Doctor Who’s Steven Moffat wishes Peter Capaldi was not leaving the show
The Doctor Who producer and lead actor will both be saying farewell to the science fiction fan favourite.
Doctor Who producer Steven Moffat said he had hoped leading star Peter Capaldi would not have joined him in leaving the series.
This year’s Doctor Who is the final series to feature Capaldi in the title role and also the last to be overseen by Moffat, who has been in charge since 2010.
Speaking to Chris Evans on his Radio 2 breakfast show, Moffat said: “I was kind of hoping he would stay on because there’s only so much emotional trauma you can bear. I’ve had three versions of my childhood hero hand in their resignations to me and there’s no specific therapy for that, that’s really quite difficult.”
Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall will take over as the new boss of Doctor Who.
The current series, the 10th since the show returned in 2005, made headlines when it returned with news that the Doctor’s new sidekick was the programme’s first openly gay permanent companion.
Potts is the first clearly defined gay character in the programme’s history.
The penultimate episode ended on a cliffhanger as viewers saw Potts turned into a cyberwoman.
Fans of the TV series have also championed having a female Time Lord.
:: Doctor Who’s final episode of the series airs on BBC One on Saturday at 6.45pm.