Updated: Jun 5
A group of overweight Dr Who fans says that a fat Dr Who is long overdue.
The leader of the group said, 'We've had a whole range of Doctors - old, young, white, black, male and female. And not one of them was packing extra pounds. Tom Baker was quite chubby when he was in the Randall and Hopkirk reboot, but that doesn't count.
'A fat Dr Who would be a role model to overweight kids everywhere. Which means most of the kids in this country, at least. You've got to play to your core audience.
'We think that it could be approached playfully...the Doctor gets stuck in TARDIS doors, the TARDIS is bigger on the inside but not big enough, Daleks don’t recognise him on account of the weight gain, the Doctor can't use his sonic screwdriver with sausage fingers…that sort of thing.
'Other fan groups are arguing their own cases. Some want a Welsh Doctor, or a lactose intolerant Doctor, an invisible Doctor, a vegan Doctor, a Doctor with two heads and three arms, all sorts of daft things. All in good time, we say.  All we’re asking is for Billie Piper to bulk up.’
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Dave Finlay from Redditch has been ostracised by his mates after saying he doesn't think Dr Who 'is much good really'.
He made the comment last night at the pub, when his now former friends were discussing the current new series.
Big Nev explains: 'We were just saying how brilliant the show is when Dave pipes up and says he doesn't rate it at all. I nearly choked on my pint.'
However Dave remains unrepentant. 'I'm sorry, I just think it's massively over-hyped. Silly stories and piss-poor special effects. I find the whole bloody thing lame and about fifty years past its sell-by date. So If that means the lads don't want me in their group any more... then so be it.'
Meanwhile, a clearly stunned Tommo, describing himself as once having been Dave's best buddy, added: 'Everyone loves Dr Who, I mean come on, they do don't they? And anyway isn't it against the law to say anything bad about the show... it is... isn't it?'
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