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Wheelchair villain in Doctor Who?

  • Posted by Crippled Monkey
  • 8 Mar 06, 2:11 PM

Today, the press are full of stories about comedian Peter Kay appearing in the next run of 大象传媒 ONE sci-fi series Doctor Who, due to start at the end of this month.

Peter Kay
Kay is best known for playing the bad tempered wheelchair-using nightclub owner Brian Potter in Channel 4's Phoenix Nights.

Disabled people have found an affinity with the ruthless wheeled Daleks and with Davros, their evil half-humanoid, mobility and sight impaired creator.

"The casting of Peter came about after he wrote me the most brilliant letter to say how much he'd enjoyed series one of Doctor Who," said writer Russell T Davies, the man responsible for the return of the programme. "From that point on, we started talking about a guest appearance."

Could Brian Potter be the role model for the new villain?
Speculation now mounts for disabled fans of the show who remember Peter Kay suggesting that he'd like to turn his Brian Potter character into Davros. Could this finally be the bridging of the gap between wheelchair users and Daleks? Will we see him morph out of a Spazz chair and into the globular metallic hybrid alien we all know and love/hate? Will he be exterminated?

What we do know is that the new series starts later this month on 大象传媒 ONE. Kay will feature in episode 10, playing a dark character known as Victor Kennedy.

For US readers of Ouch, series one of the new updated version of Who is coming to the Sci Fi Channel this month.

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Comments

  • 1.
  • At 04:27 PM on 12 Jun 2006, john skerritt wrote:

As much as i am a great fan of Peter Kay,i have searched many sites for the e-mail of Russell t. Davies, because i have many ideas i would like to share, one villain that Kay could in fact play. I would be ever so grateful, and this is my last option. Please reply.

  • 2.
  • At 04:20 PM on 17 Jun 2006, christy evans wrote:

dude, i sympathise with u the agony of trying to find russell t davies email address because i would love to contact him about work experience, i can dream! if you do find out his email address i would be very gratefull if you passed it on to me, thanx.

  • 3.
  • At 09:12 AM on 12 Nov 2006, Kevin Glanville wrote:

I'm glad to see Peter Kaye has fans on this site. As the dad of a 6month deaf baby , his sending up of signing and sex ruined an otherwise great night in Manchester last week. Our son is great and I know I will need a thicker skin

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