Doctor Who's Matthew Waterhouse (c.1985 Interview)

[@TimelordUK]

I do love the way Matthew speaks. He has lovely mannered diction and so articulate for his age

[@douggraham5082]

Poor Matthew Waterhouse never really got much credit for his work as Adric. I think he, Nyssa, and Tegan were a great trio of companions.

[@DavidLS1]

Matthew and his American husband are living happily in London, so he ended up okay.

[@danielueblacker9118]

A very truthful interview coming from a young actor who had the courage to do the best.

[@zeboraable]

Adric was my favourite Dr Who sidekick

[@lyricbot8513]

Zeb Phoenix same, I loved him so much

[@WhovianSentaiRiderFan]

Me too and 4th Doctor also.

[@AtheistCitizen]

he, Leela, and Romana... I guess its the 4th Doctor that matters.

[@splinterbyrd]

Top companions, in reverse order 3. Leela and Jo Grant (jointly) 2. Romana (as played by Mary Tamm) 1. SARAH JANE SMITH ❤

[@A_weeping_angel]

Same! His my all time fav

[@martinwood744]

And of course the name Adric came from the fact that he was a brilliant mathematician, as it is an anagram of Dirac (as in Paul Dirac, British physicist of some repute).

[@chucklemeister1529]

To me he worked better with Tom's doctor than Peter's doctor.

[@catherinespark]

What a wonderful, wise person.

[@amanthainachinashop2]

Like how 9 and Donna would have gotten on each other's nerves...

[@1978rharris]

He was cuuuuuute!!

[@DavidLS1]

I'm sure that's what his American husband thought when they met.

[@johnrauner2515]

had the biggest crush on him

[@monofolk3948]

​@@DavidLS1he's gay?

[@DavidLS1]

@@monofolk3948 Yes, he was the first openly gay actor on Doctor Who.

[@DavidLS1]

Adric was the only companion I ever had a crush on.

[@johnrauner2515]

same

[@johnrauner2515]

Him and Christopher Crabb were my hugest teenage crush's (search Danger Bay to see Christopher)

[@DavidLS1]

@@johnrauner2515 Christopher was cute, but if you want to talk crush, search Flipper to see Luke Halpin. (Of course it helped that he rarely wore more than a pair of denim shorts.)

[@Ollie_1022.]

He’s so adorable 💙

[@g00gleminus96]

I watched this with my head tilted 45 degrees to the left.

[@nobodyshome4633]

I find him so attractive xx

[@DavidLS1]

Same here, but I hear he has an American husband so we're both out of luck.

[@johnrauner2515]

@@DavidLS1 Looking back now at how powerfully I was attracted to him as a teen, suddenly it made lots of sense when I found out only several years ago he's gay

[@DavidLS1]

@@johnrauner2515 The first openly gay Doctor Who actor.

[@dickiegreenleaf750]

One of my top 5 companions

[@harlandted]

If you look at Mathew Waterhouse in the original series, he reminds me a lot like my neighbor, straight best friend, who even at 7 years old I fell in love with. Luckily we fooled around with til he switched to girls. Best dude, went to his weddings. I was lucky.

[@TheBitTV]

Good thing Matthew Waterhouse is gay then 🤣 .

[@tonybudgie8103]

Poor Matthew Waterhouse

[@SilverCymbal]

Now I'll never know if I was right

[@adric137]

a great talent!

[@scotm2949]

After discovering current photos of Mathew I've developed a bit of a crush 😋

[@splinterbyrd]

He's already spoken for. He has an American husband.

[@A_weeping_angel]

@@splinterbyrd does he? thats awesome!

[@nekusakura6748]

​@@splinterbyrd I hope they're very happy.

[@DavidLS1]

I had a crush on him from the start.

[@splinterbyrd]

Jeez he's so posh and camp

[@mccommas2]

Call me Matthew !

[@jayleslie5081]

hi matt i meant you just once at a con i was the only one who wore a hawaiia shirt for jhun nather tuner day everyone else but you told me to take it off but you supported me wearing it1

[@thefonzkiss]

Least he had a character and a personality. Nyssa just stood there doing nothing.

[@524sbth]

[@arthurcrown3063]

Not a favourite of mine.

[@The_Butler_Did_It]

It's amazing how self aware and articulate he is here considering what a lousy actor he was. I guess he was let down by poorly written dialogue though.

[@nifralo2752]

At least hes good in Earthshock. It dont help that Saward was always more interested in the shiny new character of the week rather than the regulars.

[@splinterbyrd]

Doctor Who was already in decline by the time Waterhouse joined. It's never recovered from losing Tom Baker. And nowadays it's made by gay men; it's just camp and silly

[@Warriorcats64]

@@splinterbyrd Only Davies and Turner were actually gay.

[@tomasalbertotorresmurillo9392]

@@splinterbyrd what about The Caves of Androzani? Or Earthshock? The Curse of Fenric? I know, Doctor Who was falling through the 80s. But it's unfair to say that nothing good came out after Tom Baker

[@MatgoStyles]

@@splinterbyrd Waterhouse joined before Tom Baker went and ratings increased during Davison's tenure, having been lower for Baker's final series.

[@Jwdude123]

Slightly gay

[@lyricbot8513]

John Ward he is gay

[@danielueblacker9118]

@@lyricbot8513 slightly with child.....

[@rowanmilestaco4797]

@@danielueblacker9118 what

[@splinterbyrd]

Don't think you can be slightly gay

[@shinbo3541]

psst... who cares

[@evonne_okafor]

shinbo So why you are here then?

[@splinterbyrd]

Christopher Robin has fallen downstairs