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"Colin Baker has branded the BBC &amp;quot;too timid&amp;quot; to cast a female lead on Doctor Who. The 70-year-old - who played the sixth Doctor between 1984 and 1986 - told the Radio Times that he doubts the BBC sci-fi drama will ever introduce a female Doctor.  &amp;quot;There should [be a female Doctor but] It won&amp;#039;t happen because they are too timid,&amp;quot; he said. Baker also quipped: &amp;quot;First female Doctor? I will have a sex change and do it.&amp;quot; Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has previously argued that gender should not dictate who plays the show&amp;#039;s main role. &amp;quot;The problem with this whole [female Doctor] argument is everybody [just] says &amp;#039;a woman&amp;#039; - you don&amp;#039;t ever cast &amp;#039;a man&amp;#039; as the Doctor, you cast a particular man,&amp;quot; he said.  Peter Capaldi plays the latest incarnation of the Doctor and is currently shooting his first full series. &amp;quot;It was about finding the right person, rather than what gender they might be,&amp;quot; BBC One Controller Charlotte Moore said in December. &amp;quot;We didn&amp;#039;t go in with any agenda, but when you know you&amp;#039;ve found the right Doctor, you all stick on the right Doctor.&amp;quot; Peter Capaldi&amp;#039;s Doctor Who outfit: What does the fashion world think? Peter Capaldi as the Rebel Time Lord: The verdict of Twitter and fans "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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