Doctor Who: 20 Things You Didn't Know About The Ninth Doctor
13. The Character Was Once Played By Richard E. Grant
Before Doctor Who returned in a live-action form in March 2005, a short animated series was produced to celebrate the show's 40th anniversary.
Titled Scream Of The Shalka, this series featured Richard E. Grant as the Ninth Doctor, and Sophie Okonedo as his companion, Alison Cheney. However, when Eccleston was cast and the show was rebooted on TV, Grant's Ninth Doctor was essentially swept under the rug.
Interestingly though, Scream Of The Shalka featured a whole bunch of actors who would later appear in the show properly.
Grant and Okonedo appeared opposite the Eleventh Doctor as the Great Intelligence and Queen Liz, respectively, and the Shalka Master was voiced by Derek Jacobi, who went on to play the same character in 2007's Utopia.
Also, keep your ears peeled for David Tennant, who appears in a teeny-tiny role and is quite easy to miss.