Possible new S5(1/31) Guest Star reveals himself.

[StCoop]

Mike Skinner aka The Streets posted a Tweet (which has now been delteted) saying that he'd been cast in Doctor Who.

Incidentally and probably not coincidently, Adam Smith, the guy directing the current episodes just happens to be the person who directed most of The Street's videos.

So much for the idea of Moffat being above doing any Stunt Casting.

 

[Starkers]

Can't be stunt casting if I've never heard of him...

 

[StCoop]

Can't be stunt casting if I've never heard of him...

Nice ego!

 

[Starkers]

Really? I thought it was a sad admission of how out of touch with popular culture I am actually

 

[StCoop]

Really? I thought it was a sad admission of how out of touch with popular culture I am actually

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Streets

 

[Lonemagpie]

1) I've never heard of him either

2) Directors usually have a stable of regular actors anyway - this Mike Skinner bloke has probably just become one because of having worked with the actor often enough.

 

[StCoop]

2) Directors usually have a stable of regular actors anyway - this Mike Skinner bloke has probably just become one because of having worked with the actor often enough.

He's not an actor though, he's a singer. A bit of a male Lily Allen, since he puts on a Cockney accent despite not even coming from London.

 

[Lonemagpie]

2) Directors usually have a stable of regular actors anyway - this Mike Skinner bloke has probably just become one because of having worked with the actor often enough.

He's not an actor though, he's a singer. A bit of a male Lily Allen, since he puts on a Cockney accent despite not even coming from London.

That's what I mean by *becoming* one- this Adam Smith guy will probably now like to cast him in shows he directs, from having done so many pop videos with him

 

[Starkers]

Can't believe I actually thought The Streets were a band, surely he should be called the Street since there's only one of him?

I'll be over here with my pipe and slippers complaining about young people if anyone wants me...

 

[Haggis and tatties]

I never heard of him either, i thought the initial post was about somebody from Coronation street being cast in SJ.......shows you how out of touch i am, i still thought Brookside was on the telly.

 

[matthunter]

Hopefully his character will die horribly in the pre-credits sequence (possibly stung to death by a Zygon) to cheer up anyone who has ever had to suffer through his arse-numbingly retarded "songs" (hint: Shatner does spoken-word stuff better than you, mate, consider that) which for some reason Radio 1 DJs think are "beautiful".

"Dry your eyes, mate"... because I haven't finished anally violating you with this sword yet and I don't want you drowning before I'm done, you talentless fucker.

 

[Starkers]

William Shatner, the inventer of rap

 

[Stevil2001]

No, that was Jon Pertwee.

 

[The Mirrorball Man]

That's my cue to say that Skinner hasn't done anything good since Original Pirate Material.

 

[wamdue]

ive heard of him, he did that soppy "Dry your eyes mate" urban street rap for the High School Musical demographic

 

[Bob The Skutter]

That's my cue to say that Skinner hasn't done anything good since Original Pirate Material.

I've enjoyed each album more than the last. Didn't think much to Original Pirate Material.

 

[OmahaStar]

He looks like an anorexic Russell Tovey. They already had the real Tovey, why not just bring him back?

 

[matthunter]

He looks like an anorexic Russell Tovey. They already had the real Tovey, why not just bring him back?

Spoiler: Russell Tovey

Tovey IS coming back, in the final DT specials, reprising his role as Alonso Frame. Events may preclude any further use of the character, and Moff will want to avoid too many examples of "spatio-genetic multiplicity"...

 

[The Nth Doctor]

I, too, never have heard of him. *shrug*

 

[Phillip Culley]

Well it wouldn't be the first time he's been heard on Doctor Who...