Russell T. Davies decided to focus more on human stories after he relaunched Doctor Who in 2005. Due to consistently poor viewership ratings, the BBC's Head of Series, Peter Cregeen, decided to cancel Doctor Who after its 26th season in 1989, leaving the fate of the Seventh Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) and Ace (Sophie Aldred) up to interpretation. Though the BBC and Fox tried to revive the series with a 1996 TV movie featuring Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor, it wasn't until 2005 that Doctor Who came back with a vengeance, introducing Christopher Eccleston's Ninth Doctor and his now-iconic companion, Rose Tyler (Billie Piper).
While the classic run of Doctor Who often saw the Doctor travel to spectacular alien worlds and focused on extraterrestrial characters, Davies' initial era of the show, which ran between 2005 and 2010 featuring two different Doctors over four seasons, centered on human stories. In a 2005 interview with TV Zone #187, Russell T.
While the classic run of Doctor Who often saw the Doctor travel to spectacular alien worlds and focused on extraterrestrial characters, Davies' initial era of the show, which ran between 2005 and 2010 featuring two different Doctors over four seasons, centered on human stories. In a 2005 interview with TV Zone #187, Russell T.
- 5/9/2023
- by Kai Young
- ScreenRant
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In 1989, when the BBC’s Head of Series Peter Cregeen told fans to expect “a longer than usual wait” for Doctor Who‘s next outing, not even the Time Lords could have foreseen the 16 year wilderness that followed. In a recent interview with the Radio Times, show runner Steven Moffat has commented on this controversial
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In 1989, when the BBC’s Head of Series Peter Cregeen told fans to expect “a longer than usual wait” for Doctor Who‘s next outing, not even the Time Lords could have foreseen the 16 year wilderness that followed. In a recent interview with the Radio Times, show runner Steven Moffat has commented on this controversial
The post Steven Moffat: Doctor Who is Immortal appeared first on Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews.
- 11/20/2013
- by Alex Skerratt
- Kasterborous.com
Martin Jarvis has been cast in an episode of The Bill. The veteran British actor will play Leslie Downey, a character who finds himself impaled on a scaffolding pole while driving his soft-top sports car, in an episode scheduled to air at the end of July. As an emergency crew fights to save him, Sergeant Nikki Wright (Gillian Taylforth) stays by his side. Jarvis said of the role: "I have always admired The Bill since I worked with its first producer/director Peter Cregeen on another series 25 years ago. (more)...
- 6/26/2008
- by By Simon Reynolds
- Digital Spy
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