Most journalists are regarded as inherently arrogant buggers who would rather sell their grandmothers than give up a story.

But when it came to interviewing English actor Arthur Darvill – who played Rory Williams, one of the companions to the 11th Doctor Who (Matt Smith), I had to concede my son Finlay was much more qualified than me.

As I have mentioned previously, I’ve became an appallingly sycophantic super fan of the iconic British TV show because of my son.

So we came to a gentlemen’s agreement. I would write the article and Finlay would do the interview with Darvill without any input from me.

Darvill said what makes Doctor Who such an appealing and alluring show that has lasted more than 50 years, was it offered viewers a sense of hope.

“It has elements of violence but it’s not that violent,” he said while nursing a coffee at the Hilton Hotel in Perth on Friday.