Doctor Who producer Marcus Wilson has described Neil Gaiman’s Series 6 episode as “a real love letter” to fans of the series.

In an interview with SFX Magazine, to be published in Issue #207, out this Wednesday, Wilson teased: “It’s an episode that involves quite a big sprawl, huge alien world locations and a new take on a familiar character, which required a lot of work. It’s a big episode, but I think it’ll be one the fans will love. It’s a real love letter to the fans.”

Suranne Jones will star in the story as Idris, a role “people will remember forever”.

Meanwhile, Wilson goes on to discuss the opening two-parter, filmed and set in the US. “The way Steven’s written the script is that it’s very much the feel of an Englishman abroad,” he said. ”It’s the Doctor’s take on America, so it’s seen through that lens. There’s almost a mythic quality to the locations. Monument Valley was just stunning.”

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