It’s time for “Doctor Who” to return to its roots: Peter Capaldi explains how to save the series
Translated with AI from the Russian original.
The Twelfth Doctor actor suggested restoring the charm of the classic episodes to the series.
Following the split with Disney+ and the cancellation of the Christmas special, the BBC has to decide what the next chapter of “Doctor Who” will look like. Peter Capaldi, who played the Twelfth Doctor from 2014 to 2017, suggested on the Half the Picture podcast returning to a simple formula: the Doctor, his companions, and a new adventure every time the TARDIS door opens.
“The Doctor and his companion, or companions, in the TARDIS. It’s a tiny, contained world. There’s something quite comforting about that. And then, like in ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,’ they step through the door and they’re in the middle of a new story. And every time it’s different. Sometimes there are monsters, sometimes it’s magical, strange, sad. That’s the essence of it — a small group of people, with the Doctor at the center of it.”
At the same time, Capaldi admits that he grew up on the classic series himself and does not know what today’s audience expects from the show. That is why he does not see a literal return to the 1960s format as a ready-made solution:
“What it should be, I don’t know. [...] I don’t know what people want from it. Because I loved the old show, I grew up with it. But I can’t come along and say, ‘Let’s do it like the sixties. Let’s make it black and white, with wobbly sets. Let’s make it cheap. Or let’s curb our ambitions.’ ‘Doctor Who’ has always had ambition. It’s just that the budget didn’t always match it.”
In June, the BBC cancelled the “Doctor Who” Christmas special and opened a bidding process for the production of future seasons. The process is underway, but the studio that will take on the series has not yet been named. The BBC hopes to bring the show back on air in the 2028/29 television season.
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