I used to be a real doctor. Now I just play one on TV.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I am perhaps unusual in that I came to 'Doctor Who' through the numerous novelisations and not through the television show.
It wasn't until I got involved in 'Doctor Who' that I started doing dramas on television.
Even though I am a lifelong 'Doctor Who' fan, I've not played him since I was nine. I downloaded old scripts and practised those in front of the mirror.
It seems so long ago that I played the part of the Doctor.
Being asked to play 'The Doctor' is an amazing privilege. Like the Doctor himself I find myself in a state of utter terror and delight. I can't wait to get started.
There are lots of procedural shows that I love, but I never really wanted to be a doctor on 'E.R.' - which I'm just picking as an example - or be on a crime procedural.
Back in the day, years ago, in 1988, the only TV I watched was 'Doctor Who' because I had children and two full-time jobs, and 'Doctor Who' was the exact length of time it took to do my nails, so I would watch 'Doctor Who' once a week!
I've been a 'Doctor Who' fan since I was a wee girl.
I haven't played Doctor Who since I was 9 on the playground.
I am a doctor, a real doctor.