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* '''[[Creator/BrianBlessed BRIAN BLESSED]]''', Creator/ValentineDyall, [[Film/WhereEaglesDare Michael Hordern]], [[Series/{{Maigret}} Rupert Davies]], [[Film/TheBloodOnSatansClaw Patrick Wymark]] and [[Theatre/FiniansRainbow Tommy Steele]] were approached for the part of the [[Characters/DoctorWhoSecondDoctor Second Doctor]] before the casting of Creator/PatrickTroughton. However, none of them wished to commit to a long-running series. Blessed would eventually go on to portray [[LargeHam King Yrcanos]] in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E2Mindwarp "Mindwarp"]], while Dyall would play the Black Guardian in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS16E6TheArmageddonFactor "The Armageddon Factor"]].

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* '''[[Creator/BrianBlessed BRIAN BLESSED]]''', '''Creator/BrianBlessed''', Creator/ValentineDyall, [[Film/WhereEaglesDare Michael Hordern]], [[Series/{{Maigret}} Rupert Davies]], [[Film/TheBloodOnSatansClaw Patrick Wymark]] and [[Theatre/FiniansRainbow Tommy Steele]] were approached for the part of the [[Characters/DoctorWhoSecondDoctor Second Doctor]] before the casting of Creator/PatrickTroughton. However, none of them wished to commit to a long-running series. Blessed would eventually go on to portray [[LargeHam King Yrcanos]] in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E2Mindwarp "Mindwarp"]], while Dyall would play the Black Guardian in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS16E6TheArmageddonFactor "The Armageddon Factor"]].
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* '''Creator/BrianBlessed''', Creator/ValentineDyall, [[Film/WhereEaglesDare Michael Hordern]], [[Series/{{Maigret}} Rupert Davies]], [[Film/TheBloodOnSatansClaw Patrick Wymark]] and [[Theatre/FiniansRainbow Tommy Steele]] were approached for the part of the [[Characters/DoctorWhoSecondDoctor Second Doctor]] before the casting of Creator/PatrickTroughton. However, none of them wished to commit to a long-running series. Blessed would eventually go on to portray [[LargeHam King Yrcanos]] in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E2Mindwarp "Mindwarp"]], while Dyall would play the Black Guardian in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS16E6TheArmageddonFactor "The Armageddon Factor"]].

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* '''Creator/BrianBlessed''', '''[[Creator/BrianBlessed BRIAN BLESSED]]''', Creator/ValentineDyall, [[Film/WhereEaglesDare Michael Hordern]], [[Series/{{Maigret}} Rupert Davies]], [[Film/TheBloodOnSatansClaw Patrick Wymark]] and [[Theatre/FiniansRainbow Tommy Steele]] were approached for the part of the [[Characters/DoctorWhoSecondDoctor Second Doctor]] before the casting of Creator/PatrickTroughton. However, none of them wished to commit to a long-running series. Blessed would eventually go on to portray [[LargeHam King Yrcanos]] in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E2Mindwarp "Mindwarp"]], while Dyall would play the Black Guardian in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS16E6TheArmageddonFactor "The Armageddon Factor"]].
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** [[Series/DadsArmy John Le Mesurier]] and [[Series/ZCars Stratford Johns]] were approached for the Third Doctor as well before the casting of Pertwee. Le Mesurier turned it down due to commitments to ''Series/DadsArmy'', while Johns declined due to the show’s strenuous production schedule. Johns would eventually go on to play Monarch in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS19E2FourToDoomsday "Four to Doomsday"]].

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** [[Series/DadsArmy John Le Mesurier]] Creator/JohnLeMesurier and [[Series/ZCars Stratford Johns]] were approached for the Third Doctor as well before the casting of Pertwee. Le Mesurier turned it down due to commitments to ''Series/DadsArmy'', while Johns declined due to the show’s strenuous production schedule. Johns would eventually go on to play Monarch in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS19E2FourToDoomsday "Four to Doomsday"]].

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