9. He Dresses Like An Idiot
When Russell T Davies brought back Doctor Who in 2005, he had firm idea of how he should look and 'no fancy dress' was the first thing he probably noted down. The concept is daft enough without a lead who looks like Willy Wonka. Chris Eccleston cut a dash in a tough guy leather jacket while David Tennant wore his sharp pin-stripe suit with nonchalance and flair. But the Eleventh Doctor? Back in fancy dress, unless you think that wearing tweeds and a bow tie aren't fancy dress, in which case you're probably a professor with tenure at Oxbridge. Annoying headwear such as fezs and cowboy hats? Oh dear. Things got even worse when he experimented with some hideous green coat number in Series 6 and then produced that stove hat monstrosity in The Snowmen. By Series 7, he's basically dressed as Willy Wonka and confirming to casual viewers that Doctor Who is a show made for sad nerds for sad nerds. Let's not even get started on that long hair and beard look...
Terry Warner
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Writer of The Blog of Delights, a review site covering film, TV, cult TV, books and audio. Fan of Dr Who, Bond, X-Men and Marvel. Also the writer of e-book 'Fictional Legends: Doctor Who - the TV Adventures' for Collca.
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