{"id":43641,"date":"2024-01-12T11:59:55","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T10:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1959312"},"modified":"2024-01-12T13:55:08","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T12:55:08","slug":"doctor-whos-peter-capaldi-reacts-to-wonderful-exuberant-60th-specials","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-whos-peter-capaldi-reacts-to-wonderful-exuberant-60th-specials\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who\u2019s Peter Capaldi reacts to \u201cwonderful, exuberant\u201d 60th specials"},"content":{"rendered":"

“It’s a gas and a good thing in the world.” <\/p>

By David Craig\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 12 January 2024 at 10:59 AM<\/p>

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Peter Capaldi has offered his resounding approval of the recent Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The recent trilogy of specials saw David Tennant and Catherine Tate reunited as the Fourteenth Doctor and Donna Noble, with a finale that seemingly left the door open<\/a> for further appearances down the line.<\/p>\n

Capaldi gave an acclaimed performance as the Twelfth Doctor, who remains the favourite of many fans, and in an interview with Forbes<\/a>, he weighed in on the latest reinvention.<\/p>\n

\u201cI enjoyed it. I thought it was great and a lot of fun,\u201d he said of the 60th anniversary. \u201cIt was wonderful, exuberant, and full of life, drama, and monsters. David was wonderful, and Catherine Tate, of course.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s Doctor Who<\/a>, you know, it\u2019s a gas and a good thing in the world. It\u2019s a nice, fun, exciting thing, and I look forward to the rest of the specials and Ncuti Gatwa coming along. I\u2019ve met him, and he\u2019s very inspiring and charming.\u201d<\/p>\n

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David Tennant and Ncuti Gatwa in Doctor Who.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC Studios<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Since parting ways with the TARDIS, Capaldi has taken roles in DC blockbuster The Suicide Squad<\/a>, Prime Video\u2019s The Devil\u2019s Hour<\/a> and, most recently, Apple TV+ drama Criminal Record<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Capaldi has repeatedly stated that he doesn\u2019t intend to return to Doctor Who (saying to RadioTimes.com<\/a> in 2022 that \u201cI\u2019ve done my time<\/a>\u201c) \u2013 and it appears he\u2019s sticking to that stance, offering a firm \u201cno\u201d in his latest interview<\/a>.<\/p>

Capaldi added: \u201cI\u2019m a long-standing Doctor Who fan from being a kid. Hegarty [his Criminal Record character] is the same age as me, so maybe he watched Doctor Who, too. He\u2019s of that era.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like the idea that my Doctor is still out there. He\u2019s not available to come and be on TV. The real Doctor is not on TV, the real Doctor is out there.\u201d<\/p>\n

The first two episodes of Criminal Record are now available to stream on Apple TV+<\/a>, with Capaldi and Cush Jumbo leading the cast as detectives with very different outlooks on their work.<\/p>