OHMYGOSSIP — John Bishop got told off by BBC bosses for revealing details about his ‘Doctor Who’ role.
The Liverpudlian actor had taken part in an online workshop for drama students and let slip that his upcoming character – who will be properly revealed in the new series – was also from the city in the north west of England, which was enough for producers to call him up.
Appearing on ‘The Graham Norton Show’ this weekend, he says: “So I’m the new companion to the Doctor. I’m allowed to say that, but that’s about it.
“I did a thing for some drama students in Liverpool, a big Zoom thing, and it was a Q&A just talking about acting, how you get into it, how you get into stand-up comedy.
“One of the questions was, ‘Can you tell us anything about your character in Doctor Who? Where does he come from?’
“I went, ‘Well where do you think he comes from? Have a guess!’ I’m not Tom Cruise, I can act as long as the character happens to look and sound a lot like me.
“So, I just mentioned that the character was from Liverpool which then, somewhere on a ‘Doctor Who’ website, someone picked it up – ‘There’s a new character and he’s from Liverpool,  the story’s based in Liverpool’.
“Then the BBC phoned me up and said, ‘You’ve broken the cardinal sin, you’ve told them something about Doctor Who’. And I went, ‘I haven’t told them anything! Anybody who looks at me knows he’s from Liverpool, let’s be honest!’ ”
During the Zoom event ‘An Evening with John Bishop,’ the actor revealed he actually had to turn down the role originally due to scheduling issues, before the pandemic changed things and he was able to film alongside current Time Lord Jodie Whittaker.
He explained: “I met [writer] Chris Chibnall and he had this idea and this character. “He’d seen me in a few things, and he wanted to know if I’d be interested in ‘Doctor Who’.
“I was flattered but the problem was I was on tour when they were meant to be filming. So although I fancied it, I had to say no. “And then the whole COVID thing happened!
“Lockdown arrived so I made a phone call and fortunately they had moved their filming dates. It now fits in perfectly – I’m doing ‘Doctor Who’ up until July and then I go on the road again in September.”

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