New Doctor Who Companion Announced
Well we haven’t even seen the first of the Special feature length episodes of Doctor Who to be aired this year, but already we know who is being cast as the companion for the second episode. Lindsey Duncan, who is currently playing Baroness Thatcher on BBC2, has been unveiled and will star opposite David Tennant as ‘Adelaide’, a clever and strong-willed woman who no doubt will make life more than a little interesting for the Doctor.
Duncan said: “I’m thrilled to be involved in Doctor Who. I’ve never done anything like this before and I’m really looking forward to working with David Tennant and the Doctor Who team.”
The second episode is being written by executive producer Russell T Davies and Phil Ford.
It is due to go into production in spring 2009 and will be screened on BBC1 later this year.
Davies said: “Lindsay is an incredibly talented actress and I’ve been an admirer of her work for some time.
“We are delighted to announce that she will be joining the team and playing the Doctor’s most strong-minded companion yet.”
As if its not enough that Matt Smith has landed the role that many a British actor would gladly give his right arm for, it turns out that he could also get the benefit of a rather nice £1 million contract to sweeten the deal still further. Not bad going for a relative unknown before he landed the part. The 1 million is not per series though, according to the Sun newspaper Matt will get 200,000 per year to play the Doctor for 5 years. Finally pinning someone to to a more long term deal then. After Eccleston only played the Doctor for 1 series and Tennant sitting in for the next 3 ( and the forthcoming specials ), the show producers obviously want to enforce some level of commitment from the star and not have him leave when things are going well.
This one needs no introduction. There have been a spate of voice changer helmets recently - including the Cyberman Voice changer of 2006 and last years Dalek Sek voice changer. But this is the one we’ve been waiting for right? The Doctor’s biggest enemy. Their outer shell is battle armour, inside which, lurks a hideous mutant from your worst nightmares, and for many parents this coming Christmas, a truer word will not have been spoken as the
Looking for something to protect your valuable Doctor Who collection from thieving b*stards Well look no further, just stick one of these beauties in your room and and you are free to wander the streets with the doors unlocked once again*. Equipped with a built in motion centre this 8″ figure is one of the new design Cybermen. When someone crosses the beam of the sensor the guard will repeat a phrase in authentic Cyberman voice. It has 6 phrases including “Halt! It is illogical to attempt escape”. As the phrase is spoken there is a motion feature built into the figure. Sure to put the fear of Deletion into any passing burgler
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Standing 8 inches tall, this intriguing Tardis Money Box features opening front doors, a flashing lantern light as well as 30 seconds of speech and sound effects. Place a coin into the slot and hear the Doctor say a phrase followed by the Tardis dematerialisation effect and flashing light. Don’t worry though, its only a toy, it wont spirit your money away to another time and place - like the local pub last night…
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Based upon the Last Dalek from the 2005 episode of the same name, this Gold Remote Control Dalek measures 12 inches tall and features:
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