Sylvester McCoy
“So I thought when I signed on, I was going to do three years.
“In the second year, the producer came to me and said, ‘Listen, we like what you’re doing, so we want to book you for the fourth year’, and I thought, ‘Hmmm I’m not sure’.
“He went, ‘If you don’t do the fourth year, you won’t do the third year.’
Sylvester McCoy has revealed an eerily prophetic warning he was given by Peter Davison (Image: GETTY/PA)
Sylvester McCoy, 77, has exclusively shared with Express.co.uk that former Doctor Who actor Peter Davison had advised him to “only do three years” playing the Time Lord (Image: GETTY)
It s been reported that Jodie Whittaker has decided to quit playing Doctor Who after four years in the role.
And now, Jon Culshaw has said he wouldn t hesitate to take on the leading role in the BBC One sci-fi hit.
The Dead Ringers star, 52, explained why playing Doctor Who would be his dream job during a conversation on The Graham Norton Radio Show.
New Doctor? Jon Culshaw has said he wouldn t hesitate to take on the leading role of Doctor Who after it was reported that Jodie Whittaker has quit the role on the BBC One show
He said: That s a call you know, I wouldn t hesitate on that one, that s for sure!
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If you re celebrating a 50th birthday or anniversary this year, you re in excellent company. From the first e-mail to McDonald s Quarter Pounder, 1971 was a year full of change. Here are 50 people, places, things, and events celebrating their own 50th birthday in 2021.
1. Walt Disney World
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Following the success of Disneyland in Anaheim, California, Walt Disney began searching for a location for a second theme park in 1959. After Walt s death in 1966, his brother Roy O. Disney continued the search and also insisted that the name of the theme park be changed from Disney World to Walt Disney World to act as a remembrance of his brother.
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Sylvester McCoy, 77, shared with Express.co.uk that he was “really miffed” after he was let go by the BBC, after they had originally “twisted his arm” to stay on playing the final Doctor Who during its original run in the 1980s. The Scottish actor only wanted to stay on playing the time traveller for three years, but was urged by the public broadcaster to sign on for a fourth year, only for them to cut his run short.