The 11th Doctor Who -- Thirty Actors and Others Better Suited Than Catherine Zeta-Jones
Anita Singh in the Telegraph UK:
"Catherine Zeta Jones would be great," Davies said of the 39-year-old Oscar-winner, adding that her Welsh heritage - she is Swansea-born - was in her favour. The show is filmed in Cardiff and Davies himself is Welsh.
Signing her up would make television history because women have been relegated to the role of the Doctor's companion since the BBC One sci-fi show began in 1963. Joanna Lumley was once tipped to take over from Tom Baker in the 1980s, but the part went to Peter Davison instead.
Other women linked to the role of the 11th Doctor are Billie Piper, who played Tennant's assistant and proved highly popular with viewers, Lesley Sharp, another Davies favourite, and Georgia Moffat, who had a cameo role in the show earlier this year as the cloned daughter of Doctor Who and also happens to be Davison's daughter.
Davies also supported the idea of a black Doctor Who, whether male or female. "The more it's talked about, the more likely it is to happen," he said. Colin Salmon and Paterson Joseph are names in the frame.
As I've said before, if Catherine Zeta-Jones does become the next Doctor she could travel back in time 25 years and have sex with her now age-appropriate husband.
However, here is my list of thirty people who would be better suited:
Ted McGinley
Adrian Zmed
Jonathan Lipnicki
Peter Criss (that's right, Peter Criss from Kiss)
The Afghan girl from the famous National Geographic Magazine cover
Peter Andre (he already lives with an alien)
Colin "F&$%ing" Farrell
Condoleezza Rice
Joel Madden
Don Cherry (the former NHL coach and now Hockey Night in Canada analyst)
The little girl at the Beijing Olympics that lipsynched the song that the less pretty girl sang
Indian cricket player Atul Sharma
Donnie Yen (the martial arts film star from Boston)
Bob Golic (the American footballer)
Whitney Houston (she's been out of this world in a good way and a bad way, perfect experience)
Nigella Lawson
The guy who stands at my corner watching the traffic on Euclid Street
Bubble (not Jane Horrocks, but the character Bubble from AbFab)
Ben Silverman (but only if he can travel in Elisabeth Murdoch's Tardis)
Andy Dick
The star of Lesbian Spank Inferno, whose name escapes me currently
Heather Mills
Gen. George Patton (deceased, and he even beats out CZJ)
Kim Jong Il
Speedy Alka-Seltzer
Margaret Thatcher
