David Tennant Fears

[RitaLittlewood]

From BBC Online:

Last Updated: Thursday, 21 July, 2005, 07:36 GMT 08:36 UK

New Doctor Who's fears over role

David Tennant, who takes the role of Doctor Who in the autumn, has said he hopes he will live up to the legacy of former Time Lord Christopher Eccleston.
"Chris was so good in it," the actor told Doctor Who magazine in his first interview since getting the role.

"It left me thinking 'there's an awful lot to live up to here'. I know everyone loved Chris, and so did I, but hopefully I won't disappoint people."

Filming starts on the new 13-part BBC One series in Cardiff this summer.

Lifelong fan

In his first interview since winning the iconic TV role, Tennant, a lifelong fan of the series, said becoming the Doctor was "a bit surreal".

"But you have to get beyond that quite quickly. The moment of that slight 'out-of-body experience' ends when you realise you have to knuckle down and do it."

The actor also spoke of his delight at teaming up with co-star Billie Piper, who plays the Doctor's assistant, Rose.

"She's just great. Fantastic. Just absolutely perfect. Spunky and quick and sexy, just the ideal companion really. So I'm really glad she is doing the whole series."

The series reunites Tennant with writer and executive producer Russell T Davies, who also wrote Casanova in which Tennant starred earlier this year.

But Tennant admitted to being unnerved by a visit to the Doctor Who website Outpost Gallifrey.

"The first comment I read was very nice, and the next comment was terribly flattering, and then the next one said something like 'I can't bear the sight of him!'"

"The one after that said 'That's it! The dream is finished! Somebody who looks like a weasel could never play the Doctor!'"

"I just hope people like it. I hope they stick with it and give it a chance."

[corriegirl]

Filming starts on the new 13-part BBC One series in Cardiff this summer.

Hooray, fame at last. I used to live 21 miles from Cardiff

[RitaLittlewood]

LOL! The last series had an ep filmed in Cardiff too (Boom Town I think it was). The Unquiet Dead was set in Cardiff in 1869 but they had to film in Swansea (I think).

Patsy

[Mandy]

Ah yes - all filmed in Wales, sets made in Wales and screened on BBC One WALES - I've been seeing the trailers - how do you Welsh people tolerate the emphasis on saying BBC One Wales with those announcers? Thank goodness my BBC 2 is tuned into the North West England version (known here as just BBC 2) - what a mouthful BBC 2 Wales is as well. Why not "One, Wales" or just BBC One?

I'm all for national pride - but with the number of times they repeat it between programmes (at least 3 I am sure) they could do with some serious shortening of the name of the station.

[jez]

ritalittlewood said:

LOL! The last series had an ep filmed in Cardiff too (Boom Town I think it was). The Unquiet Dead was set in Cardiff in 1869 but they had to film in Swansea (I think).

Patsy

Do you mean Bute Town Patsy?

As for the BBC Wales announcers well I dont watch a lot of it, but I suppose its nice to have the word Wales in there, same with ITV1 Wales. The announcer on ITV1 Wales has a habit of saying "Now on One Wales" - and during daytime its called ITV Day Wales.

[RitaLittlewood]

No. Boom Town - the name of the ep.

LOL Mandy. I know what you mean. "This is BBC One in the South". Tell us something we don't know. I think though there would be an outcry if London announcers said, "This is BBC One England".

I wish they'd return to quarries! Wales has them surely.

Patsy

[jez]

Oh right. Its just there is an area of Cardiff called Bute Town

[RitaLittlewood]

Really? LOL! Well easy to get muddled then. Only I thought that was my trick.

So since you said you enjoyed DW, are you going to buy The Beginning box that's out in January?

Patsy

[jez]

Whats on the box? If its old Doctor Who then now, if its the new stuff then maybe.

[RitaLittlewood]

Yes old. The first 3 stories.

Patsy

[jez]

Wont get it then since im a fan of the new series and dont remember the old

[RitaLittlewood]

Well I didn't remember the old when I started watching UK Gold's showings in 1992 except the end of Jon Pertwee and all of Tom Baker. I did enjoy the 60s eps though more than I thought I would. I'd gone off it during Peter Davison and only watched Remembrance of the Daleks in 1988 out of curiosity. But it was seeing them from the start on UK Gold when I only watched for a laugh that I became a fan all over again. I can't wait for the box set in January. The first ep is excellent. Following 3 are crap. But the first Dalek Story is brilliant and so is the Edge of Destruction (only story to take place in the Tardis with only the main characters because they needed to save money!).

Patsy

[Demigod]

I can see the concern, I think they lost a good one in Chris Eccleston

[jez]

Personally I prefer David Tennant over Eccleston.

[RitaLittlewood]

I prefer Hartnell, Troughton, Pertwee, both Bakers and McCoy over Eccleston and Tennant (so far).

Patsy