Incoming Doctor Who boss Chris Chibnall has spoken for the first time about the challenge of replacing Peter Capaldi on the series.

Chibnall will take over as showrunner on the BBC series from 2018 - and one of his first tasks as boss will be to cast a new Doctor.

He told the Telegraph that, while some fans are calling for a female Doctor, it's too soon for him to have decided on the actor's gender or race.

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"We'll cast the role in the traditional way: write the script, then go and find the best person for that part in that script," he said. "You couldn't go out and cast an abstract idea."

That said, Chibnall did reveal that he has "a very clear sense" of what the new Doctor will be like.

"The creative possibilities are endless, but I have a very clear sense of what we're going to do, without even knowing who's going to play the part," he said.

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So does that mean he's going younger? Or something else? Let the speculation continue...

Outgoing Who boss Steven Moffat has revealed that Capaldi - who announced his departure from the show late last month - was almost convinced by Chibnall to sign up for a fourth series.

"It took Peter a long time to make up his mind," Moffat said. "But I think he came close to staying."

The next series of Doctor Who - Capaldi's last, and Moffat's - begins Saturday, April 15 on BBC One.





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