"Educational? Certainly, it's been that!"
DOCTOR WHO was a television show with a unique advantage: the identity of this mysterious helper was kept nebulous and effusive as the Doctor was a man who could change his appearance once his current identity was 'used up' for lack of a better term. This would make it possible to change the lead actor, although this had not been intentional from the beginning of the show. But once an actor would want to exit the part or could no longer function in the role, he could be written out, and replaced by the next incarnation of said Doctor.
The first 12 Doctors:
William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker
Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann
Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant, Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi
In the country that I live in we have not always had the adventures of the Doctor on television here. We were only introduced to the character with the coming of Tom Baker in the role, meaning we were also left in the dark about the earlier adventures. However in the years of Tom Baker, the nature of the show was quite often that is was scary for young children and so, yes, in my country parents complained that their children were having nightmares because of the show and the show was taken off the air. Bunch of Wusses !
Doctor Who and Clara Oswald with a few Daleks
Once we finally got access to the BBC, it was no longer a problem to follow the adventures of Paul McGann, Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant, Matt Smith and up til now, Peter Capaldi as the Doctor. Another interesting improvement since the early days is that before the cancellation of 1989, the show was always made on a shoestring budget, which naturally resulted in cheesy special effects and flimsy sets ( which admittedly added to the charm of the show ). But with the 1996 television movie starring Paul McGann, the BBC apparently saw what a decent budget could mean for the show and so, starting with the 2005 revival, the show has always had a decent budget.
Jodie Whittaker as DOCTOR Nr. 13
Naturally, if a main character has always had the opportunity to change his/her appearance, it would of course come to a moment in time where the first female Doctor would be seen. And now, with the coming of Chris Chibnall as the new showrunner for the next year, JODIE WHITTAKER has been selected as the new Doctor.
Jodie Whittaker as revealed (as a blonde Doctor ) in
the clip shown at the conclusion of Wimbledon
Although reactions were mixed, I think it may be interesting to see where this will take us. Nearly all of the currently still living actors who have played Doctor Who in the past have expressed their joy and enthusiasm for Jodie Whittaker and have wished her good luck in the part. I hope to see her take the part in new and interesting ways and I am certainly hoping for an improvement on the lacking stories of the last few years. But I will also be sad to see Peter Capaldi go, as I think he is a good Doctor. Ah well, you can't win them all. We will see what next year will bring; won't the Daleks be surprised !!! Ha ha ha !.
