Neil Patrick Harris didn't know about Doctor Who

Neil Patrick Harris had ‘never heard’ of ‘Doctor Who’ before signing on to play the villainous Toymaker in one of the 60th anniversary special episodes. https://t.co/V17TXW0TJX

— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) December 7, 2023

– “He’d never heard of it in his life, bless him,” showrunner Russel T. Davies says. “I was lucky enough to work with the great man on a show called It’s a Sin. If you go through agents, they often tell you to go away. I was able to send just a text saying, ‘Do you fancy reading this?’;

– NPH’s first reply: “Let me get this right, so the Doctor’s an alien, right?”;

– David Tennant thinks he’s doing a good job: “Oh, he’s good,” the actor says. “I don’t quite know if he knew what to expect, but he dived in with such gusto and brio. This part requires a lot of skill sets and Neil turns up with them all.”

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