The revived Doctor Who won three awards at last night’s National TV Awards ceremony. The programme won “most popular drama” and Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper won “most popular actor” and “most popular actress” respectively. I first found out about this by reading The Sun‘s version of the story over someone’s shoulder on the tube this morning. It’s interesting to note that The Sun has changed the names of the awards – substituting “best” for “most popular” in each case. It’s surely obvious to anyone that “best” and “most popular” mean completely different things. But perhaps it’s understandable that The Sun makes this mistake. It is, after all, the UK’s” most popular” paper :)
But congratulations to everyone involved in the production of Doctor Who. Us long-term fans have been astonished by how popular the series has become. I suspect that deep within the BBC there is someone who is wondering why they didn’t do this ten years ago.
I wonder if it’s time for a repeat of “Our Friends in the North“. And maybe a couple of new episodes that bring the story up to date – covering Labour’s return to power. Think of the publicity possibilities – “James Bond and Doctor Who, Together at Last!”
Maybe not…
I believe Doctor Who wouldn’t have been so good ten years ago… They did it right, used computer graphics delicately and used the right actor and actress. I think the BBC should be congratulated…