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The Radio Times has revealed that Doctor Who Series 10 will begin filming this May… but that auditions for the role of companion have yet to begin!
This upcoming run will be the last with Steven Moffat as showrunner before Chris Chibnall takes over the series for 2018’s Series 11. After Moffat hinted that his final will be the 2017 Christmas special – he noted how he has 14 episodes of Who left to oversee – there’s been some question over the future of the show: certainly the next year will feel like a turbulent time. Indeed, some have wondered what would be happening with Series 10 after filming failed to start when expected: January, just after the Doctor Who Experience‘s TARDIS Tours concluded.
This was followed by the announcement that we’d only get one episode of the programme this year – the festive special, which will presumably go in front of the cameras either at the start of this filming run or at roughly the same time as previous Christmas episodes (around July). Might Doctor Who be filming at the same time as Class?
It’s troubling to consider that not only has a new companion been cast, but that, according to a Radio Times source, they’ve yet to kick-off auditions!
This might be the production crew considering if they want someone who will either stay just for one series (and leave with Moffat), or stay to help usher in Chibnall’s era. Or perhaps they’ve not begun auditions because they’ve already got someone in mind.
There’s been some concern about Twelfth Doctor, Peter Capaldi, particularly over how long he’ll stay, so hopefully, we’ll hear some positive news soon! Of a new companion to replace Jenna Coleman’s Clara Oswald, Capaldi said:
“We’ve just had some brief talks about it, we haven’t actually chosen someone yet — that I know of. I would expect that I would meet them before we finalised all that… we’re looking for someone different.”
I know this year seems pretty grim, but at least we’ll glimpse behind-the-scenes photos soon…
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