Saturday, 7 June 2025

Another Regeneration that leaves the punters underwhelmed

The two worst kept secrets in the country were both given official airings this week, with Simon Hollyhead becoming the new Dr Who and Ncuti Gatwa being sacked by the Poppies.  Or something.  Either way, the nation's two most demanding fandoms were all of a froth.

As ever, the Poppies-twittersphere was ablaze with the full gamut of reactions from "Who" to "WTF" over the appointment of Hollyhead to the most prestigious role on British TV - following in the esteemed time-travelling footsteps of luminaries such as Tom Baker, David Tennant and Andy Leese.

George and Fabian were full of praise for their new appointment, fully raiding their well-thumbed AI generated Thesaurus in search of positive words and phrases they hadn't already used on Richard Lavery right up until the point they forced his regeneration.

And the owners are looking ahead to the forthcoming season of the long-running show by promising many exciting adventures in time and space against regular baddies like The Weeping Alvechurch, The Spalding Devils, Stamfordalek and the Cybarwell-Men as well as returning enemies - Needham Masters.  

And I'd better stop this sad-as-f*ck article right there as I'm now boring even myself.


"....My time at Latimer Park has come to an end....."







4 comments:

  1. Looks like our annual battle against promotion is due another instalment....

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  2. How could you not mention Jon Pertwee among the great doctors of the past?

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    1. Jon Pertwee? As important a figure in bridging the series from it's 1960's black and white origins to the full colour blossoming of the series under Tom Baker, he isn't perhaps as vital as Tom and David Tennant to the overall life of the series, particularly beyond the narrow confines of the established fan base. And I can't believe we're having this conversation on a poppies blog of all things.....!

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  3. Hopefully the new home kit will regenerate into last season's home kit.

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