Capaldi: Different, But Still Unmistakably Doctor Who

Peter Capaldi has said that although the new Doctor is a contrast to his predecessors concerned fans shouldn’t worry too much.

Speaking in the latest issue of Sci-Fi Now (another cover dedication), Capaldi says: “The constituency of the audience needs to be reassured that it’s fine. Whether it’s fine or not, I’m not sure. The Doctor is as he has always been, and he is also totally different. That’s the great thing about Doctor Who; it carries its past with it all the time, so he brings the past with him, even if he’s different.

“I think if people think he’s different, they’re really meaning in contrast to Matt and David, who were both very amiable. He’s probably not as user friendly as they are. But he’s still unmistakably Doctor Who.”

He adds: “I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for every single Doctor that there’s been, so I just sort of stand on their shoulders. It’s due to each and every one of their individual talent and charisma and gifts that the show’s still here. So I don’t have a specific Doctor that I look to, but I look to them all, and I do look to them all.”

On Clara and the Doctor’s relationship Capaldi says: “It’s not romantic, but it’s not without love.”