Rose Tyler (Billie Piper)

[Dave]

from filmforce.ign.com

Jo Grant Gives Opinion on New Series

One of the best known and most beloved of the Doctor's former companions had some advice recently for Billie Piper. Speaking in the Australian press, Katy Manning, aka Jo Grant from the Jon Pertwee era of the series, said "she is as good as anybody else, better than some and she will bring her own magic to it."

"The key word to this show is truth because you are dealing in totally unreal situations. Truth will get them every time because it should make you laugh, cry, feel afraid. That is what the show is all about."

Katy also had some comments about reports she's seen about the series in the press, which, like the US, currently has no Australian outlet. "From what I hear, the show is ******** fantastic. Don't look for the wobbly sets anymore because they're not there." Commenting on the difference between the pay and royalties she received in the '70s versus what the Doctor's latest companion stands to take home, Manning said, "Miss Piper could become a millionaire out of this. I am lucky if I can pay for a couple of years in my maturity for a bath chair."

I guess she's too old to do any more naked pictures with Daleks now!

:blush:

[Dave]

from AOL News

Now Billie Quits Doctor Who

Double act: Billie Piper has joined Christopher Eccleston in quitting Doctor Who

Doctor Who bosses have been hit by a new bombshell - Billie Piper is quitting the hit TV show.

The 22-year-old blonde, who plays the Timelord's sidekick Rose Tyler, may appear in only three episodes of the second series, according to reports.

The news comes just weeks after Christopher Eccleston announced he was standing down as Doctor Who once the current series ends.

A BBC insider told The Sun: "Billie will feature in some episodes of the second series. But her character, Rose, won’t be the Doctor Who companion at the end of it.

"It's a nine-month, hard slog of filming. Chris and Billie were knackered.

"Billie’s really proved herself as an actress in Doctor Who and she's been bombarded with offers of work both in England and in America."

The paper quotes a BBC source as saying: "No decision has been made about how many episodes she will be in, but it looks likely she will come in and out."

Filming of the new series, with David Tennant as the Doctor, starts in July.

Companions always come and go, usually the Doctor stays a little longer.

[Dave]

from Digital Spy

Piper to appear in four extra 'Dr Who' eps

Billie Piper is to earn £120,000 after agreeing to star in four extra episodes of Doctor Who.

The actress announced that she was quitting the show last week, and originally planned to star in just three episodes of the show's second series.

However, Billie, who plays Rose Tyler, will now appear in seven episodes of the next series.

"It's great news she's on board for more," an insider told The People.

EastEnders star Michelle Ryan and Spooks cast-member Keeley Hawes are amongst the actresses rumoured to be replacing Billie.

[MarTooth]

Russel T Davies has stated in an interview on the BBC's breakfast TV prog that Billie Piper WILL be appearing in all 14 episodes of season 2 (I'm assuming he was including the christmas special to make it 14 but could indicate a longer season next year) in reference to rumours that she was only to be in 3-7 episodes.

He also insinuated that the single season only for Chris was always to be thus and that the choice of actors was integral to getting the industry to take the show seriously, thus ensuring it's creation (then of course to help pull in the viewers) and stated that Christopher Eccleston was taking a great career risk doing so.

[ray gower]

He also insinuated that the single season only for Chris was always to be thus and that the choice of actors was integral to getting the industry to take the show seriously, thus ensuring it's creation (then of course to help pull in the viewers) and stated that Christopher Eccleston was taking a great career risk doing so.

Being the Doctor has always been very much a 2 edged sword. The character is a far bigger name than anybody they could possibly get to play the role. Hence all of the previous holders of the position all but disappeared after they left, yet were all major (and good) actors on stage, TV and/or film beforehand.

So I suggest that Eccleston will have to live with his decision for many years to come.

TBH he might have been better off if the series had been bad!

[owen watkin]

What do others think of Billie Piper in the role of Rose Tyler?


I think that she is just great.

[imported_space monkey]

Yeah me too, she is so feisty. I love her relationship with the Doctor and the team they make was the reason I kept watching. If someone else had been cast I may not have stuck with it, even though I wasn't much of a fan of hers before Doctor Who.

[imported_EdOtt]

I like The character Rose, the actress is great and the character seems well written. Sure she does freack out on occasion but it usualy is during a brown trousers moment.



:smiliea:

[PTeppic]

The BBC are now confirming Billie Piper will be leaving at the end of the current season:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5082668.stm

[Stargod]

*Cry*

Why does SUCH a good thing, have to end so soon.

[PTeppic]

Originally posted by Stargod
*Cry*

Why does SUCH a good thing, have to end so soon.

Well, from the the "Confidential" after "The Satan Pit", Russel T Davies said:
We've got enormous, great big science fiction spectacles to come, especially episodes 12 and 13. [This was a quiet episode(!)] ... before the real hell is let loose by the end of the series.
Which could mean anything, but presumably won't be boring for her last episodes. And as both the cliches and Sarah Jane Smith prove, nobody dies in sci-fi.

[Whitestar]

Rose is perhaps the best companion to date. She's lovely, strong, feisty, and fights when the need arrives. And its refreshing for a companion to save the Doctor every one in a while too.

[Bel_Azad]

Well I had my doubts about Billie Piper as an actor as I remember her pop career and her marriage to C Evans when she was very young - and her lifestyle after that.

But blow me away - I think she has been fantastic in the role and some of her moments sharing the screen with both Doctors have been memorable - the bit when she came back from the future and asked for chips and called the Doctor a cheap date is priceless :-)

[Ice fyre]

The first series of Doctor Who with Mr Ecellston was superb. I was very worried when I first found out who the new who companion was. But I'm very pleased to say that she was fantastic, the second season was not as good as the first season. Though I would qualify that by saying, it was let down by a few slightly weak episodes. Not the actors or the majority of the scripts!
Billie has proved to have matured to be a very good and very capable actress! Why? Cause she wants to!!!

Sorry that was so evil

[Gipsy Girl]

I always thought Billie would make a better actress than singer and I was right .

Its a shame Martha is the Doctors companion now: ( I can't stand Freema)