The Ninth Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television programme Doctor Who. He is portrayed by Christopher Eccleston during the first series of the show's revival in 2005.
Call the Midwife is Max's first major acting role, as he has played Dr Turner's son from season 2 all the way up to Season 9. Fans have seen him age up on screen, and his character is now 18 years old as of the most recent episodes.
Paul, 59, has enjoyed a successful career as an actor. He is probably the most famous out of his brothers. Paul has starred in many TV shows and films, including Agatha Christie's Marple, The Musketeers, Holby City and Hornblower. Paul also played the eighth incarnation of the Doctor in the Doctor Who 1996 film.
McGann was born in Kensington, Liverpool to a metallurgist father also named Joe, and a teacher mother named Clare. His three younger brothers – Paul, Mark and Stephen – are also actors.
What are the names of the McGann brothers?
Joe McGann
Mark McGann
Stephen McGann
John McGann
Despite technically being the Doctor in residence for nine years, however, McGann had less screen time than any other actor in the main thirteen.
David Tennant is the next tallest at 6ft 1ins and Sylvester McCoy at 5ft 6ins is the shortest actor to have played Doctor Who.
Eighth Doctor
| The Eighth Doctor |
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| Preceded by | Sylvester McCoy |
| Succeeded by | Christopher Eccleston |
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| Tenure | May 1996 |
After a great many adventures away from the screen, the Eighth Doctor was last seen trying to avoid fighting in the Time War. He was killed in a spaceship crash on Karn, and temporarily revived by its Sisterhood, who begged him to save reality by offering him a choice of regenerative elixirs.
Dr Patrick Turner, played by Stephen McGann is a GP who works closely with the midwives of Nonnatus House in Call the Midwife. He has been a cast member since the first season in 2012.
When we saw eighth Doctor Paul McGann regenerate into John Hurt in Night of the Doctor it confirmed he was the ninth Doctor – moving former ninth Doctor Christopher Eccleston to the 10th Doctor. Because John Hurt is the War Doctor – and thus outside the numbering, apparently.
At the end of Series Six, Shelagh gives birth to son Teddy, and the family are later shown bathing their new addition. In series 9, Timothy has been sent to boarding school, and phones his family from school.
Call The Midwife 's Stephen McGann and screenwriter Heidi Thomas have been married for 30 years. On the show, the doctor married Sheelagh (played by Laura Main) who took on his son Timothy (Max Macmillan), forming a wonderful family together.
Is Call the Midwife a true story? Not exactly. The show was inspired by a series of memoirs written by Jennifer Worth—Call the Midwife, Shadows of the Workhouse, and Farewell to the East End.
The character left Poplar to attending universityActor Max MacMillan, who plays Timothy Turner in the hit show Call the Midwife, has clarified that he won't be leaving the series following his character's exit from Poplar to attend medical school in Edinburgh.
While Call the Midwife is based on Worth's memoirs, there are some important differences. For example, only a handful of characters have direct real-life counterparts. Those include Jenny Lee, who is based on Worth, as well as Sister Julienne and Cynthia.
