Sylvester McCoy has claimed that none of the "20th century Doctors" will feature in the Doctor Who 50th special.
McCoy told Digital Spy that he does not expect to join Matt Smith and David Tennant in the anniversary episode.
"The 20th century Doctors haven't heard anything," said the actor, who first played the Seventh Doctor in 1987. "I don't know about the 21st century Doctors, but we from our century have not been asked to do it. We old Who-ers have not been asked to go along."
The Scottish star added that he thinks old Doctors "should" feature in the special, since "the fans are desperate for it".
"All of us want to do it, just for the fans - because that's what they want," he explained. "But we've heard nothing - Tom Baker's heard nothing, Colin Baker, Peter Davison, Paul McGann… none of us have heard anything."
However, McCoy...
McCoy told Digital Spy that he does not expect to join Matt Smith and David Tennant in the anniversary episode.
"The 20th century Doctors haven't heard anything," said the actor, who first played the Seventh Doctor in 1987. "I don't know about the 21st century Doctors, but we from our century have not been asked to do it. We old Who-ers have not been asked to go along."
The Scottish star added that he thinks old Doctors "should" feature in the special, since "the fans are desperate for it".
"All of us want to do it, just for the fans - because that's what they want," he explained. "But we've heard nothing - Tom Baker's heard nothing, Colin Baker, Peter Davison, Paul McGann… none of us have heard anything."
However, McCoy...
- 4/4/2013
- Digital Spy
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