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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Interviews by Lillian Crawford

‘John Hurt and I swapped wine tips’: stars share their best Doctor Who moments – part three

The real McCoy … The Seventh Doctor.
The real McCoy … The Seventh Doctor. Photograph: BBC

Sylvester McCoy (played the Seventh Doctor, 1987 onwards)

The thing that moved me the most was a scene in Remembrance of the Daleks. My Doctor is sitting in a cafe, struggling with a decision. He is discussing his problem with the cafe employee, played by Joseph Marcell. The scene, touchingly written by Ben Aaronovitch, touches on slavery and the ripple effects of a cube of sugar. It made me grateful to have gone on the Tardis!

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