Starkey has now appeared as Strax in four episodes: ‘A Good Man Goes to War’, ‘The Snowmen’, ‘The Crimson Horror’ and ‘The Name of the Doctor’.

Speaking to Doctor Who TV about the possibility of a spin-off, the actor commented: “Certainly, I’d love to do a Paternoster gang spin-off show. That said, I’m sure that in the odd episode Strax could develop a perception filter so perhaps Neve and I didn’t have to spend so quite much time in make-up…

Discussing Strax’s future, Starkey added: “Strax has a glorious future of domestic servitude and violence ahead of him!”

The BBC announced earlier this month that Matt Smith will leave Doctor Who in this year’s Christmas special. Series 8 will apparently begin airing late next summer and will run for 12 episodes.

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