Posted on 08/19/2015 8:53:40 AM PDT by Citizen Zed
Doctor Who should never be played by a woman, according to the novelist and comedian AL Kennedy.
The Costa award-winning writer, whose Doctor Who book The Drosten’s Curse was published this summer, believes the character’s eccentricity should remain “blokey”.
Speaking at the Edinburgh international book festival, Kennedy said: “As a heterosexual woman, I have no interest in a female Doctor. He’s kind of got a guy vibe, the Doctor. A hopeless, undomestic, dozy, dreamy guy-type of eccentricity. It’s not a girl-type of eccentricity. I’d be surprised if he changed gender.”
Instead, she made a plea for the creation of characters who were “iconic and marvellous for women. Let’s have faith that you can do that. Make the companions ballsy and wonderful. Let’s make wonderful parts that were designed for women.”
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there’s a dr. who parody on youtube starring rowan attikinson that features a female doctor (at one point). hilarious!
Two words: Billie Piper.
There was doctor-Donna Catherine Tate(?).
I always liked Romana II.
Joana Lumley
Amy Pond.
That doesn’t mean there can’t be another Time Lord character that is female.
She was ok. Most of the modern era companions really do not rate very high. Nothing against any of them.
In other words, he doesn't have ten cats.
I have cut off this latest dr.
did not even finish the first episode when they went full “alternative marriage” political correctness.
even the commercials look “phoned in”.
waiting for the next dr.
The Tardis is a female.
There are also the Doctor’s grand-daughter from the first series and “the Doctor’s Daughter” from I think the David Tennant series. If they want a female time lady, then use them. Until that time we have Dr. River Song.
She could be a chain-smoking dalek. Wearing some dior or gucci thingy.
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