Express.co.uk that former Doctor Who actor Peter Davison, 69, advised him to “only do three years” as the Time Lord.The Hobbit star followed the guidance before the series was axed by the BBC during his tenure, which left him “slightly miffed”.Sylvester explained: “Peter Davison [who played Doctor Who before him] told me, ‘Only do three years’. “So I thought when I signed on, I was going to do three years. “In the second year, the producer came to me and said, ‘Listen, we like what you’re doing, so we want to book you for the fourth year’, and I thought, ‘Hmmm I’m not sure’. “He went, ‘If you don’t do the fourth year, you won’t do the third year.’“So they twisted my arm, and I agreed to do the fourth year."However, Sylvester was less than.
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