With David Tennant leaving Doctor Who, there is talk of the BBC casting a black actor as the 11th Doctor in honor of Obama.
Why does everything involving black men have to involve Obama?
Actually, the black actor you refer to is Paterson Joseph, who played the Marquis of Carabas in a TV series called “Neverwhere” 12 years ago.
I remember people suggesting him as a possible Doctor if the series was ever resurrected, while I was still at university over a decade ago.
There’s a clip on Youtube which demonstrates his Doctor-like qualities. You can see how people could imagine him as a perfect follow-up to the slightly Sylvester McCoy, playing a similar Doctor but with more emphasis on the strident tones and wit of the Tom Baker era.
Geek, out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHpYWy89yVU