Peter Jackson has sent the Doctor Who fandom into a frenzy today (Monday) by posting a cryptic video message featuring none other than Peter Capaldi… and a Dalek!

It has been a long standing rumour that the Academy Award winning director of the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies has been in talks to helm his own Doctor Who episode since he propositioned Steven Moffat “to name a time and place” back in 2012. Sadly, nothing has come of his “open-ended invitation” since, but it now may be closer than ever before to becoming a reality.

The man himself took to his Facebook page - here - to tease fans with a humorous sketch in which the Twelfth Doctor arrives to deliver a BBC contract. Reading between the lines, it certainly looks like it’s hinting at his official involvement but, as always, only time will tell…