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Doctor Who’s Peter Capaldi and Steven Moffat have revealed they persuaded Jenna Coleman to stay on for another year by “haranguing” her. After months of speculation, the BBC confirmed in September that the 29-year-old would depart during this ninth series. “Jenna wanted to leave last year, when I arrived,” Capaldi said. “But I didn’t want her to leave.” Coleman has played Clara Oswald, the Doctor’s companion, since 2012. She is the longest-serving assistant since the series was rebooted in 2005….

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The Scot sold his family home in north London and moved to a suburb after local schoolkids learned that the sci-fi icon was living nearby. Star Peter Capaldi has been forced to move house after Doctor Who teenage fanatics kept turning up on his doorstep, reports the Sunday People. The 57-year-old Scot has sold his family home in north London and moved to a suburb several miles away. His old house was near a local school , where pupils had…

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The Doctor Who and Broadchurch actor is also father to daughter Olive, four, and two year-old son Wilfred, and stepfather to his wife’s son Ty, 13, from a previous relationship. David Tennant has welcomed a baby girl with his wife Georgia Moffett . The Broadchurch actor announced today that they are now proud parents to four children. He proudly confirmed the joyous news on the Christian O’Connell Breakfast Show on Absolute Radio this morning when the radio presenter asked him…

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But the actor thinks it’s “good” to have creative disagreements. Peter Capaldi has opened up about his creative relationship with Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat. The actor told press including Digital Spy that he and Moffat sometimes disagree on the “direction” of the series – but only to a healthy degree. “I think Steven’s fantastic and the team we have are fantastic, and to be honest my hands are pretty full just playing the Doctor,” he said. “I trust Steven…

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The actor didn’t think he was a big enough star to land the part. Now he’s the star of Doctor Who – but Peter Capaldi once turned down the chance to audition for the part of the Time Lord. Capaldi revealed last year that he refused to try out for the 1996 Doctor Who TV movie – because he was convinced he wouldn’t be succesful. Speaking to press including Digital Spy this week, the actor elaborated on his decision to…

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The Time Lord might not re-materialise till the end of next year. Here’s the latest on Doctor Who series 10 – it’s looking like Peter Capaldi will be back on set in spring 2016. Michael Pickwoad, production designer on the series, revealed in an interview with Radio Free Skaro that he expects to start working on new episodes in February or March. “[Work on series 10] won’t start until well into the New Year,” he said. “So it will be…

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The showrunner denies tabloid reports that series 10 of the BBC sci-fi hit will be a reduced run of episodes. Steven Moffat has strongly denied tabloid reports that Doctor Who will run next year with a reduced number of episodes. 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…

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Peter Capaldi has criticised the BBC for treating Doctor Who “as a pawn in a Saturday night warfare”. The Scottish actor, showrunner Steven Moffat and writer Mark Gatiss all expressed concern about the show’s post-8pm Saturday night slot. When Russell T Davies revived the much-loved programme in 2005, it was broadcast in a teatime spring slot. However, the current ninth series premiered with The Magician’s Apprentice at 7.40pm on September 19. Subsequently, it has been given the post-Strictly Come Dancing…

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The actor was rumoured to be filming fewer episodes of the BBC One show to focus on other commitments. Breathe a sigh of relief, Doctor Who fans – Peter Capaldi has denied reports that the show will only air half the usual number of yearly episodes in 2016. It was previously rumoured that there would be a severe reduction in episodes for 2016 due to the actor focusing on other work commitments. When asked if the reports were true in…

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