The almighty BBC have been in touch and let us know that Series 9 of Doctor Who has begun filming – Hoorah! – and announced their first guest star in the shape of the versatile Paul Kaye.
At the moment they’re in Cardiff with the new series set to air first on BBC One this Autumn. The episodes currently being filmed are written by Toby Whithouse, produced by Derek Ritchie and directed by Daniel O’Hara (Silent Witness 2015, The Game, Being Human).
Our Who hero Steven Moffat, lead writer and Exec Producer, had this to say:
“An amazing guest cast for a brilliantly creepy two-parter by Toby Whithouse. Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman are back in Cardiff, back in the box, and back in action – for one of our scariest adventures yet!”
The Doctor, or Peter Capaldi as some of you lot call him, added:
“The adventures begin again for myself and Jenna and I’m delighted to be back filming my second series of Doctor Who.”
You’d have recently seen Paul Kaye in the third series of Game of Thrones as Thoros of Myr and I’m also excited to say that the opening act is a two-part adventure, something that fans called for a bit more of in the new season. Commenting on his new role, Paul Kaye commented:
“As a kid of the 1970’s, the two shows you always watched were Top of the Pops and Doctor Who, they were unmissable. I actually wrote a song called ‘Looking for Davros’ in my first punk band and I sang it like a demented Dalek. I got to present TOTP back in the mid ‘90’s and landing this role in Doctor Who completes the dream double. Peter is a perfect Doctor and I’m loving every minute of the experience, even the five hours in make-up. What a treat, best 50th birthday present ever!”
Also starring in the new episodes will be Morven Christie who was recently in Twenty Twelve and Arsher Ali who starred in the critically acclaimed The Missing. We can also expect to see Colin McFarlane, Sophie Stone, Zaqi Ismail, Steven Robertson and Neil Fingleton.
We’ll bring you all the latest as we hear it!
