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David Burton is a stage actor who was rumoured to have been cast as [[The Doctor]], in the early nineties. He was filmed by a company in a fan-made pilot called [[Doctor Who and the Monsters of Ness]]. The pilot was intended to be sent to the BBC, and if they liked it, a Doctor Who reboot would have been made. Burton is mentioned in [[DWM 209]] in 1994, interviewed by [[Marcus Hearn]].
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'''David Burton''' was a stage actor who claimed he had been cast ([[DWM 209]]) as [[the Doctor]], in 1991.
 
He states he was filmed by a company in an independently-made pilot called ''Doctor Who and the Monsters of Ness''. The pilot was sent to the [[BBC]], and if they liked it, a ''[[Doctor Who]]'' reboot would have been made.
 
Though he has appeared on camera to state his account of events, ([[DOC]]: ''[[Lost in the Dark Dimension (documentary)|Lost in the Dark Dimension]]'') no record of any such pilot ever having been made is known to exist. As of August 2020, despite [[Richard Bignell]]'s best attempts at researching the matter, no independent evidence of Burton's claims has ever been produced.<ref>http://www.endofthelane.co.uk/burton.html</ref>
 
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David Burton was a stage actor who claimed he had been cast (DWM 209) as the Doctor, in 1991.

He states he was filmed by a company in an independently-made pilot called Doctor Who and the Monsters of Ness. The pilot was sent to the BBC, and if they liked it, a Doctor Who reboot would have been made.

Though he has appeared on camera to state his account of events, (DOC: Lost in the Dark Dimension) no record of any such pilot ever having been made is known to exist. As of August 2020, despite Richard Bignell's best attempts at researching the matter, no independent evidence of Burton's claims has ever been produced.[1]

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