Doctor Who Mini Roundup - Previous Cast Respond to 13, And Some Others Do Too...
In the wake of yesterday's ONTD Announcement about Jodie Whittaker being cast as the 13th Doctor in cult British show Doctor Who, lots of people had things to say about it.
Many had good things to say about there finally being a female Doctor, over 30 years after the creator of the show Sydney Newman told the BBC to cast a woman in 1986, and others... well. Let's just say that there were a whole bunch of misogynists and Broflakes throwing their toys out of the pram. And of course, Katie Hopkins.
Come on in and have a look at what previous Doctor Who cast & crew members had to say about it all, including past Companions, past Doctors, Mark Gatiss and new Showrunner Chris Chibnall...
Yes, this is your friendly weekly reminder that Moffat is GONE by the Christmas Special.
~New!Who~
Peter Capaldi - Twelfth Doctor - 2013-17
Peter Capaldi on new #DoctorWho Jodie Whittaker: "She's going to be a fantastic Doctor"https://t.co/VkavSIEigG pic.twitter.com/pZE2Sn8mjS
- Radio Times (@RadioTimes) 16 July 2017
Pearl Mackie - Bill Potts - Companion, 2017-hopefully forever
Gwaaaaan #jodiewhittaker #doctor13 ๐๐๐๐
- Pearl Mackie (@Pearlie_mack) 16 July 2017
Matt Lucas - Nardole - Companion, 2015-17
Absolutely furious. Can't believe they've cast a human to play the Doctor.
- Matt Lucas (@RealMattLucas) 16 July 2017
Next we'll be having a female prime minister
- Matt Lucas (@RealMattLucas) 16 July 2017
I couldn't agree more. Congratulations Jodie!!!! https://t.co/A3ECBF2bLY
- Matt Lucas (@RealMattLucas) 16 July 2017
Jenna Coleman - Clara Oswald - Companion, 2012-15
Here she is #jodiewhittaker ๐๐ป
- Jenna Coleman (@Jenna_Coleman_) 17 July 2017
Karen Gillan - Amy Pond - Companion, 2008-13
Jodie Jodie Jodie Jodie Jodie!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ๐๐๐
- Karen Gillan (@karengillan) 16 July 2017
Arthur Darvill - Rory Williams (Pond) - Companion, 2010-12
Yes Jodie.
- Arthur Darvill (@RattyBurvil) 16 July 2017
Freema Agyeman - Martha Jones - Companion, 2006-10
B O O M ๐ Change isn't a dirty word!!!! ๐ฆ #Doctor13 https://t.co/TNmw2qnD1W
- Freema Agyeman (@FreemaOfficial) 16 July 2017
John Barrowman - Captain Jack Harkness - Companion, 2005-10
CONGRATULATIONS Jodie Whittacker or should I say "Hello Doctor" History is made with bold moves. #DoctorWho13 #Doctor13 @ChrisChibnall JB pic.twitter.com/rJL1KCvjED
- John Barrowman MBE (@JohnBarrowman) 16 July 2017
Noel Clarke - Mickey Smith - Companion, 2005-10
People asking how I feel about #Doctorwho being a woman. The same way I feel about women being women #Fine
I literally just see #TheDoctor pic.twitter.com/qOiO4z15VD
- Noel Clarke (@NoelClarke) 17 July 2017
Billie Piper - Rose Tyler - Companion, 2005-10
G'wan Jodie !!!! This is amazing news. Well done Dr Who world #drwho #jodiewhittaker #ladiesnight .... ๐๐๐๐๐ pic.twitter.com/BpGIXc0cwS
- Billie Piper (@billiepiper) 17 July 2017
Mark Gatiss - Various Roles, Also Writer - 2005-17
Terrific news! And about time. A new dawn. Congratulations to the excellent Jodie Whittaker. Here we go again...! #DoctorWho
- Mark Gatiss (@Markgatiss) 16 July 2017
Chris Chibnall - New Head Writer and Showrunner - & Others at the Beeb
Doctor Who: Jodie Whittaker announced as 13th Doctor https://t.co/lc00ZkVnU2
- The Guardian (@guardian) 16 July 2017
~Old!Who~
Colin Baker - Sixth Doctor - 1984-6
Change my dears and not a moment too soon - she IS the Doctor whether you like it or not!
- Colin Baker (@SawbonesHex) 16 July 2017
Cannot deny that I am amazed by the 'never watch it again' reaction by some viewers ( I hesitate to call them 'fans'). Very sad
- Colin Baker (@SawbonesHex) 16 July 2017
And to those making 'parking the Tardis' jokes - name me one make Doctor that was unfailingly good at that! ๐
- Colin Baker (@SawbonesHex) 16 July 2017
Nicola Bryant - Perpugilliam 'Peri' Brown - Companion, 1984-6
Holy moley! The BBC are brave enough! Jodie Whittaker is the 13th Doctor. I'm sure she will be brilliantโฃ๏ธ๐๐ป๐๐ป๐Great choice @ChrisChibnall ๐
- Nicola Bryant (@thenicolabryant) 16 July 2017
Janet Fielding - Tegan Jovanka - Companion, 1981-4
Dinosaurs have 50 years' worth of male Dr Whos to watch in their basements. The rest of us want 2 embrace the future. It's SF after all. Doh
- Janet Fielding (@jfmouthonlegs) 16 July 2017
Katy Manning - Jo Grant - Companion, 1971-3
I am thrilled #JodieWhitaker DW13 a fine actress & a great gig xxx
- KatyManning Official (@ManningOfficial) 16 July 2017
~Blessed Perfect ONTD Faves & SW Stars Riz Ahmed and John Boyega
Also Congratulated Jodie Whittaker~
Jodie Whittaker is an incredible actress, an amazing person, and I'm so glad she's the new #DoctorWho
- Riz Ahmed (@rizmc) 16 July 2017
So proud of Jodie Whittaker. She's going to be awesome !!!
- John Boyega (@JohnBoyega) 16 July 2017
(note: John BAEyega worked with Jodie in cult classic 'Attack The Block')
{Katie Hopkins Keeps on Being Trash Katie Hopkins}
Doctor Who is now a woman. She plans to go on maternity leave in 6 months and return part-time during office hours only. #DoctorWho13
- Katie Hopkins (@KTHopkins) 16 July 2017
Are we looking forward to Doctor Mohammed Who. #DoctorWho13 - I hope his assistant wears her clitoris with pride #doctorwho14
- Katie Hopkins (@KTHopkins) 16 July 2017
Twitter at its finest #Doctor13 pic.twitter.com/hotJiI1mQW
- Clive Cooke (@clicooke) 16 July 2017
However, The Sun and Mail Online (rightwing British trash tabloids) as well as other associated 'publications' decided to lead with publishing nude stills etc of Jodie Whittaker in previous acting roles, including sex scenes from Black Mirror and Venus. Because they're real classy like that.
"Irresponsible" here used in the sense of "total arseholes". https://t.co/vki0ixzYhY
- Dan Rebellato (@DanRebellato) 17 July 2017
And The BBC published a 13 Question Interview with Jodie Whittaker about taking on the role of The Doctor, in which she had to reassure fans not to be "scared by my gender", knowing somehow in advance that it would be necessary and that Broflakes would be choking on their Sunday Roasts across the country...
13 Questions for the Thirteenth Doctorโฆ
ยป https://t.co/vZiIjwB3rk #DoctorWho #Doctor13 pic.twitter.com/6OG7FslNLU
- Doctor Who Official (@bbcdoctorwho) 16 July 2017
6) What does it feel like to be the first woman Doctor?
It feels completely overwhelming, as a feminist, as a woman, as an actor, as a human, as someone who wants to continually push themselves and challenge themselves, and not be boxed in by what youโre told you can and canโt be. It feels incredible.
7) What do you want to tell the fans?
I want to tell the fans not to be scared by my gender. Because this is a really exciting time, and Doctor Who represents everything thatโs exciting about change. The fans have lived through so many changes, and this is only a new, different one, not a fearful one.
Sources: Guardian, 2, Clive Cooke, DW Twitter, Radio Times, Hopkins, 2, Mark Gatiss, Barrowman, Janet Fielding, Colin Baker, 2, 3, Nicola Bryant, Katy Manning, Jenna Coleman, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, Billie Piper, Noel Clarke, Freema Agyeman, Matt Lucas, 2, 3, Pearl Mackie, Riz Ahmed, John Boyega
Favourite tweet/post/response since the announcement, ONTD Gallifreyans?
~*Nevertheless, She Regenerated.*~
Many had good things to say about there finally being a female Doctor, over 30 years after the creator of the show Sydney Newman told the BBC to cast a woman in 1986, and others... well. Let's just say that there were a whole bunch of misogynists and Broflakes throwing their toys out of the pram. And of course, Katie Hopkins.
Come on in and have a look at what previous Doctor Who cast & crew members had to say about it all, including past Companions, past Doctors, Mark Gatiss and new Showrunner Chris Chibnall...
Yes, this is your friendly weekly reminder that Moffat is GONE by the Christmas Special.
~New!Who~
Peter Capaldi - Twelfth Doctor - 2013-17
Peter Capaldi on new #DoctorWho Jodie Whittaker: "She's going to be a fantastic Doctor"https://t.co/VkavSIEigG pic.twitter.com/pZE2Sn8mjS
- Radio Times (@RadioTimes) 16 July 2017
Pearl Mackie - Bill Potts - Companion, 2017-hopefully forever
Gwaaaaan #jodiewhittaker #doctor13 ๐๐๐๐
- Pearl Mackie (@Pearlie_mack) 16 July 2017
Matt Lucas - Nardole - Companion, 2015-17
Absolutely furious. Can't believe they've cast a human to play the Doctor.
- Matt Lucas (@RealMattLucas) 16 July 2017
Next we'll be having a female prime minister
- Matt Lucas (@RealMattLucas) 16 July 2017
I couldn't agree more. Congratulations Jodie!!!! https://t.co/A3ECBF2bLY
- Matt Lucas (@RealMattLucas) 16 July 2017
Jenna Coleman - Clara Oswald - Companion, 2012-15
Here she is #jodiewhittaker ๐๐ป
- Jenna Coleman (@Jenna_Coleman_) 17 July 2017
Karen Gillan - Amy Pond - Companion, 2008-13
Jodie Jodie Jodie Jodie Jodie!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ๐๐๐
- Karen Gillan (@karengillan) 16 July 2017
Arthur Darvill - Rory Williams (Pond) - Companion, 2010-12
Yes Jodie.
- Arthur Darvill (@RattyBurvil) 16 July 2017
Freema Agyeman - Martha Jones - Companion, 2006-10
B O O M ๐ Change isn't a dirty word!!!! ๐ฆ #Doctor13 https://t.co/TNmw2qnD1W
- Freema Agyeman (@FreemaOfficial) 16 July 2017
John Barrowman - Captain Jack Harkness - Companion, 2005-10
CONGRATULATIONS Jodie Whittacker or should I say "Hello Doctor" History is made with bold moves. #DoctorWho13 #Doctor13 @ChrisChibnall JB pic.twitter.com/rJL1KCvjED
- John Barrowman MBE (@JohnBarrowman) 16 July 2017
Noel Clarke - Mickey Smith - Companion, 2005-10
People asking how I feel about #Doctorwho being a woman. The same way I feel about women being women #Fine
I literally just see #TheDoctor pic.twitter.com/qOiO4z15VD
- Noel Clarke (@NoelClarke) 17 July 2017
Billie Piper - Rose Tyler - Companion, 2005-10
G'wan Jodie !!!! This is amazing news. Well done Dr Who world #drwho #jodiewhittaker #ladiesnight .... ๐๐๐๐๐ pic.twitter.com/BpGIXc0cwS
- Billie Piper (@billiepiper) 17 July 2017
Mark Gatiss - Various Roles, Also Writer - 2005-17
Terrific news! And about time. A new dawn. Congratulations to the excellent Jodie Whittaker. Here we go again...! #DoctorWho
- Mark Gatiss (@Markgatiss) 16 July 2017
Chris Chibnall - New Head Writer and Showrunner - & Others at the Beeb
Doctor Who: Jodie Whittaker announced as 13th Doctor https://t.co/lc00ZkVnU2
- The Guardian (@guardian) 16 July 2017
~Old!Who~
Colin Baker - Sixth Doctor - 1984-6
Change my dears and not a moment too soon - she IS the Doctor whether you like it or not!
- Colin Baker (@SawbonesHex) 16 July 2017
Cannot deny that I am amazed by the 'never watch it again' reaction by some viewers ( I hesitate to call them 'fans'). Very sad
- Colin Baker (@SawbonesHex) 16 July 2017
And to those making 'parking the Tardis' jokes - name me one make Doctor that was unfailingly good at that! ๐
- Colin Baker (@SawbonesHex) 16 July 2017
Nicola Bryant - Perpugilliam 'Peri' Brown - Companion, 1984-6
Holy moley! The BBC are brave enough! Jodie Whittaker is the 13th Doctor. I'm sure she will be brilliantโฃ๏ธ๐๐ป๐๐ป๐Great choice @ChrisChibnall ๐
- Nicola Bryant (@thenicolabryant) 16 July 2017
Janet Fielding - Tegan Jovanka - Companion, 1981-4
Dinosaurs have 50 years' worth of male Dr Whos to watch in their basements. The rest of us want 2 embrace the future. It's SF after all. Doh
- Janet Fielding (@jfmouthonlegs) 16 July 2017
Katy Manning - Jo Grant - Companion, 1971-3
I am thrilled #JodieWhitaker DW13 a fine actress & a great gig xxx
- KatyManning Official (@ManningOfficial) 16 July 2017
~Blessed Perfect ONTD Faves & SW Stars Riz Ahmed and John Boyega
Also Congratulated Jodie Whittaker~
Jodie Whittaker is an incredible actress, an amazing person, and I'm so glad she's the new #DoctorWho
- Riz Ahmed (@rizmc) 16 July 2017
So proud of Jodie Whittaker. She's going to be awesome !!!
- John Boyega (@JohnBoyega) 16 July 2017
(note: John BAEyega worked with Jodie in cult classic 'Attack The Block')
{Katie Hopkins Keeps on Being Trash Katie Hopkins}
Doctor Who is now a woman. She plans to go on maternity leave in 6 months and return part-time during office hours only. #DoctorWho13
- Katie Hopkins (@KTHopkins) 16 July 2017
Are we looking forward to Doctor Mohammed Who. #DoctorWho13 - I hope his assistant wears her clitoris with pride #doctorwho14
- Katie Hopkins (@KTHopkins) 16 July 2017
Twitter at its finest #Doctor13 pic.twitter.com/hotJiI1mQW
- Clive Cooke (@clicooke) 16 July 2017
However, The Sun and Mail Online (rightwing British trash tabloids) as well as other associated 'publications' decided to lead with publishing nude stills etc of Jodie Whittaker in previous acting roles, including sex scenes from Black Mirror and Venus. Because they're real classy like that.
"Irresponsible" here used in the sense of "total arseholes". https://t.co/vki0ixzYhY
- Dan Rebellato (@DanRebellato) 17 July 2017
And The BBC published a 13 Question Interview with Jodie Whittaker about taking on the role of The Doctor, in which she had to reassure fans not to be "scared by my gender", knowing somehow in advance that it would be necessary and that Broflakes would be choking on their Sunday Roasts across the country...
13 Questions for the Thirteenth Doctorโฆ
ยป https://t.co/vZiIjwB3rk #DoctorWho #Doctor13 pic.twitter.com/6OG7FslNLU
- Doctor Who Official (@bbcdoctorwho) 16 July 2017
6) What does it feel like to be the first woman Doctor?
It feels completely overwhelming, as a feminist, as a woman, as an actor, as a human, as someone who wants to continually push themselves and challenge themselves, and not be boxed in by what youโre told you can and canโt be. It feels incredible.
7) What do you want to tell the fans?
I want to tell the fans not to be scared by my gender. Because this is a really exciting time, and Doctor Who represents everything thatโs exciting about change. The fans have lived through so many changes, and this is only a new, different one, not a fearful one.
Sources: Guardian, 2, Clive Cooke, DW Twitter, Radio Times, Hopkins, 2, Mark Gatiss, Barrowman, Janet Fielding, Colin Baker, 2, 3, Nicola Bryant, Katy Manning, Jenna Coleman, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, Billie Piper, Noel Clarke, Freema Agyeman, Matt Lucas, 2, 3, Pearl Mackie, Riz Ahmed, John Boyega
Favourite tweet/post/response since the announcement, ONTD Gallifreyans?
~*Nevertheless, She Regenerated.*~