Peter Capaldi to keep his Scottish accent for Doctor Who as writers promise a 'trickier and fiercer' Time Lord



Scottish actor David Tennant famously adopted an English accent when he became the Time Lord back in 2005.

But it has been confirmed that Peter Capaldi will be sticking with his native Glaswegian tone when he steps into the shoes of The Doctor at Christmas.



Writer Steven Moffat has spoken out about the accent issue, saying that he is 'pretty certain' that the 12th incantation of the character will be a Scot.

Sticking with it: Peter Capaldi is set to keep his Glaswegian accent when he takes over on Doctor Who at Christmas

Speaking to Doctor Who Magazine, writer Moffat dropped a few choice hints for die hard fans just weeks after The Thick Of It star was revealed as the new Doctor.

Fans of the actor, who is best known for playing foul-mouthed Malcolm Tucker in the political comedy, will be overjoyed that he will be keeping the native tone that he has become known for.



The BBC writer also revealed that the new Doctor will be slightly different to Matt Smith and David Tennant as he will be 'older, trickier and fiercer.'

Famous Scot: Capaldi became known for his foul-mouthed rants as Malcolm Tucker in The Thick Of It

Younger incarnations: Writers have revealed that Capaldi's Doctor will be 'trickier and fiercer' than Matt Smith and David Tennant

Producers have admitted that they wanted to change things up when it came to the character, bringing in someone a little older and wiser, after having two youthful versions of the Time Lord.

Dropping hints: BBC writer Steven Moffat has let slip that Capaldi is likely to keep his native accent

Moffatt went on to joke about how the dynamic between the Doctor and his companion Clara, played by Jenna Coleman, will change when Capaldi takes over.

'Just as Clara’s learning to have a proper old crush on him, suddenly he’s Malcolm Tucker,' he told the magazine.

'I think the fun story will be – and we have the opportunity here – is this is what regeneration can do to you. He can be very, very different,' he added.

He went on to admit that the new Doctor would make life a little harder for Clara: 'People really love Jenna, so we make the Doctor quite difficult.'

The award-winning actor has been a popular choice for the most part, although may younger fans have raised concern about his age.



Speaking about finding out that he had the part, he said: 'My agent rang me up and said: 'Hello Doctor.' I started laughing and haven't stopped laughing since.'