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Doctor Who\u2019s Colin Baker has shared his thoughts on the rumours around Olly Alexander becoming the next Doctor, saying that casting the It\u2019s A Sin<\/a> star would be \u201ctoo obvious\u201d.<\/p>\n Since Jodie Whittaker announced that she would be leaving Doctor Who<\/a> after the upcoming series, many fans have suggested the Years and Years star could take over as the 14th Doctor, especially as Russell T Davies \u2013 who worked with Alexander on Channel 4\u2019s It\u2019s A Sin \u2013 will be returning as showrunner<\/a>.<\/p>\n However Baker, who starred as the Sixth Doctor from 1984 until 1986 and reprises the role for Big Finish\u2019s audio dramas, told Metro.co.uk<\/a>: \u201cI think that would be too obvious for him [Davies].<\/p>\n \u201cMind you, he did cast David Tennant after working with him, so who knows? I don\u2019t know [Olly\u2019s] work to be honest, so I can\u2019t comment.<\/p>\n \u201cBut if Russell thought he was the right person, then he\u2019s the right person! I wouldn\u2019t argue with Russell.\u201d<\/p> Alexander responded to the Doctor Who rumours back in June<\/a>, with his management saying in a statement: \u201cEven though Olly is often contacted by Cybermen, I\u2019m afraid I have to exterminate this speculation. As nice as it is to see interest in this story regenerate, it just isn\u2019t true.<\/p>\n \u201cAs Ood as it might sound, Olly is focusing on his music, for the time being.\u201d<\/p>\n While the speculation around the next Doctor Who star continues, Baker is returning to the role for audio drama Doctor Who \u2013 The Sixth Doctor Adventures alongside Ruth Madeley, who also worked with Russell T Davies on Years and Years.<\/p>\n By Lauren Morris Published: Monday, 11 October 2021 at 12:00 am Doctor Who\u2019s Colin Baker has shared his thoughts on the rumours around Olly Alexander becoming the next Doctor, saying that casting the It\u2019s A Sin star would be \u201ctoo obvious\u201d. Since Jodie Whittaker announced that she would be leaving Doctor Who after the upcoming […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":5631,"template":"","categories":[5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/10\/colin-baker-says-olly-alexander-doctor-who-casting-would-be-too-obvious.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/10\/colin-baker-says-olly-alexander-doctor-who-casting-would-be-too-obvious-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/10\/colin-baker-says-olly-alexander-doctor-who-casting-would-be-too-obvious-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/10\/colin-baker-says-olly-alexander-doctor-who-casting-would-be-too-obvious.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/10\/colin-baker-says-olly-alexander-doctor-who-casting-would-be-too-obvious.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/10\/colin-baker-says-olly-alexander-doctor-who-casting-would-be-too-obvious.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/10\/colin-baker-says-olly-alexander-doctor-who-casting-would-be-too-obvious.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Lauren Morris Published: Monday, 11 October 2021 at 12:00 am Doctor Who\u2019s Colin Baker has shared his thoughts on the rumours around Olly Alexander becoming the next Doctor, saying that casting the It\u2019s A Sin star would be \u201ctoo obvious\u201d. Since Jodie Whittaker announced that she would be leaving Doctor Who after the upcoming…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/5630"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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