P126 Teletext 126 Fjb14 02:48:37 DR WHO STAR TURNED DOWN THE ROLE AT FIRST! ——————————————————————————————————————— New Dr Who star Paul McGann has told how he turned the coveted role down flat when bosses of the new £6 million TV movie first approached him. He says: "I thought 'that's not for me'. I assumed I would have to play one of those indoor-scarf-wearing eccentrics. I said 'Thanks, but no thanks'." Now he is fully committed to the Anglo-American project, which is into its first month of filming in Canada. ——————————————————————————————————————— All the latest soap gossip 118 FOR GREAT THOMSON HOLIDAYS SEE P289 TV Clips Marjorie Orr TV Films Holidays