Who would you like to see as the Eleventh Doctor?

[Rob McCow]

Matt Lucas should get in touch with Big Finish and demand another round of Unbound adventures!

Although I have a suspicion that Matt Lucas may have already been the Doctor on the Vervoid's 'Unbound Unbound'...

[Milky Tears]

That bloke from Jossy's Giants?

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2...200234,00.html

Surprise bet rush on Who
By THOMAS WHITAKER
and GORDON SMART
May 02, 2007


A STRING of bets on an unknown bald actor becoming the next Dr Who has left bookies in a spin.

Enthusiastic punters have staked cash on 5ft 7in Julian Walsh taking over the Tardis in the BBC sci-fi hit.

One even asked for a 2,500 bet amid rising speculation that current Doctor David Tennant, 35, will stop playing the Time Lord after the third series.

Gamblers piled in after bookies began taking bets on who will become the 11th Doctor.

And many backed Mancunian Julian, 37 even though he is best known as a child star from 80s show Jossys Giants, and his current claim to fame is an ad for Warburtons BREAD.

Darren Haines of bookies Paddy Power said last night: Julian might not look the part as hes a bit squat and bald.

But hes the one people have been trying to back in the last 48 hours. At first he was not even on our books, but weve had to slash his odds to 12/1. We fear punters might know something we dont. Were not convinced theyre right, but we have to sit up and take note.

A spokesman for Julian said last night: He is bemused by all of this. Nobody has approached us yet.

WHO WILL BE THE NEXT WHO?

Paddy Power are currently offering Robert Carlyle at 5-2 favourite, closely followed by Jason Statham and Alan Davies, both at 4-1. Or, for a long shot, how about Ricky Gervais at 66-1? Place your bets now by clicking here.

Those Paddy Power odds in full:

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Robert Carlyle 5 - 2 Bill Nighy 9 - 1 Vinnie Jones 20 - 1
Jason Statham 4 - 1 Stephen Fry 10 - 1 Christopher Eccleston 20 - 1
Alan Davies 4 - 1 Aidan Gillen 10 - 1 Hugh Grant 25 - 1
David Morrisey 5 - 1 Julian Walsh 12 - 1 Robbie WIlliams 33 - 1
Richard E. Grant 6 - 1 Joel Beckett 14 - 1 Christopher Villiers 50 - 1
Nigel Harman 8 - 1 John Barrowman 14 - 1 Ricky Gervais 66 - 1
John Simm 8 - 1

Slow news day/week/year/decade/century?

[Pip Madeley]

Who needs to bother checking the OG news page when you're got Milky

[Milky Tears]

I posted it after I read it in The Sun earlier. Also posted the final BARB figures for Daleks in Manhattan before they appeared on the OG News Page.

The SJA casting news is the only thing I've nabbed off their News Page this month. They're not as fast as they used to be. Still no mention of interviews on Breakfast, The Paul O'Grady Show or This Morning over there.

[Rob McCow]

None of those.

Robert Carlyle 5 - 2: Too expensive.
Bill Nighy 9 - 1: Too old.
Vinnie Jones 20 - 1: Too good at acting.
Jason Statham 4 - 1: Who hell he?
Stephen Fry 10 - 1: Too likely to do a bunk.
Christopher Eccleston 20 - 1: Too much of a TRAITOR!!!
Alan Davies 4 - 1: Too predictable.
Aidan Gillen 10 - 1: Too easy to mis-spell.
Hugh Grant 25 - 1: Too bumbling.
David Morrisey 5 - 1: Too downright awful.
Julian Walsh 12 - 1: Too Walsh (haha.)
Robbie Williams 33 - 1: A few years ago, maybe, but now he'd be better off regenerating into the other four members of Take That.
Richard E. Grant 6 - 1: Too cartooony.
Joel Beckett 14 - 1 Christopher Villiers 50 - 1 Nigel Harman 8 - 1: Don't know any of these!
John Barrowman 14 - 1: But he's Captain Jack!
Ricky Gervais 66 - 1: Too fat and unfunny
John Simm 8 - 1: I thought he was playing someone else already? It'd be great if he went back to the Doctor Who production office in the 70's though. Jon Pertwee in the Gene Hunt role - 'Get out of my eyeline, nancy boy!'

Why aren't Paul Daniels and Donald Sutherland on the list?

[Darren]

Nigel Harman

He was in Eastenders

[Dirk Gently]

R.T.D would love him.




I'm not sure he'd want him as the Doctor though.

[Paul Monk]

Nigel Harman is a terrible actor! As is Jason Statham

[Stuart Wallis]

I gather Tony Blair's available...

[Paul Monk]

Didn't David Tennant suggest wee Jimmy Krankie?

[Pip Madeley]

Teletext are reporting that Mackenzie Crook (The Office, Pirates Of The Carribean) wants the job of the Eleventh Doctor...

While Crook admits that he has been considered for some roles in the BBC Wales-produced Doctor Who in the past, nothing came of them due to other commitments. But, like many other actors, he would quite like Tennant’s job as the Time Lord, especially as many scenes are shot in Wales.

“Maybe I’ll just have to wait for David to abdicate,” he laughs.

What do people think? I think he'd be a very interesting choice.

[Andrew Curnow]

I didn't particularly recognise the name, but having just Googled him, I now know who you mean - he was the sort of philosophical chap in Pirates (we watched the third one just this past week) in a sort of Holmesian double act...

He doesn't particularly scream "Timelord" at me from his pictures, but who knows...

(Although I think, reading between the lines, that Harry Lloyd is a dead cert if he wants it.)

[Dirk Gently]

No, not for me. He looks too emaciated & we've already got a skinny Doctor at the moment.

[timelord280290]

Even tho i dont want DT to leave, its gonna happen!!!

i have heard a few rumours on the web that 'THE MOFFET' is interested in robert carlyle as bein his doctor!!!

although he is a brilliant actor, could he be the doctor!!!

[Si Hunt]

I'd like to see Michael Jayston rock up as the Valeyard Doctor!

Si.

[Perry Vale]

(Although I think, reading between the lines, that Harry Lloyd is a dead cert if he wants it.)

I'm still holding out for Sam Troughton, but rewatching Robin Hood S2 recently, have to agree Harry Lloyd would be a great choice too. He's excellent in the S2 episode 'Angel Of Death', where his onscreen father is killed.

[Wayne]

I'm still holding out for Sam Troughton.

I'd prefer Sean Pertwee.

[Jamie McCrimmon]

Bill Nighy.

[SiHart]

Despite making a guest appearance this year in Fire of Pompeii, i still reckon Peter Capaldi would be a fab Doctor.

Si xx

[Jamie McCrimmon]

That's a good idea. Plus, if Romana could regenerate and copy someone's appearance, why not the Doctor too?

[Stuart Wallis]

Well he has already.

Right now, Michael Jayston would be a problem as he's committed to Emmerdale. I wouldn't mind him as a non-Valeyard Doctor, not only because of his being good enough, but to have him as the 11th Doctor in order to wind up OG - "What's going to happen about the Valeyard then? eh?!"

Otherwise, Bill Nighy might just fit in in a New Series stylee.

[Si Hunt]

Michael Jayston would be a problem as he's committed to Emmerdale.

would sort that out.

Si.

[Zbigniev Hamson]

(Although I think, reading between the lines, that Harry Lloyd is a dead cert if he wants it.)

Isn't he about 12 years old though?

[Jon Masters]

I think, having been struck down by some degenerative type of exitonic radiation, the 10th Doctor is forced to merge his body, a la Keeper of Traken, with Donna's grandad

Bernard Crbbins for the 11th Doctor !!

[Pip Madeley]

Isn't he about 12 years old though?

Double that number.