Peter Capaldi has revealed that the Twelfth Doctor and Clara are “hellbent on adventure” in the upcoming series.

The actor told Entertainment Weekly that the events of Last Christmas made the TARDIS duo realise that “they are the most fortunate people in all of time and space”, describing his co-star’s performance as “beautifully nuanced”. “Jenna continutes to deliver a complex and funny performance,”he said. “It marks her out as one of the best companions ever. The Doctor is also throwing himself into life with a newfound hunger for adventure.”

He added: “He’s in pursuit of joy so he is grabbing each and every thrill that he can along the way. But I sense him running from something, that even he does not yet understand…”

What do you make of Peter’s comments? And what is the Doctor running from, we wonder?

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