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Ignore those pesky rumours: Steven Moffat says Series 10 will consist of 12 episodes, plus the Christmas special!
Not only has Moffat called speculation by the tabloids “bunk” but also says he can “confirm absolutely” that he’s not making fewer episodes in the next series. And we also have Peter Capaldi’s word for that!
Moffat told the Radio Times:
“We’re making a full series. I can confirm that. I’m making a full series of 12 episodes, plus a Christmas special. I don’t know when it goes out. That’s up to someone else. And even if I did know – which I genuinely don’t – I wouldn’t be allowed to say so as I have absolutely no say in it whatsoever.
“[But] it’s not being reduced in size. We’re not making fewer episodes. That’s all complete bunk. I can confirm that absolutely.”
So no, he’s not saying it’ll be broadcast in 2016, but if it doesn’t, that means Series 10 would be on in 2017 – having 2016 sans Who doesn’t seem likely.
Capaldi says:
“That’s not what I’ve been told… That’s not what I’m contracted for.”
Peter Capaldi, talking to @lizo_mzimba, denies reports there'll be half the number of @BBCDoctorWho episodes in 2016 pic.twitter.com/oqwQ83jKle
— BBC Ents News Team (@BBCNewsEnts) November 6, 2015
Rumour had it that only specials would be aired throughout next year, similar to 2009 which saw only three specials broadcast – Planet of the Dead; The Waters of Mars; and The End of Time: Part One.
Since that initial report in Private Eye (which has been right in the past – it’s not like the random guessing games done by newspapers) in August, various sources have claimed reduced runs, including The Mirror‘s reckoning that the series would only be six episodes long.
Yes, we can all look forward to 12 episodes in Series 10.
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