Among those who have criticised the casting is Davison, who played the fifth Doctor. But the 66-year-old told the Press Association: “If I feel any doubts, it’s the loss of a role model for boys, who I think Doctor Who is vitally important for. “They’ve had 50 years of having a role model. So, sorry Peter, you’re talking rubbish there – absolute rubbish,” he said. “You don’t have to be of a gender of someone to be a role model.

Source: The Guardian July 21, 2017 13:34 UTC