The Doctor and Clara “at ease with each other” in Series 9

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With the sad news of Jenna Coleman’s departure from the show breaking as I write this article, it seems fitting that we look ahead to what we can expect from Clara in Series 9, which looks to be Coleman’s final run with Doctor Who.

In another of the Doctor Who YouTube channel’s exclusive teasers looking at the upcoming 35th season, show-runner Steven Moffat, Peter Capaldi and Jenna herself speak about the relationship between Twelve and Clara this year. Moffat says;

“It was necessary to take them through a difficult period. You change one of them so radically, I didn’t feel it was right or proper or interesting or credible just to make them an instant, perfect team.”

One of the strongest aspects to last year’s Series 8 was the fractured relationship between the Doctor and his companion – one of the most interesting and complex TARDIS team relationships without having a love story directly blossom between the two, thankfully!

Capaldi describes the characters as “very much at ease with each other” and seem to be having “enormous fun” with one another. A great indicator that the chemistry between the leading actors looks to be as electrifying here as it was last year. If rumours are to be believed, it was that chemistry that convinced Jenna Coleman to stay on for Series 8. She says;

“I think there’s something about the fact that they’re so entwined now and they know each other so well they can speak without words, they can operate as a team together. They’re just explorers, I think.”

Moffat describes them as “two adrenaline junkies” with a time machine.

Is it Saturday, yet?

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