Singer Florence Welch wanted for Doctor Who cameo

Singer Florence Welch wanted for Doctor Who cameo
Singer Florence Welch wanted for Doctor Who cameo

Doctor Who star Matt Smith wants another redhead to take a spin in the Tardis - chart star Florence Welch. He reckons the Brit-winning Florence And The Machine star would be perfect for a cameo role in the hit series. Matt - who will next month be seen in a touring arena show, Doctor Who Live - said the singer was on his list of ideal guest stars for the BBC1 series. The Doctor is already accompanied across the universe by flame-haired assistant Amy Pond, played by Karen Gillan. Asked whom he would like to see make an appearance, Matt said: "Florence from Florence And The Machine - I'd quite like her to do one." He also has his sights set on former soccer star Eric Cantona, who has moved into occasional acting roles. "I'd quite like Eric Cantona to come and do one. That would be cool," Matt said. French actor Vincent Cassel, Hayley Atwell and Helena Bonham Carter are also on his wish-list, along with comic Rowan Atkinson - who actually played the Doctor in a one-off BBC comedy special for Comic Relief. "There are many, many, many people," Matt added. Matt, 27, will be seen during the new Doctor Who Live arena tour which begins on October 8 at Wembley Arena and visits nine cities. He will appear in specially filmed footage to be shown during the spectacular which will feature live monsters including Cybermen, Daleks, Weeping Angels and many others. Matt is due to attend the opening night. More details about the tour are at doctorwholive.com.

Patrick McLennan

Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix. 


An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.