I think the problem with Dr Who in the past has for the most part been with the casting. If you look at similar American Productions Like Buffy, Angel etc the characters are believable. Unfortunately with DR Who since the Jon Pertwee era the BBC seem to mainly cast actors with hugely posh public school accents. This is all well and good if they were doing shakespeare but try to pass such people off as aliens or tough DR Who assistants just does not work.Things do seem to have improved a little in this department with the last 2 series but they still have some way to go. I stopped watching Dr Who before when that lisping Sylvester McCoy appeared and that equally rediculous and very annoying Bonnie Langford.
I thought Christopher Eccleston was perfect for the part, a bit of a ladies man a bit of a hard case and Billie Piper was a good choice too, a good looking girl with a bit of attitude. I am not so sure about David Tennant though a bit of a whimp I think and certainly not a ladies man.
I thought the episode with Peter Kaye was definately the poorest so far. How can you pass of a fat comedian with a broad northern accent as an alien. Another example of stupid casting. I think the new daleks and the new cybermen are very well produced both frightening and believable. I would give the special effects people 10 out of 10 for a job well done. Lets hope the BBC casting people do not screw it all up again. I would hate to see Rose's replacement dressed as a fairy in a pink transparent crepe tutu. What was that character from years ago nyssa or something similar.
