Sherlock‘s upcoming one-off special has started filming in Bristol. Written by the show’s co-creators, Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, the special sees Benedict Cumberbatch return as Sherlock Holmes, alongside Martin Freeman as John Watson and Amanda Abbington as Mary Watson. Rupert Graves (Lestrade) and Jonathan Aris (Anderson) were also spotted filming today. There have not … >
Steven Moffat has defended the recent “scientifically inaccurate” episode of Doctor Who, ‘In the Forest of the Night’. Written by children’s author Frank Cottrell Boyce, the episode aired in October and featured a forest growing overnight and taking back the Earth. > Read our review of ‘In the Forest of the Night’. Speaking at the … >
Doctor Who will return for a full season in 2014, starring Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor alongside Jenna Coleman as Clara. This news summary will be updated regularly as more details are revealed, with the latest updates at the top of each section. Rumours and unconfirmed reports will be marked with a *. > … >
Steven Moffat has responded to fans’ concerns that Doctor Who‘s most recent season saw the show focus too much on companion Clara, rather than the Doctor. Doctor Who’s showrunner told Nerdist: “The thing about Clara is she thinks the show is called ‘Clara’. She really does. She has no idea she’s number two in the … >
Doctor Who writer Steven Moffat has revealed that Season 9 will continue to explore the “real” consequences of the companion’s relationship with the Doctor. Season 9 begins filming in January and it is rumoured that Jenna Coleman will depart as Clara in this year’s Christmas special, ‘Last Christmas’, making way for a new companion next … >
Doctor Who writer Steven Moffat has discussed the mystery surrounding the character of Orson Pink. Bearing a striking resemblance to Danny Pink, also played by Samuel Anderson, Orson Pink appeared in ‘Listen’ and it was revealed that time travel ran in the family with “silly stories” told about one of Orson’s great-grandparents. It was heavily … >
Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has responded to fan theories that it was Osgood’s Zygon duplicate which died in Season 8’s finale. Ingrid Oliver made her debut as UNIT scientist Osgood in the show’s 50th anniversary special, ‘The Day of the Doctor’, in which viewers saw Osgood replicated by a shapeshifting Zygon. Osgood was vaporised … >
Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has hinted that more two-part stories could be on the way for Peter Capaldi’s Doctor. Season 8 concluded with a two-part finale last month, ‘Dark Water’ and ‘Death in Heaven’ – the first two-part story since ‘The Rebel Flesh’ and ‘The Almost People’ in 2011. Moffat told Doctor Who Magazine: … >
Doctor Who’s recent two-part finale saw the untimely demise of two beloved characters – former soldier turned maths (not PE) teacher Danny Pink, and UNIT’s sweetheart, the queen of workplace-appropriate cosplay, Osgood. It also saw the unexpected rescue of second-generation UNIT officer Kate Stewart by none other than her father, the late Brigadier. (I guess … >
Writer Steven Moffat has suggested that viewers haven’t seen the last of Missy in Doctor Who. Season 8 concluded last night on BBC One with ‘Death in Heaven’, with the Brigadier returning as a Cybermen to ‘kill’ Missy. Speaking on Doctor Who Extra, Moffat commented : “I always rather enjoyed how they handled this problem … >