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Bradley Walsh is a true Renaissance man. You can do everything from hosting New Zealand’s most popular TV game show, The chasing, to star in the long-running sci-fi series Doctor whoand enjoy its ability to be an all-rounder.
The 60-year-old reflects: “It’s just about being an entertainer. It’s about having all those tools over the years to do all kinds of activities: movies, musicals, playing the piano a little, having a quiz, it all becomes part of the job. “
For all that, he admits that heading the bill alongside Jodie Whittaker’s first female Time Lord is a personal highlight.
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Doctor Who Jodie Whittaker (back) with Ryan (Tosin Cole), Graham (Bradley Walsh), Yaz (Mandip Gill) and Captain Jack (John Barrowman).
Walsh reveals that “Doctor who It’s a lifelong ambition for me It’s the same feeling as when I did Coronation Street – a great success, massive, massive spectacle, institutional.
“I felt the same when I made the English version of Law, which is institutional in the United States, and curiously when I hosted the London Palladium.
“Doctor who It’s also been an institution since the 1960s. So I did four of the longest-running and most iconic shows in television history.
“I’ve been very lucky to have done really good things in my time.”
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But the sad news to his legions of fans around the world is that Walsh is now leaving the Tardis. Due to his exceptionally busy schedule, he will have to step down from his role as fellow Doctor Who Graham after this year’s holiday special.
In Dalek Revolution, written by showrunner Chris Chibnall, Graham, Ryan (Tosin Cole) and Yaz (Mandip Gill) are trapped on Earth without the Doctor, who is locked on another planet in an alien prison.
The actor describes how the trio of companions, who along with the Doctor are collectively known as ‘The Fam’, manage in the absence of their leader.
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Jack Robertson (played by Chris Noth) with Graham (Bradley Walsh), Ryan (Tosin Cole), and Yaz (Mandip Gill).
“They are very upset. I think they are more upset because they feel that they have been abandoned.
“I don’t think they realize the trouble the Doctor has been in, and I think they are more upset and a little upset because they have been left alone. I think what is also happening is that they are getting a little more used to their environment on Earth. “
In the holiday special, which as always is filmed in Wales, ‘The Fam’ faces the Doctor’s most fearsome enemy, the Daleks.
Walsh explains what it’s like to face such an iconic monster.
“For me it was incredible. I loved. You can say that you have faced a Dalek.
“You are one of the few people on the planet, on our real planet, who has done that and worked with them. So I feel very honored and privileged to be a part of it. “
Another returnee in the season special is the Doctor’s old pal, Captain Jack.
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Bradley Walsh says it’s a breath of fresh air to work with John Barrowman (above) as Captain Jack.
Walsh sums up the experience of working alongside Jack’s alter ego, John Barrowman.
“It makes me laugh a lot. It’s a breath of fresh air. A funny guy and a great actor and too handsome for his own good. “
However, I’m afraid that ultimately we might shed some tears over the departure of Walsh and Cole.
The actor describes his final episode as “Very, very dramatic and very sad. You can expect a lot of commotion. “
However, we can all breathe a sigh of relief that Walsh has no intention of leaving. The chasing, as well.
Consider why he loves to chair the show.
“I’m on the contestant’s side so I can make funny jokes with the Chasers and it’s quick and fast.
“Sometimes we stumble, but then you stop and re-record that particular question. Everything is examined by lawyers and judges. He’s very strict and the Hunters are furious if they lose. “
Walsh continues to choose the highlights of his time on Doctor Who.
“Working in Wales with all the team members. I loved it, I loved it Wales has become a second home for me.
“I was also delighted to be included in something so iconic and innovative with the arrival of a doctor.
“Chris sold all of that to me and I was not disappointed. I loved working with Chris, that man is a genius.
“But also working with Mandip and Tosin and of course Jodie is just extraordinary.”
Walsh ends up revealing what he will miss the most. Doctor who.
“Everyone and everything. Now we are in constant contact, sending text messages, WhatsApp. I miss you all. Fantastic memories. Happy Days.”
Doctor Who, TVNZ 1, Saturday, January 2
