As diehard fans of Doctor Who are well aware, the hunt for the 13th doctor has been underway for some time. Coyne wrote, “We appreciate that you’re a big Doctor Who fan and you have concerns that the programme would change should there be a female doctor. Karen Gillan, who played companion Amy Pond alongside former Doctor Who Matt Smith for two years, talked to Press Association about the BBC’s response to the Doctor Who fan, saying, “Nooooo. I trust the BBC and their choices and they haven’t failed us yet with the Doctor. After all, this supposed father’s children literally couldn’t have been watching the series long enough to have a male Doctor Who conditioned into their brain.
Source: National Post April 20, 2017 15:45 UTC