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An interesting casting rumour has sprung up.

Iconic British actress Joan Collins has reportedly signed up to play a time-travelling villain in the forthcoming season of Doctor Who.

The News of the World claims that 74-year-old Collins, best known for her role as Alexis Carrington Colby in the soap Dynasty, has already signed up for the role of The Doctor's arch nemesis The Rani, a scheming Gallifreyan scientist who appeared twice in the classic series.

The tabloid quotes an insider in the show as saying: "The Doctor Who team are delighted they've managed to sign Joan. It's a real coup. [She's] perfect for the role... like Alexis Colby with a sonic screwdriver."

The Rani was originally portrayed by Kate O'Mara in 1985's 'The Mark of the Rani' opposite Colin McCoy and in Sylvester McCoy's debut story 'Time and the Rani' in 1987. O'Mara, who reprised the role in a 1993 Children In Need special, also played Collins' younger sister Cassandra in Dynasty.
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I so hope this is true. Not for the Rani so much. More for the idea of Joan Collins as a DW villain!
 
MeerkatMadness said:
Aha. So not a night owl I take it.

Love your sig. Very funny

What did you think of "human nature" and it's sequel... I assume you
have d/loaded it ha ha
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It wasn't a bad episode i like the Dr being human and see how he reacted to everything :)

Yeah it's a funny sig lol
 
hankyspanky said:
An interesting casting rumour has sprung up.



I so hope this is true. Not for the Rani so much. More for the idea of Joan Collins as a DW villain!
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If they did give her the role or Rani how would they explain the Dr not sensing this timelord? Can they pull it off a second time?
 
Well, if the previous spoilers turn out to be true, wouldn't the Rani be resurrected along with Gallifrey and the rest of the Time Lords? For all we know, her appearance could be a mere cameo appearance at the end of the season in readiness for season five...

Who knows though? Maybe she was in another dimension? I dunno, she just better not have a damn Void Ship...
 
hankyspanky said:
Well, if the previous spoilers turn out to be true, wouldn't the Rani be resurrected along with Gallifrey and the rest of the Time Lords? For all we know, her appearance could be a mere cameo appearance at the end of the season in readiness for season five...

Who knows though? Maybe she was in another dimension? I dunno, she just better not have a damn Void Ship...
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Oh you mean changing the outcome of the Time Wars? oh i hope they don't do that, i mean it's ok to have some timelords still alive but not change the whole theme of the time wars....
 
hankyspanky said:
Well, if the previous spoilers turn out to be true, wouldn't the Rani be resurrected along with Gallifrey and the rest of the Time Lords? For all we know, her appearance could be a mere cameo appearance at the end of the season in readiness for season five...

Who knows though? Maybe she was in another dimension? I dunno, she just better not have a damn Void Ship...
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Those damn void ships...... I wonder how many of the things are
parked between dimensions with passengers onboard? hehehe.....

Prolly as many as the writers need but yeah they make for a handy
reset button of sorts.
 
funninonebabe said:
It wasn't a bad episode i like the Dr being human and see how he reacted to everything :)

Yeah it's a funny sig lol
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I half liked the first part ......... But would have loved had they
given us a reason other then the opening teaser as to who, and why
they were running from "the family of blood"... Some backstory.

Having said that, my all time favourite line from the first part was the
possessed boy talking to the Doctor.

"you've become human, with a human brain, so thick and dull"

Just cracked me up no end.
 
MeerkatMadness said:
Oh Medusa what's bad about Joan Collins?
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LOL...nothing really:rolleyes:..........she is a bit of a "ham" of course:D


I hope there are many many actors clamouring to be in future eps of DW......Patrick Stewart comes to mind.......Hugh Grant........Judy Dench:eek::D
 
Medusa said:
LOL...nothing really:rolleyes:..........she is a bit of a "ham" of course:D


I hope there are many many actors clamouring to be in future eps of DW......Patrick Stewart comes to mind.......Hugh Grant........Judy Dench:eek::D
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Ooh Patrick Stewart is a good choice. and being a
shakespere actor and person of the theatre they
could cast him doing Hamlet or something and the
Doctor visits....

So iin some way that's a cross over of Picard meets the Doctor... and
no fan wanking involved LOL........


As for a wish list of guest actors......... Hmmmmmmmmmm


Antonio Bandares
Cathering Zeta Jones
Cate Blanchett (sigh)
Naomi Watts (sigh)
Hugh Grant
Rupert Everett (would be perfect alongside Captain Jack)

How's that for a list?
 
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If Judy Dench guest stars on the show, I will be eternally happy. The only way to best it would be for Maggie Smith to guest. I haven't been this excited since a certain Ms. Wanamaker appeared on the show AND THEN CAME BACK FOR AN ENCORE!
 
Joan Collins yuck. Maggie Smith oh yes please I adore her, and Bill Nyhe, alan rickman (snape), johnny depp and some comedians like J. Saunders or Patsy instead of creaking old Joan.
 
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