Steven Moffat thinks his ideal Time Lord would be over 40 and more like a grandfather than a young actor.
Speculation over who the new Doctor will be has intensified since David Tennant revealed that he is quitting after filming next year’s four specials.
Moffat — who will take over from Russell T Davies after that — said: “Although I loved Peter Davison and Paul McGann, probably the best two actors in the role, I don’t think young, dashing Doctors are right at all.
“He should be 40-plus and weird-looking — the kind of wacky grandfather kids know on sight to be secretly one of them.”