An actress who has previously been associated with Doctor Who has emerged as the bookies’ new favourite to take over the reigns from Jenna Coleman as the Time Lord’s coveted companion, according to reports.

Fresh Meat and Glue star Faye Marsay – who portrayed Shona McCullough in the 2014 festive special, Last Christmas – currently has odds of 6/1 to be unveiled as Peter Capaldi’s next co-star when the franchise’s current leading lady, Clara Oswald, departs during the latest series. Faye herself has previously admitted that she’d return “in a heartbeat”.

While it hasn’t been revealed exactly when Clara will part ways with the Doctor for the last time, her exit will mean that there will be a vacancy in the TARDIS for the first time since 2012. However, the immediate future of the show itself currently remains up in the air with recent rumours suggesting that the BBC will put it on hiatus next year to accommodate a cast overhaul, despite the fact Steven Moffat has allegedly signed up to helm Series 10.

Speculation surrounding the incoming companion looks set to continue, however, with Mark Gatiss recently discussing the possibility of a male sidekick. What do you think? Would Faye Marsay be the right choice or is there someone else who you think would better fit the bill?

Faye Marsay favourite to be next companion - what do you think?

• Brilliant choice! Shona was the star of Last Christmas and I'd love to see her again.
• Rubbish choice! I'd like to see someone new - as in, nobody we've met before - step aboard the TARDIS.

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The Doctor Who Christmas Specials will be re-released as a DVD and Blu-ray boxset in the US later this year, it has been revealed.

The special collection will bring together all of the Time Lord’s festive escapades to date (that’s The Christmas Invasion to Last Christmas) to ensure that your seasonal festivities are jam-packed with satsumas, Sycorax and, naturally, the odd flying shark! In addition, and as an extra treat, it will even come with its own Sonic Screwdriver toy. It is Christmas, after all! It’s released on 24th November 2015.

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Faye Marsay has revealed that she’d return to Doctor Who “in a heartbeat”.

The actress guest starred in the 2014 Christmas special, Last Christmas, as Shona McCullough and became an instant favourite amongst fans, with many campaigning for her to become the Doctor’s next full time companion. “I’d absolutely love to go back,” she told Radio Times. “It’s a universally appealing show, so I had a great time on it. I just got to play myself basically, which was nice. I’m just so lucky to have done it. Plus, I really fancy Peter Capaldi!”

Would you like to see Shona again? Share your thoughts in the comments section, below…

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Silva Screen has confirmed that they’ll be releasing the official Series 8 soundtrack next month.

As always, all of the music heard throughout Peter Capaldi’s debut string of adventures was written by resident composer Murray Gold, conducted by Ben Foster and performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. The 3-disc set will compile all of the highlights including the Twelfth Doctor’s theme A Good Man? (Twelve’s Theme).

It will also include music from Last Christmas.

The CD comes with an extensive booklet containing notes from Murray Gold while the first 5,000 copies will include an extra 16 page booklet depicting the retro posters as designed by Stuart Manning for Radio Times. One for every episode will be packaged in a slip case.

DISC 1
1. Doctor Who Theme (Series 8)
2. A Good Man? (Twelve’s Theme)
3-10. Deep Breath
11-15. Into The Dalek
16-21. Robot Of Sherwood
22-24. Listen

DISC 2
01-04. Time Heist
05. The Caretaker
06-08. Kill The Moon
09-13. Mummy On The Orient Express
14-15. Flatline
16-18. In The Forest Of The Night
19-30. Dark Water / Death In Heaven

DISC 3
01-14. Last Christmas

It’s released on 18th May 2015, priced at £12.99. Will you be adding it to your collection?

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Steven Moffat has confirmed that Jenna Coleman had originally planned to leave Doctor Who at the end of Series 8 last year.

The showrunner has told the new issue of Doctor Who Magazine that Death in Heaven was Clara’s final episode before her real life alter ego attended the read through and had a last minute change of heart. “She asked me if she could be in the Christmas episode so I said, ‘OK, so I’ll write you out at Christmas instead’,” he explained. “But then she read it and changed her mind again!”

He added: “The truth is, though, I never wanted her to go. With Last Christmas, I’d already written the alternative version where she stayed, and I preferred that version. I didn’t want to lose her. She’s an amazing actress and she never stops working to make Clara better. So I was very happy to go the extra mile to make sure we could keep her.”

The actress has revealed that it’s “wonderful” to be back for Series 9, which is currently being filmed. It’s two-part series premiere, The Magician’s Apprentice and The Witch’s Familiar, will feature the return of Michelle Gomez as Missy. It’s due to air in the autumn.

Last Christmas will be released in the US this week.

The 2014 Christmas Special, Peter Capaldi’s first in role as the Twelfth Doctor, will be available from 17th February 2015 (Tuesday) priced at $14.98 for the DVD ($18.74 in Canada) and $19.98 for the Blu-ray ($24.98 in Canada).

It’s already available for UK fans, so be sure to pick up a copy if you haven’t already! Like the Region 2 release, extras include a behind the scenes feature and a commentary from director Paul Wilmhurst and producer Paul Frift.

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Last year’s Christmas Special, and the most recent episode of Doctor Who, is released on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK today.

Last Christmas guest stars Nick Frost as Santa Claus who teams up with the Doctor and Clara Oswald when they find themselves trapped on an arctic base and under attack from terrifying creatures. As it soon transpires, though, not all it as it seems.

Special features include Doctor Who Extra and a commentary. It will be released in the US and Canada on 17th February.

“It’s a long story.” Click here to discuss this year’s Doctor Who Christmas Special!

The Doctor continued his mission of world domination with yet more record-breaking ratings throughout 2014.

Not only did Peter Capaldi’s debut series at the helm of the TARDIS attract an average audience of 7.4 million at home in the UK (hailed as “outstanding” by the BBC’s Director of Television), it was also the highest rated season of Doctor Who ever on BBC America with an average of 2.035 million viewers. The Christmas Special, Last Christmas, was watched by 2.616 million which is double the audience of Matt Smith’s first festive outing, A Christmas Carol, in 2010.

The Twelfth Doctor’s first yuletide adventure was also a hit on Space in Canada on which it was watched by 792,000 viewers, making it the channel’s highest rated broadcast of 2014.

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The final UK rating for last year’s Christmas Special, Last Christmas, has been revealed.

The seasonal episode – Peter Capaldi’s first in his role as the Twelfth Doctor – was watched by an official audience of 8.28 million viewers in the UK making it the show’s least watched festive offering to date.

Saying that, it’s a considerable rise from its initial overnight of 6.3 million which shows that many of its viewers opt to record it and watch it within the first 7 days of its broadcast.

Doctor Who Christmas Specials Ratings 2005-2014

1. Voyage of the Damned (2007) – 13.31 million
2. The Next Doctor (2008) – 13.1 million
3. A Christmas Carol (2010) – 12.11 million
4. The End of Time, Part One (2009) – 12.04 million
5. The Time of the Doctor (2013) – 11.14 million
6. The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe (2011) – 10.77 million
7. The Snowmen (2012) – 9.87 million
8. The Runaway Bride (2006) – 9.35 million
9. The Christmas Invasion (2005) – 9.84 million
10. Last Christmas (2014) –  8.28 million

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The overnight UK rating for Last Christmas has been revealed.

This year’s Christmas Special, which aired on BBC One last night, was watched by an unofficial audience of 6.3 million viewers making Doctor Who the 7th most watched programme of the day with a 27.5% share of the total TV audience.

In the episode, the Doctor and Clara joined forces with Santa Claus on a festive escapade in the North Pole.

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