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Capaldi had to audition for the role of The Doctor

December 12th, 2013 by Marc Comments

Whovians were left stunned today when it emerged that Peter Capaldi, (an actor) had to actually audition for the role of The Doctor (a part).

In a story bewilderingly classed as news, Steven Moffat has revealed that Capaldi had to audition for his lead role in the show – despite being the only person they had in mind.  This is to no doubt make sure that he was actually right for the part, despite oozing talent from his very veins during every scene of The Thick of It, in which he played shoutey-swearey spin doctor Malcolm Tucker.  But you knew that already, as every article the world over reporting on Capaldi taking on the role of the time lord has made reference to his role in the BBC comedy series.

Executive producer Steven said: “We asked and he was incredibly excited to come and audition. We didn’t tell him that he was the only person auditioning because that would be oddly pressuring. He’s one of the best actors in the country and is very beloved. I was at the Baftas, shortly before we were contemplating Peter, and heard the cheer he got from the audience.

“Nobody has a bad thing to say about him and that’s not a minor issue when it comes to casting a Doctor. They’ve got to be lovely. And he’s a huge fan of Doctor Who.”

Co-star Jenna Coleman, who plays assistant Clara Oswald has revealed she had known the identity of the new Doctor a month before it was publicly announced.

In an interview to plug the Christmas special The Time Of The Doctor, she said she and current Doctor Matt Smith were informed during a royal visit to the Cardiff studios on July 3, although the casting was not confirmed until a live TV broadcast on August 4.

Jenna said she managed to hold on to the secret: ” I think I’ve learnt my lesson in that the best thing to do is not to tell anybody and then you don’t have your own paranoia that you’ve let something out.”

She said of the revelation: “It was kind of that moment ‘of course, makes sense’. It’s funny as I don’t think he was one of the names that was originally being speculated about and it wasn’t until the week before that his name came up.

“He’s going to be so different to Matt and take the show in an interesting direction.”

Marc is a self-confessed nerd. Ever since seeing Star Wars for the first time around 1979 he’s been an unapologetic fan of the Wars and still believes, with Clone Wars and now Underworld, we are yet to see the best Star Wars. He’s a dad of two who now doesn’t have the time (or money) to collect the amount of toys, comics, movies and books he once did, much to the relief of his long-suffering wife. In the real world he’s a graphic designer. He started Following the Nerd because he was tired of searching a million sites every day for all the best news that he loves and decided to create one place where you can go to get the whole lot. Secretly he longs to be sitting in the cockpit of his YT-1300 Corellian Transport ship with his co-pilot Chewie, roaming the universe, waiting for his next big adventure, but feels just at home watching cartoons with his kids….