Female 'Doctor Who' Rumors: Women Can't Star in BBC Series, Says Sylvester McCoy

Though Whovians are all pretty happy with the current Doctor, Peter Capaldi, on the hit BBC series Doctor Who, before he was announced as Matt Smith's successor there was plenty of speculation around a female Doctor coming into play. While the debate rages on and probably will for years to come, a former Doctor Who lead, Sylvester McCoy, has added his own argument to the discussion, saying that a woman Doctor wouldn't work for the show. Read more on McCoy's statement below!

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McCoy portrayed the iconic Time Lord from 1987 to 1989 as the seventh regeneration of the character. Speaking with The Mirror recently, the 71-year-old actor brushed off all of the talk around a female Doctor eventually being cast (via IGN).

"I'm a feminist and recognise there are still glass ceilings in place for many women, but where would we draw the line? A Mr Marple instead of Miss Marple? A Tarzanette? I support feminism, but I'm not convinced by the cultural need of a female Doctor Who," the fan-favorite actor said this week.

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Last year, showrunner Steven Moffat suggested the possibility of a female Doctor.

 "We've been laying in the possibility for an awfully long time, but you don't cast that way," he stated, starting plenty of speculation. "I know I'm going to get in trouble for saying that - you cast a person, you don't cast the gender."

Moffat tested this theory last season when he introduced Missy, portrayed by actress Michelle Gomez. It turned out that Missy was the female regeneration of the Master, the Doctor's greatest foe.

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