Peter Capaldi announced on Monday night that the upcoming season of Doctor Who will be his last. “It (the new series of Doctor Who) will be my last… I feel it’s time to move on.” - Peter Capaldi #DoctorWho pic.twitter.com/4gx9rTShPZ — Doctor Who Official (@bbcdoctorwho) January 30, 2017Peter confirms he'll be stepping down in Xmas 2017, but "I’m still #DoctorWho! I’m not done yet!” - Peter Capaldi pic.twitter.com/OYqTN7qIws — Doctor Who Official (@bbcdoctorwho) January 30, 2017Capaldi will part ways with the show along with current showrunner Steven Moffat who will hand over the reins to Chirs Chibnall. In the year 2014, Matt Smith's Doctor regenerated into Peter Capaldi's avatar at the beginning of the eighth season. No announcements have been made regarding the replacement of Peter Capaldi to accompany the new companion Pearl Mackie.

Source: dna January 31, 2017 07:30 UTC