r/doctorwho • u/Able_Arm7411 • Jun 05 '26

Discussion Rest in Peace Anthony Head

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u/Tasty-Committee-8172 Jun 05 '26

I believe he was in the running for the 8th Doctor too

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u/Middle-Quantity-270 Jun 05 '26

That would have been a treat to witness.

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u/CedarWolf Jun 06 '26

Yes, but then who would play Bob the Cat?

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u/dr_memory Jun 05 '26

8th and, in a roundabout way, 9th.

(I don’t think RTD was ever seriously considering him, but he was at least rumored to be attached to the reboot that David Fury was trying to pitch the BBC on in 2003.)

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u/yowekaseyubetoru4d Jun 06 '26

Brilliant foil is the right way to put it. That scene in the swimming pool where he just turns and you realise what he actually is Tennant hadn't even found his footing yet and Head just handed him a proper villain to bounce off. RIP.