Not only will we say goodbye to Clara by the end of “Doctor Who” Season 9, but new reports state that Season 10’s episode count will be cut in half.
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The denial comes in response to a newspaper story which alleges that next year’s series of the BBC1 sci-fi show will be halved so that lead actor Peter Capaldi can turn director on other projects – including a film based on his time in Glasgow punk band The Dreamboys and two episodes of USA sitcom Veep. Statistically, according to this handy site, the average age for a Doctor is 51.
As previously reported, executive producer Steven Moffat reassured fans that Peter Capaldi “is going nowhere” as the Doctor, despite rumors to the contrary for Season 10.
Moffat also confirmed that the show is sticking around too, despite failing ratings.
“It’s ridiculous that we get these old guys with young women draped round them”. When I started “Doctor Who” and we were doing photoshoots we’d be asked if Jenna could just lie down there while I, you know…
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Doctor Who continues this Saturday at 8pm on BBC One. “It becomes clearer and more moving as this particular series goes on”.
The paper goes on to quote Doctor Who insiders who say – as with Matt Smith – the series will be greatly reduced to allow Capaldi the time off and that next year’s run will be supplemented by a Christmas Special. Most of my peers have partners their age, so if we have a dinner party with a bunch of actors, the wives or partners are largely the same age.
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“You think what’s going to happen is going to happen, and then something else happens. I used to do that with my daughter when it came back so it has to be on at a time that’s reasonable for them to do that”. There are a few significant theatrical roles that they might be viable for.
