Doctor Who: Peter Capaldi begins filming in style | Media Monkey

And so, a new era begins. Peter Capaldi stepped on to the Doctor Who set in Cardiff for his first full day of filming on Tuesday (if you hadn't heard, he's taking over from Matt Smith, right?). "New job, first day, slightly nervous," said the actor formerly known as Malcolm Tucker. "Just like the Doctor, I'm emerging from the Tardis into a whole other world." He certainly is, although some things stay reassuringly the same, such as his companion, Clara, played by Jenna Coleman. Showrunner Steven Moffat, reflecting on Capaldi's first (very) brief appearance and then his second (slightly longer) cameo in the Christmas special, said: "First the eyebrows! Then, at Christmas, the face! Coming soon, the whole Doctor. In the Cardiff studios, the Capaldi era begins." The first episode of the new series – the eighth since its 2005 comeback – has been written by Moffat himself, with Phil Ford taking writerly duties on episode two. Filming will continue until August, with the show back on BBC1 in the autumn. And just in case you were wondering, the BBC is at pains to point out: "Please note that this picture does not show the Doctor's new costume." So presumably the clothes are the model's own. Snappy dresser, that Capaldi.