The 8th Doctor, Paul McGann wants more screen time as the Doctor

[Majestic]

https://www.change.org/en-AU/petiti...eries-of-live-action-eighth-doctor-adventures
http://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/mcgann-would-return-again-61752.htm
http://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/mcgann-signed-petition-for-8th-doctor-spin-off-63469.htm

Paul McGann who protrayed the Doctor in the 1996 TV movie and recently did a short 10 minute feature called Night of the Doctor has said he would return as the 8th Doctor if given the opportunity. He has even gone as far to sign an online petition about creating a new spin-off series.

I for one never saw the 1996 movie, but 17 years later and his work on Night of the Doctor showed me what we have missed with him never getting more screen time. In fact John Hurt I feel has been given more screen time featuring at the end of Name of the Doctor and through the entire special of Day of the Doctor.

While I can understand that the team want to focus on their new Doctor, Peter Capaldi, I feel Paul McGann should be given a shot to bring one of the most unknown Doctors back to the screen. Weather it be a short series aired during the time that the new series with Peter Capaldi is not showing, or as a series of TV movie specials. Either way, the early days of the Time war are a vastly unknown era in the Doctor Who series and the Night of the Doctor showed us it was the 8th Doctor who was there during those events and refusing to fight.

I would ask anyone who would like to see him return for some screen time to sign the petition, the first link provide at the top of this thread. I'd also like to hear what everyone thinks on the subject, should Paul McGann return? Or should be let the past be the past and allow for some mystery? Or should he appear in the series with Capaldi, perhaps as some flash backs something that even John Hurt could also appear in?

 

[Zelph]

Yea verily, it hath been signed!

I'm hopeful for a potential episode or arc with Capaldi, although that would seem to be more likely for Season 9 than 8 at this point.

Maybe someone will start up a crowd funding venture for this too eh? It will interesting to see Moffet's reaction to this, if we get one at all.

 

[Majestic]

I agree, the first season will no doubt use used to cement Capaldi into the role of the Doctor, so it's unlikely to see any of Doctor return for an episode, season 9 however there are possibilities. Even Tom Baker has said if he was asked and if he had some say in the script he would return for an episode.

I personally feel some specials like what David Tennant did in his last year on the show would work well for Paul McGann.