Peter Davison is getting "smaller" roles now that he is older.
Doctor Who legend Peter Davison thinks he has had more than his fair share of luck when it comes to getting parts in TV
The 72-year-old actor is best known for playing the Fifth Doctor in 'Doctor Who' during the early 1980s and while he has continued to be a regular face on screen ever since, he thinks it is unlikely that he would ever be chosen to replace Ralf Little as the lead in 'Death In Paradise' because of his age.
He told The Daily Star newspaper: "I've noticed the parts are smaller now. I still get offered a good deal of work, but I'm not in that bracket where the shows I do say,'...and Peter Davison'.
"I'm up for a challenge so I wouldn't rule ['Death in Paradise'] out. But the chances are they may go for someone a bit younger."
Following his star turn as The Doctor, Peter starred in the leading role of black comedy medical series 'A Very Peculiar Practice' before going on to play the cheating husband of a woman who secretly wins the lottery in 'At Home With the Braithwaites' in the early 2000s and reflected that he has probably had "more than [his] fair share" of luck at this point.
He added: "Everybody needs a bit of luck in this business and I've probably had more than my fair share. I went through an amazing period when I did 'Doctor Who' and 'A Very Practice'. And then things came back with 'At Home' and 'The Last Peculiar Detective' and then they went quiet again. And then recently I did 'Life'."
Peter - who has also carved out a successful theatrical career having starred in 'Gyspy' opposite Imelda Staunton and is due to appear alongside former 'Wicked' star Stephanie J. Block in a London revival 'Kiss Me, Kate' over the summer - will now be seen as the love interest of Barbara Flynn's character on 'Beyond Paradise' but explained there may be a "disappointing" aspect with what is to come.
He said: "I suppose you have to hope they are disappointed ... I think I said to the producer at one point, am I gonna get a chance to explain? I suppose it's important that they are disappointed in a way because that's the idea, isn't it? Well the thing is, it is rather baffling - so there must be something behind it"
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