Pete Doherty to play zombie?

Pete Doherty is being lined up to play a zombie in a spin-off of Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

Series creator Josh Whedon reportedly believes the Babyshambles frontman would make an ideal monster for new series Ripper, to be aired on the BBC next year.

The show follows Buffy's mentor Giles after he decides to come out of retirement in his England to solve a variety of mysteries.

A source told the Daily Star that Whedon enjoys the pop culture references in Doctor Who and is keen to feature British musical and comic cameos in his show.

He went on: "Pete seemed the obvious choice, with his love of the macabre. The blood paintings and the self-styled night creature existence are perfect.

"It's thought he'll play an approximation of his real-life persona; the zombie remnants of a rock star and poet unable to rest and therefore haunting London. With grisly results, of course."