# Cast the "Doctor Who" movie... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 7, 2003, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-the-doctor-who-movie/153590 "2003-02-07T22:40:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-the-doctor-who-movie/153590/21 "2003-02-08T17:34:19Z")
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**Author:** ![jeanster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc348/32.png) [@jeanster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeanster)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-the-doctor-who-movie/153590/22 "2003-02-08T23:10:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zebra \* > \*\*Palin is a bit old and I’m sorry he is not a big enough name to carry a film. > > Hugh Grant would probably be a better choice. \*\* I’d like to see Hugh Grant as the Doctor. Did you know Hugh Grant did in fact play him, but very briefly in this: [http://us.imdb.com/Title?0212887](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0212887) ---
**Author:** ![jeanster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc348/32.png) [@jeanster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeanster)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-the-doctor-who-movie/153590/23 "2003-02-08T23:12:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Banquet Bear \* > \*\*…Julie Swhalla would be a great new companion- \*\* I agree. I enjoyed seeing Julie playing the companion Emma in this version of Dr. Who: [http://us.imdb.com/Title?0212887](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0212887) ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-the-doctor-who-movie/153590/24 "2003-02-09T03:30:25Z")
Nope, you need a fairly young actor. The Doctor got younger and younger in each of his (I forgot what they call 'em) manifestations. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-the-doctor-who-movie/153590/25 "2003-02-09T03:45:48Z")
Regenerations. ---
**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-the-doctor-who-movie/153590/26 "2003-02-09T04:47:51Z")
Not invariably. Pertwee was older than Troughton, C. Baker was older than Davison, and McCoy was older than C. Baker. Granted that the overall trend has been toward a younger, more action-oriented Doctor, surely that doesn’t preclude a more mature actor taking over the role. On that note, what about a quasi-canonical “Young(er) First Doctor” series, to fill in the backstory on his Gallifrey years? Perhaps his first run-ins with the Master, or his years at the Prydonian Academy, and the origins of his interest in Earth?\* (As I recall, he was known as “Theta Sigma” during his salad days. \*Also, perhaps, the reason why he recieved a post-hypnotic suggestion to reconfigure his TARDIS and lie about having human ancestry during Y2K. ---
**Author:** ![Sparrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Sparrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparrow)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-the-doctor-who-movie/153590/27 "2003-02-10T18:50:53Z")
Some of these suggestions are great, but I can’t agree with the OP’s suggestion of Cary Elwes to play Benton. Benton was VERY British, working class accent, very much the ordinary guy. I wonder if the OP is confusing him with Captain Yates (blond, upper class, very supercilious). Elwes could possibly play him. Don’t know who could play Benton though. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2003, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-the-doctor-who-movie/153590/28 "2003-02-13T14:51:53Z")
How about an Aussie Doctor? I still think Cameron Daddo would be great in the role. He’s had experience with that sort of eccentric character having starred as Rollie Tyler in “F/X: The Series”. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2003, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-the-doctor-who-movie/153590/29 "2003-02-13T14:56:54Z")
Or Marius Weyers, he played Andrew Steyn in _The Gods Must Be Crazy_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-the-doctor-who-movie/153590.md?page=1)