Damian Thompson: Five reasons why Hugh Laurie would be the perfect Doctor Who

How widespread is the fan discontent with Moffat as showrunner? I haven't been a fan of the nuWho, though I have watched the show, but even though Matt Smith has been suitable in the role, my desire to keep up with the show has lessened with time, so much so that I haven't watched the current season and I wouldn't miss it if I didn't. Fan fiction or non-canonical stories could be as satisfying as official, franchise-endorsed products, but "purists" will accept only the latter as being real. I wouldn't be surprised if BBC pushed for some PC casting. Such an action might alienate some but there are enough who are addicted to electronic entertainment or accepting of the PC ideology that it probably wouldn't endanger the franchise.