Steven Moffat has spoken candidly for the first time on the ‘nightmare’ surrounding preparations for the Doctor Who 50th anniversary which aired in 2013.
The episode saw the return of David Tennant and Matt Smith alongside new Doctor Peter Capaldi and guest star John Hurt and went down a storm with viewers – but many have wondered just why Christopher Eccleston couldn’t be persuaded back.
Moffat certainly tried his hardest to sign him up, as he explained in an interview with Radio Times. He explained: ‘I knew that Chris was almost certainly going to say no. I met him a couple of times and he was absolutely lovely.… Read the full story