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Veteran Doctor Tom Baker set to return to the Tardis
Tom Baker could be set to turn back the clock and make a comeback on Doctor Who.
Reports claim that the veteran actor is being lined up to appear alongside David Tennant in the next series of the reborn show.
BBC bosses are believed to have held lengthy talks with Baker, who became an iconic figure when he played the Doctor in the 1970s and early Eighties (pictured below).
A BBC source claimed that it was a "certainty" that the 74-year-old would appear in the 2010 season.
The insider said: "The fans will love this. There have been great reactions when we brought back the Daleks, Davros and K-9, so can you imagine this?
"What hasn't been decided is what role Baker will play – The Doctor or another character."
Paisley-born writer Steven Moffat is taking over the BBC sci-fi classic from Russell T Davies.
Moffat is known to be a huge fan of Baker's boggle-eyed, eccentric incarnation of the time-traveller and it is understood that he is desperate to bring him back.
The revived series is taking a break in 2009, three special episodes aside, so Tennant can play Hamlet in a prestigious Royal Shakespeare Company adaptation.
Earlier this year Baker fuelled speculation of a comeback when he appeared at the opening of a Doctor Who exhibition in Earls Court, London.
Previously, the Liverpool-born actor had attempted to distance himself from his most famous role.
In 1983 Baker rejected the chance to appear in the 20th anniversary epic, The Five Doctors, which saw his predecessors Patrick Troughton and Jon Pertwee reprise their role alongside the then Doctor, Peter Davidson. BBC bosses used footage of Baker from an unshown episode.
Baker was unavailable for comment.
Veteran Doctor Tom Baker set to return to the Tardis
Tom Baker could be set to turn back the clock and make a comeback on Doctor Who.
Reports claim that the veteran actor is being lined up to appear alongside David Tennant in the next series of the reborn show.
BBC bosses are believed to have held lengthy talks with Baker, who became an iconic figure when he played the Doctor in the 1970s and early Eighties (pictured below).
A BBC source claimed that it was a "certainty" that the 74-year-old would appear in the 2010 season.
The insider said: "The fans will love this. There have been great reactions when we brought back the Daleks, Davros and K-9, so can you imagine this?
"What hasn't been decided is what role Baker will play – The Doctor or another character."
Paisley-born writer Steven Moffat is taking over the BBC sci-fi classic from Russell T Davies.
Moffat is known to be a huge fan of Baker's boggle-eyed, eccentric incarnation of the time-traveller and it is understood that he is desperate to bring him back.
The revived series is taking a break in 2009, three special episodes aside, so Tennant can play Hamlet in a prestigious Royal Shakespeare Company adaptation.
Earlier this year Baker fuelled speculation of a comeback when he appeared at the opening of a Doctor Who exhibition in Earls Court, London.
Previously, the Liverpool-born actor had attempted to distance himself from his most famous role.
In 1983 Baker rejected the chance to appear in the 20th anniversary epic, The Five Doctors, which saw his predecessors Patrick Troughton and Jon Pertwee reprise their role alongside the then Doctor, Peter Davidson. BBC bosses used footage of Baker from an unshown episode.
Baker was unavailable for comment.
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Date: 2008-07-13 11:37 pm (UTC)