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NPY Posted Nov 23, 2008
Doesn't sound like he's giving much away. Either he hasn't been asked, or he's in the running for real and isn't allowed to say.
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Xanatic Posted Nov 23, 2008
He´s the one who played a police officer in Blink right?
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NPY Posted Nov 23, 2008
He was the guy in the Weakest Link who was up against Rose, surely?
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eloisa Posted Nov 24, 2008
He was on Survivors last night. I like him, loved him in Neverwhere.
Can't see him as the Doctor, but then I didn't think I'd like Eccleston.
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NPY Posted Dec 24, 2008
No, I can't see him as the Doc either.
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Spaceechik, Typomancer Posted Dec 29, 2008
I remember him from a past episode, but can't remember which. Think it was the Weakest Link bit(?).
He was good, I remember that, but don't know about being Doctor caliber.
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NPY Posted Feb 22, 2009
Yeah. Well now we know who it is. Weird looking bloke....
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Kaz Posted Feb 26, 2009
I know. To be honest I find him quite scary looking. and not being funny or anything but it's a bit weird-he's only three years older than me!
Oh well. I guess all the little kids might find him quite a laugh-they'd probably view him as an older brother type doc, which is nice.
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NPY Posted Mar 1, 2009
Yeah. And I thought David Tennant was young when he started.
He's odd looking. Will have to wait and see though.
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eloisa Posted Mar 3, 2009
My first thought on seeing him was "at least he's not hot"! All the swooning was starting to try my patience. Also, not Russell Tovey which came as a huge relief to me as I don't get him at all. 
I thought Peter Davison was too young, and I was only six at the time! 
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NPY Posted Mar 8, 2009
Well Peter Davison was the youngest Dr Who until Matt Smith got the role.
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Kaz Posted Mar 13, 2009
Really? how old was he when he took the role?
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eloisa Posted Mar 16, 2009
I thought he was 31 but Wiki states 29. Very young either way!
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NPY Posted Mar 16, 2009
Think I read he's 38 now, so he must've been about 34 when he started.
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Smij - Formerly Jimster Posted Mar 17, 2009
Peter Davison was 29 when he was cast (autumn 1980), but turned 31 during the transmission of his first season (spring 1982).
And David Tennant was 34 when he was cast, turning 35 during Series 1, before he made his first appearance. he was the first Doctor to be younger than me at the time of his casting. 
So although Matt Smith is 26 now, he'll be 27 by the time he appears on our screens, and 28 for his first Christmas special... if that helps any 
What always surprises me is how young WIlliam Hartnell was when he started the role. Just 55 years old. Troughton was 46, while Jon Pertwee turned 50 during rehearsals for his first story.
Tom Baker turned 41 during transmission of his first season (two days after Robot part 4, if you want to know), and Colin Baker was also 40 for his first story's transmission.
Sylvester McCoy is actually two months younger than Colin Baker, born in 1943, but he was 43 by the time of his first day's work on the show, and 44 by the time his first episode went out, making him the fourth oldest to play the role. Paul McGann, at 37, was the fourth *youngest* to play the part (including Matt Smith), while Christopher Eccleston was the third to be 40 when he started filming and 41 by the time his first series ended.
And just for completion's sake, Peter Cushing was 52 when he made the first Dalek movie. 
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eloisa Posted Mar 17, 2009
Ah, that'd be where I got my wires crossed! 
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NPY Posted Mar 17, 2009
Sounds like you've done your research!!!
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Kaz Posted Mar 22, 2009
Smij, if hootoo have a "pub quiz" and there are Dr. Who questions-I want you on my team!!!
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