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How
did the role affect your personal
life?
"Doctor
Who is a national icon, so it
isn't easy. I wasn't able
to cycle down the street without
people shouting after me, "Oi,
Doctor! Where's your Tardis?",
which can become somewhat tedious,
so I stopped cycling as much.
Yes, Doctor Who has made
me fat".
When did you
feel silliest?
"I felt
quite silly on the ice in Dragonfire. I
was doing sliding-on-ice acting
and when I saw the programme
no one else was!".
Did filming
ever get dangerous?
"There
was a scene where Sophie Aldred,
[Ace] was in a water tank [in Battlefield] that burst,
which is now used in BBC safety
lectures. I saw it was
about to happen and with great
command - thanks to the Doctor,
most likely - shouted for the
technicians to pull her out,
just in time.".
Were you planning
to continue?
"I did
think during the second season
that I should only do one more,
but my arm twisted - basically,
if I didn't agree to a fourth
season they wouldn't film the
third. So I said I'd do
it. Having committed myself,
I was more than a bit miffed
when it didn't happen".
What is your
biggest Doctor
Who
regret?
"That
I was around when it was being
mucked around with, and there
was nothing that I could really
do other than my best". |
