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Doctor Who's latest companion is unveiled
BBC News ^ | 21st March 2012 | BBC News

Posted on 03/21/2012 10:19:13 AM PDT by the scotsman

'Former Emmerdale actress Jenna-Louise Coleman has landed the role of the Time Lord's new companion in Doctor Who, the BBC has confirmed.

Producer Steven Moffat announced the actress will replace Karen Gillan's character Amy Pond when she leaves the show in the next series.

Coleman, 25, has also appeared in Waterloo Road and Julian Fellowes' four part mini-series Titanic.

The star said: "I am beyond excited. I can't wait to get cracking."

Coleman, who will make her first appearance in the Christmas special, added that she is a "huge fan" of the show.

The actress, who is from Blackpool, revealed she auditioned alongside Matt Smith, who plays the 11th Doctor.

Filming for the new series of Doctor Who began in Wales last month "It was fun and I felt like we were in it together."

Smith is set to return as the Time Lord in the new series of Doctor Who, which starts later this year.'

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: coleman; doctorwho; jennalouisecoleman; scifi
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To: prisoner6
You know I go way back with my Dr. Who viewing, so this is the one I remember most:



(Sarah Jane)
21 posted on 03/21/2012 10:57:04 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia (Be careful of believing something just because you want it to be true.)
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To: fhayek

yeah, she totally gives me one too


22 posted on 03/21/2012 11:01:38 AM PDT by Hegewisch Dupa
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To: fr_freak

She’s reportedly 5’2” — not that there’s anything wrong with that!


23 posted on 03/21/2012 11:09:27 AM PDT by FoxInSocks (B. Hussein Obama: Central Planning Czar)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
Ah, Sarah Jane. Loved her. She just passed away around Xmas. Sudden illness. I'll miss her.

CC

24 posted on 03/21/2012 11:10:55 AM PDT by Celtic Conservative (Q: how did you find America? A: turn left at Greenland)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

I didn’t watch DW when Sarah Jane was the companion.

I did like her Sarah Jane Adventures, even though they were primarily kids programs.

She is missed.


25 posted on 03/21/2012 11:19:32 AM PDT by TomGuy
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To: Celtic Conservative

what ever happened to leela?


26 posted on 03/21/2012 11:20:29 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: the scotsman
at the expense of dating myself here ... I was always a big Lalla Ward (Romana) fan.
27 posted on 03/21/2012 11:20:29 AM PDT by crusadersoldier
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To: sand lake bar

Supposedly it will be a “heartbreaking” ending.

According to the article, this chick will be “fast-talking”. Doesn’t appeal to me. I hate the “smarty” types.


28 posted on 03/21/2012 11:20:39 AM PDT by I still care (I miss my friends, bagels, and the NYC skyline - but not the taxes. I love the South.)
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To: the scotsman
Boo hoo. No more Amy Pond. Bloody hell.


29 posted on 03/21/2012 11:24:08 AM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (REPEAL OBAMACARE. Nothing else matters.)
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To: fr_freak

more pictures

here, here

I agree 100%


30 posted on 03/21/2012 11:27:44 AM PDT by Wuli
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To: I still care

I am very weary of all the hearbreaking departures.

it would have been nice to have a positive ending without all the tradgedy tossed in for so called drama.


31 posted on 03/21/2012 11:34:45 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Oh yeah! I remember Sarah ! The doc is one of the FEW shows I watch.


32 posted on 03/21/2012 11:35:43 AM PDT by prisoner6 (Right Wing Nuts bolt the Constitution together as the loose screws of the Left fall out!)
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To: crusadersoldier

I remember her. Did she ever work with Tom Baker?


33 posted on 03/21/2012 11:40:20 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia (Be careful of believing something just because you want it to be true.)
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To: prisoner6

Same here. I’ve been a fan since the mid-60s when it first aired. Storylines are much better now than it was back then.


34 posted on 03/21/2012 11:44:36 AM PDT by roadcat
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Not just worked with (starting in season 17), but was intimate with and married to.

Now she’s married to Richard Dawkins.


35 posted on 03/21/2012 11:46:15 AM PDT by krobara18
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To: roadcat

I could seriously do without the left wing agenda sneaking of social issues.


36 posted on 03/21/2012 11:47:00 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: roadcat

Yup! In a way I miss some of the really cheesy storylines and effects but the new episodes are so much better!

One problem I’ve had is trying to explain to new, young viewers what a call box is. Most have never seen a phone booth.


37 posted on 03/21/2012 11:52:19 AM PDT by prisoner6 (Right Wing Nuts bolt the Constitution together as the loose screws of the Left fall out!)
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To: the scotsman

Boo! Pond was a fox.


38 posted on 03/21/2012 11:54:39 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: fr_freak
then it is imperative that we have pictures!

There's a better picture on blastr.com -- one without that stupid bow ... ;)

39 posted on 03/21/2012 11:55:55 AM PDT by Tanniker Smith (I didn't know she was a liberal when I married her.)
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To: longtermmemmory
what ever happened to leela?

The character or the actress? The character stayed behind on Gallifrey, presumably to marry one of the citadel guards.

40 posted on 03/21/2012 11:56:53 AM PDT by kevkrom (Note to self: proofread, then post. It's better that way.)
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