Moffat on Paternoster Gang Spin-off: “The Beeb would do it in a heartbeat”

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We’ve featured a few gems from Steven Moffat’s interview in the latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine in the past few days, but here’s one that will likely cause some interesting reactions.

Chatting with DWM editor Tom Spilsbury, the conversation – looking back at Doctor Who Series 8 and forwards to Series 9 – turns to how Deep Breath is similar to Robot in that both stories introduce “an alarmingly different Doctor”. This is when Moffat makes the slightly surprising claim…

“I’m always slightly worried that you can’t keep repeating the joke. And there’s always talk of the spin-off, and the Beeb would do it in a heartbeat… but… I dunno. The moment you start relying on something, you should probably throw it away. I always kind of feel that nothing should stay in the Doctor’s life. You can have River for a few years, but then River has to go.”

So, Moffat reckons that the BBC would commission a Paternoster Gang spin-off series – but what do you think? Would they, and would you watch? Who, indeed, would watch it? Let us know what you think.

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