Barely a day goes by when we don’t have some Doctor Who-based news currently, as hype for the show’s return really seems to building.

Recently, Mark Gatiss has been discussing Peter Capaldi’s Doctor with to-be-expected enthusiasm. “I’ve seen quite a bit of him and he’s absolutely fantastic” teased the series 8 episode 3 writer.

“Peter’s just got this amazing, fierce, funny, slightly alarming quality to him – he reminds me a lot of Alastair Sim, actually. You’re not quite sure where you stand with him; he’s very funny, but he’s got this glint in his eye and I think it’s a terrific run of episodes.”

Gatiss went on to compare Capaldi to some much-loved Doctors past, saying “he’s that sort of Tom Baker, Jon Pertwee and even Christopher Eccleston style actually: it’s someone who’s not immediately going to be your best friend and can be quite abrupt and rude.”