Sorry if this has already been posted: http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/d...paldis-3175645

It wouldn't surprise me to be honest but as long as they keep it a secret until he regenerates i'll be happy.

Slow news day at the Mirror then!

If Peter C does one series only, I'll eat my Fez.

(of course if the ratings slump to 3 million and he's universally disliked and a bit rubbish....I'll also eat my fez. )

Pretty sure this is probably someone just posting off the Daily Express article from backk in November when the exact same theory was proposed.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/showbi...st-13-episodes

Capaldi is a massive fan of the show as we all know, I doubt very much he would only want to play for 13 episodes.

More hedges than Hampton Court Maze. My source tells me that it's possible the show will be retitled Professor Peregrine Poppycock's Preposterous Perambulations halfway through Series 8 and several episodes will be filmed in a vat of Gentleman's Relish.

The Doctor will regenerate after one series, the Doctor may be a woman, the show will end after this series because of falling viewing figures!

They just keep coming around!

^ These.

How I miss the yawn smiley.

Could Peter Capaldi's time as the Doctor last one series? Yes, it could. Will it? Who knows?

This is ridiculous. Capaldi has not even started and you are already talking about his departure. Just ridiculous!
Eccleston had problems with producers and that's why he left after just one series. That was a special and unfortunate case, certainly not sth common.
So, Capaldi will leave after season 8 ONLY if something unexpected happens or if he is very unpopular. But it probably won't happen.
Both Tennant and Smith had very short eras (just 3 seasons) and should have stay longer. So 1 season is out of question. It would be just foolish.
Even if Moffat leaves, it doesn't mean Capaldi needs too. Actualy, changing Doctor and showrunner at the same time is too much change at once.

As I've said before, I reckon it'll be something like...

- Late 2014 - Series 8 & Xmas Special

- March 28th + Easter 2015 - 2-part Moff finale (that also subtly marks 10 years of the new series.)

- Late 2015 - Series 9 & Xmas Special - New showrunner (Toby Whithouse?) + Capaldi

- 2016 - Series 10 & Xmas Special - Moff's successor & 13th Doctor

I completely disagree with this, Tennant's exit was too drawn out and Matt's suffered a little from the same long wait over the summer. ... end of season regenerations work better, but also...

The correct approach to the ideal length of any incumbent Doctor's tenure should be, in my opinion, to consider that it is beneficial for the overall longevity of the show if the audience takes well to a change in lead actor.

When a Doctor stays in the role for as long as Tom did, you end up with the scenario where you have a generation who have only ever known one Doctor during their primary school years and their attachment to the show is disrupted by the regeneration.

I say as an ideal, the goal should be that every fan of the show gets to see two regenerations and a full season of at least two different Doctors during their primary school years (5-11).

5 years per Doctor max, but ideally 3-4

'Rumours...'. Nothing to see here.

5 years would be good if we had 1 season each year. But in Smith era we had 3 seasons in 5 years and 3 seasons is nor enough imo.

I was up for Tennant to do four full series because I liked him and thought it would be interesting to see him under a new production team. I was WELL up for Matt to do four (or indeed five) because I really loved his Doctor and with all the changes in Series 7b it just felt like he had more to give. Still, excited about Capaldi so it's all good.

Personally think three full series is an absolute minimum in an ideal world.

3 series and a few Christmas and even a Easter special for 2015 would be good.

Those of us who grew up in the 90's never got that chance

Surely it all depends on how long Peter's contract runs? Let's say it's up for renewal in August and he suddenly receives an offer for millions of dollars from an American studio. With the best will in the world, it would be difficult for any actor to prioritise fandom over financial security for life.

I personally think he will be great and as such would be sad if he only had one series, but if it was true, it would be amazing if for the first time, the confusion was able to facilitate a complete surprise regeneration. With moffat, if it was true, then It wouldn't even surprise me if it was planned purposely this way. As in ask an well known actor to take the helm for one series while, behind the scene's when no one was expecting it, search for a new doctor without everyone being nosey, and then film the regeneration in the closed off tardis interior set. As I say, hope he does stay for more than one series, but it does make you think.

oh piss off the mirror

Or if he decides the notoriously exhausting DW filming schedule is just too much. Not because of his age either. He has a family based in London after all (something the none of the other recent Doctors have had) and it may be too much to be away from them for most of the year not even including all the promotional work etc. That would be understandable imo and if he does leave after one series for that reason I wouldn't blame him.

Russell T. Davies is coming back?

Dont be silly. The BBC wont do that again after what Ecclestone pulled.

2010, 2011, 2012, & 2013 - That's 4 years in which we've had 3 Seasons of 13 episodes, 4 Christmas Specials and 1 Anniversary Special...
... that's 44 Episodes (including 5 Specials) over 45 months from March 2010 to Xmas 2013...

...which is an insignificant amount less than Tennant's 47 Episodes (including 8 Specials) in 48 months and 1 week from Xmas 2005 to New Year 2010...

...both work out between 1.02 and 1.03 episodes a month, you've got to get down to a couple of decimal places just to see a difference, So making a distinction between Smith's era and what came before makes no sense because if you look at his tenure in comparison to Tennant's there's no real change.

Tennant and Smith are the FIFTH and SIXTH longest serving Doctors respectively, in terms of screen time in the role, which puts them both just above the middle of the list and they're FOURTH and SIXTH in terms of time from first to last appearance as the incumbent Doctor.
They're about as average length tenures for Doctor Who lead actors as you can get.

I'd like a few more episodes per year but to be honest if it's a choice between more frequent series or the show lasting longer and evolving I'd choose the latter

Not sure they'd be so bothered now that that pesky 13 Doctors thing has been chucked out of the window. After all the press surrounding a new Doctor is great publicity.

Eccleston(e) did not "pull" anything. He fulfilled the terms of his original contract and merely chose not to sign-up for another year.

Do we know how long Capaldi's contract lasts? It could be a one-year deal, as with Eccleston.