Meet the stars of Doctor Who before they were famous
From a teenage Tennant to Peter Capaldi’s stint in The Beatles, here are some of our favourite clips of Doctor Who stars before they stepped aboard the TARDIS…
John Barrowman
More than a decade before he launched a galactic charm offensive as Captain Jack Harkness, John Barrowman was a regular presenter on Saturday morning kids’ favourite Live & Kicking. Here he is with co-stars Emma Forbes and Andi Peters, tantalising young viewers with the promise of Bitty McLean’s new song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et9-mnBwYOc
Afterwards, the Glasgow-born, US-raised performer returned to his adoptive home for a role in short-lived CBS soap Central Park West, starring Twin Peaks' Mädchen Amick. He played Peter Fairchild, a hotshot lawyer at the district attorney’s office.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV0ZaP7ob8U
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