Doctor Who’s Matt Smith Is Like A Poor Man’s Richard E. Grant
A “proxy sighting”, this one. In the latest “Doctor Who Confidential”, which for those who are unaware of the world of Doctor Who is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of each week’s episode, there were some nice REG references made by both Matt Smith (The Doctor) and Karen Gillan (Amy Pond).
On the set of “The Girl Who Waited” Matt shows off his new duster jacket that first premiered in the “Let’s Kill Hitler” episode. Matt states “I love the tweed. The tweed will always be king”, referring of course to his old jacket. The overall reaction to the new coat, however, is quite positive amongst the cast and crew. That is until Karen describes Smith as a “Poor man’s Richard E. Grant”!
Matt makes another reference when he informs all that Michael Pickwoad, the production designer for Doctor Who, also did “Withnail And I”, to which Karen shouts “GET IN THE BACK OF THE VAN!”
Doctor Who Confidential then finishes off with the two actors talking about Twitter and social media.
NOTE: It has been pointed out to me that Matt Smith in his new coat looks reminiscent of an animated REG in his role as The Doctor in “Scream Of The Shalka”. I never noticed it at first but the similarities are there. Just shows that everything old is new again!
