Karen wasn’t the biggest fan of her acting in series five (Picture: Rex/BBC)

Karen Gillian has admitted that she was not the biggest fan of her acting during her time in Doctor Who – and she wishes she could ‘redo’ some of her performance in the show’s fifth series.

The actress was well known for portraying companion Amy Pond in the popular sci-fi series, alongside Matt Smith as the eleventh incarnation of The Doctor, before her character and husband Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill) left at the conclusion of the fifth episode in series seven in 2012.

‘I’d go back to the first half of the first series that I did and just redo that acting,’ she told Fandom. ‘I know a lot more about acting now. I was a wee child.’



She also revealed that a Doctor Who movie had previously been in the works – with Johnny Depp set to star as the time lord – but ultimately, plans fell through.


‘There’s always talk of that [Doctor Who movie],’ she continued. ‘And Johnny Depp was going to play the doctor. This was, like, a long time ago.

‘But the BBC aren’t going to let that happen? No way! They’re like, “This is our flagship show!”’

Karen’s character Amy left the show alongside husband Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill) in series seven (Picture: BBC)

In the meantime, it won’t be long until we see The Doctor back on our screens – as it’s been confirmed that the twelfth series of the sci-fi drama will begin in the new year – with Jodie Whittaker reprising her role as the Thirteenth Doctor, alongside fellow returnees Bradley Walsh (Graham), Tosin Cole (Ryan) and Mandip Gil (Yaz).

And just recently, a teaser was released featuring a sneak peak of guest star Sir Lenny Henry in the first episode of the series.

We don’t know too much about the plot of the launch episode just yet, although showrunner Chris Chibnall, who wrote the episode, recently told Metro.co.uk that it ‘might be the biggest episode the show has done’.

We cannot wait!

Doctor Who returns to BBC One on 1 January 2020.

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