Cleese is the new Doctor John Cleese has been announced as the new Doctor. The 66-year-old Somerset-born actor will return the doctor to that quirky presence we all loved about Tom Baker's approach to the role, a BBC spokesperson confirmed this morning. "Cleese wasn't our first choice, but he is the right choice!", Executive producer and writer Russell T Davies told BBC News. "His casting raises the bar for all of us. It's going to be a magnificent, epic, entertaining journey, and I can't wait to start." Davies said he always loved the natural comedy Cleese brings to all his roles. Jane Tranter, BBC Controller of Drama Commissioning, said: "We are delighted to have cast an actor of such calibre in one of British television's most iconic roles. It signals our intention to take Doctor Who seriously, as well as retaining its core traditional values - to be surprising, edgy and eccentric." Cleese himself was unavailable for comment at this time.
Cleese who achieved cult status from his involvement in Monty Python, and his quirky Basil Fawlty character in Fawlty Towers series, has said previously he has always had a secret desire to play the role, since he had a cameo in a 1979 episode with Tom Baker. His list of credits have spanned over 40 years as actor, writer, and producer in many TV shows and movies. Lately, his work has revolved primarily in voice work for various Hollywood films, and his movie schedule through to 2006 will continue, around his work as the new Doctor.
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