Tom Baker says Matt Smith was the only person who welcomed him on Doctor Who's 50th special
"Nobody else bothered with me at all."
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Tom Baker has said he was irritated by the treatment he received on the set of
Doctor Who's 50th anniversary special.
Baker filmed a brief sequence for 2013's '
The Day of the Doctor' and alleged that only his co-star in the scene, Matt Smith, paid him any attention.
"Matt Smith is a darling young man – he made me very welcome," the legendary actor said, in a candid interview for the new
Doctor Who: The Collection – Season 12 Blu-ray set.
"[But] he was the only one who welcomed me – I drove through the night to Cardiff, and Matt Smith came seeking me out, so full of joy and so happy to see me! He made it very, very easy acting with him, and I'm so glad he's going on to tumultuous success.
"Nobody else bothered with me at all. I was a bit nettled about that.
"They didn't have Matt's warmth. That's what he's good at, warmth... absolutely wonderful, and there's not much of him – he's sort of lean, and exudes this warmth."
Baker played the mysterious Curator in the 50th special, a character who may or may not have been a future incarnation of the Doctor.
Last year, writer and then-
Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat
described working on the episode as "murder" – even though it turned out to be a "monster hit".
"'The Day of the Doctor' was a monster hit – I think I can say that – but the actual process of doing it was murder," he recalled.
"It was an awful show to work on and I kept just wanting to give up. Because the truth is, there is a reason why there is only one Doctor, and there is absolutely no reason to have more than one."
