Sylvester McCoy

Sylvester McCoy to attend MCM London Comic Con

Doctor Who‘s Seventh Doctor, Sylvester McCoy, has been confirmed as a special guest for the next MCM London Comic Con in May. McCoy played the Doctor from 1987 to 1989, returning for 1996’s TV movie. The Scottish actor was most recently seen as Radagast the Brown in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit trilogy. MCM London Comic … >

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Sylvester McCoy in epic new ‘The Hobbit’ airline safety video

Air New Zealand has unveiled a new safety video to coincide with the release of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, featuring members of the cast from all three films in the Hobbit trilogy. Shot over six days across a number of New Zealand’s Middle-earth locations, the four-minute video includes Elijah Wood (Frodo … >

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‘Doctor Who’: ‘Revenge of the Swarm’ (Big Finish 189) audio story review

Sometimes the ambition of a Doctor Who story utterly outstrips the production’s ability to deliver and 1977’s ‘The Invisible Enemy’ is a case in point. The story, involving a sentient space virus which infects the Doctor and prompts a Fantastic Voyage style adventure into the Time Lord’s head, is probably best remembered for the introduction … >

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Colin Baker confirms ‘The Five(ish) Doctors’ sequel plans

Doctor Who actor Colin Baker, who played the Sixth Doctor, has revealed the status of the sequel to last year’s The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot spoof. Written and directed by Peter Davison (the Fifth Doctor), the half-hour film debuted on the BBC Red Button service and iPlayer last November to celebrate Doctor Who‘s 50th anniversary special, starring … >

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‘Doctor Who’ star McCoy: ‘TV movie didn’t work because I was in it’

Sylvester McCoy has revealed that he thinks Doctor Who‘s TV movie failed due to his character’s presence in the 1996 story. The Hobbit star returned as the Seventh Doctor in the feature-length episode, which introduced Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor and was intended as a pilot for a possible American-produced Doctor Who TV series. Speaking … >

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