Steven Moffat has responded to fans’ concerns that Doctor Who‘s most recent season saw the show focus too much on companion Clara, rather than the Doctor. Doctor Who’s showrunner told Nerdist: “The thing about Clara is she thinks the show is called ‘Clara’. She really does. She has no idea she’s number two in the … >
Steven Moffat has revealed that the possibility of River Song and Captain Jack Harkness returning in Doctor Who is “never, ever closed off”. Alex Kingston was last seen as River Song in 2013’s ‘The Name of the Doctor’, while John Barrowman last played Captain Jack Harkness in Doctor Who in 2010’s ‘The End of Time: … >
Doctor Who writer Steven Moffat has revealed that Season 9 will continue to explore the “real” consequences of the companion’s relationship with the Doctor. Season 9 begins filming in January and it is rumoured that Jenna Coleman will depart as Clara in this year’s Christmas special, ‘Last Christmas’, making way for a new companion next … >
A new trailer and another clip have been released ahead of this year’s Doctor Who Christmas special. Written by showrunner Steven Moffat, ‘Last Christmas’ guest stars Spaced actor Nick Frost as Father Christmas, alongside Misfits actor Nathan McMullen and Michael Troughton, the son of actor Patrick Troughton, who played the Second Doctor. Watch the clip… The … >
ITV has unveiled the first trailer for the new season of Broadchurch. Season 2 will see Eve Myles, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, James D’Arcy and Phoebe Waller-Bridge join the hit crime drama, alongside returning cast members David Tennant, Olivia Colman, Jodie Whittaker, Andrew Buchan and Arthur Darvill. > Order Season 2 on DVD on Amazon. Watch the … >
Peter Capaldi has revealed that his Doctor will still be “learning about himself” when Doctor Who returns next year. Season 9 begins filming in January. Capaldi told Digital Spy: “I think it would be wrong to say ‘we’ve arrived’ – and that’s certainly not how I feel. I don’t think Steven [Moffat] or anyone else … >
This third ‘Dark Eyes’ collection for Paul McGann’s Eighth Doctor contains a slight change of tack, being entirely Dalek free. Instead, it is styled as “Doctor Vs Master” with the rival Time Lords clashing across the history of humanity’s war with The Eminence. The Master in question is Big Finish’s terrific home-grown incarnation, played to … >
Doctor Who writer Steven Moffat has discussed the mystery surrounding the character of Orson Pink. Bearing a striking resemblance to Danny Pink, also played by Samuel Anderson, Orson Pink appeared in ‘Listen’ and it was revealed that time travel ran in the family with “silly stories” told about one of Orson’s great-grandparents. It was heavily … >
The BFI has announced the finalists vying to be named as the UK’s favourite sci-fi character of all time. The poll was launched in August as part of the BFI’s major nationwide celebration of sci-fi on screen. The two front runners have been revealed as the Alien‘s Ellen Ripley and Doctor Who‘s Doctor. The pair … >
Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has responded to fan theories that it was Osgood’s Zygon duplicate which died in Season 8’s finale. Ingrid Oliver made her debut as UNIT scientist Osgood in the show’s 50th anniversary special, ‘The Day of the Doctor’, in which viewers saw Osgood replicated by a shapeshifting Zygon. Osgood was vaporised … >