James Dreyfus interviewed by Andrew Doyle

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Just thought I'd post a link to this interview. James comes across as such a lovely, decent bloke, and he has not been cowed or apologised for standing up for JKR and to TRAs. He speaks about this towards the end of the video.

I follow him on Twitter. I loved him in Gimme Gimme Gimme and The Thin Blue Line so that was why I looked him up but I am impressed at how strongly he is holding on to his beliefs and principles. He must have an incredibly thick skin considering some of the abuse he gets!

He does seem to be a lovely man and has suffered real career damage for standing against the genderists.

Good for James. It is disgusting to leave him off the credits at Big Issue for political reasons. Is it even legal?
This kind of woke McCarthyism is destroying the BBC. It has already destroyed Dr Who.

Can only agree, James is one of the good guys.

I love James. He gives the TRA’s a good as he’s got on Twitter. He doesn’t stand for bullying. If only there were more men like him speaking up. He knows what’s going on.

I think he's great too. The way he was treated over that Doctor Who thing was just rude and disrespectful apart from anything else.

What a great interview. James is a lovely bloke, very grounded and down to earth. Andrew Doyle is an excellent interviewer too.

I just watched it all, thank you for the link.

Was it the BBC that erased him from the list of actors who have played The Master?! Was it involved?

Don't worry Spindel, they checked with Stonewall, and it's ok.

Seriously though, I think it was Big Finish that done him wrong.
www.bigfinish.com/pages/v/faqs

Ah yes, that's the audio company he mentions - thanks.

Big Issue?🙄 Duh, I meant Big Finish.

What was the Doctor Who thing?

What was the Doctor Who thing?

Doctor Who audio plays. Lots of the ex-Doctor and companion actors have a sideline making audio drama episodes, which Big Finish produces.

You can pull off quite a lot of Doctor Who-ness with a low budget if it's only "radio".

James Dreyfus was one of the people who played the Master in these - a number of episodes.

IIRC, they stopped working with him (fair enough), but the last story he had already recorded went out with him edited off of the credits and cover, and when they did a "best-of" compilation set with one story from each Master incarnation, he was uniquely left out.

He seems like a thoroughly decent bloke. One of the good guys.

@NecessaryScene Thank you. I now see what @Giggorata was asking when asking if it is even legal to not credit someone for their work?

I’ve liked him since the 90s. I’m so pleased he’s not apologising for his beliefs. Seems like a lovely, genuine person.

He's a good un.

He's a good un
Definitely - smart and thoughtful and articulate. It's so awful that he's had to endure such vile bullying - those responsible (individuals and organisations) should be ashamed.