10 Most Underused Doctor Who Characters

On lists like this, there's one character who warrants first place above any other, and it's Paul McGann's Eighth Doctor.

Every other main Doctor has at least one full series under their belt (most have three, while Tom Baker got seven), and many of them returned for anniversary specials ranging from The Three Doctors, to The Day Of The Doctor. But McGann? He got a 90-minute TV movie and a short minisode. His lack of screen time is criminal.

Sure, the circumstances surrounding his brief tenure were unique, and unlike any other Doctor in history. But it's almost unfair that he hasn't been given the opportunity to flex his Doctor with a proper small-screen run.

What truly makes McGann feel underused though is that he still looks the part. He's the only surviving classic Doctor who could still get away with playing the role, but at 62 years of age, his shockingly youthful appearance is going to fade fast.

Hopefully Russell T Davies wheels him out for the 60th anniversary, because that's probably the last chance McGann has at playing the Eighth Doctor as we all remember him. He may be a Big Finish legend, but he still deserves more onscreen love.