Doctor Who to fight tallest ever Briton, Neil Fingleton, who plays alien living in Loch Ness

Posted Jun 12, 2015
Doctor Who is to face his biggest real-life enemy – the tallest man in Europe. British former basketball ace Neil Fingleton, who is 7ft 7in, will play underwater creature the Fisher King, a crashed alien that makes its home in Loch Ness. He will tower over Peter Capaldi’s Doctor, who is 6ft, and 5ft 1in Jenna Coleman’s Clara in a two-part story in the new BBC1 series - the Doctor's ninth - starting in the autumn. (London Daily Mirror)

Related: Basketball, Basketball Recruiting

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - UNC Basketball To Hire Gonzaga’s Jorge Sanz; Brady Pettigrew Update
UNC Basketball beefed up its coaching staff as Michael Malone brings in international recruiting ace Jorge Sanz from Gonzaga. Isaac Schade and Andy Patton break...
Fri Jul 24, 2026

UNC Dribble For Victory Over Cancer Set For Sept. 13
UNC Athletics announces the fifth annual Dribble For Victory Over Cancer in partnership with the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation and the V Foundation for Cancer...
Fri Jul 24, 2026

Carolina Insider Podcast: UNC Football/Basketball talk, actress Sharon Lawrence joins, 2026 Poddys!
The 2026-27 UNC sports season is right around the corner. Jones Angell and Adam Lucas catch up on Tar Heel football and basketball chatter (6:31)...
Fri Jul 24, 2026

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - Who can deliver as UNC Basketball's No. 2 scorer?
Who will emerge as the scoring sidekick to Terrence Brown as UNC Basketball reloads for a new era? Isaac Schade, Bill Robinson, and Jason Feldman...
Thu Jul 23, 2026