Even Peter Capaldi didn’t have a damn clue who would be replacing him until a few days before the announcement — but through some deductive reasoning and a well-timed shopping trip, he managed to get a jump on the news.
Capaldi was asked da a young fan if viewers would ever see Clara again – and rather than shrugging the domanda off, Capaldi appeared to judge his words carefully, before replying: “I think te may.”
Departing head writer Steven Moffat will let his successor decide the first thing that comes out of the new Doctor's mouth when Capaldi regenerates in the Natale special.