August 4th, 2013
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12th Doctor Revealed – What do you Think?
12th Doctor Revealed – What do you Think?
The new Doctor is Peter Capaldi!
So the wait is over and we now know who will take over from Matt Smith in the Christmas Special – so what do you think?
In a special live broadcast, the BBC today announced that the role of Doctor Who would next be played by Peter Capaldi.
Amid much hype and speculation, Peter Capaldi was unveiled as the next Doctor during a special live television event on BBC ONE tonight.
Widely regarded as one of the biggest roles in British television, Capaldi will be the Twelfth Doctor and takes over from Matt Smith who leaves the show at Christmas.
Peter Capaldi says: “Being asked to play The Doctor is an amazing privilege. Like the Doctor himself I find myself in a state of utter terror and delight. I can’t wait to get started.”
Steven Moffat, lead writer and executive producer says : “It’s an incendiary combination: one of the most talented actors of his generation is about to play the best part on television. Peter Capaldi is in the TARDIS!”
Doctor Who companion, Jenna Coleman says “I’m so excited Peter Capaldi is the man taking on the challenge of becoming the Twelfth Doctor. With Steven’s writing and his talent I know we’ll be making an amazing show with an incredible incarnation of number 12. I can’t wait to start this new adventure!”
Charlotte Moore, Controller BBC One says : “Peter Capaldi has all the genius and versatility needed to take on the mantel of the great Time Lord and make the role his own. He’ll bring his own particular wisdom, charisma and wit to the Twelfth Doctor and take the show into an exciting new era.”
Ben Stephenson, Controller, BBC Drama Commissioning says : “We started thinking Peter Capaldi might be the right person to take on this iconic part a few months ago. But it was only when he did a secret audition at Steven’s house under the cover of darkness that we knew we had our man. He’s an extraordinarily talented actor who can seemingly turn his hand to anything. We can’t wait to premiere his unique take on the Doctor on Christmas Day and we are sure he’s going to become one of the all-time classic Doctors.”
Rankin exclusively shot Peter Capaldi this morning, picture available from www.bbcpictures.com
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BIOGRAPHY
Peter Capaldi is an award winning actor, film maker and lifelong Doctor Who fan.
He has enjoyed an illustrious career to date in both film and television.
Before securing the coveted role of the Twelfth Doctor, Peter first appeared in Doctor Who in 2008, playing Caecilius in the episode “The Fires of Pompeii”.
Peter grew up in Glasgow and attended the Glasgow School of Art, while studying there he secured his first breakthrough role in Local Hero (1983). He has also had roles in Dangerous Liaisons, The Crow Road, The Devil’s Whore and Torchwood: Children of Earth.
It is his role as Government spin doctor Malcolm Tucker in the BBC comedy series, The Thick of It , that has earned Peter both international and award success. In 2010 he won the BAFTA Television Award for Best Male Performance in a Comedy Role and the BPG Best Actor Award. In both 2010 and 2012, Peter won the British Comedy Award for Best TV Comedy Actor. A film spin-off from The Thick of It, entitled In the Loop, was released in 2009.
As well as appearing in front of the camera, Peter is an award winning film maker. In 1995, he won the Oscar for Best Short Film (Live Action) for Franz Kafka’s It’s a Wonderful Life. He also wrote Soft Top, Hard Shoulder, which won the audience award at the London Film Festival, and wrote and directed Strictly Sinatra. Peter’s stage credits include Professor Marcus in The Ladykillers at the Liverpool Playhouse, which saw the play transfer to the Gielgud Theatre in London.
2013 has been a busy year for Peter who has been seen on screen in the film World War Z and in BBC Two drama series The Hour, for which he was BAFTA nominated. Not only will Peter film his first scenes for Doctor Who this Autumn, but he will appear in the forthcoming film The Fifth Estate and the Disney film Maleficent.
Peter is currently filming new BBC One drama series The Musketeers, in which he plays Cardinal Richelieu which will launch in early 2014.
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Scott the Raptor
August 8th, 2013 - 11:16amDavid Tennant could switch from funny to dark to energetic with brilliance.
Anonymous
August 8th, 2013 - 10:02amfair enough everyone has “their doctor”
the astroanout of death
August 8th, 2013 - 9:04amI think that one is to boring
DOCTOR WHO ONE
August 8th, 2013 - 8:48amJoe’s right, he’ll be fine as the 12th Doctor 😉
DOCTOR WHO ONE
August 8th, 2013 - 8:46amI doubt it, plus if I’m honest, it reminds me a lot of the 10th Doctors blue suit.
Sebatron
August 8th, 2013 - 3:57amI hope his costume is like the one in the image above.
dalek 2
August 8th, 2013 - 12:36ami agree great actor but not the right man for the part i cant picture him as the doctor
TheBritishCupOfTea
August 7th, 2013 - 11:11pmHe will be brilliant. Just wait.
booboo
August 7th, 2013 - 10:10pmi have always been a strong believer in keeping young children, especially if their parents wish so, away from this type of language however as i have said before the comments and abuse on youtube on ANY video, even those uploaded for children can be far worse than anything he says on The Thick of It
Anonymous
August 7th, 2013 - 10:05pmWhy him nooooooooooooooo!!!!
DOCTOR WHO ONE
August 7th, 2013 - 8:33pmRead a silly story from the Sun newspaper today about mothers being worried that kids are gonna start swearing their butt’s off if they look up Peter Capaldi’s ‘The Thick of It’ on YouTube.
Calm down ladies, the 12th Doctor won’t be some arrogant, swearing, un-polite individual. Peter said so shortly after he was announced by Zoe Ball that he won’t be anything like Malcolm Tucker when playing the Doctor, and chances are, they may not even look up ‘The Thick of It’, they might look up other things Peter has starred in, such as his 2008 Doctor Who appearance in ‘The Fires of Pompeii’.
Dalek the Supreme
August 7th, 2013 - 6:48pmEvery Doctor has their lighter episode. Look at McCoy’s first season.
Matt Smithy
August 7th, 2013 - 4:01pmhe is the same age as William Hartnell when HE played the role. It’s not as if they chose an 80 year old who couldn’t go around anywhere or keep up with the rest of the cast. It’s going to be fine.
doctor who lover
August 7th, 2013 - 3:56pmbut i have always been a doctor who lover since i was 2 and trust moffat very much and hope he has some good lines in store for us
Anonymous
August 7th, 2013 - 12:41pmColin Baker had already been casted in the show before he became the 6th Doctor…infact his character was far more memorable than Capaldi’s as Baker actually shot the 5th Doctor. There is a theory that the Doctor sub-conciousy chooses a face/body of people he has met.
Thankfully, like all the anti-Moffat “fans”, you opinion is that of the vocal minority…most people think this is good/great casting…are they all stupid and mad too 😉
the astroanout of death
August 7th, 2013 - 11:27amdose anyone think he has a slight look of the valeyard in him.
booboo
August 7th, 2013 - 11:23ami have always been a strong believer in keeping young children, especially if their parents wish so, away from this type of language however the language in the comments on eg youtube will be just as bad if not worse, even celebrities use such language on twitter, Steven Moffat himself did once.
Reality is if you go on the internet you cant avoid it.
the astroanout of death
August 7th, 2013 - 10:48amapparently mums are worried that peter is to rude they are worried when there kids search him and come across all his swearing tv shows
Scott the Raptor
August 7th, 2013 - 10:04amWhat about the First Doctor with Susan? The Third Doctor with Jo, The Seventh Doctor with Ace? The Ninth Doctor with Rose? They were all considerably older than their companions.
Anonymous
August 7th, 2013 - 9:53amOh yeah
Anonymous
August 7th, 2013 - 9:12amWhat do I Think…? Well why put someone who is older and already casted in show? Sometimes I hate Mr. Moffat and his stupid mad ideas!
AND ALSO WHOVIANS! LETS HOPE THEIRS NO SERIES SPLIT! I GO BLOODY MAD AGAIN IF THAT HAPPENS.
Sez
August 7th, 2013 - 12:04amI agree with Jane. I think we didn’t need such an old Doctor, I was happy with the romance that was coming into it. That’s part of what made it so entertaining!
One thing that did annoy me was how utterly silly the show got with Matt Smith, although it got better around the Christmas special. I do think that Peter will be a great Doctor though.
the astroanout of death
August 6th, 2013 - 10:44pmwhat do you think his new costume should be
either something Victorian or a bit of leather
Scott the Raptor
August 6th, 2013 - 8:54pmBut what about Dinosaurs on a Spaceship? Far too much comedy in that.
the astroanout of death
August 6th, 2013 - 8:48pmanyone
Lalalalala
August 6th, 2013 - 7:27pmI think they’re going to completely ignore it and get on with the story. That’s my 2 shekels worth!
Lalalalala
August 6th, 2013 - 7:26pmhey, as long as it doesn’t involve celery, I’m fine with anything!
Lalalalala
August 6th, 2013 - 7:21pmYeah, I’m still not over Tom Baker… 🙂
Lalalalala
August 6th, 2013 - 7:19pmWe’ve had Doctor’s with much younger companions before. I think the age gap was especially apparent with Hartnell of course, but think about Adric and Jaimie and Perri and Ace. And c’mon – Rose was NINETEEN and besides the fact that the Doctor is 900+ years old, Chris E. was 20 years older than her to begin with… and DT was 15 years her senior. Age difference doesn’t seem to matter all that much in a Companion. Almost EVERYONE is going to be younger than he is – he’s 900 years old!! 😉
Dalek the Supreme
August 6th, 2013 - 4:13pmMine are, from most to least favorite:
1. The Eleventh Doctor, Matt Smith
2. The Seventh Doctor, Sylvester McCoy
3. The Second Doctor, Patrick Troughton
4. The Fourth Doctor, Tom Baker
5. The Ninth Doctor, Christopher Eccleston
6. The Fifth Doctor, Peter Davison
7. The Eighth Doctor, Paul McGann
8. The First Doctor, William Hartnell
9. The Third Doctor, Jon Pertwee
10. The Tenth Doctor, David Tennant
11. The Sixth Doctor, Colin Baker
Considering the quality of the show since Moffat became Executive Producer and Head Writer, I also have high hopes.