#but I hope he's particularly thrilled with 14's sonic too

[mizgnomer]

Behind the scenes of The Sound of Drums/The Last of the Time Lords (Part Twenty-Three)

Excerpt from Radio Times' interview with Russell T. Davies on John Simm's Master - by Nick Griffiths:

"Well, he's a limitless actor," explains Davies. "That's all you're asking for. Because the part is dark and funny - very funny in places - and he's got to be agile and quick-witted. It's extremely hard to cast an actor in this country who can match up to David Tennant, especially on David's own show, but he and John together are just the perfect pairing. "John's not a great big strapping six-footer with a moustache, so it's not the image of a typical sci-fi villain, which suits it perfectly because there's so much more life and depth. To be real and contemporary and exciting - that's what you're looking for." You can't beat a legendary rivalry - this one even spilt over into real life, when Tennant and Simm compared gadget screwdrivers. Davies recalls, "David said it was outrageous to discover that John Simm's was bigger than his sonic screwdriver. Truly. I was getting texts from him: 'Have you seen the size of [Simm's] laser screwdriver?'"

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