Samuel Anderson Wants to Bring Back Orson Pink

Samuel Anderson is keen to reprise his role as Orson Pink, but he wouldn’t mind seeing an alternate universe Danny either.

“I do remind them that Orson is alive. #BringBackOrsonPink,” he told the Radio Times.

Reflecting on Danny’s demise he said: “Steven Moffat put me away in style. I’ve lost a few jobs in my time but never gone out in such a blaze of glory.”

His idea for returning: “Maybe in an alternate universe? I wouldn’t mind approaching [Danny] in a different way. Or maybe just come back as Orson Pink because then it changes the dynamic between him and the Doctor.

He adds: “If it’s Orson Pink I think the relationship would be totally different because instead of a soldier – which is the kind of person the Doctor can’t bear – you’ve got another scientist who could be quite interesting with their relationship. And then instead of it being a love interest with Clara and Danny, it would be a family affair with grandmother and grandson but at the same age.”

Anderson also believes that Danny may be gone, but not forgotten in Series 9: “Steven is very clever with the arcs that he writes and I suppose that the relationship with Danny and Clara was integral to how the relationship with Clara and the new Doctor was going to go. I imagine there will be something there [in series nine] for sure.”