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13:39, 11 Jul 2026

Doctor Who could be about to mix time streams with 007 as Peter Capaldi wants to step out of the Tardis and play the next James Bond villain.

The Scottish star, who played the twelfth Doctor for four years between 2013 -17, is a huge fan of the British super spy series and has urged producers to give him a screen test to show off his badness. Shaken but not stirred Capaldi, 68, told the Daily Star: "I love James Bond.

Who wouldn't want to be a villain - sit there stroking a cat saying nasty things while wearing a Nehru collar.

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Four years in the Tardis for Capaldi so he knows who should be next(Image: Daily Post)

Bond producers are auditioning Daniel Craigs successor this summer, with the likes of Callum Turner and Harris Dickinson current favourites.

Casting agents are also potentially looking for a new Doctor Who after the BBC confirmed the show will be off the air for an extended period and not expected to return until 2028.

Current Time Lord Ncuti Gatwa regenerated into Billie Piper during the last season finale leaving many fans believing a new Doctor will be hired.

Attending the Silver Clef awards Capaldi revealed who hed like: "It's good when it's had a rest. It's become very big, the show I loved as a kid was this strange little thing that nobody cared for and it was magical and strange.

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Capaldi still gets Malcom Tucker fans asking him to swear at them(Image: BBC)

"I'd like it to be a more niche thing and see somebody that nobody knew, there are brilliant actors thats nobodys heard of because they are off on theatre or doing indie films or TV shows that are not huge, or just on the cusp."

Besides Doctor Who Capaldi is also famed for playing Malcom Tucker, the foul-mouthed Director of Communications in The Thick Of It.

Over 20 years on fans still ask him to swear at them in the street as Tucker.

He quipped: "I do it it free I do it for the enjoyment.

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Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi eyeing up James Bond villain role

EXCLUSIVE: Emerging from his Tardis clutching a white cat with a wicked grin, Peter Capaldi is ready to take on a James Bond baddie and tells the Star "who wouldn't want to be a villain"

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