Peter Capaldi leaving Doctor Who

[TyneTeas]

www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38805151

[SmellyChristmasCandles]

Can't say I'm especially sad. He may be a good actor, a great one even, but he was never The Doctor for me. I don't think the poor scripts helped and I didn't like Clara. I hope that the new Dr gets better scripts.
I suppose we're going to have months of speculation about who will take over.

[SleeptightDaisy]

Ooh, Richard E Grant hadn't thought of him as dr who but now you've said it, yes can definitely see him fitting in that role, will start watching it again if it's him

[HelenDenver]

I think he's great. Will miss his Doctor.

[ActuallyThatsSUPREMECommander]

We've already had Richard E Grant. Twice.

[AtSea1979]

He's one of my favourite doctors but he has had some rubbish storylines. I just didn't get the whole superman thing.

[furlinedsheepskinjacket]

i liked him as malcolm tucker - hope he goes back to that

[ChoccyJules]

I agree the storylines and writing has gone downhill, usually I just cannot miss DW and lately I find I can. It's not been a patch on the earlier New Who (if that makes sense).

When I heard it I wondered if the new showrunner wanted somebody else and delicate discussions ensued.

[dailymaillazyjournos]

Watched about 3 episodes with PC and couldn't cope with him. Or the writing which I find totally beyond my comprehension. I have no idea whats going on. PC, Peter Davison and Christopher eccleston are my 3 worserite DW

[Sagggyoldclothcatpuss]

Thank god!!!

[mirokarikovo]

I've been a huge fan of the Capaldi doctor - just recently started rewatching all his episodes and there are certainly some weaker ones as he finds his feet, but that is normal.

I'm not surprised he's leaving. Steven Moffat - the talent behind Press Gang, Jekyll and Sherlock, and whose individual pre-Capaldi-era Dr Who writing credits is a list of brilliant episodes (The Empty Child, The Girl in the Fireplace, Blink, Silence in the Library, Day of the Moon among my favourites, along with many more good quality ones) has been in overall creative control so far for Capaldi's work.

But Moffat is going and is being replaced by Chris Chibnall - whose previous writing credits include really terrible stuff like the utter flop Spooks Code Nine, the derivative and uninspired Camelot and the truly awful Torchwood (Dr Who spinoff) - though also some actually good stuff occasionally. Previous Dr Who writing is a relatively short list characterised mainly by ideas that aren't that well presented and are resolved in ridiculous and/or unsatisfying ways.

I don't hold much hope for the Dr Who of 2018 to be much cop, and I don't blame Capaldi for a moment for extracting himself before that comes. Happily we have 12 episodes and a Christmas special still ahead from the Moffat/Capaldi combo before we have to face that.

[atheistmantis]

Thank god for that, he's ruined a great programme.

[DameVanillaSugar]

I don't think you can blame Peter Capaldi himself. The producers changed the demograph with David Tennant and Matt Smith to appeal to a younger audience. If they tried to get Peter Capaldi in to appeal to the Mums then they seriously misjudged the mood.

So, if Tom Hiddleston has missed out on Bond, you don't think............ no, please god, no!

[ArgyMargy]

I thought he was a bit rubbish and only watched one or two episodes with him before abandoning Dr Who for good. But I didn't like the storylines either as they were getting a bit ridiculous. Bit like Sherlock which has turned into a bizarre thing.

[chemicalCat]

I really like Capaldi as Doctor. Had had enough of Matt Smith by the time he went, but could easily have had another two series of P-Cap. Oh well, 3 series isn't bad.

[TizzyDongue]

MsAdorabelleDearheartVonLipwig

I don't understand it anymore. I can't follow it. Quite liked Ecclestone and Tennant but since then I can't follow the story. They talk utter gobbledegook and I just don't understand. Has the writing gone downhill or is it me? Not keen on Capaldi in the role but don't like it anymore anyway.

Well if it's you, it's me too. I'm fairly sure they are written to be unfollowable (real word - honest), in a sort of 'this is sooo cleverly written the average reader won't get it' way. Except there's nothing clever about, shown by the fact it can't actually be explained.

[mirokarikovo]

Tom Hiddleston would be far too expensive unless he is a massive Who fan and would do it for way less than his usual fees (like Capaldi is - he would be paid way more for any show he hasn't loved since boyhood).

It will be some up-and-coming youngster whose talents aren't fully proven yet. Again.

[diddl]

I haven't watched since Chris Eccleston.

Loved, loved, loved him.

Didn't take long for David Tennant to get annoying & couldn't bear Matt Smith at all.

Really wanted to like Capaldi, but think that it was the writing, not him.

[PrimalLass]

Really, really hoping we are getting Malcolm Tucker back.

[LizzieMacQueen]

I think Dominic Cooper would make an excellent Dr Who but he may be holding out for the 007 role.

[SemiPermanent]

Thank god!

I hated him as the doctor and only half watched his series as I felt like I should (with the kids), rather than because I actually wanted to.

He has been terrible as the dr (although he's excellent in his other stuff).

[BooToYouToo]

Well I loved him, he really grew on me. Having said that I would love Richard E Grant or how about Matthew Goode? Could watch him in anything.

[CalmItKermitt]

Good. Hated him as the Dr.

Loathed Clara too - all her perky chirping. Far too pert.

[Lunar1]

Clara ruined the last Matt smith year for me and I struggled to watch it. I only made it to the 4th episode of this dr when he took over and switched off, vowing to only start again when they had both left. I may have liked peter without her. But I found I was having to make myself watch it instead of enjoying it.

[specialsubject]

Shame - I think capaldi is an excellent old school doctor. The writing is nowhere near as memorable as it was and there is a lot of stunt casting. Also the new companion looks to be another dull sarf London streetwise type, a real walking cliche.

Oh, for an older character that has life experience and knows stuff. Sarah Jane smith style.