Doctor Who: 5 Things We Might Expect From Peter Capaldi As The 12th Doctor?

By Baz Greenland /

2. Very Dry Humour

I have no doubt that with Peter Capaldi€™s interpretation and Steven Moffat€™s scripting, the show will retain its mix of humour and the dramatic. But we€™re going to see a very different take with the Twelfth. For a start, I can€™t imagine we€™re going to witness the same bumbling, €˜elastic€™ performance we witnessed with the Eleventh. Rather than the comedy being physical, I can imagine Capaldi€™s Doctor€™s humour to be all in the delivery. Going back to his brilliant role as Malcolm Tucker. His use of language (profanity and sarcasm) is hilarious. Of course, we€™re not going to see a foul-mouthed Doctor€ this is a family show after all and two hours pre-watershed, but I can some of that delivery being incorporated into his role as the Doctor. With a quick wit and a dash of sarcasm, I can see Capaldi€™s Doctor scathing his enemies with his voice and also making light of the his friends and associates, very much like the Third Doctor. I can also see his use of humour to be filled with intelligence and foresight, quite different to the equal shared genius that all the previous Doctors shared. And I am sure Moffat will be up the challenge on that front. Let€™s hope other writers can follow suit.