you seen "The Five Doctors"? It 's on our Netflix queue, and I want to know what to expect.
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