Bijušais Ārsts, kurš Showrunner Stīvens Mofats uzskata, ka sērijas pašreizējie priekšnieki tur savas iespējas atvērtas ar Billija Pipera atgriešanos.
Moffat, kurš no 2010. gada līdz 2017. gadam strādāja sci-fi šovā, apgalvoja, ka viņam nav nekādas iekšējās informācijas par Pipera lomu, bet uzskata, ka producenti ir izvietojuši savas likmes.
“Viņi nav teikuši [she is the Doctor]tāpēc es nezinu, ”Mofats stāstīja Radio TimesApvidū “Es pat nezinu, vai viņi zina.”
Fans were shocked when Piper returned at the end of season 15, when Ncuti Gatwa’s time as the Doctor ended.
The actor, who played the supporting Rose Tyler, appeared to replace Gatwa as the show’s lead when the Doctor underwent a regeneration. Piper described her return as a last-minute decision.
“This is such a minefield. I really have to be involved in how I respond to this,” Piper told the audience about appearing at the Florida supercon, according to Deadline .
Rose Tyler was a regular on the show from 2005 to 2006, and was a supporting character in the 2008 season, as well as making a cameo appearance in the 2010 New Year’s Eve special.
It remains to be confirmed whether Piper will actually play the 16th Doctor or if the show’s producers have another trick up their sleeve.
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However, Moffat offered some advice on qualities the next person should strive for.
“Attractive, but strange,” he said. “There’s something completely strange, a kind of benevolent, kind, slightly incompetent impersonation of a person. The doctor is never right.”
Moffat explained that the doctor should be “outside the boardroom”, but someone who “little children would want to run up to and take that [person’s] hand and feel absolutely safe”.
Moffat’s comments come weeks after the BBC said Doctor Who is “going nowhere” despite fandom concerns.
The BBC’s new chief content officer, Kate Phillips, has vowed to keep the British family favourite on screens.
“Rest assured, Doctor Who is not going anywhere,” Phillips said in August at the Edinburgh TV Festival with BBC drama director Lindsay Salt, saying the corporation was “committed” to getting the show back.