Seventh Doctor actor Sylvester McCoy defends the political storytelling of Doctor Who. Picking up the role from Sixth Doctor Colin Baker in 1987 through the classic series' end in 1989, McCoy's Doctor was both a guiding mentor and a trickster challenging the powerful forces of the universe. While his tenure would bring the series to a close, the actor reprised his role for Big Finish's audio dramas, alongside on-screen returns in Doctor Who's 1996 TV movie and 2022's "The Power of the Doctor."
As Doctor Who will re-release McCoy's season 25 in a new boxset, the actor was present at a BFI screening of the remastered "The Happiness Patrol," where he commented on why political storytelling is vital to the series' success (via RadioTimes). Defending its place in the franchise from critiques levied by certain outlets in recent years, the actor explained that part of the series' original appeal was how it...
As Doctor Who will re-release McCoy's season 25 in a new boxset, the actor was present at a BFI screening of the remastered "The Happiness Patrol," where he commented on why political storytelling is vital to the series' success (via RadioTimes). Defending its place in the franchise from critiques levied by certain outlets in recent years, the actor explained that part of the series' original appeal was how it...
- 9/4/2024
- by Nathan Graham-Lowery
- ScreenRant
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