From the 'It's a Small World' department.

[Rich Watson]

Jackie Lane was Tom Baker and Janet Fielding's agent.

Janet Fielding was Paul McGann's agent.

Wendy Padbury was Nicholas Courtney, Colin Baker and Mark Strickson's agent. She also discovered Matt Smith at the National Youth Theater and set his career in motion. (Bonus fact: Lisa Bowerman took his first photos for 'Spotlight').

 

[diankra]

Spoke to Jackie once, when she rang to tell me I needed to talk to Tom's literary agent, not her.

 

[Turtletrekker]

I admit to having to look up who Jackie Lane was, but having done so, I admit that this is pretty cool.

 

[diankra]

Jackie Lane was Tom Baker and Janet Fielding's agent.

Janet Fielding was Paul McGann's agent.

Wendy Padbury was Nicholas Courtney, Colin Baker and Mark Strickson's agent. She also discovered Matt Smith at the National Youth Theater and set his career in motion. (Bonus fact: Lisa Bowerman took his first photos for 'Spotlight').

Also, Lisa and David Warner were a couple, until his recent death.

 

[Qonundrum]

Perhaps a tangent, but wasn't Fielding doing casting for the Doctor in 1987 and oversaw McCoy?

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McCoy nails it with ease...

 

[publiusr]

Such a natural.

 

[Starkers]

Bit of a cheap trick really, I didn't think Fielder was that bad actually, had a nice Donald Sutherland vibe to him.

I wonder if we'll ever find out who nearly got the part before Ncuti blew them away?

 

[Captaindemotion]

I wonder if we'll ever find out who nearly got the part before Ncuti blew them away?

I imagine that the producers will want to spare his or her blushes but the actor might reveal themselves. I think it was Ben Daniels who confirmed that he’d been second choice for the Twelfth Doctor.