[SciFiWire] Piper Quits Doctor Who

[Cassie Hughes]

Billie Piper, the pop star-turned-actress, has quit her role as Rose Tyler on the BBC's hit SF series Doctor Who, the U.K. tabloid newspaper the Daily Mirror (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/tm_objectid=16362073%26method=full%26siteid=94762-name_page.html) reported.


Link To Original Article (http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire2005/index.php?id=33283)

[Cassie Hughes]

The BBC has declined to comment on a report in the tabloid Daily Mirror that Doctor Who star Billie Piper is going to quit before the third season begins, according to the BBC News Web site.


Link To Original Article (http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire2005/index.php?id=33306)

[N4H]

Did we ever hear anything more about this.

Would you trade Rose for K-9 as a companion. I mean The Doctor can always find a bit of scrumpet.

Bring back Romana, or Ace. Those were my personal faves.

[Gollanth]

Please, please PLEASE say this is true! I can't stand this woman and she ruins every ep for me.

Bring back Sarah Jane!!

[Bored of the Dead]

All of you, shut your cake-holes!!!
Piper on the whole has been rather entertaining.
I've been totally surprised by how much i like her.
Yes, sometimes she pisses me off, but then so does the respective Dr's.....

I think i remember reading a retraction of this story from the Mirror because it wasn't true

[Angel's vision]

I loved Rose! she can't goooo!!! No. will the boys get to drool over a female sidekick....agian? Having said that i'm glad the mirror got it wrong.

[Vilandra]

I like her alot - nice to have a female sidekick that's not a bimbo lol

[Gollanth]

Can I get out the flags and bunting now?

The best news I've heard in a long while (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5082668.stm)

[N4H]

Gee, the new Who without Rose. That's kind of a difficult concept to grasp.

[Cassie Hughes]

LONDON--The BBC officially confirmed that Billie Piper will be leaving Doctor Who at the end of season two, currently airing in the United Kingdom.

Read the Full Article (http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=1&id=36624)

[Mr Pointy]

It's official - see HERE (http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/news/cult/news/drwho/2006/06/15/32946.shtml) posted on the BBC Dr Who site. It's a shame, as I've enjoyed Billie's portrayal of Rose and I hope that the next companion is of the same calibre but the nature of a companion to the Doctor is that they do come and go...the S2 ep "School Reunion" examined that rather well IMO.

From what I've heard and seen, Rose's exit will be a spectacular one. It was hinted by "The Devil" in last week's ep The Satan Pit said that she will die in a battle

[Angel's vision]

Okay so the *************** words came true....
there is a poll on the sxf site asking who you want to be the next assistant.
www.sfx.co.uk, it is on the front page,well last time i looked yesterdy lol.

[N4H]

Here's some links to stories on this Freema Agyeman who's being touted as the front runner for the role of the doctor's new companion.

http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2006/06/16/1685427.htm

http://www.sky.com/showbiz/article/0,,50001-1224929,00.html

Then there's this -

The papers have made a number of conflicing predictions today - Former Corrie actress Nikki Sanderson is tipped by the Express while The Sun plumps for former Crossroads "stunner" Freema Agyeman. But what about some left field ideas? Anyone for bringing back Bonnie Langford as Melanie Bush?

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2006/06/the_doctors_assistantwho.html

[Mr Pointy]

I'm not sure if it would work but what about a more mature companion...Sarah Parish springs to my mind (David Tennant worked alongside her in the BBC's "Blackpool" - see HERE (http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/blackpool/)) or Gillian Anderson perhaps...