{"id":44108,"date":"2024-01-18T16:14:56","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T15:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1963106"},"modified":"2024-01-18T17:32:13","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T16:32:13","slug":"sylvester-mccoy-introduces-his-grumpy-doctor-character-in-father-brown","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/sylvester-mccoy-introduces-his-grumpy-doctor-character-in-father-brown\/","title":{"rendered":"Sylvester McCoy introduces his \u201cgrumpy\u201d doctor character in Father Brown"},"content":{"rendered":"

Doctor who? <\/p>

By David Craig\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 18 January 2024 at 15:14 PM<\/p>

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Sylvester McCoy has given fans some early details about his Father Brown character, who just so happens to be another doctor.<\/p>\n

The beloved actor, who turned 80 last summer<\/a>, is still remembered fondly for his performance as the Seventh Doctor in Doctor Who<\/a>, with his latest role being a more typical medical practitioner (as opposed to a Time Lord).<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a retired doctor,\u201d McCoy said of Angus McClurgy, his character in tomorrow\u2019s episode of Father Brown<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cNowadays, I get offered retired doctors and weird characters. They say, \u2018We need a retired, weird doctor character \u2013 I know who can play that part!’\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr McClurgy is the titular Hermit of Hazelnut Cottage, who once housed Brenda Palmer (Ruby-May Martinwood) as an evacuee during the frightening days of the Second World War.<\/p>

In the years since they parted ways, he has increasingly \u201cturned in on himself\u201d, which certainly isn\u2019t helped by plans to redevelop the village he calls home.<\/p>\n

McCoy explained: \u201cThey want to knock down his house. He doesn\u2019t want that to happen, because it\u2019s his house and contains his memories of his past and his loves and his losses and all that. So there\u2019s that battle going on with the developers.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is very grumpy and bad-tempered, and threatens to kill someone. And so, obviously, he becomes the number one suspect for a while, until number two comes along, then three and four.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fans will have to tune in to find out whether Dr McClurgy is indeed the culprit, but McCoy hopes that viewers will take more away from the episode than a simple murder mystery.<\/p>\n