Agreed. Tom Baker is 'my' Doctor but pertwee is definatly my 2nd favourite. Mainly because Tom is actually mad in real life as well as on screen. Both were/are amazing.
The two only performances anyone has ever heard of 🤣 except a drunken sailor in a single episode of Black Adder. His Sherlock Holmes wasn't among the best. Completely love the man though, and his wicked sense of humour.
Well Knox, I think that for a lot of us Americans Tom Baker is Dr Who, since we were acquainted with Dr Who 4 first. And IMHO, he was the best Dr for what I have seen, having just the right touch of humor. I remember my little daughter crying when he died (regenerated).
@@jimnewcombe7584No, I don't think so. Tom Baker was the Doctor when the show first came to the United States. So no doubt that is why he mentioned being American in his statement.
The truth when Tom relays that many unhappy couples stay together simply because they can’t afford to separate. Then, they are relegated to spend the remainder of their lives refining how they torture each other - chills.
Most of the companions are still alive, including two of the first three: William Russell and Carole Ann Ford. I'm hoping they'll both be in the 50th anniversary special.
Yes - born Jan so 100% age forty when filming the role. Oh well - close enough considering it's a common mistake most people make trying to think what age they were when such and such happened. Maybe he got given the role while still just about 39?
Actually, Hartnell's role has been re-cast once before: Richard Hurndall portrayed the 1st Doctor in the 20th anniversary episode, "The Five Doctors." Sadly, they would now have to re-cast Doctors 1-3. So long as the new actors bear resemblance to their predecessors (as Hurndall did to Hartnell), it could definitely be done. For instance, actor Martin Jarvis looks rather like Jon Pertwee, and I think he would make a great 3rd Doctor should the role be revived.
Both McCoy (with a wig perhaps) and Paul McGann could reprise their roles as well. McGann seemingly hasn't even aged a day since his appearance as the doctor. I remember McCoy bringing up the idea of the past doctors and companions doing cameos instead of reprising their earlier roles. That would be fun to see as well.
KnoxvilleGuy2: I urge you to check out the Big Finish Audios. Tom has recently joined Doctors 5-8 in playing the role in full-blooded audio dramas. And he's jolly good in them. Similarly Big Finishes anniversary release 'Light at the End' features Tom, Peter, Colin, Sylvester, and Paul in a multi-Doctor extravaganza. He comes over well, and is clearly engaged with Who again; he plays the Doctor regularly! I don't doubt he has terrible off days though;it took years for him to work with Big Finish
Yes of course, he stated that he felt it was too soon after his leaving to come back. However years later he said it was a decision he regreted now. But in the case of the 50th, look up the interview of Tom Baker "Will Tom Baker appear in Doctor Who's 50th Anniversary"
I think if they do an anniversary it might include christopher ecc and definately david tennant, as well as one of the surviving previous doctors, probably Peter Davison as he's the only one who hasn't aged beyond the point where he can't play himself (and he's repriesed the role in the past in 'Time Crash', so..)
Maybe he just had a bunch of " off days " when this acquaintance - & some other people - met him. When DW made its debut in the U.S., Tom Baker made a heckuva impression.
It looks like they may have to come up with a story line that allows more than 13 doctors -- they already had a doctor "between regenerations" in the Trial of a Time Lord -- the Valeyard.
@notaphaser they don't all have to make it. in the five doctors they got a William Hartnel lookalike to play the first doctor. though I must admit I never saw the five doctors so I don't know if he was a worthy replacement
I think they'll just do "The Three Doctors: Part 2" with Eccelston, Tennant and Smith. I'd love to see some classic Doctors, but I don't think it will happen.
Nah, I would like to see Matt Smith and Tom Baker as the Doctors in one special, that would be brilliant and they could have the line: "Why do you wear a bow tie?" "I love bow ties, bow ties are cool! What about you and that very long scarf of yours? Where did you get it from?!"
well sadly it'd probably be the 7 doctors, as the first doctor has been dead for many years, and I doubt they'd want to cast someone to play Mr Hartnell's role for him.
I actually think he doesn't watch the show any more, and likely hasn't seen much of the new series. Just n educated guess (I get this impression from various interviews he's done).
Hasn't Tom Baker always refused to get on stage with another Dr in a Dr Who program? In the 5 Doctors to get him in, they apparently had to use an unreleased clip from the unreleased Shada & claim he got stuck in the Time Vortex
Tom said he did not want to do the Five Doctors because it was too soon after he left the series. Jon Pertwee said Tom did not want to do it because he (Tom) had to be center of the story when it honestly Peter’s story. Back then Pertwee and Baker could not even be at the same convention because of this personality conflict.
Honestly, I'm kind of glad the Doctor Who movie of the 90's didn't catch on in America much like the US Red Dwarf pilot, can you imagine how much they would have butchered it?
Americans are Never this honest in an interview! there is even a talk show host that will make people eat disgusting foods rather than say a negative thing in front of a camera. There were several times in his book I wanted to hug him and several times I wanted to give him a good smack upside the head. But indeed, I do adore him.
