However, one thing is for sure-Whovians won’t get more than one series of Doctor Who a year.
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Backing up this version of events was the main man himself, Peter Capaldi, who explained that the pair told her that “it would be great fun” to stay on for another year and how “wonderful” it would be for Coleman’s career in a bid to make her stay.
“The actress, who will soon play the young Queen Victoria in ITV’s Victoria, added that leaving Doctor Who after three years “did not feel real at all”.
Capaldi, well known as a long time fan of the series, was joined on stage for the session by creative boss Steven Moffat and executive producer Brian Minchin for an animated chat with former guest-star Skinner. Not going to happen, according to Capaldi.
Peter continued: “It’s absolutely vital that we have Steven (Moffat) working on it and having a vision on the whole thing, he only has so much energy, I’ve only got so much energy”. You want people running an all cylinders. “So it’s not going to happen”. As Capaldi says, the production values of Doctor Who are fairly high, considering all the special effects used. After all, it should be all about quality, not quantity.
Actress Jenna Coleman may have confirmed that she’s quitting her role on the BBC sci-fi hit last week but she’s said she’d be open to a return one day. British television has always been more focused on telling a good story than providing a certain number of episodes. We film out of sequence as well so, my last part with Peter, I couldn’t quite look at him because it wasn’t supposed to be a sad part.
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The next episode of Doctor Who, “Under the Lake”, will air Saturday October 3 on BBC One.
