Nicky Wire writing a script for Doctor Who

[Awesome Wells]

From the Manic Street Preachers website.

On a completely different tip, I’ve been trying to write a script for Doctor Who called Do Not Go Gently. The idea is centred around Dylan Thomas’ last days in New York. Of course it’s going to have a massive f***ing monster in it too.

Of course, it's almost a certainty that this will never even get submitted, let alone accepted and made, but what a fusion of genius* this would be. I'm just ludicrously excited about the thought of such a thing existing - not to mention the inevitable cameo and potential for headlines based on songtitles.



*Or more likely, "horrendous travesty"

[Dino]

Ah, didn't realise there was already a thread for it!
Yeah, it just sounds like 'Vincent And The Doctor' with a different setting, historical figure and monster? Not really convinced it'll be taken up. But you never know. Good luck to him. If all else fails Big Finish might... yeah...

[SiHart]

I just hope that we can forgive him.

Si xx

[Rob McCow]

Doctor Who Confidential must be salivating! They could talk about the Design team and use 'A Design for Life', they could do a bit on a scene where someone is sad and use 'So Why So Sad'....

... and I'm sure they could find an appropriate use for 'Yes' with it's chorus that goes 'He's a boy, you want a girl so tear off his...' etc etc.

[Dino]

But if you tolerate this then the Stereophonics will write for Torchwood next?

[cullsoft]

"Of course it’s going to have a massive f***ing monster in it too" does not fill me with confidence. Follwoing the reference to "Vincent And The Doctor", what I disliked about that episode was how it seemed to go with the "we could focus on doing a proper historical story, but nah, let's go with chucking in a monster/baddie for them to chase" and Van Gogh was just a historical celebrity plug.

[Paul Monk]

Its April 1st isn't it? No?

[Stuart Wallis]

It is rather wandering into "I'll believe it when I see it" territory, isn't it!

[Dino]

It is rather wandering into "I'll believe it when I see it" territory, isn't it!

Your doubts are justified! http://twitter.com/manicspostcards (second Tweet down... well at the time of writing anyway)

[Awesome Wells]

At no point was it ever suggested that Nicky had actually been commisioned to write a Doctor Who script. Groan.

[Paul Monk]

I hope its as good as his Cracker episode?

[Awesome Wells]

That did lead to Dead Trees and Traffic Islands, which is a top tune. Perhaps his Who script can do something similar...

[Stuart Wallis]

The Manics' Doctor Who concept album - a platinum seller if ever I saw one!