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Doctor Who: Five actresses who could play the Time Lord

After Peter Capaldi announced he is stepping down as Doctor Who and hinted at a female successor, fans flocked to social media to speculate on which actress would make the best Time Lord.
Here five suggestions for actresses who could play Doctor Who...

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On Mar 29, 2017
1

Helena Bonham Carter

The versatile English actress just loves to take on quirky, eccentric roles, and seems like she was born to play the Time Lord. She'd be a popular choice.

2

Dame Helen Mirren

"I think it’s absolutely time for a female Doctor Who," said Dame Helen a couple of years ago. "I’m so sick of that man with his girl sidekick. I could name at least 10 wonderful British actresses who would absolutely kill in that role." You know what they say, Helen, if you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

3

Gillian Anderson

Sc-fi fans already love the American-British actress for her role as FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in The X-Files, and she's showed her versatility in recent years with a number of challenging roles. Perhaps not everyone's first choice - but she's a contender.

4

Lara Pulver

The bookies' favourite to become the first Doctor Who, Pulver dazzled as Sherlock's Irene Adler, and she's definitely interested in the role. “I would definitely talk to [writer] Steven Moffat about it," she said recently. "A female Doctor Who… who knows?”

5

Joanna Lumley

Okay, so this one's a long shot, but the much-loved actress is the only name on the list with previous experience. She did, of course, play the Thirteenth Doctor in the Comic Relief sketch The Curse of Fatal Death.

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