Overly Devoted Archivist Uncategorized doctor who, good good, pearl mackie, representation, steven moffat 0 Comments

Yes. We decided that the new companion was going to be non-white, and that was an absolute decision, because we need to do better on that. We just have to. … I think I had this baffling idea that if we just threw open each part to everybody, it would work out in the end. I put my faith, inexplicably, in the free market. I don’t know why, I of all people would do that! It doesn’t work. You can only cast for talent – you’ve got to cast the best person, every single time – but you’ve got to gauge where you’re looking for that talent. … Sometimes the nature of a particular show – historical dramas, for instance – makes diversity more of a challenge, but Doctor Who has absolutely nowhere to hide on this. Young people watching have to know that they’ve a place in the future. That really matters. You have to care profoundly what children’s shows in particular say about where you’re going to be.