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Does anyone else think that RTD is bringing back Donna to headline a new Torchwood? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by GratefullyGodless@lemmy.world to c/doctorwho@lemmy.world
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We all know that RTD considers Torchwood as his special property, and that he can't hire Barrowman again, since Barrowman's on the BBC "Do Not Hire" list, so it would make sense to bring The Doctor Donna in to be their alien expert. I mean obviously they'll come up with some reason why her being with the Doctor doesn't make her brain fry, so there's no reason to not bring her into Torchwood.

It may not even be Catherine Tate, as part of keeping her brain from becoming scrambled may involve making her regenerate, so it could be an all new face, and actress, for Donna on Torchwood.

What do you all think?

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[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

How did Barrowman piss off the BBC?

[–] ZagamTheVile@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'd not heard anything about this so I did some googling. Its....not good. He, uhm, well, he wiggled his willy around. At people. More than once.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-58786765

[–] paddirn@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He told The Guardian his "high-spirited behaviour" was "only ever intended in good humour to entertain colleagues on set and backstage".

What sort of world do we live in where exposing your genitals to co-workers is considered somehow wrong?

[–] GratefullyGodless@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Doing it once, with someone you know well, I could see it as a joke. But multiple times on multiple shows in 2 countries? Sounds like somebody developed a fetish.

[–] Captain_Waffles@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Oh yikes. When will people learn? Seriously, it's not that hard to not do these things.

[–] Captain_Waffles@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Same, like I remember hearing he did something problematic, but I don't remember what. And I had no idea it was severe enough to get blacklisted.