1 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:04,030 (AUDIENCE CHEERING AND APPLAUDING) 2 00:00:08,327 --> 00:00:10,256 Welcome to Hall H! Welcome! 3 00:00:10,257 --> 00:00:11,487 Hey, Mike. How's it going? 4 00:00:11,578 --> 00:00:12,878 Hey, guys! 5 00:00:12,888 --> 00:00:14,047 Thank you for, uh... 6 00:00:14,048 --> 00:00:14,948 Welcome... First of all welcome 7 00:00:14,949 --> 00:00:16,608 to the first official day of Comic Con! 8 00:00:16,618 --> 00:00:18,248 - It's nice to see you all. - (MAN SCREAMING) 9 00:00:18,258 --> 00:00:21,057 (AUDIENCE CHEERING AND APPLAUDING) 10 00:00:21,058 --> 00:00:21,928 I'm wearing, uh, 11 00:00:21,929 --> 00:00:23,797 appropriate shoes for this panel. 12 00:00:23,798 --> 00:00:24,867 I don't know if you could see it properly. 13 00:00:24,868 --> 00:00:26,818 (AUDIENCE CHEERING AND APPLAUDING) 14 00:00:26,828 --> 00:00:27,288 Little Dalek. 15 00:00:27,298 --> 00:00:30,737 This is the Doctor Who panel and I'm very excited to 16 00:00:30,738 --> 00:00:33,337 show you people that you are very excited to see, 17 00:00:33,338 --> 00:00:35,573 and also some never seen footage 18 00:00:35,574 --> 00:00:36,728 that we're gonna show you. 19 00:00:36,738 --> 00:00:39,598 - (CHEERING CONTINUES) - Um, so... 20 00:00:39,808 --> 00:00:40,268 But let's, uh... 21 00:00:40,278 --> 00:00:42,977 Everyone caught up with Doctor Who? Is everyone caught up, I assume? 22 00:00:42,978 --> 00:00:44,838 - (AUDIENCE CHEERING) - Good. 23 00:00:44,848 --> 00:00:45,988 Uh, but just in case you're not, 24 00:00:45,978 --> 00:00:47,778 or just in case it's been a couple of months 25 00:00:47,788 --> 00:00:48,388 that you watched, uh... 26 00:00:48,389 --> 00:00:51,157 Let's take a look back at Series Eight really quickly, 27 00:00:51,158 --> 00:00:52,158 and then we'll get into panel. 28 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:54,298 Series Eight highlight, Doctor Who! 29 00:00:55,428 --> 00:00:57,298 DOCTOR: I'm the Doctor. 30 00:00:57,428 --> 00:01:00,097 I've lived for over 2,000 years, 31 00:01:00,098 --> 00:01:02,068 and not all of them were good. 32 00:01:02,268 --> 00:01:03,637 I've made many mistakes, 33 00:01:03,638 --> 00:01:06,938 and it's about time that I did something about that. 34 00:01:07,468 --> 00:01:10,498 Then what're you waiting for? Let's go. 35 00:01:11,738 --> 00:01:13,968 - (FIRING) - (SCREAMS) 36 00:01:14,848 --> 00:01:16,918 Exterminate. 37 00:01:19,488 --> 00:01:20,858 (SCREAMING) 38 00:01:21,248 --> 00:01:23,308 Help me, help me, Doctor. 39 00:01:23,318 --> 00:01:25,078 Draw your sword and prove your words. 40 00:01:25,088 --> 00:01:26,387 I don't need a sword. 41 00:01:26,388 --> 00:01:29,018 Because I am the Doctor. 42 00:01:29,458 --> 00:01:32,218 And this is my spoon. 43 00:01:34,398 --> 00:01:35,827 I will do something amazing. 44 00:01:35,828 --> 00:01:36,728 (EXCLAIMS) 45 00:01:36,738 --> 00:01:38,837 CLARA: Doctor, it's working! 46 00:01:38,838 --> 00:01:40,268 (GRUNTS) 47 00:01:43,978 --> 00:01:45,978 (SCREAMING) 48 00:01:46,248 --> 00:01:48,048 Now we're getting somewhere. 49 00:01:53,818 --> 00:01:55,788 - (WOMAN GRUNTS) - (WHIRRING) 50 00:01:58,318 --> 00:02:00,418 DALEK: Doctor! 51 00:02:01,788 --> 00:02:02,948 MAN: Who are you? 52 00:02:02,958 --> 00:02:05,758 I'm the man that stops the monsters. 53 00:02:06,128 --> 00:02:07,888 A lot of time, a lot of space 54 00:02:07,898 --> 00:02:09,367 sitting out there. 55 00:02:09,368 --> 00:02:11,437 Let's see what we're made of. 56 00:02:11,438 --> 00:02:13,608 You and I. 57 00:02:14,808 --> 00:02:17,178 (DOCTOR WHO THEME PLAYING) 58 00:02:22,348 --> 00:02:23,947 Ladies and Gentlemen, Comic Con, 59 00:02:23,948 --> 00:02:24,688 please welcome to the stage 60 00:02:24,689 --> 00:02:27,808 executive producer and lead writer, Steven Moffat! 61 00:02:27,818 --> 00:02:30,258 (AUDIENCE CHEERING AND APPLAUDING) 62 00:02:34,128 --> 00:02:36,098 The long walk. 63 00:02:36,558 --> 00:02:39,958 Also, playing Missy this season, Michelle Gomez. 64 00:02:39,968 --> 00:02:42,438 (AUDIENCE CHEERING AND APPLAUDING) 65 00:02:49,308 --> 00:02:53,007 And a person who went by the name of Clara Oswald, 66 00:02:53,008 --> 00:02:54,138 Jenna Coleman. 67 00:02:54,148 --> 00:02:56,718 (AUDIENCE CHEERING AND APPLAUDING) 68 00:03:00,648 --> 00:03:01,947 (AUDIENCE HOOTING) 69 00:03:01,948 --> 00:03:06,248 And, guys, this is his first appearance, 70 00:03:06,258 --> 00:03:07,627 at a Comic Con. 71 00:03:07,628 --> 00:03:08,657 Peter Capaldi! 72 00:03:08,658 --> 00:03:11,328 (AUDIENCE CHEERING AND APPLAUDING) 73 00:03:19,608 --> 00:03:21,707 Over here, next to me. 74 00:03:21,708 --> 00:03:23,007 (AUDIENCE LAUGHING) 75 00:03:23,008 --> 00:03:25,207 I didn't miss him. (CHUCKLES) 76 00:03:25,208 --> 00:03:26,008 This is... 77 00:03:26,009 --> 00:03:28,238 You, guys, Doctor Who. Here they are. 78 00:03:28,248 --> 00:03:30,778 (AUDIENCE CHEERING AND APPLAUDING) 79 00:03:31,918 --> 00:03:33,187 This is your very first Comic Con. 80 00:03:33,188 --> 00:03:35,357 You haven't been in one of these before. 81 00:03:35,358 --> 00:03:36,878 No, it's cosmic. 82 00:03:36,888 --> 00:03:37,458 (LAUGHING) 83 00:03:37,459 --> 00:03:40,657 How do you feel? There are about 7,000 people here 84 00:03:40,658 --> 00:03:41,927 who, uh, came out to see... 85 00:03:41,928 --> 00:03:42,658 You can't even see the back. 86 00:03:42,659 --> 00:03:46,918 Oh, I didn't even... I've never been in front of 7,000 before in my life. 87 00:03:46,928 --> 00:03:49,658 (AUDIENCE LAUGHING AND HOOTING) 88 00:03:51,138 --> 00:03:54,908 I can't, I can't hear them all though properly. 89 00:03:55,008 --> 00:03:58,278 (AUDIENCE CHEERING LOUDLY) 90 00:04:00,148 --> 00:04:02,578 I can't hear you, at the back. 91 00:04:02,678 --> 00:04:05,538 (AUDIENCE CHEERING LOUDLY) 92 00:04:06,488 --> 00:04:08,447 All those year of pantomime. 93 00:04:08,448 --> 00:04:10,778 (LAUGHING) 94 00:04:10,788 --> 00:04:11,857 This is, uh... 95 00:04:11,858 --> 00:04:14,387 Series eight was amazing. 96 00:04:14,388 --> 00:04:15,148 I absolutely loved it. 97 00:04:15,158 --> 00:04:18,427 I love the tonal shift in the show, 98 00:04:18,428 --> 00:04:21,167 uh, you are phenomenal, 99 00:04:21,168 --> 00:04:21,938 as the Doctor. 100 00:04:21,939 --> 00:04:23,988 - (AUDIENCE CHEERING) - Uh, I love... 101 00:04:23,998 --> 00:04:27,498 I love that you're kinda cranky and intense, 102 00:04:27,508 --> 00:04:31,337 and you sort of don't know if he's a good guy or not. 103 00:04:31,338 --> 00:04:32,798 And did you... 104 00:04:32,808 --> 00:04:35,807 Did you and Steven talk about all that stuff going into the season? 105 00:04:35,808 --> 00:04:39,008 How we're gonna... How did you arrive at this guy? 106 00:04:39,018 --> 00:04:42,487 Uh, I think he just saw those qualities in me. 107 00:04:42,488 --> 00:04:44,157 (LAUGHING) 108 00:04:44,158 --> 00:04:46,217 He just casted me that way. 109 00:04:46,218 --> 00:04:48,018 Is that true, Steven? 110 00:04:48,028 --> 00:04:48,928 Uh, but in partly. 111 00:04:48,929 --> 00:04:50,927 It's partly maximising what you've got 112 00:04:50,928 --> 00:04:52,057 with a new Doctor. 113 00:04:52,058 --> 00:04:53,588 - CHRIS HARDWICK: Yeah. - Uh, and what we thought... 114 00:04:53,598 --> 00:04:55,467 I thought Peter could bring to it. 115 00:04:55,468 --> 00:04:56,697 But, it's a lot, you know, uh... 116 00:04:56,698 --> 00:04:58,858 The truth about this is and no one ever quite believes me, 117 00:04:58,868 --> 00:05:01,907 but the difference in the way you write the doctor, 118 00:05:01,908 --> 00:05:03,107 isn't that great! 119 00:05:03,108 --> 00:05:05,377 It's what the actors bring to it, 120 00:05:05,378 --> 00:05:06,847 uh, that changes it. 121 00:05:06,848 --> 00:05:08,577 The changes in emphasis 122 00:05:08,578 --> 00:05:09,777 come from the actors. 123 00:05:09,778 --> 00:05:11,108 And you've kind of got to 124 00:05:11,118 --> 00:05:14,247 get out of the way of that and facilitate it a bit. 125 00:05:14,248 --> 00:05:17,308 And as you start to see what Peter's doing with it, 126 00:05:17,318 --> 00:05:18,318 and can do with it, 127 00:05:18,319 --> 00:05:20,148 you start writing towards it. 128 00:05:20,158 --> 00:05:21,727 It's just that on paper 129 00:05:21,728 --> 00:05:24,757 the Doctors are surprisingly similar. 130 00:05:24,758 --> 00:05:25,358 It's what you, uh... 131 00:05:25,359 --> 00:05:28,258 It's what each of these brilliant actors bring to it. 132 00:05:28,268 --> 00:05:31,737 HARDWICK: And how far into shooting 133 00:05:31,738 --> 00:05:32,897 do you start noticing, 134 00:05:32,898 --> 00:05:34,198 "Uh, there is quirk or there's something. 135 00:05:34,208 --> 00:05:35,737 "I think I kind of like what they're doing with this, 136 00:05:35,738 --> 00:05:37,598 "so, I'm gonna sort of go in this direction with it." 137 00:05:37,608 --> 00:05:39,977 Like, how long does it take for you to go, 138 00:05:39,978 --> 00:05:42,513 "A-ha! This is the guy that we've arrived at." 139 00:05:42,514 --> 00:05:44,068 It's pretty quick, actually. 140 00:05:44,078 --> 00:05:44,808 Because you're seeing it. 141 00:05:44,818 --> 00:05:47,047 And there's a massive shock at the beginning. 142 00:05:47,048 --> 00:05:48,578 - 'Cause it's somebody else. - HARDWICK: Yeah. 143 00:05:48,588 --> 00:05:50,887 You know, those first rushes, which were, 144 00:05:50,888 --> 00:05:53,727 for his first appearance in Deep Breath, 145 00:05:53,728 --> 00:05:55,097 where he pops out of the Tardis. 146 00:05:55,098 --> 00:05:57,988 That is the first thing that he shot, 147 00:05:57,998 --> 00:05:59,527 apart from the regeneration. 148 00:05:59,528 --> 00:06:01,327 I see it very, very quickly, uh, 149 00:06:01,328 --> 00:06:03,488 seeing what, uh... You know, how it's sounds, 150 00:06:03,498 --> 00:06:06,428 how it feels coming out of that new mouth. 151 00:06:06,438 --> 00:06:06,908 But in a way, 152 00:06:06,909 --> 00:06:09,507 you always want to sort of blind yourself to 153 00:06:09,508 --> 00:06:10,378 what it is that you're doing. 154 00:06:10,379 --> 00:06:11,977 You just start writing for that voice. 155 00:06:11,978 --> 00:06:14,377 And Peter has a very, very distinct voice. 156 00:06:14,378 --> 00:06:17,987 And he's Scottish, which is just automatically better. 157 00:06:17,988 --> 00:06:20,038 (ALL LAUGHING) 158 00:06:20,048 --> 00:06:22,808 And for some reason easier for me. I don't know. 159 00:06:22,818 --> 00:06:24,008 HARDWICK: And you just, you just went... 160 00:06:24,018 --> 00:06:26,718 You just let him be Scottish this season? 161 00:06:26,728 --> 00:06:27,358 Well... 162 00:06:27,359 --> 00:06:29,287 We'd let him be English before. 163 00:06:29,288 --> 00:06:30,288 What difference is it? 164 00:06:30,298 --> 00:06:32,157 It doesn't make any sense. 165 00:06:32,158 --> 00:06:34,188 I mean, why would he have an English accent, 166 00:06:34,198 --> 00:06:36,867 American accent, a Scottish accent, why? 167 00:06:36,868 --> 00:06:38,667 HARDWICK: Because a lot places have a north! 168 00:06:38,668 --> 00:06:40,467 - (AUDIENCE LAUGHING) - Uh, not you apparently. 169 00:06:40,468 --> 00:06:44,298 HARDWICK: Not me. No, I didn't say I was good at it. 170 00:06:44,708 --> 00:06:46,037 Um, you, uh... 171 00:06:46,038 --> 00:06:49,568 You people already knew, you were going into this? 172 00:06:49,578 --> 00:06:49,908 Which... 173 00:06:49,918 --> 00:06:52,317 But did you feel the weight of Doctor Who immediately? 174 00:06:52,318 --> 00:06:54,247 I mean, has it been unlike any other 175 00:06:54,248 --> 00:06:57,648 experience, any other show that you've worked on before? 176 00:06:57,658 --> 00:06:58,528 Well, it's... 177 00:06:58,529 --> 00:07:01,718 It's the only show that I think is, uh, 178 00:07:01,728 --> 00:07:03,998 in my bones very deeply. 179 00:07:04,128 --> 00:07:06,097 It's the only show that I have, uh, 180 00:07:06,098 --> 00:07:09,398 followed since I was six years old. 181 00:07:09,898 --> 00:07:10,828 So, although... 182 00:07:10,838 --> 00:07:11,967 You know, I always think people have a very 183 00:07:11,968 --> 00:07:14,507 intimate relationship with the programme Doctor Who. 184 00:07:14,508 --> 00:07:17,437 Even though it, it now exists on this scale. 185 00:07:17,438 --> 00:07:19,168 Which is huge and wonderful. 186 00:07:19,178 --> 00:07:22,277 Um, it's the only show that I've ever been in, 187 00:07:22,278 --> 00:07:23,917 and I really knew and loved. 188 00:07:23,918 --> 00:07:27,047 And even when I went and I did an episode with, uh... 189 00:07:27,048 --> 00:07:28,578 - David Tennant... - Mmm-hmm. 190 00:07:28,588 --> 00:07:31,887 - (AUDIENCE CHEERING) - It was... 191 00:07:31,888 --> 00:07:32,688 It was fantastic. 192 00:07:32,689 --> 00:07:34,787 And I was so excited to be there, 193 00:07:34,788 --> 00:07:37,018 and I thought that would be my only contribution. 194 00:07:37,028 --> 00:07:40,197 The only time that I would get to be in Doctor Who. 195 00:07:40,198 --> 00:07:43,133 And I remember turning up on the set and saying to him, 196 00:07:43,134 --> 00:07:45,658 "David, David, where's the Tardis?" 197 00:07:45,668 --> 00:07:46,468 (AUDIENCE LAUGHING) 198 00:07:46,469 --> 00:07:50,728 And he took me over to the police box in the corner, 199 00:07:50,738 --> 00:07:52,337 and I got quite teary. 200 00:07:52,338 --> 00:07:54,138 - And I thought "Wow..." - HARDWICK: You're like, 201 00:07:54,148 --> 00:07:55,018 (HOARSELY) "Someday." 202 00:07:55,019 --> 00:07:57,208 No. You know, I never thought that. 203 00:07:57,218 --> 00:07:59,683 I never thought that that would be a direction 204 00:07:59,684 --> 00:08:02,378 that we would be going in the game with Doctor Who. 205 00:08:02,388 --> 00:08:04,757 Um, so I was thrilled that, uh, 206 00:08:04,758 --> 00:08:08,027 Steven did decide to go in that direction. And here I am. 207 00:08:08,028 --> 00:08:10,097 HARDWICK: Yeah. Uh, Jenna, 208 00:08:10,098 --> 00:08:11,397 wonderful companion. 209 00:08:11,398 --> 00:08:14,767 - I mean, it's even so... - (AUDIENCE CHEERING) 210 00:08:14,768 --> 00:08:17,197 I even feel like it's weird to even 211 00:08:17,198 --> 00:08:19,328 use the term "companion" because 212 00:08:19,338 --> 00:08:21,977 I feel like you kind of dommed the Doctor 213 00:08:21,978 --> 00:08:23,868 this season a little bit. 214 00:08:23,878 --> 00:08:25,077 I mean it wasn't... 215 00:08:25,078 --> 00:08:25,678 It felt like he was... 216 00:08:25,679 --> 00:08:27,807 There was some slapping. I could feel a little... Some staged. 217 00:08:27,808 --> 00:08:31,538 HARDWICK: It kinda felt like there were some episodes where it sort of feels like, 218 00:08:31,548 --> 00:08:33,617 "He's her companion right now!" 219 00:08:33,618 --> 00:08:37,617 So, you know, coming from the previous seasons, 220 00:08:37,618 --> 00:08:38,478 did you guys figure out like, 221 00:08:38,488 --> 00:08:41,127 "Well, let's, you know, let's take a little bit of turn with Clara, 222 00:08:41,128 --> 00:08:44,557 "Let's kind of make her more this character." 223 00:08:44,558 --> 00:08:45,718 No, not really, I mean... 224 00:08:45,728 --> 00:08:48,667 Um, we saw the school teacher, side of Clara. 225 00:08:48,668 --> 00:08:51,937 And, um, I think maybe like the Earth bound side of Clara. 226 00:08:51,938 --> 00:08:53,137 And then, actually, 227 00:08:53,138 --> 00:08:54,773 I think, I think a lot of last series 228 00:08:54,774 --> 00:08:56,668 was about them working each other out, 229 00:08:56,678 --> 00:09:00,407 and working how this new dynamic is gonna work. 230 00:09:00,408 --> 00:09:01,438 Um... 231 00:09:01,448 --> 00:09:03,177 Which is great actually cause with shooting, 232 00:09:03,178 --> 00:09:04,838 we're mid-shooting at the moment. 233 00:09:04,848 --> 00:09:07,487 And in a way, we're kind of... 234 00:09:07,488 --> 00:09:09,087 We've found our groove together. 235 00:09:09,088 --> 00:09:12,887 And I feel like they are on really equal kind of terms. 236 00:09:12,888 --> 00:09:14,218 They both help drive the Tardis. 237 00:09:14,228 --> 00:09:16,427 -Well, I help drive the Tardis. -HARDWICK: Yeah. Of course. 238 00:09:16,428 --> 00:09:18,727 I press a lot of buttons and Peter look at me. 239 00:09:18,728 --> 00:09:21,297 HARDWICK: You stick your hands into that jelly psychic stuff. 240 00:09:21,298 --> 00:09:23,067 I try to. I get really overexcited, 241 00:09:23,068 --> 00:09:24,867 and then I just see Peter being very cool 242 00:09:24,868 --> 00:09:28,277 just staring at me across the console like, "No!" 243 00:09:28,278 --> 00:09:30,068 (LAUGHING) 244 00:09:30,078 --> 00:09:30,808 But this also... 245 00:09:30,809 --> 00:09:33,747 You know, you're managing a relationship this season, 246 00:09:33,748 --> 00:09:34,448 and so how do you... 247 00:09:34,449 --> 00:09:36,647 How did your relationship with Danny Pink... 248 00:09:36,648 --> 00:09:37,677 How did that factor in with your role? 249 00:09:37,678 --> 00:09:40,808 What is the relationship with you and the Doctor at this point? 250 00:09:40,818 --> 00:09:41,618 - Now? - Yeah. 251 00:09:41,619 --> 00:09:42,917 -Of what we're filming right now? -Yeah. 252 00:09:42,918 --> 00:09:44,978 Well, I mean, obviously, you probably can't really say. 253 00:09:44,988 --> 00:09:47,287 - In series eight... - That's right, Steven. 254 00:09:47,288 --> 00:09:48,487 In series eight, 255 00:09:48,488 --> 00:09:50,388 what was your guys' relationship? 256 00:09:50,398 --> 00:09:51,727 I think we were figuring it out. 257 00:09:51,728 --> 00:09:53,227 It was kind of quite experimental. 258 00:09:53,228 --> 00:09:55,458 It was... I mean, it's kind of like getting to know 259 00:09:55,468 --> 00:09:57,637 your best friend all over again. 260 00:09:57,638 --> 00:09:59,737 And the rules are different and, um, 261 00:09:59,738 --> 00:10:01,107 the dynamic is totally different. 262 00:10:01,108 --> 00:10:03,777 So, it was a case of it all being thrown up in the air 263 00:10:03,778 --> 00:10:08,477 and us exploring it together and seeing how it falls. 264 00:10:08,478 --> 00:10:09,378 - I suppose. - HARDWICK: Yeah. 265 00:10:09,379 --> 00:10:11,477 Well, one of the questions, like over on Walking Dead, it's like, 266 00:10:11,478 --> 00:10:14,908 "Well, can you have a relationship in the zombie apocalypse?" 267 00:10:14,918 --> 00:10:16,087 And it seems like, is it... 268 00:10:16,088 --> 00:10:18,527 How hard is it to maintain a relationship, 269 00:10:18,528 --> 00:10:21,948 when you are a companion to this man who 270 00:10:21,958 --> 00:10:24,027 snaps you up at a moment's notice and... 271 00:10:24,028 --> 00:10:27,627 How do you manage a personal life in that world? 272 00:10:27,628 --> 00:10:31,088 Um, well, she has a rule that she has to be dropped off 273 00:10:31,098 --> 00:10:34,458 like thirty seconds after she left the Tardis. 274 00:10:34,468 --> 00:10:34,928 After she left. 275 00:10:34,938 --> 00:10:36,207 - HARDWICK: Right. - That was kind of a thing. 276 00:10:36,208 --> 00:10:38,777 -Cause she doesn't actually live on the Tardis. -MOFFAT: No. 277 00:10:38,778 --> 00:10:40,247 She saying, "I'll come and travel 278 00:10:40,248 --> 00:10:42,107 "through all the time in space with you. 279 00:10:42,108 --> 00:10:42,608 "But only if 280 00:10:42,609 --> 00:10:44,777 "you'll drop me off 30 seconds after I've left." 281 00:10:44,778 --> 00:10:45,778 So, you know, I don't miss like, 282 00:10:45,779 --> 00:10:47,908 - maths class or something. - HARDWICK: Right. 283 00:10:47,918 --> 00:10:49,357 Why do you think she does it? 284 00:10:49,358 --> 00:10:52,778 Um, I think she's a bit of a control freak. 285 00:10:52,788 --> 00:10:54,278 And I think she's trying to, 286 00:10:54,288 --> 00:10:56,348 trying to have both lives at once. 287 00:10:56,358 --> 00:10:57,618 HARDWICK: Yeah. 'Cause she was... 288 00:10:57,628 --> 00:11:01,097 She basically lied to Danny a couple of times. 289 00:11:01,098 --> 00:11:02,267 Like, "Oh, he says it's fine." 290 00:11:02,268 --> 00:11:04,867 No. It was like bending the truth. 291 00:11:04,868 --> 00:11:05,768 (LAUGHING) 292 00:11:05,769 --> 00:11:08,867 I'm in a big tangle of lies last series. 293 00:11:08,868 --> 00:11:11,268 But, um, this series it's much more... 294 00:11:11,278 --> 00:11:14,677 She's head-first in the Tardis with the Doctor. 295 00:11:14,678 --> 00:11:15,018 Right. 296 00:11:15,019 --> 00:11:18,338 Uh, I wanna talk to Michelle for a sec, about, uh, 297 00:11:18,348 --> 00:11:21,917 - her wonderful... - (AUDIENCE CHEERING) 298 00:11:21,918 --> 00:11:22,688 I mean... 299 00:11:22,689 --> 00:11:25,127 You should be caught up by now if you're here. 300 00:11:25,128 --> 00:11:27,178 But, uh, mistress... 301 00:11:27,188 --> 00:11:28,318 (STAMMERS) This... 302 00:11:28,328 --> 00:11:29,887 Seeing the ark of her, 303 00:11:29,888 --> 00:11:32,757 and seeing all the speculation from that first episode, 304 00:11:32,758 --> 00:11:36,988 and then seeing, oh, heaven afterlife weird Missy, 305 00:11:36,998 --> 00:11:39,928 what was your approach to this character, 306 00:11:39,938 --> 00:11:42,473 as we got crumbs of her throughout the season 307 00:11:42,474 --> 00:11:44,268 and then finally paying off? 308 00:11:44,278 --> 00:11:45,907 Well, luckily I never know, 309 00:11:45,908 --> 00:11:48,077 why I'm saying, what I'm saying. 310 00:11:48,078 --> 00:11:51,417 So, it kind of helped to kind of 311 00:11:51,418 --> 00:11:54,087 arrive fresh. 312 00:11:54,088 --> 00:11:55,487 And, um, 313 00:11:55,488 --> 00:11:56,388 just trying to 314 00:11:56,389 --> 00:11:59,857 stay as present as I could on the day. 315 00:11:59,858 --> 00:12:02,593 And, uh, and obviously the writing is... 316 00:12:02,594 --> 00:12:03,918 It's all there for me. 317 00:12:03,928 --> 00:12:05,457 It's, it's kind of 318 00:12:05,458 --> 00:12:08,227 one of the easiest jobs I've ever had. 319 00:12:08,228 --> 00:12:10,988 Because it's just, um... 320 00:12:10,998 --> 00:12:13,128 It's just a thrill to turn up, 321 00:12:13,138 --> 00:12:15,937 and be given this opportunity to... 322 00:12:15,938 --> 00:12:16,738 to be the master. 323 00:12:16,739 --> 00:12:20,638 So, it's all sort of a "pinch me" moment really. 324 00:12:20,648 --> 00:12:24,347 Um, so I would just hope that, you know, um, 325 00:12:24,348 --> 00:12:27,487 as long as I knew my lines and I could turn up on the day 326 00:12:27,488 --> 00:12:31,057 that some little magic would happen and it just... 327 00:12:31,058 --> 00:12:32,927 You know, we're really lucky that the dynamic 328 00:12:32,928 --> 00:12:35,748 between the three of us was sort of, um, 329 00:12:35,758 --> 00:12:38,527 instantly, really seemed to work. 330 00:12:38,528 --> 00:12:39,328 So, um... 331 00:12:39,329 --> 00:12:42,733 HARDWICK: Who do you, who do you think the master is? 332 00:12:42,734 --> 00:12:45,528 And what do you think she wants ultimately? 333 00:12:45,538 --> 00:12:48,007 I think, "He" or "She" or "It", 334 00:12:48,008 --> 00:12:52,977 um, is everybody's idea of the kind of, uh, 335 00:12:52,978 --> 00:12:56,477 the best villain, you could have maybe. 336 00:12:56,478 --> 00:12:57,438 It's like the kind of... 337 00:12:57,448 --> 00:13:00,147 Like, it's kind of like the best friend, um, 338 00:13:00,148 --> 00:13:02,247 that you love to hate, I suppose in a way. 339 00:13:02,248 --> 00:13:05,878 And, uh, she gets to say all the stuff that we think, 340 00:13:05,888 --> 00:13:08,157 but we are not allowed to say. 341 00:13:08,158 --> 00:13:10,527 And, um... 342 00:13:10,528 --> 00:13:13,727 She just has the kind of attitude where, 343 00:13:13,728 --> 00:13:15,588 the rules don't apply to her. 344 00:13:15,598 --> 00:13:19,837 And it's... That makes it really fun to play. 345 00:13:19,838 --> 00:13:23,207 HARDWICK: But there is a really nice moment at the end, 346 00:13:23,208 --> 00:13:25,307 where it just seemed like 347 00:13:25,308 --> 00:13:26,577 she just wants her friend. 348 00:13:26,578 --> 00:13:28,147 Like, it just seemed to be about friendship. 349 00:13:28,148 --> 00:13:30,877 Where you would think, well, there are these two opposing forces, 350 00:13:30,878 --> 00:13:32,977 and they're constantly at odds with each other, 351 00:13:32,978 --> 00:13:34,778 but at the end it just seemed like, 352 00:13:34,788 --> 00:13:36,187 "No. I just, you know..." 353 00:13:36,188 --> 00:13:36,958 Like, "What happened to us?" 354 00:13:36,959 --> 00:13:40,227 I mean, yeah, if you really break it down it's like, uh... 355 00:13:40,228 --> 00:13:41,387 It's this great friendship, 356 00:13:41,388 --> 00:13:43,387 that just went wrong, you know, 357 00:13:43,388 --> 00:13:44,888 and we've all had them. 358 00:13:44,898 --> 00:13:45,498 And, um... 359 00:13:45,499 --> 00:13:48,597 So, it just sort of seems to be like her life's purpose 360 00:13:48,598 --> 00:13:49,827 to kind of you know, 361 00:13:49,828 --> 00:13:50,728 chase after the Doctor, 362 00:13:50,738 --> 00:13:54,437 and try and make him understand that you know, 363 00:13:54,438 --> 00:13:57,737 "No, you started it. I'm right." 364 00:13:57,738 --> 00:13:58,868 - (LAUGHING) - So... 365 00:13:58,878 --> 00:14:01,577 "As long as... But you're not getting that." 366 00:14:01,578 --> 00:14:02,048 So, uh... 367 00:14:02,049 --> 00:14:06,517 "And you're also getting in the way of me trying to, um, destroy the Universe." 368 00:14:06,518 --> 00:14:08,317 - Which, you know... - (AUDIENCE LAUGHING) 369 00:14:08,318 --> 00:14:09,188 Well, we've all been there. 370 00:14:09,189 --> 00:14:11,657 "And I really, really have to do. But, you're just..." 371 00:14:11,658 --> 00:14:14,787 The Doctor's just a bit of an irritant when it comes to that. 372 00:14:14,788 --> 00:14:18,618 HARDWICK: Steven, how do you define their relationship with regard to... 373 00:14:18,628 --> 00:14:19,228 Oh, they are friends. 374 00:14:19,229 --> 00:14:21,027 That's the terrifying thing. That's what's interesting. 375 00:14:21,028 --> 00:14:22,727 Well, they're not enemies at all. 376 00:14:22,728 --> 00:14:23,658 She isn't his arch enemy. 377 00:14:23,668 --> 00:14:26,403 The Master's always been the Doctor's best friend. 378 00:14:26,404 --> 00:14:28,158 They just unfold... It's a friendship 379 00:14:28,168 --> 00:14:30,868 between a vegetarian and a hunter. 380 00:14:30,878 --> 00:14:32,207 (ALL LAUGHING) 381 00:14:32,208 --> 00:14:34,407 If you were to talk to Missy right now, 382 00:14:34,408 --> 00:14:36,038 and indeed you just have, 383 00:14:36,048 --> 00:14:36,518 uh, she, uh... 384 00:14:36,508 --> 00:14:38,708 -She would say, "What do you mean, I kill people." -GOMEZ: Yeah. 385 00:14:38,718 --> 00:14:41,147 "What do you think is in your bacon sandwich right now." 386 00:14:41,148 --> 00:14:42,808 - HARDWICK: Right. - "I mean, so what? 387 00:14:42,818 --> 00:14:45,757 "The Doctor's a bleeding heart Liberal. 388 00:14:45,758 --> 00:14:46,927 "And I like to kill people for fun. 389 00:14:46,928 --> 00:14:50,448 "That doesn't mean we don't have a lovely time together." 390 00:14:50,458 --> 00:14:51,588 (ALL LAUGHING) 391 00:14:51,598 --> 00:14:54,027 GOMEZ: I mean, that's the difference right there. 392 00:14:54,028 --> 00:14:54,888 We both do the same thing. 393 00:14:54,898 --> 00:14:56,433 We both kill a lot of people. 394 00:14:56,434 --> 00:14:58,497 He feels bad about it. I don't. 395 00:14:58,498 --> 00:15:01,358 - HARDWICK: Right. - (AUDIENCE LAUGHING) 396 00:15:01,968 --> 00:15:03,567 She meant in character. 397 00:15:03,568 --> 00:15:05,437 (ALL LAUGHING) 398 00:15:05,438 --> 00:15:07,038 Broadly speaking. 399 00:15:07,048 --> 00:15:10,717 HARDWICK: How do you see it, Peter? How do you see their relationship? 400 00:15:10,718 --> 00:15:12,983 - Doctor and Master? - HARDWICK: Yeah. 401 00:15:12,984 --> 00:15:15,347 I think she distresses him terribly. 402 00:15:15,348 --> 00:15:16,608 HARDWICK: (CHUCKLING) Yeah. 403 00:15:16,618 --> 00:15:20,078 I think she's... He's pleased to see her. 404 00:15:20,428 --> 00:15:20,788 Um... 405 00:15:20,789 --> 00:15:25,257 And I have to say, really, a lot of biz has been made of the gender change. 406 00:15:25,258 --> 00:15:32,297 But I think, people should really applaud Michelle for coming into this role. 407 00:15:32,298 --> 00:15:36,328 -Just embracing it and filling it so completely. -HARDWICK: Yeah. 408 00:15:36,338 --> 00:15:38,938 (AUDIENCE CHEERING) 409 00:15:41,148 --> 00:15:44,377 So, yeah, I think he finds her... 410 00:15:44,378 --> 00:15:46,077 His heart kind of sinks. (LAUGHS) 411 00:15:46,078 --> 00:15:49,308 -You know, when someone walks into the room and you go, -(GOMEZ LAUGHING) 412 00:15:49,318 --> 00:15:50,288 "I'm pleased to see." Then you go, 413 00:15:50,289 --> 00:15:54,027 "Oh, I remember. Now, I'm gonna have to go through all this shit." 414 00:15:54,028 --> 00:15:55,457 - Something... - (ALL LAUGHING) 415 00:15:55,458 --> 00:15:58,027 Something really bad is going to happen now. 416 00:15:58,028 --> 00:15:59,827 And I'm going to have to put up with all of this. 417 00:15:59,828 --> 00:16:01,318 - HARDWICK: Yeah. - Um, that's what it's like. 418 00:16:01,328 --> 00:16:04,588 HARDWICK: Yeah, because, basically, you know, up until... 419 00:16:04,598 --> 00:16:06,028 He spends so much of his time thinking 420 00:16:06,038 --> 00:16:08,307 "I'm alone, I'm alone in the universe, I'm the last of my kind. 421 00:16:08,308 --> 00:16:12,077 "Oh, I'm not! Oh, that's the one that survived, crap!" 422 00:16:12,078 --> 00:16:13,947 - You know? - (AUDIENCE LAUGHING) 423 00:16:13,948 --> 00:16:16,347 Life is shit. Business as usual. 424 00:16:16,348 --> 00:16:17,218 (ALL LAUGHING) 425 00:16:17,219 --> 00:16:18,887 But the idea... There seems to be this... 426 00:16:18,888 --> 00:16:22,108 - There seems to be this... - (AUDIENCE LAUGHING) 427 00:16:22,118 --> 00:16:23,587 GOMEZ: Scottish and all. 428 00:16:23,588 --> 00:16:26,487 That's Scottish philosophy. 429 00:16:26,488 --> 00:16:28,918 (ALL LAUGHING) 430 00:16:30,828 --> 00:16:32,197 But, this idea, 431 00:16:32,198 --> 00:16:35,867 where it seemed like that they were trying this season to show... 432 00:16:35,868 --> 00:16:38,137 Do you think the Doctor understands who he is, 433 00:16:38,138 --> 00:16:39,637 do you think he's able to admit what he is? 434 00:16:39,638 --> 00:16:44,677 And do you agree with the assessment of a lot of the story going, 435 00:16:44,678 --> 00:16:48,477 "No, no, no, you're a soldier, like, you kill people, 436 00:16:48,478 --> 00:16:51,017 "you're not, you know, you may not be a good guy"? 437 00:16:51,018 --> 00:16:55,487 No, I think the Doctor is... I think the process of regeneration 438 00:16:55,488 --> 00:17:00,657 is one that as much of a shock to incumbent as it is to everyone else. 439 00:17:00,658 --> 00:17:02,457 So, I think he doesn't know who he is. 440 00:17:02,458 --> 00:17:05,057 So, he spends a lot of the time scrambling around 441 00:17:05,058 --> 00:17:08,058 trying to find out what his character is, what his nature is. 442 00:17:08,068 --> 00:17:12,267 And obviously in season eight, I think he struggled a lot with the fact 443 00:17:12,268 --> 00:17:16,137 that he knew he was compelled from within 444 00:17:16,138 --> 00:17:18,137 to pursue the greater good. 445 00:17:18,138 --> 00:17:22,268 Which would often mean that he would leave wreckage in his path. 446 00:17:22,278 --> 00:17:25,987 And he would do that, but he wasn't comfortable with it. 447 00:17:25,988 --> 00:17:30,378 He didn't know that was a good thing to do or to be. 448 00:17:30,388 --> 00:17:33,027 So, he's a constantly growing character. 449 00:17:33,028 --> 00:17:36,287 I think he... He's not a soldier. 450 00:17:36,288 --> 00:17:40,558 He's a good guy. He'd rather there was no violence. 451 00:17:40,568 --> 00:17:41,498 He'd rather there was peace. 452 00:17:41,499 --> 00:17:46,537 He'd rather sit in the car park at night, looking at the stars, 453 00:17:46,538 --> 00:17:49,807 you know, than have to go out and blow up Daleks. 454 00:17:49,808 --> 00:17:53,043 - I like blowing up Daleks. - (AUDIENCE LAUGHING) 455 00:17:53,044 --> 00:17:55,807 And I think he enjoys it as well once it gets going. 456 00:17:55,808 --> 00:17:57,238 But, yeah, I don't think he sees him as... 457 00:17:57,248 --> 00:17:59,887 - He's not a military figure. - HARDWICK: Right. 458 00:17:59,888 --> 00:18:07,818 He's a sort of Bohemian/Philosopher/ Rebel Time Lord. 459 00:18:07,828 --> 00:18:08,428 HARDWICK: Great. 460 00:18:08,429 --> 00:18:12,657 Jenna, it seemed like Clara was sort of struggling 461 00:18:12,658 --> 00:18:15,088 with who he was this season a lot too. 462 00:18:15,098 --> 00:18:17,937 And it seemed like, there was one particular episode where it seemed like 463 00:18:17,938 --> 00:18:20,437 "Oh, they're gonna break up." Like, there was a break up episode 464 00:18:20,438 --> 00:18:23,907 which genuinely made me sad, at the time of the episode, we were like, 465 00:18:23,908 --> 00:18:26,107 "Well this is our last, you know..." 466 00:18:26,108 --> 00:18:27,147 'Cause it felt very much like, 467 00:18:27,148 --> 00:18:29,838 oh, when you're in a relationship, you have a 'one more time'. 468 00:18:29,848 --> 00:18:30,917 - And maybe this is it. - Yeah. 469 00:18:30,918 --> 00:18:33,917 Did she really believe that was gonna be it? 470 00:18:33,918 --> 00:18:36,987 I think... I think she got scared actually. 471 00:18:36,988 --> 00:18:40,387 I think it was the Kill The Moon episode, you're talking about 472 00:18:40,388 --> 00:18:42,218 that they had the big barney at the end. 473 00:18:42,228 --> 00:18:43,028 - HARDWICK: Yes. - Yeah. 474 00:18:43,029 --> 00:18:48,467 Um, I think she got scared and suddenly didn't feel safe. Maybe for a moment. 475 00:18:48,468 --> 00:18:50,897 Cause she was so used to having the eleventh Doctor, 476 00:18:50,898 --> 00:18:53,797 she was familiar with how it was working. 477 00:18:53,798 --> 00:18:57,568 And then suddenly, your best friend changes his face, 478 00:18:57,578 --> 00:19:02,477 and who know what to trust any more. (LAUGHS) 479 00:19:02,478 --> 00:19:03,378 So, I think it was um... 480 00:19:03,379 --> 00:19:06,938 It was just getting to know each other all over again. 481 00:19:06,948 --> 00:19:08,908 Getting to know somebody who, uh... 482 00:19:08,918 --> 00:19:13,257 You described it to me as, "Imagine going in to see someone who's had, 483 00:19:13,258 --> 00:19:17,527 "who's had an operation, who looks different and you go to see them..." 484 00:19:17,528 --> 00:19:22,067 And it's trying... It's like changing all the rules, basically. 485 00:19:22,068 --> 00:19:22,598 HARDWICK: Yeah. 486 00:19:22,599 --> 00:19:25,737 And do you think she's starting to get to a comfortable place? 487 00:19:25,738 --> 00:19:29,707 Oh yeah, they're very much a team. 488 00:19:29,708 --> 00:19:32,677 I think after the end of last series, 489 00:19:32,678 --> 00:19:34,777 they're kind of, they've found their groove. 490 00:19:34,778 --> 00:19:36,513 And they're very united in the Tardis, 491 00:19:36,514 --> 00:19:40,338 kind of eating up all of time and space with reckless abandon. 492 00:19:40,348 --> 00:19:43,808 -HARDWICK: Excellent. -CAPALDI: What could possibly go wrong? 493 00:19:43,818 --> 00:19:46,218 (ALL LAUGHING) 494 00:19:46,888 --> 00:19:47,878 - Uh... - (OMINOUS TONE) The Finale. 495 00:19:47,888 --> 00:19:50,718 We are gonna take some questions in a few minutes 496 00:19:50,728 --> 00:19:52,427 but, right now, we're talking about series eight, 497 00:19:52,428 --> 00:19:55,767 but, I think now is a good time to spin a little bit 498 00:19:55,768 --> 00:19:58,037 and start talking about series nine. 499 00:19:58,038 --> 00:19:59,967 - We happen to... - (AUDIENCE CHEERING) 500 00:19:59,968 --> 00:20:02,728 We happen to have a first look, 501 00:20:02,738 --> 00:20:05,237 never before seen trailer of series nine, 502 00:20:05,238 --> 00:20:10,207 which seems like this is the appropriate place to show that. 503 00:20:10,208 --> 00:20:14,708 So, let's roll the preview for series nine, Doctor Who. 504 00:20:14,718 --> 00:20:17,718 - (AUDIENCE CHEERING) - MAN: Thank you! 505 00:20:21,358 --> 00:20:22,998 (WHOOSHING) 506 00:20:30,898 --> 00:20:34,028 DOCTOR: Every time I think it couldn't get more extraordinary, 507 00:20:34,038 --> 00:20:35,708 it surprises me. 508 00:20:39,238 --> 00:20:43,968 It's impossible. I hate it. It's evil. It's astonishing. 509 00:20:48,018 --> 00:20:50,688 I wanna kiss it to death. 510 00:21:09,838 --> 00:21:11,678 (INAUDIBLE) 511 00:21:22,518 --> 00:21:26,788 I'm the Doctor, and I save people. 512 00:21:41,668 --> 00:21:42,867 You? 513 00:21:42,868 --> 00:21:44,868 What took you so long, old man? 514 00:21:47,008 --> 00:21:50,138 - (AUDIENCE CHEERING) - Oh, interesting. 515 00:21:51,448 --> 00:21:53,518 Very interesting. 516 00:21:53,918 --> 00:21:55,017 MAN: Oh, my God! 517 00:21:55,018 --> 00:21:56,818 Oh, my God? 518 00:21:59,718 --> 00:22:04,318 So, we got an airdate for the next series, September 19th. 519 00:22:04,328 --> 00:22:06,227 (AUDIENCE CHEERING) 520 00:22:06,228 --> 00:22:09,668 We see that you're all in it, so that's good. 521 00:22:09,728 --> 00:22:14,098 And then a little Maisie Williams cameo at the end there. 522 00:22:14,108 --> 00:22:15,537 (AUDIENCE CHEERING) 523 00:22:15,538 --> 00:22:18,077 What can you say about that, Steven? 524 00:22:18,078 --> 00:22:20,077 Well, nothing. 525 00:22:20,078 --> 00:22:21,147 HARDWICK: Damn it! 526 00:22:21,148 --> 00:22:22,677 - (ALL LAUGHING) - MAN: I knew it! 527 00:22:22,678 --> 00:22:25,377 I think it's gonna be surprising what she gets up to. 528 00:22:25,378 --> 00:22:28,238 But, honestly, I can't say a single thing about it. 529 00:22:28,248 --> 00:22:29,108 I would spoil it all. 530 00:22:29,118 --> 00:22:31,487 -HARDWICK: I guess that's right, yeah. -She's great. 531 00:22:31,488 --> 00:22:33,557 HARDWICK: So, going into this season 532 00:22:33,558 --> 00:22:36,157 from the transition from the last season to this season, 533 00:22:36,158 --> 00:22:38,927 how did you feel? Was there anything different that you... 534 00:22:38,928 --> 00:22:40,827 Any direction that was different that you wanted to go 535 00:22:40,828 --> 00:22:43,688 or just, now that you've been in his skin for a while... 536 00:22:43,698 --> 00:22:45,497 - Yeah. - What's series nine been like? 537 00:22:45,498 --> 00:22:48,598 It's been a gas, you know. It's just been so much fun. 538 00:22:48,608 --> 00:22:54,077 I think it's great feeling that, you know, the writers all know me now. 539 00:22:54,078 --> 00:22:57,817 And sort of want to write for me. 540 00:22:57,818 --> 00:23:04,317 And I think because Clara and the Doctor feel more in a groove, 541 00:23:04,318 --> 00:23:07,078 I think that they're really enjoying 542 00:23:07,088 --> 00:23:10,387 being the luckiest people in all of history. 543 00:23:10,388 --> 00:23:13,388 Because they get to play with this immense toy box 544 00:23:13,398 --> 00:23:15,967 which is time, space and the universe. 545 00:23:15,968 --> 00:23:22,737 And they throw themselves recklessly, you know, into the pursuit of a venture. 546 00:23:22,738 --> 00:23:25,207 Which is lovely, that's a whole kind of different tone. 547 00:23:25,208 --> 00:23:28,677 That's a whole kind of, you know, it's daredevil. 548 00:23:28,678 --> 00:23:31,877 It's fun, it's witty and it's clever. 549 00:23:31,878 --> 00:23:35,238 We also have men in rubber suits pretending to be monsters. 550 00:23:35,248 --> 00:23:37,478 Which is one of the great things about Doctor Who. 551 00:23:37,488 --> 00:23:41,927 You will always have... There's a B movie element that still survives 552 00:23:41,928 --> 00:23:45,357 along with the philosophical Freudian elements. 553 00:23:45,358 --> 00:23:48,558 HARDWICK: Yes, but he effects did get a lot better. 554 00:23:48,568 --> 00:23:49,737 - (LAUGHTER) - The original... 555 00:23:49,738 --> 00:23:52,797 The effects are fabulous, but I think one of the great... 556 00:23:52,798 --> 00:23:55,828 You know, one of my most... People say, "What was it like?" 557 00:23:55,838 --> 00:23:57,737 "When did you first feel like Doctor Who?" 558 00:23:57,738 --> 00:24:01,098 I think it was when they threw a rubber spider at my face 559 00:24:01,108 --> 00:24:03,438 and said, "Fight it." 560 00:24:03,448 --> 00:24:05,888 (ALL LAUGHING) 561 00:24:07,318 --> 00:24:10,087 I was like, "Doesn't it work? Where's the operator?" 562 00:24:10,088 --> 00:24:15,188 They said, "There is no operator. It's just a big rubber spider. 563 00:24:15,788 --> 00:24:17,618 "Fight it." 564 00:24:19,658 --> 00:24:21,258 (ALL LAUGHING) 565 00:24:21,268 --> 00:24:22,767 So, yeah. It was great. 566 00:24:22,768 --> 00:24:25,368 How's series nine been for you? 567 00:24:25,498 --> 00:24:26,928 - Uh, me? - HARDWICK: Yeah. 568 00:24:26,938 --> 00:24:28,937 Oh. Uh... (CHUCKLES) 569 00:24:28,938 --> 00:24:30,377 It's been, uh, it's been good. 570 00:24:30,378 --> 00:24:36,207 It's been this kind of freedom, I think, to us both, being in our... 571 00:24:36,208 --> 00:24:37,708 It's our glory years. 572 00:24:37,718 --> 00:24:41,187 And it's kind of really adrenaline fuelled 573 00:24:41,188 --> 00:24:44,357 and all about living in the moment and, uh, 574 00:24:44,358 --> 00:24:46,587 pushing the adventure right up to the edge. 575 00:24:46,588 --> 00:24:51,258 And obviously with that comes quite extraordinary danger. 576 00:24:51,458 --> 00:24:55,458 But, it's been, it's just been very fun. 577 00:24:55,468 --> 00:24:59,237 HARDWICK: Do you think she's running at all from, 578 00:24:59,238 --> 00:25:00,238 I mean, you know, there was a... 579 00:25:00,239 --> 00:25:03,873 She's suffered a pretty great tragedy at the end of last season. 580 00:25:03,874 --> 00:25:07,268 I think so. I think it's a change of perspective 581 00:25:07,278 --> 00:25:09,117 and a change of, you know the idea that, 582 00:25:09,118 --> 00:25:14,278 "Life is short and I want to live it and feel it and feel alive 583 00:25:14,288 --> 00:25:16,117 "and eats up time and space 584 00:25:16,118 --> 00:25:18,857 "and hang out with my best mate in the Tardis." 585 00:25:18,858 --> 00:25:20,687 And I think that's all she wants. 586 00:25:20,688 --> 00:25:26,118 HARDWICK: It's just that, the idea that you can do that and still have been a teacher 587 00:25:26,128 --> 00:25:26,728 at the same time. 588 00:25:26,729 --> 00:25:30,533 I mean can you... Do think a companion can ever have a normal life again 589 00:25:30,534 --> 00:25:33,628 once their lives have been touched in that way? 590 00:25:33,638 --> 00:25:34,867 She's a multitasker. 591 00:25:34,868 --> 00:25:35,728 (LAUGHING) 592 00:25:35,738 --> 00:25:37,877 I think that's part of the problem is, 593 00:25:37,878 --> 00:25:42,747 is that once you've kind of eked open and opened that cupboard 594 00:25:42,748 --> 00:25:44,247 and seen all the time and space, 595 00:25:44,248 --> 00:25:45,347 how do you go back? 596 00:25:45,348 --> 00:25:47,347 How do you go back to living on Earth 597 00:25:47,348 --> 00:25:48,578 and living a normal life? 598 00:25:48,588 --> 00:25:50,787 I think that's, I think it becomes addictive. 599 00:25:50,788 --> 00:25:53,057 And I think that's probably part of the problem. 600 00:25:53,058 --> 00:25:53,588 HARDWICK: Yeah. 601 00:25:53,589 --> 00:25:57,957 For you, Michelle, at the end of last season, we saw you vanish. 602 00:25:57,958 --> 00:26:02,188 You seemed sad, not that the plan didn't work so much as just like, 603 00:26:02,198 --> 00:26:04,967 "Oh, I guess I don't get to have my friends after all." 604 00:26:04,968 --> 00:26:08,767 So, what type of renewed energy do you feel like 605 00:26:08,768 --> 00:26:10,128 is taking you into series nine? 606 00:26:10,138 --> 00:26:12,747 Like, where is she gonna be coming from now? 607 00:26:12,748 --> 00:26:16,638 She has to come at it from a different angle. 608 00:26:16,948 --> 00:26:17,548 And, um... 609 00:26:17,549 --> 00:26:23,047 Which is kind of surprising and exciting to play as well. 610 00:26:23,048 --> 00:26:26,678 It's just like a different dynamic to her. 611 00:26:26,688 --> 00:26:31,497 And to be honest, I still can't quite believe that they've asked me back. 612 00:26:31,498 --> 00:26:36,597 And I'm still kind of, you know, relishing that. 613 00:26:36,598 --> 00:26:38,397 And, um, so she's... 614 00:26:38,398 --> 00:26:42,598 Yeah, there's something that's slightly different to her 615 00:26:42,608 --> 00:26:47,707 I don't know whether it's because in the time it's taken to finish 616 00:26:47,708 --> 00:26:50,638 the last series and then come to this one, 617 00:26:50,648 --> 00:26:53,177 what she's been doing in between. 618 00:26:53,178 --> 00:26:54,078 We can only imagine. 619 00:26:54,079 --> 00:26:57,778 Probably taking tea with the Queen. 620 00:26:57,788 --> 00:26:59,117 (ALL LAUGHING) 621 00:26:59,118 --> 00:27:00,717 She does quite like tea. 622 00:27:00,718 --> 00:27:03,487 So, I don't know. You just wait and see. 623 00:27:03,488 --> 00:27:05,148 It's all very good. 624 00:27:05,158 --> 00:27:07,988 HARDWICK: Am I crazy for thinking that... 625 00:27:07,998 --> 00:27:11,637 It feels like with his Doctor, he just lets anyone on the... 626 00:27:11,638 --> 00:27:13,767 There were so many different people where it was just like, 627 00:27:13,768 --> 00:27:17,128 "Sure, come on. I'm like a time traveller of time and space. 628 00:27:17,138 --> 00:27:17,728 "You know, whatever." 629 00:27:17,738 --> 00:27:19,998 I feel like in previous seasons, they were little... 630 00:27:20,008 --> 00:27:21,147 They were trying to guard a little more. 631 00:27:21,148 --> 00:27:23,117 Now, they're more like, "Door's open, come in. Let's all..." 632 00:27:23,118 --> 00:27:26,438 "You got to school here? Get in here, come on. We'll take you." You know? 633 00:27:26,448 --> 00:27:30,047 I mean it seemed like there was much more of an open door policy 634 00:27:30,048 --> 00:27:31,478 with the Tardis, in series eight. 635 00:27:31,488 --> 00:27:33,887 Well, Peter's got such a friendly face. 636 00:27:33,888 --> 00:27:35,787 (ALL LAUGHING) 637 00:27:35,788 --> 00:27:36,618 MAN: It's the eyebrows. 638 00:27:36,628 --> 00:27:39,727 I didn't particularly, I wasn't particularly aware of it. 639 00:27:39,728 --> 00:27:42,327 I think the Doctor's gotten more relaxed. 640 00:27:42,328 --> 00:27:44,488 Meaning, in the old series, at the beginning, 641 00:27:44,498 --> 00:27:46,558 he was very, very strict about who got on-board the Tardis. 642 00:27:46,568 --> 00:27:48,407 Yeah, it's true, but for quite a long while, now. 643 00:27:48,408 --> 00:27:52,007 He's just basically, "Yes, it's bigger on the inside, get over it." 644 00:27:52,008 --> 00:27:53,707 - Right. - Let's get on with the story. 645 00:27:53,708 --> 00:27:54,608 - Yeah. - Yeah. 646 00:27:54,609 --> 00:27:55,868 I mean, if you think about it, unless, 647 00:27:55,878 --> 00:27:56,947 I used to think about this when I was a kid 648 00:27:56,948 --> 00:27:58,577 watching the show and I bet I'm not the only one. 649 00:27:58,578 --> 00:28:01,138 I used to wonder why the Doctor, didn't more often 650 00:28:01,148 --> 00:28:01,608 use that as a, 651 00:28:01,618 --> 00:28:04,917 "No, I really am an alien from Mars. You don't believe me? 652 00:28:04,918 --> 00:28:05,608 "Okay, look at that. 653 00:28:05,618 --> 00:28:07,678 "That's an alien from outer space, isn't it? 654 00:28:07,688 --> 00:28:08,718 "Okay, it's bigger on the inside." 655 00:28:08,728 --> 00:28:12,497 "Why didn't he ever do that?" is what I always use to wonder when I was a kid. 656 00:28:12,498 --> 00:28:14,567 - Yeah. - I see it was only me. 657 00:28:14,568 --> 00:28:15,468 (ALL LAUGHING) 658 00:28:15,469 --> 00:28:18,497 My mom was right, I should've gotten a girlfriend, instead. 659 00:28:18,498 --> 00:28:20,458 (ALL LAUGHING) 660 00:28:21,038 --> 00:28:23,808 Applause from my imaginary girlfriend. 661 00:28:24,138 --> 00:28:25,998 (AUDIENCE CHEERING) 662 00:28:26,008 --> 00:28:27,848 (SCATTERED APPLAUSE) 663 00:28:27,948 --> 00:28:29,848 Virginity kept me pure. 664 00:28:30,578 --> 00:28:32,308 Peter do you feel like... 665 00:28:32,318 --> 00:28:34,183 Do you think he's becoming gentler? 666 00:28:34,184 --> 00:28:37,547 Do you feel like it's passion or do you feel like... 667 00:28:37,548 --> 00:28:41,578 I mean, do you think he's a super nice guy? 668 00:28:41,588 --> 00:28:42,448 - Do you think he's a nice guy? - Yeah. 669 00:28:42,458 --> 00:28:46,497 'Cause he comes off kind of abrasive, sometimes to people and he seems... 670 00:28:46,498 --> 00:28:48,427 Fabulous, he's a wonderful guy. 671 00:28:48,428 --> 00:28:51,488 He's a guy you really wanna hang around with. 672 00:28:51,498 --> 00:28:54,358 He's incredible. He's a laugh. 673 00:28:54,368 --> 00:28:56,898 He's, uh, he's great looking. 674 00:28:56,908 --> 00:28:58,237 (AUDIENCE LAUGHING) 675 00:28:58,238 --> 00:29:00,837 He's terrifically live for his age. 676 00:29:00,838 --> 00:29:02,807 - HARDWICK: Yeah. - (ALL LAUGHING) 677 00:29:02,808 --> 00:29:03,138 Um. 678 00:29:03,148 --> 00:29:06,917 You know, I think he's, you know we sort of live in a world 679 00:29:06,918 --> 00:29:09,047 where everybody's supposed to be so... 680 00:29:09,048 --> 00:29:12,208 Everybody's so easy, everything's so accessible. 681 00:29:12,218 --> 00:29:15,718 So, you know, the Doctor's mysterious. 682 00:29:15,728 --> 00:29:19,097 He's a Time Lord, he's not a guy. 683 00:29:19,098 --> 00:29:21,027 You know, he's a special creature. 684 00:29:21,028 --> 00:29:26,158 I don't even know, whether he even has a corporeal being. 685 00:29:26,168 --> 00:29:28,037 He may present this to everyone, 686 00:29:28,038 --> 00:29:31,807 but, he may exist in a totally different plane. 687 00:29:31,808 --> 00:29:33,677 So, he's not a guy. 688 00:29:33,678 --> 00:29:36,247 Uh, but if he was a guy, 689 00:29:36,248 --> 00:29:39,717 um, he'd have my face and he'd be really nice. 690 00:29:39,718 --> 00:29:42,218 (ALL LAUGHING) 691 00:29:43,118 --> 00:29:43,758 HARDWICK: But even just... 692 00:29:43,748 --> 00:29:45,748 COLEMAN: Tons more about, this year, the social situations. 693 00:29:45,758 --> 00:29:50,627 Clara teaches him how to interact with humans a little bit more this season. 694 00:29:50,628 --> 00:29:52,927 So, he knows the right things to say in the right situations. 695 00:29:52,928 --> 00:29:56,497 HARDWICK: What do you think he thinks when he's with a human one on one? 696 00:29:56,498 --> 00:29:57,837 Like, what is he thinking, like is he thinking, 697 00:29:57,838 --> 00:30:01,528 "Oh, they're an interesting. They're like adorable pets." 698 00:30:01,538 --> 00:30:02,208 Or do you think he... 699 00:30:02,209 --> 00:30:06,107 Don't you think he feels like they're on the same level in some way or... 700 00:30:06,108 --> 00:30:09,077 I think he thinks, "Do I look bored?" 701 00:30:09,078 --> 00:30:09,518 (ALL LAUGHING) 702 00:30:09,519 --> 00:30:12,168 -My first instinct there was "Hurry up." -Yeah. 703 00:30:12,178 --> 00:30:16,908 But, it's great to see, cause actually Clara does help him with his social skills. 704 00:30:16,918 --> 00:30:22,457 Tries to make him more, more of a welcome party guest. 705 00:30:22,458 --> 00:30:23,487 (ALL LAUGHING) 706 00:30:23,488 --> 00:30:25,418 You know, what kind of a... You know, it's amazing. 707 00:30:25,428 --> 00:30:28,627 I think that the, you know, with the Doctor I play, 708 00:30:28,628 --> 00:30:31,158 what I, with regard to that Tardis question, 709 00:30:31,168 --> 00:30:34,967 I always felt he was the kind of guy who'd say, you know, 710 00:30:34,968 --> 00:30:37,798 "You walk through these doors, this is bigger on the inside, 711 00:30:37,808 --> 00:30:42,247 "you come with me and the whole of time and space 712 00:30:42,248 --> 00:30:44,507 "will be available to you. 713 00:30:44,508 --> 00:30:45,238 "Come with me." 714 00:30:45,248 --> 00:30:48,487 And if you blink and you don't go, "Yeah." 715 00:30:48,488 --> 00:30:49,953 - He's gone. - HARDWICK: Right. 716 00:30:49,954 --> 00:30:53,117 He doesn't wait for you, if you don't wanna come, you know, 717 00:30:53,118 --> 00:30:54,378 get on with your own life. 718 00:30:54,388 --> 00:30:56,418 HARDWICK: I think we can open the floor to some questions now. 719 00:30:56,428 --> 00:30:59,127 I'm sure that the people have questions that they wanna ask. 720 00:30:59,128 --> 00:31:01,227 So let's shine a light over there. 721 00:31:01,228 --> 00:31:02,488 - Hello! - WOMAN 1: Hello! 722 00:31:02,498 --> 00:31:05,197 -What is... Your microphone's... -WOMAN 1: Hello! 723 00:31:05,198 --> 00:31:06,458 Are you there? 724 00:31:06,468 --> 00:31:08,438 (LAUGHTER) 725 00:31:08,638 --> 00:31:09,338 Hello. 726 00:31:09,339 --> 00:31:11,077 Steven, it's a puppet of you. 727 00:31:11,078 --> 00:31:13,438 (ALL LAUGHING) 728 00:31:14,578 --> 00:31:16,213 What is, what is your name? 729 00:31:16,214 --> 00:31:18,108 WOMAN 1: Uh, Puppet Laura. (GIGGLES) 730 00:31:18,118 --> 00:31:21,247 Hello, Puppet Laura. Do you have a question? 731 00:31:21,248 --> 00:31:22,038 WOMAN 1: Yes, well, 732 00:31:22,048 --> 00:31:25,178 with the new Doctor and the new Missy, the Mistress... 733 00:31:25,188 --> 00:31:26,927 I'm sorry, I was talking to Puppet Laura. 734 00:31:26,928 --> 00:31:30,248 WOMAN 1: With the new Doctor and the new Mistress, 735 00:31:30,258 --> 00:31:35,727 with the new season coming along and how they interacted in the last season. 736 00:31:35,728 --> 00:31:37,427 How will the dynamics be now 737 00:31:37,428 --> 00:31:40,097 since we know she's trying to be his best friend 738 00:31:40,098 --> 00:31:43,028 and he's awkward and different. 739 00:31:43,038 --> 00:31:46,907 So, how will that dynamic change for season nine? 740 00:31:46,908 --> 00:31:48,447 I think that's a Steven question. 741 00:31:48,448 --> 00:31:52,617 Well, I mean it's a... The way Missy comes back into the Doctor's life 742 00:31:52,618 --> 00:31:56,117 is not something that you're probably going to predict. 743 00:31:56,118 --> 00:31:58,417 It's very, very different. 744 00:31:58,418 --> 00:32:00,717 I don't think this is a new idea, by the way, 745 00:32:00,718 --> 00:32:02,718 the Doctor and the Master being good friends. 746 00:32:02,728 --> 00:32:04,697 One of the first things I did when I started writing this 747 00:32:04,698 --> 00:32:08,697 was go back and look at the John Pertwee, Roger Delgado version. 748 00:32:08,698 --> 00:32:12,438 - And they... - (AUDIENCE CHEERING) 749 00:32:12,638 --> 00:32:14,837 The sound of elderly fans clapping. 750 00:32:14,838 --> 00:32:18,138 - It's a little bit slower. - (ALL LAUGHING) 751 00:32:18,738 --> 00:32:23,368 The first thing I did is that, they absolutely play it as best friends. 752 00:32:23,378 --> 00:32:25,677 You know, one of them wants to blow up the world 753 00:32:25,678 --> 00:32:26,808 one of them wants to stop it blowing up. 754 00:32:26,818 --> 00:32:30,517 But, hey, you can't let those little things get in the way, can you? 755 00:32:30,518 --> 00:32:32,587 And you imagine yourself, going to a gentleman's club 756 00:32:32,588 --> 00:32:34,487 and share some brandy afterwards. 757 00:32:34,488 --> 00:32:35,378 So, that's not new. 758 00:32:35,388 --> 00:32:38,818 That's so... We do play on it, but don't worry, 759 00:32:38,828 --> 00:32:42,597 she's just as vile and psychopathic as ever. 760 00:32:42,598 --> 00:32:44,267 In a lovely way. 761 00:32:44,268 --> 00:32:45,637 (AUDIENCE LAUGHING) 762 00:32:45,638 --> 00:32:47,803 HARDWICK: Excellent, thank you, Puppet Laura. 763 00:32:47,804 --> 00:32:49,967 And I assume human Laura as well. 764 00:32:49,968 --> 00:32:52,428 That's a very convincing human you've got with you. 765 00:32:52,438 --> 00:32:54,198 (ALL LAUGHING) 766 00:32:54,208 --> 00:32:55,268 Hello. 767 00:32:55,278 --> 00:32:56,907 Oh, my God. 768 00:32:56,908 --> 00:32:59,877 BOY: Hi, I just... First, I wanted to see if 769 00:32:59,878 --> 00:33:05,248 Jenna and Steven remember me from my Make-A-Wish in 2013. 770 00:33:05,258 --> 00:33:07,057 Oh, yes, hello again. 771 00:33:07,058 --> 00:33:07,528 BOY: Hi. 772 00:33:07,529 --> 00:33:11,048 And that has really helped me get through a lot 773 00:33:11,058 --> 00:33:16,227 and what I wanted to ask and this is for everyone, 774 00:33:16,228 --> 00:33:20,597 that every villain, hero, companion, 775 00:33:20,598 --> 00:33:25,368 even Ryder, has something iconic about them. 776 00:33:25,378 --> 00:33:31,617 About their character, about the way, about the tone to the, 777 00:33:31,618 --> 00:33:33,577 that they put to the story. 778 00:33:33,578 --> 00:33:35,438 What do you think is yours? 779 00:33:35,448 --> 00:33:38,648 That is a way better question that anything I said. 780 00:33:38,658 --> 00:33:41,088 (ALL LAUGHING) 781 00:33:42,488 --> 00:33:45,388 -What do you think is iconic about... -(AUDIENCE CHEERING) 782 00:33:45,398 --> 00:33:49,298 What do you think is iconic about your Doctor? 783 00:33:49,568 --> 00:33:52,697 -Um, you mean, mine specifically or... -HARDWICK: Yeah. 784 00:33:52,698 --> 00:33:54,728 Eyebrows. I just heard eyebrows. 785 00:33:54,738 --> 00:33:56,307 (ALL LAUGHING) 786 00:33:56,308 --> 00:33:59,177 MOFFAT: You can't just say "Because of his eyebrows." 787 00:33:59,178 --> 00:34:04,047 This eyebrow thing, apparently is iconic. 788 00:34:04,048 --> 00:34:06,018 I don't get it myself. 789 00:34:06,878 --> 00:34:07,708 Jenna, what about you? 790 00:34:07,718 --> 00:34:11,687 Oh, my goodness, uh, I have, I have no idea. 791 00:34:11,688 --> 00:34:12,288 MOFFAT: Eyes. 792 00:34:12,289 --> 00:34:14,957 - Eyes? - MOFFAT: Eyes. Huge eyes. 793 00:34:14,958 --> 00:34:16,493 - Big eyes. - (HOST LAUGHING) 794 00:34:16,494 --> 00:34:18,188 Eyebrows, eyes, Michelle? 795 00:34:18,198 --> 00:34:20,298 - The lips. - COLEMAN: Lips. 796 00:34:21,328 --> 00:34:23,728 (AUDIENCE CHEERING) 797 00:34:24,528 --> 00:34:25,588 Obviously. 798 00:34:25,598 --> 00:34:26,228 HARDWICK: Yeah. 799 00:34:26,238 --> 00:34:30,937 When she plants, when she absolutely plants on him 800 00:34:30,938 --> 00:34:32,468 - in that episode... - Yeah. 801 00:34:32,478 --> 00:34:35,177 And, was it, I almost kind of wondered, 802 00:34:35,178 --> 00:34:36,148 if I were to watch back, 803 00:34:36,149 --> 00:34:37,617 is there even a second where he was like, 804 00:34:37,618 --> 00:34:40,038 "Oh, I know who this is. Or it's still..." 805 00:34:40,048 --> 00:34:44,188 'Cause it freaks him out whenever someone shows him affection. 806 00:34:44,248 --> 00:34:46,048 (LAUGHING) 807 00:34:46,058 --> 00:34:49,187 Yeah, the question is who kissed who. 808 00:34:49,188 --> 00:34:51,187 (ALL LAUGHING) 809 00:34:51,188 --> 00:34:53,388 And who hung on. 810 00:34:53,698 --> 00:34:55,397 And just didn't let go. 811 00:34:55,398 --> 00:34:57,167 And I think if you do play it back 812 00:34:57,168 --> 00:35:00,208 and a few of you, I imagine, have often, 813 00:35:01,068 --> 00:35:03,428 you'll see that Peter is really... 814 00:35:03,438 --> 00:35:04,537 There's some suction there. 815 00:35:04,538 --> 00:35:06,398 - HARDWICK: Yeah. Yeah. He's... - (AUDIENCE LAUGHING) 816 00:35:06,408 --> 00:35:07,607 HARDWICK: He's definitely pulling her in. 817 00:35:07,608 --> 00:35:10,468 There was one take where Michelle held my hand... 818 00:35:10,478 --> 00:35:12,047 - Yes. - Throughout the kiss. 819 00:35:12,048 --> 00:35:18,557 What you didn't see was that I was actually also holding Clara's hand 820 00:35:18,558 --> 00:35:18,888 as I... 821 00:35:18,889 --> 00:35:22,458 HARDWICK: That answers a lot about the dynamics of season nine now. 822 00:35:23,258 --> 00:35:25,727 Did somebody just say, "That's odd?" 823 00:35:25,728 --> 00:35:26,997 HARDWICK: No. 824 00:35:26,998 --> 00:35:27,968 "That's hot." 825 00:35:27,958 --> 00:35:28,958 'Cause I don't think it's odd at all. 826 00:35:28,968 --> 00:35:32,968 HARDWICK: No, she said, "That's hot." She thought that was hot, yeah. 827 00:35:33,168 --> 00:35:34,503 Yes, what is your name? 828 00:35:34,504 --> 00:35:35,928 WOMAN 2: Hi, my name is Bridget. 829 00:35:35,938 --> 00:35:36,908 And what's your question, Bridget? 830 00:35:36,909 --> 00:35:39,107 BRIDGET: Uh, my question's for Jenna. 831 00:35:39,108 --> 00:35:43,677 Um, I was wondering how you transitioned from working with Matt Smith 832 00:35:43,678 --> 00:35:47,318 to Peter Capaldi and how you felt about it. 833 00:35:47,578 --> 00:35:50,908 Well, it's pretty, um, roller coaster day. 834 00:35:50,918 --> 00:35:53,178 I think this is fair to say, there aren't many shows 835 00:35:53,188 --> 00:35:57,387 where you switch the lead actor mid-scene. 836 00:35:57,388 --> 00:35:59,718 (ALL LAUGHING) 837 00:35:59,728 --> 00:36:02,627 Literally with a handshake and a swap of the costume watch, 838 00:36:02,628 --> 00:36:04,988 cause there was only one of them. 839 00:36:05,968 --> 00:36:08,667 But, it was a... It was... It just happened. 840 00:36:08,668 --> 00:36:12,428 And we came back and began to shoot a whole new Doctor Who 841 00:36:12,438 --> 00:36:15,138 in January. But, um... 842 00:36:15,148 --> 00:36:18,577 Yeah, it was a... It was a roller coaster. 843 00:36:18,578 --> 00:36:22,438 It was feeling... Saying goodbye to one dear friend 844 00:36:22,448 --> 00:36:24,878 and a very excited hello to another. 845 00:36:24,888 --> 00:36:25,558 All at the same time. 846 00:36:25,559 --> 00:36:27,057 HARDWICK: Yeah, it is sort of the magic of the show 847 00:36:27,058 --> 00:36:30,027 that I think as, you know, if you're a die-hard fan of the show, 848 00:36:30,028 --> 00:36:34,757 it's always heart breaking when you watch a regeneration episode. 849 00:36:34,758 --> 00:36:37,527 And you cry about it for a couple of days. 850 00:36:37,528 --> 00:36:39,358 And then you're a little... 851 00:36:39,368 --> 00:36:40,667 Yeah, I cried, okay? 852 00:36:40,668 --> 00:36:42,237 - (AUDIENCE LAUGHING) - MAN: So did I! 853 00:36:42,238 --> 00:36:44,607 And so... Mike knows what I'm talking about. 854 00:36:44,608 --> 00:36:46,137 - MAN: Yeah. - And so... 855 00:36:46,138 --> 00:36:47,468 Then, after a couple of episodes, you're like, 856 00:36:47,478 --> 00:36:50,018 "I don't know who this new guy is. I don't know if I like him. 857 00:36:50,008 --> 00:36:51,008 "But I can kinda let him in, maybe." 858 00:36:51,009 --> 00:36:53,708 And after like each episodes, you're like "Okay, he's pretty good." 859 00:36:53,718 --> 00:36:56,817 And, then by, you know, the half of the series you're like, 860 00:36:56,818 --> 00:36:58,217 "Don't go anywhere!" 861 00:36:58,218 --> 00:37:01,548 It's just this interesting... This is like loss, 862 00:37:01,558 --> 00:37:04,927 but, getting new people and accepting new people. 863 00:37:04,928 --> 00:37:07,897 I mean, it's just life, you know. 864 00:37:07,898 --> 00:37:09,267 The show's just life. 865 00:37:09,268 --> 00:37:12,137 Uh, what is your name and question? 866 00:37:12,138 --> 00:37:14,067 WOMAN 3: Hi, my name is Ally. 867 00:37:14,068 --> 00:37:15,737 And my question is for everyone. 868 00:37:15,738 --> 00:37:21,847 Um, what are your opinions on eventually having a female doctor? 869 00:37:21,848 --> 00:37:24,648 (AUDIENCE CHEERING LOUDLY) 870 00:37:28,278 --> 00:37:30,847 You said everyone, but I don't think I get a say. 871 00:37:30,848 --> 00:37:34,217 Uh, I'll start with Steven. 872 00:37:34,218 --> 00:37:34,948 Well, there is no vacancy. 873 00:37:34,958 --> 00:37:39,657 It's worth pointing out, you just met Peter Capaldi and said, 874 00:37:39,658 --> 00:37:41,788 "When you leave..." 875 00:37:41,798 --> 00:37:42,728 Um, there is no vacancy. 876 00:37:42,729 --> 00:37:47,697 Um, well my opinion is fairly obvious from the show. 877 00:37:47,698 --> 00:37:48,158 Isn't it? 878 00:37:48,168 --> 00:37:51,598 What I think about the possibility and whether it would work or not? 879 00:37:51,608 --> 00:37:55,777 I think I've expressed myself about as clearly as I could 880 00:37:55,778 --> 00:37:58,047 in the context of the show. 881 00:37:58,048 --> 00:38:00,617 If you're not reading the subtext, 882 00:38:00,618 --> 00:38:02,047 then I urge you. 883 00:38:02,048 --> 00:38:06,248 But, believe me, some people aren't reading that subtext. 884 00:38:06,258 --> 00:38:08,587 'Cause it's too subtle. 885 00:38:08,588 --> 00:38:10,018 (ALL LAUGHING) 886 00:38:10,028 --> 00:38:14,657 Yeah, and I'm not going to reveal myself as a man today. 887 00:38:14,658 --> 00:38:15,418 (ALL LAUGHING) 888 00:38:15,428 --> 00:38:20,098 That would be such a disappointment, especially for Jack Davenport. 889 00:38:21,068 --> 00:38:23,298 HARDWICK: Jenna, how do you... Do you wanna take a shot? 890 00:38:23,308 --> 00:38:27,677 Um, I'm sure it'll happen at some point, but, um, 891 00:38:27,678 --> 00:38:30,317 like Steven says, it's just about casting the right actor. 892 00:38:30,318 --> 00:38:36,508 And, um, I don't, I don't think Peter's gonna change costume or anything. 893 00:38:36,518 --> 00:38:37,887 (ALL LAUGHING) 894 00:38:37,888 --> 00:38:41,927 Well, maybe I should do a drag episode, once, just to try it out. 895 00:38:41,928 --> 00:38:44,558 (AUDIENCE CHEERING) 896 00:38:45,828 --> 00:38:48,667 COLEMAN: Don't say that with Steven here. It will happen. 897 00:38:48,668 --> 00:38:52,997 HARDWICK: You totally have to do like a Doctor Doubtfire episode. 898 00:38:52,998 --> 00:38:54,197 (AUDIENCE CHEERING) 899 00:38:54,198 --> 00:38:55,858 HARDWICK: (IN FALSETTO) Hello! 900 00:38:55,868 --> 00:39:00,338 I think the Doctor's sister should appear. (LAUGHS) 901 00:39:02,978 --> 00:39:06,417 HARDWICK: Oh, hello, you guys look amazing. 902 00:39:06,418 --> 00:39:08,848 (CROWD CHEERING) 903 00:39:09,518 --> 00:39:11,517 They both are doing a... 904 00:39:11,518 --> 00:39:13,248 Fantastic. 905 00:39:13,358 --> 00:39:16,227 MAN 1: Yeah. In a thousand years, 906 00:39:16,228 --> 00:39:17,997 when Doctor Who is found again, 907 00:39:17,998 --> 00:39:21,488 everyone will remember all of you. 908 00:39:21,698 --> 00:39:24,933 Steven Moffat, I have a question for you, as a writer, 909 00:39:24,934 --> 00:39:28,197 what is your greatest inspiration in literature 910 00:39:28,198 --> 00:39:32,268 and what do you pull most from in time? 911 00:39:32,578 --> 00:39:35,307 Oh, this is such a depressing answer. 912 00:39:35,308 --> 00:39:38,568 Um, probably Doctor Who. 913 00:39:38,578 --> 00:39:39,908 (ALL LAUGHING) 914 00:39:39,918 --> 00:39:42,417 It's, uh, it's what made me want to be a writer, it is. 915 00:39:42,418 --> 00:39:45,057 I'm not making this up for the sake of this panel. 916 00:39:45,058 --> 00:39:49,218 Uh, I saw Doctor Who and said, "That's Amazing. 917 00:39:49,228 --> 00:39:51,227 "One day I shall run that show." 918 00:39:51,228 --> 00:39:52,357 (ALL LAUGHING) 919 00:39:52,358 --> 00:39:55,758 My parents were surprised, I hadn't spoken until then. 920 00:39:55,768 --> 00:39:56,827 (ALL LAUGHING) 921 00:39:56,828 --> 00:40:00,658 Uh, so, it was... I was so inspired by Doctor Who. 922 00:40:00,668 --> 00:40:03,107 I remember, what got me interested in television 923 00:40:03,108 --> 00:40:05,277 was the fact that the Doctor changed 924 00:40:05,278 --> 00:40:06,707 and I couldn't understand why. 925 00:40:06,708 --> 00:40:08,307 I was like, "Why would they do that?" 926 00:40:08,308 --> 00:40:09,268 And eventually, my dad explained to me 927 00:40:09,278 --> 00:40:12,147 because one actor wanted to leave and another one wanted to come in. 928 00:40:12,148 --> 00:40:13,347 And I thought, "That's interesting." 929 00:40:13,348 --> 00:40:15,187 I didn't know they could do that. 930 00:40:15,188 --> 00:40:16,088 (AUDIENCE LAUGHING) 931 00:40:16,089 --> 00:40:18,087 I mean, I had to deal with the idea 932 00:40:18,088 --> 00:40:20,387 that somebody would be Doctor Who, 933 00:40:20,388 --> 00:40:22,787 and then chose not to be Doctor Who. 934 00:40:22,788 --> 00:40:25,718 And I've had to live through that as an adult, as well. 935 00:40:25,728 --> 00:40:27,227 It was quite frightening. 936 00:40:27,228 --> 00:40:29,227 Um, but no. I mean, it sort of is... 937 00:40:29,228 --> 00:40:32,558 I mean, the other influences as a writer, uh... 938 00:40:32,568 --> 00:40:35,637 If you ever want to know how to write a screen play, 939 00:40:35,638 --> 00:40:38,137 forget all those "How to write a screenplay" books 940 00:40:38,138 --> 00:40:39,628 and just read William Goldman. 941 00:40:39,638 --> 00:40:42,668 Uh, everything, every screenplay William Goldman's ever written 942 00:40:42,678 --> 00:40:45,113 is amazing. So, that's worth reading. 943 00:40:45,114 --> 00:40:47,077 Neil Simon is a God of comedy, 944 00:40:47,078 --> 00:40:49,878 if one is to understand how comedy works, 945 00:40:49,888 --> 00:40:50,358 read Neil Simon. 946 00:40:50,359 --> 00:40:54,448 But really, above all, I think Horror of Fang Rock is really cool. 947 00:40:54,458 --> 00:40:59,327 Ah, that's a Doctor Who story for those of you who, uh, who are new. 948 00:40:59,328 --> 00:41:00,098 So, so... 949 00:41:00,099 --> 00:41:02,427 It's a slightly boring asset, but that's the one. 950 00:41:02,428 --> 00:41:05,088 HARDWICK: Pass it on, for good measure. 951 00:41:05,098 --> 00:41:08,097 - Uh, do you have a question? - WOMAN 4: I do, I do. 952 00:41:08,098 --> 00:41:10,728 Um, my question is for Peter. 953 00:41:11,168 --> 00:41:14,337 So, with your expert experience 954 00:41:14,338 --> 00:41:17,207 in all of the previous seasons, 955 00:41:17,208 --> 00:41:20,208 do you think that the twelfth Doctor 956 00:41:20,218 --> 00:41:22,117 would ever want to travel 957 00:41:22,118 --> 00:41:24,957 with any other companion and who would it be? 958 00:41:24,958 --> 00:41:27,148 (AUDIENCE LAUGHING) 959 00:41:29,258 --> 00:41:31,798 (AUDIENCE LAUGHING LOUDLY) 960 00:41:36,768 --> 00:41:38,568 (CLEARS THROAT) 961 00:41:39,268 --> 00:41:41,808 She didn't mean that. 962 00:41:42,368 --> 00:41:44,267 Um, I think that, uh... 963 00:41:44,268 --> 00:41:48,138 - Donna, Donna. - I think that he would like... 964 00:41:48,708 --> 00:41:52,468 He loves travelling with Clara. I think that's, uh, 965 00:41:52,478 --> 00:41:55,338 the special bond he has is with Clara. 966 00:41:55,348 --> 00:41:58,347 COLEMAN: This is because we're going back to work on Monday. 967 00:41:58,348 --> 00:42:00,278 (AUDIENCE LAUGHING) 968 00:42:00,288 --> 00:42:02,088 I've got to say that. 969 00:42:02,458 --> 00:42:05,957 But I think he'd like to see his grand-daughter again. 970 00:42:05,958 --> 00:42:09,488 - HARDWICK: Aw, good answer. - (AUDIENCE APPLAUDING) 971 00:42:09,498 --> 00:42:11,397 Oh, that was a perfect answer. 972 00:42:11,398 --> 00:42:12,528 You sly dog. 973 00:42:12,538 --> 00:42:14,768 No one can get mad at that. 974 00:42:15,608 --> 00:42:17,637 Usually, people are like "Uh, Kylie Minogue." 975 00:42:17,638 --> 00:42:21,107 - No, but you went... - (AUDIENCE LAUGHING) 976 00:42:21,108 --> 00:42:22,577 You went grand-daughter. 977 00:42:22,578 --> 00:42:24,177 Hi, what is your name? 978 00:42:24,178 --> 00:42:25,777 MAN 2: Hello, my name is Christopher. 979 00:42:25,778 --> 00:42:28,508 And you've come to the wrong panel, haven't you? 980 00:42:28,518 --> 00:42:30,658 (ALL LAUGHING) 981 00:42:33,918 --> 00:42:37,518 We're all in the ballroom in about half an hour. 982 00:42:37,528 --> 00:42:40,927 MAN 2: Ah, my question is for all the three actors, 983 00:42:40,928 --> 00:42:43,797 but in particular Ms Gomez. 984 00:42:43,798 --> 00:42:46,637 - It's 'cause he said that. - HARDWICK: Mmm-hmm. 985 00:42:46,638 --> 00:42:49,467 MAN 2: Could you give us a brief description 986 00:42:49,468 --> 00:42:52,568 of what your character's ideal 987 00:42:52,578 --> 00:42:55,077 or perfect day would be? 988 00:42:55,078 --> 00:42:56,377 - Day? - MAN 2: Yeah. 989 00:42:56,378 --> 00:42:58,513 HARDWICK: Yeah, like a perfect Sunday. 990 00:42:58,514 --> 00:43:02,008 Like, what's a perfect day starting with Michelle. 991 00:43:02,018 --> 00:43:04,017 For... Oh, okay. 992 00:43:04,018 --> 00:43:08,187 Oh, just like squashing big bugs, and, 993 00:43:08,188 --> 00:43:11,048 and probably in the shape of... 994 00:43:11,058 --> 00:43:14,897 Ooh, let me see, the biggest bug of all, um... 995 00:43:14,898 --> 00:43:19,267 I think she could probably... Her perfect day would be starting with some tea, 996 00:43:19,268 --> 00:43:22,307 um, maybe a little croissant and then 997 00:43:22,308 --> 00:43:25,007 slapping Wonder Woman in the face. 998 00:43:25,008 --> 00:43:27,048 (ALL LAUGHING) 999 00:43:27,308 --> 00:43:29,008 Just... 1000 00:43:32,778 --> 00:43:34,638 HARDWICK: Jenna? 1001 00:43:35,788 --> 00:43:37,787 I suppose it's, um, 1002 00:43:37,788 --> 00:43:40,487 teaching a bit of Jane Austen, 1003 00:43:40,488 --> 00:43:44,887 followed by walking into Stationery Cupboard, 1004 00:43:44,888 --> 00:43:46,318 opening the doors to Tardis. 1005 00:43:46,328 --> 00:43:51,797 -Um, and then jetting off to like, Jupiter. -HARDWICK: Mmm-hmm. 1006 00:43:51,798 --> 00:43:57,267 -Or Uranus, or some strange planet from far. -HARDWICK: Oh, my. 1007 00:43:57,268 --> 00:43:59,298 - Never do! - (AUDIENCE LAUGHING) 1008 00:43:59,308 --> 00:44:03,547 -HARDWICK: So, Jupiter. So, then, Jupiter, then. -Jupiter, that's what it is. 1009 00:44:03,548 --> 00:44:05,848 Jupiter. 1010 00:44:06,778 --> 00:44:09,278 Uh, kill some octopus shaped aliens, 1011 00:44:09,288 --> 00:44:12,987 save the world, have a cup of tea with the Doctor, 1012 00:44:12,988 --> 00:44:13,788 and get an early night. 1013 00:44:13,789 --> 00:44:16,657 -HARDWICK: Nice. You two do that a lot. Peter. -Yeah. 1014 00:44:16,658 --> 00:44:19,757 Ah, I think I'll probably get up, have a nice big pot of coffee, 1015 00:44:19,758 --> 00:44:23,788 read the papers, think this is really relaxing. I really like this thing. 1016 00:44:23,798 --> 00:44:26,097 Get really bored. 1017 00:44:26,098 --> 00:44:27,828 And look up into the night sky, 1018 00:44:27,838 --> 00:44:32,238 which would be odd because it's in the morning, but I could be 1019 00:44:32,608 --> 00:44:35,747 on another planet where morning is night. 1020 00:44:35,748 --> 00:44:39,947 And I'll think, "Yes, let me go to a planet where morning is night." 1021 00:44:39,948 --> 00:44:42,217 And, yes, I think he would just... 1022 00:44:42,218 --> 00:44:45,887 Every day, he just starts off wanting to have a nice quiet time, 1023 00:44:45,888 --> 00:44:49,057 and then thinks, "Oh, this is dull, it's all out there. 1024 00:44:49,058 --> 00:44:55,027 "Let me go out there and go to the planet Skaro and see where they're at." 1025 00:44:55,028 --> 00:44:56,158 HARDWICK: No, don't go there! 1026 00:44:56,168 --> 00:45:00,868 Why do you think he is so enamoured of humans? 1027 00:45:01,068 --> 00:45:02,537 Budgetary reasons. 1028 00:45:02,538 --> 00:45:05,478 (ALL LAUGHING AND APPLAUDING) 1029 00:45:05,678 --> 00:45:07,708 Thank you, Christopher. 1030 00:45:08,338 --> 00:45:09,998 Hello. 1031 00:45:10,008 --> 00:45:11,207 What is your name? 1032 00:45:11,208 --> 00:45:12,668 WOMAN 5: Uh, my name's Chloe. 1033 00:45:12,678 --> 00:45:13,538 And what is your question? 1034 00:45:13,548 --> 00:45:17,817 Given the opportunity that the Doctor and Sherlock 1035 00:45:17,818 --> 00:45:19,557 have an episode together, 1036 00:45:19,558 --> 00:45:21,757 which should happen, just saying, 1037 00:45:21,758 --> 00:45:26,727 how do you, Peter, think that the personalities would work out? 1038 00:45:26,728 --> 00:45:30,027 Like, how would you react? 1039 00:45:30,028 --> 00:45:32,628 Uh, more cleverly. 1040 00:45:32,638 --> 00:45:33,897 (ALL LAUGHING) 1041 00:45:33,898 --> 00:45:37,598 MOFFAT: It would be a long conversation about billing. Trust me. 1042 00:45:37,608 --> 00:45:39,908 (AUDIENCE LAUGHING) 1043 00:45:41,138 --> 00:45:43,707 HARDWICK: Yeah. 'Cause, when I think of the first time... 1044 00:45:43,708 --> 00:45:45,407 One of the first times I met Steven, 1045 00:45:45,408 --> 00:45:47,038 I thought I was very clever and I was like, 1046 00:45:47,048 --> 00:45:49,917 "Whoa! I mean the Doctor's just Space-Sherlock?" 1047 00:45:49,918 --> 00:45:51,587 And he was like, "No, he's not." 1048 00:45:51,588 --> 00:45:53,257 - (ALL LAUGHING) - Because the... 1049 00:45:53,258 --> 00:45:54,158 And then I immediately shrank down, 1050 00:45:54,159 --> 00:45:56,687 because I just said a dumb thing to someone I admired. 1051 00:45:56,688 --> 00:45:57,887 And then, uh... 1052 00:45:57,888 --> 00:45:59,818 So, the Doctor has compassion for everyone, 1053 00:45:59,828 --> 00:46:02,127 and Sherlock has compassion for no one, 1054 00:46:02,128 --> 00:46:03,288 - basically. - MOFFAT: Yeah. 1055 00:46:03,298 --> 00:46:04,838 - Yeah, they're very different. - So... 1056 00:46:04,828 --> 00:46:05,558 - MOFFAT: Yeah. - Yeah. 1057 00:46:05,568 --> 00:46:07,837 MOFFAT: I'm not sure how well they'd get along. 1058 00:46:07,838 --> 00:46:08,937 Uh, but for the record, 1059 00:46:08,938 --> 00:46:10,837 just for the record because no one believes this, 1060 00:46:10,838 --> 00:46:12,437 I have no problem with the idea of them meeting, 1061 00:46:12,438 --> 00:46:15,468 it's all the rest of them that've got problem with it. 1062 00:46:15,478 --> 00:46:16,378 (AUDIENCE LAUGHING) 1063 00:46:16,379 --> 00:46:18,577 I'd do anything for a laugh or tart. 1064 00:46:18,578 --> 00:46:21,578 (AUDIENCE LAUGHING AND APPLAUDING) 1065 00:46:22,248 --> 00:46:25,348 No, an actual tart. No olives. 1066 00:46:26,558 --> 00:46:27,687 Hi, what's your name? 1067 00:46:27,688 --> 00:46:28,588 MAN 3: Hey, my name is Ethan. 1068 00:46:28,589 --> 00:46:31,848 Uh, I have a question for probably Moffat or Jenna. 1069 00:46:31,858 --> 00:46:33,418 - Um, Jenna... - Moffat. 1070 00:46:33,428 --> 00:46:34,627 (AUDIENCE LAUGHING) 1071 00:46:34,628 --> 00:46:37,327 I see you, it's fine. Moffat, then. 1072 00:46:37,328 --> 00:46:40,088 ETHAN: Uh, Jenna's character has been divided into 1073 00:46:40,098 --> 00:46:43,058 multiple versions, as we saw with the two previous, 1074 00:46:43,068 --> 00:46:44,298 before her character came on. 1075 00:46:44,308 --> 00:46:48,737 Will we ever see maybe more version of Clara's character 1076 00:46:48,738 --> 00:46:49,968 from time and space? 1077 00:46:49,978 --> 00:46:53,547 Well, we'd never tell you what we're gonna do in advance, would we? 1078 00:46:53,548 --> 00:46:56,817 But, uh, Doctor Who magazine has done, uh... 1079 00:46:56,818 --> 00:46:58,617 A rather good, uh, 1080 00:46:58,618 --> 00:47:00,248 comic strip version of that. 1081 00:47:00,258 --> 00:47:04,757 Uh, so if you want to see that it's actually available there. 1082 00:47:04,758 --> 00:47:05,957 It's really quite good. 1083 00:47:05,958 --> 00:47:07,157 HARDWICK: Good answer, Moffat! 1084 00:47:07,158 --> 00:47:09,958 (AUDIENCE LAUGHING AND APPLAUDING) 1085 00:47:09,968 --> 00:47:13,037 Everybody in my family is called Moffat. 1086 00:47:13,038 --> 00:47:15,268 It doesn't feel very specific. 1087 00:47:15,938 --> 00:47:16,508 HARDWICK: Hello. 1088 00:47:16,509 --> 00:47:18,477 -MAN 4: Hi. -HARDWICK: Hi, what's your question? 1089 00:47:18,478 --> 00:47:21,237 MAN 4: Uh, my question is for Jenna. 1090 00:47:21,238 --> 00:47:22,598 Um... 1091 00:47:22,948 --> 00:47:25,218 Is... Okay. 1092 00:47:25,478 --> 00:47:27,438 Sorry, I just got nervous for a second. 1093 00:47:27,448 --> 00:47:28,118 No. Don't be nervous. 1094 00:47:28,119 --> 00:47:30,957 They're very normal. I'm poking him right now. 1095 00:47:30,958 --> 00:47:32,608 (LAUGHING) 1096 00:47:32,618 --> 00:47:33,078 You're safe. 1097 00:47:33,088 --> 00:47:35,517 This is the safest place in the world right now. 1098 00:47:35,518 --> 00:47:36,648 MAN 4: Um, this is for Jenna. 1099 00:47:36,658 --> 00:47:41,857 Was being a companion something you've always, like dreamed of doing 1100 00:47:41,858 --> 00:47:44,688 or was it like a happy accident? 1101 00:47:44,698 --> 00:47:47,567 It was a very happy accident. 1102 00:47:47,568 --> 00:47:50,767 Um, I was... I was one of the denied children 1103 00:47:50,768 --> 00:47:54,368 ??? so, it was never in my childhood. 1104 00:47:54,378 --> 00:47:55,178 Um... 1105 00:47:55,179 --> 00:47:56,707 So, my, uh, my first experience 1106 00:47:56,708 --> 00:47:59,508 was literally just getting Steven Moffat's sides 1107 00:47:59,518 --> 00:48:03,418 of playing three different characters in one audition. 1108 00:48:03,718 --> 00:48:04,458 And, um... 1109 00:48:04,448 --> 00:48:05,848 I just had so much fun. I loved it. 1110 00:48:05,858 --> 00:48:09,957 And, uh, had a couple of meetings with Matt and, uh... 1111 00:48:09,958 --> 00:48:11,387 It was, uh... 1112 00:48:11,388 --> 00:48:12,818 It was so surprising 1113 00:48:12,828 --> 00:48:16,197 how many different versions of one scene you can play with 1114 00:48:16,198 --> 00:48:21,567 and how sharp and witty and just fun and funny the writing was. 1115 00:48:21,568 --> 00:48:23,037 And is. (CLEARS THROAT) 1116 00:48:23,038 --> 00:48:25,608 - Um... - (AUDIENCE LAUGHS) 1117 00:48:26,638 --> 00:48:31,568 Uh, so it was an extremely happy and very lucky accident. 1118 00:48:31,578 --> 00:48:33,717 HARDWICK: How did you... Did you feel your life changed 1119 00:48:33,718 --> 00:48:36,887 from the second it started airing, 1120 00:48:36,888 --> 00:48:37,488 with you on the show? 1121 00:48:37,489 --> 00:48:41,117 I mean, it changed, it changed really from that first audition. 1122 00:48:41,118 --> 00:48:42,648 But it's the storytelling that you get to do, 1123 00:48:42,658 --> 00:48:45,827 and the inventions and the sets that you will come to, 1124 00:48:45,828 --> 00:48:49,197 and the mad old stunts and, um... 1125 00:48:49,198 --> 00:48:50,028 aliens and green screen... 1126 00:48:50,029 --> 00:48:53,528 You know, the whole experience is really like nothing else. 1127 00:48:53,538 --> 00:48:55,597 And then you step out of it for a second, 1128 00:48:55,598 --> 00:48:56,328 and come to places like this. 1129 00:48:56,338 --> 00:49:00,207 And, um, you get greeted by lots of very cool people. 1130 00:49:00,208 --> 00:49:04,113 It's just, it's just incredible storytelling at its best with... 1131 00:49:04,114 --> 00:49:07,877 Somebody described it to me as an imagination explosion. 1132 00:49:07,878 --> 00:49:09,208 And I like that description. 1133 00:49:09,218 --> 00:49:11,453 HARDWICK: Yeah, because you guys shoot in a bubble, 1134 00:49:11,454 --> 00:49:14,217 and you work most of the year, and so you probably... 1135 00:49:14,218 --> 00:49:17,118 I'd imagine it's very difficult for you to see the effect, 1136 00:49:17,128 --> 00:49:18,627 that the show is having on people 1137 00:49:18,628 --> 00:49:21,497 until you come to an event like this. 1138 00:49:21,498 --> 00:49:23,727 What's it like over in England? 1139 00:49:23,728 --> 00:49:24,558 Is it similar? 1140 00:49:24,568 --> 00:49:25,997 Is it... Are people similar? 1141 00:49:25,998 --> 00:49:27,828 Are they kind of similar over there? 1142 00:49:27,838 --> 00:49:30,007 - MOFFAT: Yeah. I mean... - (AUDIENCE LAUGHING) 1143 00:49:30,008 --> 00:49:31,637 What did you imagine, they were like? 1144 00:49:31,638 --> 00:49:32,907 HARDWICK: Well, because when... 1145 00:49:32,908 --> 00:49:37,247 Because when... I remember when Matt and Karen and Arthur first came over... 1146 00:49:37,248 --> 00:49:39,347 -Yeah. -It completed melted their brains. 1147 00:49:39,348 --> 00:49:41,383 Because people, you know, I think in New York, 1148 00:49:41,384 --> 00:49:44,278 where people waited in line for two days outside. 1149 00:49:44,288 --> 00:49:45,417 And they were like, "Oh, my God! 1150 00:49:45,418 --> 00:49:46,748 "People in England aren't like this." 1151 00:49:46,758 --> 00:49:47,688 And it really... Like they were excited, 1152 00:49:47,689 --> 00:49:51,187 but it also freaked... Like, and they were like jolted by it a little bit. 1153 00:49:51,188 --> 00:49:53,288 Oh, I see what you mean. In terms of reaction, yeah. 1154 00:49:53,298 --> 00:49:56,967 You know, America's much more generous and outgoing and you know... 1155 00:49:56,968 --> 00:50:01,767 The way British people, um, enjoy themselves in public 1156 00:50:01,768 --> 00:50:03,158 is secretly. 1157 00:50:03,168 --> 00:50:05,128 (AUDIENCE LAUGHING) 1158 00:50:05,138 --> 00:50:07,028 We try not to let it show. 1159 00:50:07,038 --> 00:50:08,038 I do that too. 1160 00:50:08,039 --> 00:50:09,998 I mean, you know, I can't move my face. 1161 00:50:10,008 --> 00:50:12,307 It never... People will think I'm grumpy all of the time. 1162 00:50:12,308 --> 00:50:14,477 It's just, I don't know how they work. 1163 00:50:14,478 --> 00:50:14,908 (LAUGHING) 1164 00:50:14,918 --> 00:50:16,417 That's what playing to a room full of British people is. 1165 00:50:16,418 --> 00:50:19,987 They come out and saying, "That was absolutely hilarious." 1166 00:50:19,988 --> 00:50:21,027 (AUDIENCE LAUGHING) 1167 00:50:21,028 --> 00:50:23,418 "I couldn't stop laughing." 1168 00:50:24,288 --> 00:50:24,888 So, yeah. There is that. 1169 00:50:24,889 --> 00:50:27,857 But people are very excited about Doctor Who in Britain too. 1170 00:50:27,858 --> 00:50:29,458 - HARDWICK: Yeah. - Yeah, they are. But also... 1171 00:50:29,468 --> 00:50:32,837 We get blocked from this, um, bubbling Cardiff to here. 1172 00:50:32,838 --> 00:50:36,607 You know, in Cardiff, we're just making a show. We're working. 1173 00:50:36,608 --> 00:50:37,807 And then suddenly we're here, 1174 00:50:37,808 --> 00:50:39,737 and there's a room full of 7,000 people 1175 00:50:39,738 --> 00:50:41,198 and that lady with all those badges. 1176 00:50:41,208 --> 00:50:44,977 And it's certainly... It's certainly incredibly exciting 1177 00:50:44,978 --> 00:50:47,547 and strange and... 1178 00:50:47,548 --> 00:50:48,318 Why she got so many badges? 1179 00:50:48,319 --> 00:50:52,253 -(AUDIENCE LAUGHING) -HARDWICK: Is that Button Lady? Yeah. 1180 00:50:52,254 --> 00:50:54,278 (AUDIENCE CHEERING AND APPLAUDING) 1181 00:50:54,288 --> 00:50:55,987 - Oh, there she is. - Look at those badges. 1182 00:50:55,988 --> 00:50:58,648 BUTTON LADY: This is my friend Karen. 1183 00:50:58,658 --> 00:51:00,218 ALL: Hi! 1184 00:51:00,228 --> 00:51:02,497 Um, my question is for Mr... 1185 00:51:02,498 --> 00:51:04,533 Well, first of I want to mention to Mr Capaldi. 1186 00:51:04,534 --> 00:51:08,158 'Cause I just wanted to show that I can say it right. 1187 00:51:08,168 --> 00:51:08,568 Um... 1188 00:51:08,569 --> 00:51:10,867 Did you like the bun that I gave you yesterday? 1189 00:51:10,868 --> 00:51:13,998 It was great. I got a fabulous badge that says 1190 00:51:14,008 --> 00:51:15,377 "Not a Hugger." 1191 00:51:15,378 --> 00:51:17,407 (AUDIENCE LAUGHING) 1192 00:51:17,408 --> 00:51:20,338 BUTTON LADY: And my question is for Mr Moffat. 1193 00:51:20,348 --> 00:51:21,188 Uh, Steven... 1194 00:51:21,189 --> 00:51:23,278 MOFFAT: Hello. Mr Moffat's fine. 1195 00:51:23,288 --> 00:51:25,247 You will not take me over! 1196 00:51:25,248 --> 00:51:29,378 BUTTON LADY: I noticed that you made Matt's Doctor very special 1197 00:51:29,388 --> 00:51:33,018 by having his face for the longest amount of years. 1198 00:51:33,028 --> 00:51:35,727 How you gonna show the love to Peter? 1199 00:51:35,728 --> 00:51:38,888 Well, you mean I showed my love to Matt 1200 00:51:38,898 --> 00:51:41,528 by trapping him for 1,000 years, 1201 00:51:41,538 --> 00:51:42,837 in a village? 1202 00:51:42,838 --> 00:51:44,367 BUTTON LADY: Yes. 1203 00:51:44,368 --> 00:51:48,738 You have a very, very strange way of expressing love. 1204 00:51:50,078 --> 00:51:51,747 I aged him to death. 1205 00:51:51,748 --> 00:51:53,987 That is not how you express you affection. 1206 00:51:53,988 --> 00:51:56,138 Well, marriage I suppose. 1207 00:51:56,148 --> 00:51:58,308 (AUDIENCE LAUGHING) 1208 00:51:59,148 --> 00:52:01,217 Do you know what? Do you know what? 1209 00:52:01,218 --> 00:52:02,018 I'm not gonna answer you. 1210 00:52:02,019 --> 00:52:05,488 Because there's an answer coming up in the show. 1211 00:52:05,558 --> 00:52:08,118 (AUDIENCE CHEERING) 1212 00:52:08,658 --> 00:52:10,358 HARDWICK: Excellent. Thank you. 1213 00:52:10,368 --> 00:52:11,138 BUTTON LADY: What a tease! 1214 00:52:11,139 --> 00:52:14,128 Did you have another question, Button Lady, or are you all set? 1215 00:52:14,138 --> 00:52:16,107 It's good to see you again. 1216 00:52:16,108 --> 00:52:17,167 Bye. 1217 00:52:17,168 --> 00:52:18,598 HARDWICK: Hello. 1218 00:52:18,608 --> 00:52:23,507 WOMAN 6: I was wondering if you had any tips for aspiring actors? 1219 00:52:23,508 --> 00:52:25,738 Just to all of you. 1220 00:52:26,678 --> 00:52:28,338 For aspiring actors. 1221 00:52:28,348 --> 00:52:30,047 Go into hosting. It's what I did. 1222 00:52:30,048 --> 00:52:31,478 (AUDIENCE LAUGHING) 1223 00:52:31,488 --> 00:52:33,657 'Cause I'm a crappy actor. 1224 00:52:33,658 --> 00:52:34,258 Read a lot. 1225 00:52:34,259 --> 00:52:37,227 Read a lot of books and read as much as you can. 1226 00:52:37,228 --> 00:52:41,698 As somebody whose endured a lot of rejection, 1227 00:52:42,158 --> 00:52:47,188 and as somebody whose nicknamed by their agent as The Roach, 1228 00:52:47,198 --> 00:52:48,428 as in The Cockroach, 1229 00:52:48,438 --> 00:52:52,707 because I'm now an inspiration to the younger clients, 1230 00:52:52,708 --> 00:52:56,607 because I keep getting squashed like a bug out there, 1231 00:52:56,608 --> 00:52:58,438 and I keep coming back. 1232 00:52:58,448 --> 00:52:59,677 So, um, my... 1233 00:52:59,678 --> 00:53:02,408 My tip would be just never give up. 1234 00:53:02,418 --> 00:53:06,987 And this world is abundant and there's enough for everyone, 1235 00:53:06,988 --> 00:53:07,858 and if you do give up, 1236 00:53:07,859 --> 00:53:10,287 somebody else was going to take your spot anyway, 1237 00:53:10,288 --> 00:53:12,548 so if you really just believe in yourself, 1238 00:53:12,558 --> 00:53:16,018 and you keep going you'll get your five minutes of fame. 1239 00:53:16,028 --> 00:53:20,428 -(APPLAUSE) -HARDWICK: Peter, do you have an answer for that? 1240 00:53:20,438 --> 00:53:22,337 -Do you have an answer for that? -Me? 1241 00:53:22,338 --> 00:53:23,068 For aspiring actors, yeah. 1242 00:53:23,069 --> 00:53:26,128 - Learn your lines. - HARDWICK: Learn your lines. 1243 00:53:26,138 --> 00:53:28,098 HARDWICK: I got to say just really quickly, 1244 00:53:28,108 --> 00:53:29,977 I know you didn't want to seriously ask me, 1245 00:53:29,978 --> 00:53:31,377 but I do have a suggestion for you. 1246 00:53:31,378 --> 00:53:34,647 Which is that technology has made it possible, 1247 00:53:34,648 --> 00:53:37,487 for you to just make the thing that you want, you know. 1248 00:53:37,488 --> 00:53:40,687 So, just make stuff. Make stuff. Don't be afraid to make stuff. 1249 00:53:40,688 --> 00:53:42,627 Don't be afraid to fail. Make stuff with your friends. 1250 00:53:42,628 --> 00:53:46,157 Find someone who's like a writer and a producer and form a group. 1251 00:53:46,158 --> 00:53:46,888 Put it on YouTube. 1252 00:53:46,898 --> 00:53:48,697 Put your stuff out in the world and... 1253 00:53:48,698 --> 00:53:50,527 When you start pursuing that path like, 1254 00:53:50,528 --> 00:53:52,888 answers will start to reveal themselves to you. 1255 00:53:52,898 --> 00:53:54,458 So, there are no excuses any more. 1256 00:53:54,468 --> 00:53:57,067 Just make the stuff that you want to see exist in the world, 1257 00:53:57,068 --> 00:53:59,598 and then if the business catches up with you, great. 1258 00:53:59,608 --> 00:54:01,077 And if not you're making the stuff you want. 1259 00:54:01,078 --> 00:54:04,077 And that should make you happy. So that's my advice. 1260 00:54:04,078 --> 00:54:07,647 -(CROWD CHEERING) -I'm not trying to... Don't do that. 1261 00:54:07,648 --> 00:54:09,047 I turned it into an Oprah moment. 1262 00:54:09,048 --> 00:54:12,408 And you get a car! And you get a car! 1263 00:54:13,518 --> 00:54:16,018 I know someone who's taken that path. 1264 00:54:17,058 --> 00:54:18,058 Hello! 1265 00:54:18,059 --> 00:54:21,457 MAN 5: Um, my name is Jeriko Salazar, 1266 00:54:21,458 --> 00:54:24,388 - and I'm the Grinch. - (ALL LAUGHING) 1267 00:54:25,968 --> 00:54:29,808 I love that that's how you say hi. "I am the Grinch." 1268 00:54:30,068 --> 00:54:33,328 I wanna ask this... Well, for starters, I love all you guys. 1269 00:54:33,338 --> 00:54:35,637 Thank you for coming here. You're amazing. 1270 00:54:35,638 --> 00:54:38,268 Sir, can you just wake that lady up? 1271 00:54:38,278 --> 00:54:40,117 Is she authentic? 1272 00:54:40,118 --> 00:54:42,088 (ALL LAUGHING) 1273 00:54:48,958 --> 00:54:51,358 Get on. Get on. 1274 00:54:51,828 --> 00:54:53,597 She loves Doctor Who. 1275 00:54:53,598 --> 00:54:56,267 What I'm asking you, Peter... 1276 00:54:56,268 --> 00:54:59,767 Whenever you become Doctor, like, not now... 1277 00:54:59,768 --> 00:55:01,167 Whenever you're the Doctor, 1278 00:55:01,168 --> 00:55:03,837 do you ever feel all the other doctors 1279 00:55:03,838 --> 00:55:06,937 - inside of you burning... - (CLEARS THROAT) 1280 00:55:06,938 --> 00:55:09,098 Like some residue they left? 1281 00:55:09,108 --> 00:55:11,868 A sensation? Their souls, I guess? 1282 00:55:11,878 --> 00:55:13,747 HARDWICK: First of all, that's a very sexy question. 1283 00:55:13,748 --> 00:55:16,387 Second of all, I can't stop watching your fingers. 1284 00:55:16,388 --> 00:55:19,718 (AUDIENCE LAUGHING) 1285 00:55:25,728 --> 00:55:28,028 "You're a mean one." 1286 00:55:28,958 --> 00:55:30,727 Do I feel the other doctors? 1287 00:55:30,728 --> 00:55:33,988 - (AUDIENCE LAUGHING) - HARDWICK: Inside you? 1288 00:55:33,998 --> 00:55:36,158 Inside me? 1289 00:55:36,168 --> 00:55:39,228 Deep, deep inside you. 1290 00:55:42,908 --> 00:55:46,208 Well, I often feel Tom Baker appearing. 1291 00:55:46,948 --> 00:55:49,377 From time to time. Um... 1292 00:55:49,378 --> 00:55:51,847 Yeah, sometimes you do something, you think, 1293 00:55:51,848 --> 00:55:56,578 that's very Tom or David or John. 1294 00:55:56,588 --> 00:56:00,148 But I don't subconsciously try to, uh, 1295 00:56:00,158 --> 00:56:02,488 to emulate any of them. 1296 00:56:02,498 --> 00:56:04,727 I think they're all wonderful, 1297 00:56:04,728 --> 00:56:06,558 but certainly, they... 1298 00:56:06,568 --> 00:56:08,997 They echo throughout the show, 1299 00:56:08,998 --> 00:56:12,267 so we do, in the script, there are moments of resonance. 1300 00:56:12,268 --> 00:56:14,698 When there are bits and pieces of things that I know 1301 00:56:14,708 --> 00:56:17,907 have begun with another Doctor. 1302 00:56:17,908 --> 00:56:21,677 And I'm always very happy to play those moments. 1303 00:56:21,678 --> 00:56:22,878 HARDWICK: Excellent. Thank you, Mr Grinch. 1304 00:56:22,888 --> 00:56:26,357 Um, we have time for one more question which is you. 1305 00:56:26,358 --> 00:56:27,787 What is your name, sir? 1306 00:56:27,788 --> 00:56:29,187 MAN 6: Hi, my name is Gabe. 1307 00:56:29,188 --> 00:56:31,848 And I just want to say, you guys are all wonderful people, 1308 00:56:31,858 --> 00:56:34,727 and everything. I appreciate you guys coming down here. 1309 00:56:34,728 --> 00:56:37,933 And, Jenna, I just want you to know that I can be 1310 00:56:37,934 --> 00:56:40,997 the impossible boy to your impossible girl. 1311 00:56:40,998 --> 00:56:43,028 ALL: Aw! 1312 00:56:43,038 --> 00:56:44,937 You're like one of my favourite companions. 1313 00:56:44,938 --> 00:56:48,437 But my question goes back to you and Peter. 1314 00:56:48,438 --> 00:56:51,638 Um, out of just being in this series, 1315 00:56:51,648 --> 00:56:54,817 what is, I guess the most amazing thing 1316 00:56:54,818 --> 00:57:00,358 that's happened to you that you weren't expecting to come from this show? 1317 00:57:00,518 --> 00:57:03,148 (CLEARS THROAT) That I wasn't expecting? 1318 00:57:03,158 --> 00:57:05,058 HARDWICK: Yeah. 1319 00:57:06,998 --> 00:57:11,997 You know, it's just an extraordinary experience, the whole thing, 1320 00:57:11,998 --> 00:57:14,407 I mean, I didn't realise the show... 1321 00:57:14,408 --> 00:57:18,498 People tell you the show is successful overseas, 1322 00:57:18,508 --> 00:57:20,607 and that it was catching on in America, 1323 00:57:20,608 --> 00:57:24,178 but I didn't realise, it was to this scale. 1324 00:57:24,308 --> 00:57:27,408 (AUDIENCE CHEERING) 1325 00:57:27,418 --> 00:57:30,617 So, to come here and find this warmth and affection 1326 00:57:30,618 --> 00:57:34,887 for something that goes all the way back to my childhood, 1327 00:57:34,888 --> 00:57:38,457 I find myself in the centre of for now, 1328 00:57:38,458 --> 00:57:41,127 is absolutely extraordinary. 1329 00:57:41,128 --> 00:57:45,097 But, the most amazing thing that happens 1330 00:57:45,098 --> 00:57:49,497 is that I get the affection 1331 00:57:49,498 --> 00:57:53,468 for the whole 50 years pointed in my direction. 1332 00:57:53,478 --> 00:57:55,977 And that's a great position to be in. 1333 00:57:55,978 --> 00:57:57,177 (AUDIENCE APPLAUDING) 1334 00:57:57,178 --> 00:57:59,817 HARDWICK: Thank you very much for your question. 1335 00:57:59,818 --> 00:58:02,087 We want to show you a couple more things before 1336 00:58:02,088 --> 00:58:06,608 we let you continue sitting there, I guess. I don't know. 1337 00:58:06,618 --> 00:58:08,317 That's... I don't know if you guys... 1338 00:58:08,318 --> 00:58:10,718 Do you want to answer that? Do you have an answer for that? 1339 00:58:10,728 --> 00:58:12,927 -Did you just hear that? I'm sorry. -What? Yeah. 1340 00:58:12,928 --> 00:58:14,527 - Did you want to... - No, no, no. 1341 00:58:14,528 --> 00:58:15,528 - Are you sure? - Sure. 1342 00:58:15,529 --> 00:58:17,297 Because you can and, obviously, 1343 00:58:17,298 --> 00:58:19,167 that guy totally loves you. 1344 00:58:19,168 --> 00:58:20,867 I was just going to say, um, 1345 00:58:20,868 --> 00:58:22,403 how much I love Peter Capaldi. 1346 00:58:22,404 --> 00:58:26,028 -Yes. -And how, he's one of my favourite human beings 1347 00:58:26,038 --> 00:58:28,368 and one of the best things about the job, 1348 00:58:28,378 --> 00:58:29,507 sorry to embarrass you terribly, 1349 00:58:29,508 --> 00:58:32,638 is going to work every day in the Tradis with this guy. 1350 00:58:32,648 --> 00:58:36,188 HARDWICK: That's love. Thank you. 1351 00:58:37,148 --> 00:58:41,548 BBC America has a special Doctor Who fan night this Saturday, 1352 00:58:41,558 --> 00:58:44,493 at 2:30 at the House of Blues, and then, also before we go, 1353 00:58:44,494 --> 00:58:47,388 I'm excited to announce, we haven't announced this yet, but 1354 00:58:47,398 --> 00:58:48,697 Nerdist is working with BBC America, 1355 00:58:48,698 --> 00:58:51,397 we're producing a special called the Doctor's Finest. 1356 00:58:51,398 --> 00:58:53,037 We're going to be visiting eight of our favourite episodes 1357 00:58:53,038 --> 00:58:55,267 and wrap them with some segments and some trivia, 1358 00:58:55,268 --> 00:58:58,207 and fan-general content and tons of Comic Con footage. 1359 00:58:58,208 --> 00:59:00,807 And it's being hosted by Emma Hart, who is amazing. 1360 00:59:00,808 --> 00:59:04,477 So that premieres Saturday August 15th on BBC America. 1361 00:59:04,478 --> 00:59:07,017 Please help me. A huge round of applause. 1362 00:59:07,018 --> 00:59:10,187 Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman, Michelle Gomez, 1363 00:59:10,188 --> 00:59:10,888 Steven Moffat. 1364 00:59:10,889 --> 00:59:13,557 Thank you, San Diego, for coming out. I will see you later. 1365 00:59:13,558 --> 00:59:16,458 (AUDIENCE APPLAUDING AND CHEERING)