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Danny Dyer wants to take over from Peter Capaldi on Doctor Who

February 12, 2017 by Gary Collinson

With Peter Capaldi announcing that he’s calling time on his role as The Doctor, the bookmakers wasted little time in drawing up a shortlist for his potential successor on the long-running BBC sci-fi Doctor Who.

One name that was perhaps unsurprisingly absent from the initial betting was Danny Dyer, but the EastEnders star has now revealed that he’d be keen to take on the role as the first Cockney Doctor.

“I think I could do it easy,” Dyer told The Daily Star. I’d keep my accent too.”

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Dyer’s contract on EastEnders is apparently up later this year, so schedule-wise, he’d be free to take over from Capaldi, who is set to make his exit from Doctor Who in this year’s Christmas Special.

Would you like to see Danny Dyer as the Doctor? Who is your pick to take on the role of the Time Lord? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below…

Originally published February 12, 2017. Updated April 15, 2018.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: Danny Dyer, Doctor Who

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer, who is the founder of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature film 'The Baby in the Basket' and the upcoming suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

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