I still think James Aubrey would be a fine Doctor. He's not known for any other major part (aside from Ralph in "Lord of the Flies"), and he has great acting ability. He would be a slightly more mature Doctor than Tennant, but Stephen Moffat is said to be taking the show into darker realms, so that might suit.

I do hope it's not James Nesbitt. He's been suggested by some, but he can't lose his Irish accent. He was even an Irish Pontius Pilate.

Another suggestion has been Robert Carlyle, mainly due to his links to Stephen Moffat, but can he be anything other than Scottish?

If not James Aubrey, I think they should go for a totally unknown but talented actor - but not by holding a TV talent show with public votes.

I'm sorry but after last week's brilliant Have I Got News there is only one solution...

Bring back Tom Baker.

Richard Griffiths. He would be phenomenal but I fear the production team will want another younger actor with "sex appeal" and if that is the case, I just hope they find somebody with acting talent!

Bring back Paul Mcgann.

They will want a young or girl due to the time (sic) slot.

Paul McGann is apparently making a comeback as The Doctor, but only for one of the special episodes.

Tom Baker has pretty much ruled himself out.

One interesting bit of insider info is that they might restore the Time Lords by finding several of them in a state of suspended animation in a parallel universe. That's an idea in progress.

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Bring back Paul Mcgann.

I wouldn't say no to that. He didn't get a fair crack of the whip. The one show he got to do was absolutely awful... lousy story and plot, bad casting, awful Americanised production (the kissing scene FFS!) and yet McGann shone through it like a diamond in a pile of dung, showing much promise... and sadly it wasn't to be. He has played the Doctor a few times on audio recordings but only the diehards listen to those.

MERLIN !!

What a story that would be as he regenerates from Camelot into the Tardis as Doctor Who - you could combine both series for a two parter that would be the MUVVA of SCI FI TV series !!!

When Peter Davison was handing over to Colin Baker he said that whichever actor played the part they must always have that certain essence which is The Doctor.

Until RTD took over, Peter Davison and Colin Baker had the worst scripts but battled valiantly to bring The Doctor through to us. Sylvester McCoy struggled, but found brief form in the movie when he handed over to Paul McGann who was excellent.

Chris Eccleston, who I admire greatly, never got into the part, didn't have that essence, and rightly bailed out early.

David Tennant does have the essence, and has hauled the show above the standard of scripts several times.

My favourite was Jon Pertwee. He took the character to a new high, with help from the wonderful Verity Lambert.

My hope is that Stephan Moffat can restore Dr Who to it's former glory. It's not just about UK TV ratings. Dr Who used to be a worldwide phenomena, and brought in more money for the BBC than anything else. It has struggled on the world stage since it's return, mainly because The Doctor used to be unique, mysterious, above human emotions and failings (he is an alien after all). RTD made him just like everyone else, in a show which didn't really stand out from the many American Sci-Fi productions.

We need to see the show winning awards for reasons other than the actors being 'dishy' or 'hot'. It needs to be good again.

There are many ways this can be done and gain viewing figures.

The new Doctor can emerge, and be played for example, by Tom Baker again, and then the old shaky , shaky ground blurring screen can keep changing to another celeb (not a an Ex Doctor Who after this nb), the character can be morphed into Wogan or "woss" one second as Billi Piper Screams, as suddenly there is two of her and then Chris Evans appears etc.

And the finally, a face we have never seen in our lives will end the episode and say " wheres` me mobile? By the way I`m the Doctor."

Cue the music................

Didn't they do a similar thing on Comic Relief one year?

I always thought Jonathon Morris would make a good Doctor. Not seen him on TV for a while.

They might have done that Dominic, I`m quite happy to donate to that charity, but spare me the evenings show perleeees!, so I don`t know.

An interesting point though, if you guys want to me write you a Doctor Who story, and I have not really paid attention to the show for years, I promise I will do it.

I never watch Comic Relief either. I saw the Dr Who sketch on it's own - probably on Youtube - a year or two back.

with digital could we actually all have our own Doctor Who ?( they could film 100 Doctors and then give us the choice on the red button of which one we wanted )

Careful BR, that is very close to suggesting the "Doctor X Factor" show.