An amazing write up at scifind.com put together a
list of female doctors and it was a much more interesting reading than I expected. Then of course a flippant comment on Twitter and I've spent the last two hours pouring over a list of Doctors had it been created in Australia.
1st Doctor - Chips Rafferty
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I struggled with this, mostly because my knowledge of the sixties comes from American television. I had a vague recognition of Chips Rafferty from an obtuse and confusing scene in a locally written play but no real idea of if he could pull off the role, until I watched this piece of magic from the film '
They're a Weird Mob'. The writing is just so good.
2nd - Pete Smith
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At the time he was mostly known for his voiceover work but he'd be a brilliant replacement for Patrick Troughton
3rd - Peter Finch
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Best known for his work in 'Network' screaming that he's not going to take it anymore.
4th - Ross Higgins
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Okay. Go with me on this one. Take Ted Bullpitt from Kingswood country and strip him of the racism. huh? HUH?!! Yeah.
5th - Grant Dodwell
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TV's Mr. Niceguy in the early eighties. Imagine if he'd been saved from 'Willing and Able'.
6th - Paul Chubb
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No stranger to portraying a
colourful alien.
7th - Gary MacDonald
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Is an accomplished comic actor with a dark streak. Put a question mark bowler hat on that head and you're laughing.
8th - Geoffrey Rush
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Tell me it wouldn't have been a tragedy for this man to only get one shitty Doctor Who arrow to his bow.
9th - David Wenham
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The gritty reboot with a gritty earnest leading man. Though he might have some trouble hitting the manic highs that Christopher Eckleston did.
10th - Eric Bana
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Look into those dreamy eyes. He can be goofy. Just look at Full Frontal from the nineties. And he was masterful in Chopper. Man, Now I want him to put on a British accent and be the next doctor.
Okay...
The 11th Doctor?
You're not going to like this, but it's perfect. Damn it...
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Josh Thomas
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Awkward, lanky, big chin. And he's just as irritating without a script as Matt Smith is.
Disagree?