The Seventh Doctor scowls from Doctor Who
Seventh Doctor actor Sylvester McCoy defends the political storytelling of Doctor Who. Picking up the role from Sixth Doctor Colin Baker in 1987 through the classic series' end in 1989, McCoy's Doctor was both a guiding mentor and a trickster challenging the powerful forces of the universe.
In the '60s, I got hooked on Doctor Who, and the reason why was because of the politics in it, subtly put there. The '60s, they started to swing, they started to change... it was a kind of a revolution, a peaceful and wonderful revolution going on, and Doctor Who was the only decent thing on at the time that had anything that talked to young people like me in a political way. So it's always been political, as far as I'm concerned.
Related Doctor Who: 10 Most Memorable Quotes From The Seventh Doctor Sylvester McCoy's Seventh Doctor was the last one of the original Doctor Who TV series, and the Time Lord went out with a myriad of memorable quotes. Doctor Who has always worn its political commentary on its sleeve. For its time, the series had an incredibly diverse team of creators, and that has always been the case as more storytellers have been allowed to tell their own tales in the universe. As such, the series' commentary is a vital element to helping it continue to this day, and that is something McCoy respects greatly.Doctor Who 2.5 15 Your Rating5 stars4.5 stars4 stars3.5 stars3 star2.5 stars2 stars1.5 stars1 stars0.
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