A Doctor Who fan snapped a couple of pictures of a casting board on the set of Series Ten, then shared it on Twitter.
Twitter user fandoms4life proved to be a super sleuth when they covertly took two pictures of a casting board on the set of Doctor Who Series Ten. In addition to some actors of whom we are already aware, the board also shows some individuals who have not yet been officially revealed to the public.
#dwsr in mask yesterday: pic.twitter.com/IrVtlWcJd3
— fandoms4life (@fandomfan99) July 6, 2016
Doctor Who Series Ten casting board (credit: twitter.com/fandomfan99)
Doctor Who Series Ten casting board (credit: twitter.com/fandomfan99)
From what is visible, the additions to the cast include Mina Anwar, Kaizer Akhtar, and Ralf Little. Anwar and Little were already part of the Doctor Who family, Anwar having played Gita Chandra on The Sarah Jane Adventures, and Little voicing Guy Fawkes in the Doctor Who video game The Gunpowder Plot. They will not, however, be reprising these roles, as Anwar is listed as a character named “Goodthing” and Little as “Steadfast” (unless these are pseudonyms). Following in this theme of names, Akhtar will be playing “Praiseworthy.” Six other headshots are visible, but I do not recognize the actors, and the text is too blurry to determine any information. It appears that one may be named “Jennifer.”
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The ethical nature of widely sharing these pictures is debatable. On the one hand, it is not the business of someone not officially affiliated with the show to be spreading confidential information to the public. On the other hand, the board was visibly posted on an open set. If the production team did not yet want the public to become aware of the latest additions to the cast, it would have behooved them to not be so careless. Put yourself in the shoes in fandoms4life. For many fans, it would be quite difficult to resist sharing such juicy secrets. And, now that the info is out, how could we not share it?
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