Even if you’re not a Doctor Who fan, you have probably by now, been reminded at least 100 times today alone that Peter Capaldi has been cast as the new Doctor. The news is on every goddamned website and blog, so I won’t bore you with it.

What I will show you though, is a fabulous fanmade trailer featuring Peter Capaldi in his career-making role as the political “fixer” “Malcolm Tucker” from The Thick of It recast as a rather foul-mouthed Doctor.

It works, IMO. It works great!

 
Below, a Malcolm Tucker “best of” compilation from The Thick of It: