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Dr Who return hit by shortage of dwarf actors<br />
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FILMING of the new Doctor Who series has been hit by a shortage of midget actors.<br />
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Bosses wanted them to play tiny blue aliens - but most have been snapped up for the new Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie and to play Gringotts Bank staff in the new Harry Potter film.<br />
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Dr Who executive producer Russell T Davies said: "It's very difficult to employ persons of restricted growth when, as our producer Phil Collinson says, Bloody Gringotts and the Chocolate Factory are filming at the same time'."<br />
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Insiders on the BBC1 sci-fi drama admit it has proved a headache during shooting of the 13-part series, due to be wrapped up next month.<br />
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One said: "The two big movies have snapped up the talent. It's been hard to find who we want."<br />
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Peter Burroughs - whose Peterborough-based Willow Personal Management is one of just two UK agencies for dwarf actors admitted he had been unable to supply Dr Who with a 3ft 8in star.<br />
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He said: "That was very difficult to find, especially with the other productions going on."<br />
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The new series, with Christopher Eccleston as Dr Who and Billie Piper as sidekick Rose Tyler, is due to start in March.<br />
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