Business Standard

Clara Oswald's replacement on Doctor Who not chosen:showrunner

Image

Press Trust of India London
"Doctor Who" showrunner Steven Moffat has revealed he still hasn't decided on a replacement for Clara Oswald, despite Jenna Coleman set to leave the show before the end of the current series.

Moffat made the revelation during the "Doctor Who" festival, where the showrunner was joined by stars Peter Capaldi, Michelle Gomez, Ingrid Oliver and writer Mark Gatiss, reported Metro.

"We went to the BBC yesterday to talk about the type of person we might be looking at. To my unending terror, we have not yet finished episode 11 and episode 12 is nowhere near finished so we haven't actually delivered the show yet," Moffat said.
 

Jenna Coleman, who plays The Doctor's current companion Clara Oswald, is set to leave the show sometime this series after signing on to play Queen Victoria in a new ITV drama.

Don't miss the most important news and views of the day. Get them on our Telegram channel

First Published: Nov 16 2015 | 7:48 AM IST

Explore News