Bill Gates lands role in 'Doctor Who'
C|Net | at | by Mike
Microsoft chairman and world's richest man Bill Gates has landed a role in cult BBC sci-fi drama "Doctor Who," with a special half-hour episode set to hit U.K. screens later this year.
According to reports, Gates will play himself in the episode, the plot of which revolves around the abduction of the software tycoon while he is on a fishing trip on Lake Washington.
The Doctor, played by David Tennant, is then charged by the White House with the task of tracking down Gates' abductor--reported to be a war-mongering alien, Lord Daz Fenster.