Nearly nine million tuned in to Saturday night’s episode Planet Of The Dead, where funnyman Lee, 45, played bespectacled boffin Malcolm Taylor.
His character worked for the alien-busting organisation UNIT — Unified Intelligence Taskforce — under Captain Magambo (Noma Dumezweni).
Show boss Russell T Davies said he was impressed with Lee’s performance and is considering creating a new spin-off around him.
He said: “Lee and Noma are a spin-off series waiting to happen. UNIT soldiers often work best as half of a double-act, so Magambo needed a foil, though we never dreamed we’d get to cast the part so well.” He added the spin-off could even make it to air late this year.
Russell, who quits the show after the next three specials, said: “The team is busy on more projects which might give an extra boost to Doctor Who fans in the autumn.
“It’s too early to reveal these plans.”
His character worked for the alien-busting organisation UNIT — Unified Intelligence Taskforce — under Captain Magambo (Noma Dumezweni).
Show boss Russell T Davies said he was impressed with Lee’s performance and is considering creating a new spin-off around him.
He said: “Lee and Noma are a spin-off series waiting to happen. UNIT soldiers often work best as half of a double-act, so Magambo needed a foil, though we never dreamed we’d get to cast the part so well.” He added the spin-off could even make it to air late this year.
Russell, who quits the show after the next three specials, said: “The team is busy on more projects which might give an extra boost to Doctor Who fans in the autumn.
“It’s too early to reveal these plans.”
1 comment:
Malcolm - brilliant character - I could so see him being the Dr's assistant - would be hillarious - and for some reason he really reminds me of Bryn from Gavin and Stacy
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