Okay, this may not be a popular choice, but IMO the best Doctor was Peter Davison. Okay, he wasn't the Doctor for long, but his tenure was the one I remembered the most. And he had some of the best stories (Earthshock) and assistants (Tegan, Nyssa, Peri and Adric) next to Tom Baker (who had an exceptionally long reign so had a bit of an unfair advantage over the others).

Alright, so three of the assistants I named were holdovers from TB but only just.

I don't know what it was about PD that appealed to me. I think it was a combination of being a breath of fresh air after TB and being a younger Doctor.

Having said all that, I can't say I disliked a Doctor. They all brought something to the Time Lord and made their version unique.

(Edited by Whistler 04/03/2002 23:19)

Did I hear correct the other day? Listening to the radio there was a report that 'they' were considering Ken Dodd for the new incarnation of Dr Who!

He's, like, 150!

I think thats what they call bull ticks or something similar

Cant tell you how many actors that have been 'rumoured' to be the next doctor from Joana Lumly to David hasslehoff to Sean Bean.

as memory serves they were asking him to be IN some sort of Doctor Who radio play, much like Steven Fry and John Sessions recently did, probably that that kicked it all off

I also heard once that Eddie Izzard was in the frame to play the Doctor. I thought that might have been quite good.......

Tom Baker.

No contest.

I'm actually quite fond of the Richard E. Grant version, however brief his tenure:

Doctor (to the Master): "I remember you. You're the camp one."

Master, hands on hips and chest thrust out emphasising his new 'etheric beam locators': "I'm not camp!"

Doctor: "Yes, sure. Nice tits."

or words to that effect. Would have loved to have seen him do a proper full length version.

As for the "proper" doctors, it depended on the material. They could all put a good turn in given a decent script (which didn't happen for Colin Baker until he started doing the audio plays). And all of them had their weak points - Tom needed to be reined in from some of his excesses at times, Sylvester can't do deep emotions to save himself (but is pretty good at darkly sinister bits), etc.

(Edited by Stuart 07/03/2002 12:57)

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by Stuart
Doctor (to the Master): "I remember you. You're the camp one."

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Hehe, that seems to be a running theme with characters called 'The Master'!


As for my favourite doctor, Tom Baker

just realised i hadnt cast my vote
I have to say im with inc, Tom, no contest

David Hasselhoff? I hope that was sarcasm!!!! I can see it now....The TARDIS appears, the door opens, and the Doctor runs out in a red bathing suit followed by Pam Anderson and Jasmine Bleeth! Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.

I remember cutting my teeth on Doctor Who in high school and it was the Tom Baker series we got. They would run all of the episodes together into a movie on Saturday night on the Public Broadcasting Stations.

As for Davidson, he will always be Tristan from All Creatures Great and Small.

I have to agree with most who have already posted & say Tom Baker

His scarf was so useful & his jellybabies seemed to diffuse all sorts of tense situations

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David Hasselhoff? I hope that was sarcasm!!!!

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Nope that was seriously rumoured at one point, I have a mag with pictures in and everything, that also claimed that the tardis would be given a personality , and speak to the doctor through a pair of rapping lips hovering over the tardis console

Another vote for Tom Baker. Although I also thought Sylvester McCoy was very good, and they'd just started giving him decent scripts when they axed it

i'm probably alone here but i liked sylvester mcoy simply because he went up against bery basset whgich was really cool seeing the liquorice alsorts made man be a bad guy.

Mine has to be Sylvester Macoy, though i'll admit that this is probably because he's the doctor i was brought up with. Shame about Bonnie langford really. Loved Sophie Aldred (?) as Ace.

Most disliked Doctor... Colin Baker. Poor imitation of Tom really and he never worked for me at all.