Paterson Joseph Latest Suspect as 11th Doctor
Sci-Fi Wire is joining the growing chorus of place claiming that Steven Moffat, the incoming new producer for Doctor Who has cast the first black Doctor, actor Paterson Joseph, to replace David Tennant.
Of course, Tennant, the Tenth Doctor, is contracted through the 2010 season and may well sign for more seasons. However, since he is not yet signed beyond a fifth full season, speculation has been running rampant as to whom Tennant could regenerate into.
Joseph as an option first surfaced a few weeks back in Rich Johnston’s Lying in the Gutters column. He wrote, “Previously playing Roderick in the Doctor Who episodes “Bad Wolf”/”Parting Of Ways,” Joseph is known for fine upstanding and terribly-well-spoken-dontcha-know roles as Johnson in Peep Show, the Marquis De Carabas in Neverwhere, Space Marshall Clarke in Hyperdrive, Lyndon in Green Wing…and more importantly Benjamin in Jekyll. Written and produced by upcoming Doctor” Who showrunner, Steven Moffat.”
Joseph initially told Sci Fi Wire, "I am on a list of God knows how many others, but flattered to be considered."
A follow up e-mail said, "The news on Who was news to me as of last Wednesday, when my agent said they’d had lots of journos asking if the rumors were true. That’s all I know, and I’m very pleased to even be thought of in this way. It’s a blast!"
On the other hand, TV Scoop reported a while back that James Nesbitt would replace Tennant while the London Telegraph wrote just months back that Russell Tovey, who played Midshipman Frame in the most recent Christmas special, was being eyed by producer Russell T. Davies as a potential replacement. He wrote in an e-mail, "He’s amazing. I think I’d make him the 11th Doctor."
Regardless, Tennant is working on the four Specials for 2009 and then will shoot the fifth season to air in 2010. By then, he may have re-signed for a sixth season or someone else will be taking up residence in the TARDIS. Isn’t this fun?
We're talking about something that wouldn't actually happen until three years from now. Truly we have no lives.I'm far more keen on looking forward to seeing what Moffat will do as head of show next (full) season. And what surprises do Tennant and davies have for us this coming year? Will SciFi try and negotiate a simultaneous broadcast of the Christmas episode? Oh, it's gonna be fun.
Why do people still care about who RTD thinks should be the next Doctor? He has no say in it and some of his recomendations are truely horrendous. Amy Winehouse? Seriously?
This will be such a bad, bad choice … memories of him as Mark Grace in Casualty rebound …. a very one – dimensional actor, and I so hope he doesnt get the part
It's funny how Tennant's throwaway comment that Moffat was his new boss turned into "Tennant will shoot the fifth season to air in 2010" (and even more serious assertions elsewhere). As much as I love Tennant and don't want him to go, the sadness is countered by having a good old laugh at all the people who'd just assumed he was definitely doing another series based on a joke!
but having Paterson Joseph as the new doctor wouldn't make sence because of the way he acted in bad wolf / parting of ways he was scared and also wans't he killed by the darleks, so really it would be confusing, however i think tom ward from silent witness would make an excellent new doctor.