Id worked with him previously on a film calledShewhich we did out in Israel.

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How did you rate his portrayal of Dr. Who?

[Laughs]

Looking back, what are your feelings onDaleks Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.?

I enjoyed it actually.

I enjoyed doing it and we had a good time on it and a lot of giggles.

And of course, he had the lines to speak to us so we could play the scene.

Stop bloody laughing and do it!

He got very cross with us and we had to apologise and wipe our tears away.

How do the 60s movie Daleks compare to those you faced in 2008?

I think theyre a bit upmarket now, arent they?

Theyre a bit like turbo-jobs!

I think they work extremely well as villains.

When you got the job in the film were you aware ofDoctor Whoon television?

Sort of, yes.

Id been working a lot in the theatre so I didnt see too many episodes on a Saturday afternoon.

Around that time Id been doing a lot of theatre work so I wasnt very familiar with them.

Are you surprised that people are still enthused at the Dalek films?

And also it was a good movie!

Were you keen to do anotherDoctor Whofilm?

Id do one tomorrow of there was one!

Theyre good adventure stories, well written and well directed and theyre fun to do.

And youre usually working with a lot of people you know.

[Laughs]

I think a lot people would like that!

Would you like to return toDoctor Whoon television?

I would love to get back into it.

It would be nice.

Ive got such admiration for them.

That is so essential.

The quality of that shows through in the stuff I did with David Tennant.

What was it like working with Catherine Tate and David Tennant?

They were both smashing.

Theyre both lovely, absolutely lovely.

We had a lot of fun doing it, a few laughs here and there [Laughs].

And good work as well, what more could you expect?

There was an odd thing happened when I was doing the sequences with David Tennant.

There was one day we were working and it was the first time I went into the TARDIS.

and he looked at me and he said, I wasnt even born then!

[Laughs]

To be involved with David was absolutely super.

I was just going [knocks four times on table], Oi Doctor!

I didnt know what I was doing.

It was a heartbreaking moment

It was indeed, yes.

Hed [Russell T Davies] written that, as he wrote most of his stuff, absolutely beautifully.

Were you ever approached to play the Doctor?

I said, Well Im a very good swimmer.

Im not very good on horses.

He said, No no, he doesnt ride a horse.

Haw haw haw [Derisive laughter].

That was the nearest I ever came to becoming The Doctor.

Whats your favouriteDoctor Whomemory?

There was a nice moment at the end of the TV series.

Underneath it said: Bernard Cribbins The Doctors most faithful companion.

Russell is a cute observer, and that was so nice.

Thats Russell putting his finger on things.

Youve worked with Russell again recently on the BBC CBeebies show,Old Jacks Boat.

Absolute crackers, they really were.

Hes such a clever lad.

Do you watch the currentDoctor Whowith actor Matt Smith?

No, I dont to be honest.

Ive seen bits and pieces but, no, Im doing other things on Saturday afternoons.

What would Wilf make of the much younger Eleventh Doctor?

He wouldnt mind at all.

He could give him more advice than he could David Tennant!

[Laughs]

Finally, who is your favourite Doctor?

I would have to say if they were both in the same episode, that would be bliss.

Many thanks Bernard, youve been brilliant.

Doctor Who & the Daleks, and Daleks Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. are out now on Blu-ray from StudioCanal.