The Doctor Who showrunner says he's already got ideas for his next project, outside of the Tardis. Report by Nelsonj. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00 We're on the way.
00:01 We are back.
00:02 The ship has left the shore.
00:04 And will not stop flying is the plan.
00:06 Thank you.
00:07 Doctor Who is back back back.
00:08 How excited are you?
00:09 Whenever you have a big project like this, in the works, you're developing, you're writing,
00:13 you're in post and then it's out in the world.
00:15 I kind of think that Doctor Who belongs to the public in a way.
00:18 It's been around for 61 years now.
00:20 Everyone grew up with it.
00:21 Everyone.
00:22 It's a cultural thing.
00:23 So it feels like we're releasing it out to the world.
00:26 It's wrong to own it and watch it in our offices and keep it secret.
00:29 Out it goes like a wild, wonderful thing.
00:32 What an exciting time for this series where it feels like the message is unexpectedly
00:37 unexpected in a way.
00:38 I hope it's a little bit wilder.
00:40 I've tried to make it.
00:41 The more television there is, the more predictable a lot of it is.
00:44 So I wanted it to be bonkers and wild and fun and mad and a bit magical.
00:48 And I think we've done that.
00:49 What I always wondered though is when you left the last time and then there was that
00:53 banana and tofu and cucumber and years and years.
00:56 There's so many incredible dramas that came afterwards.
00:59 What I wonder in a writer's brain, is this stuff all rattling in there right now?
01:03 Are you already thinking about what you'll do after Doctor Who or during Doctor Who?
01:07 You're right.
01:08 I think it's like anyone though.
01:09 You will have 27 plans in your mind.
01:11 What you want to do next.
01:12 Where you want to live.
01:13 What you want to do at home.
01:14 How you want to live your life.
01:15 What are your ideas.
01:16 We all have those minds.
01:18 It's like plate spinning.
01:19 You keep them all, if anyone remembers plate spinners when they used to be on television,
01:22 it's keeping them all at once.
01:23 That's all a writer does really is keep 100 stories spinning at once.
01:26 How long do you think we've got with you?
01:28 In life?
01:29 In what?
01:30 Not in life.
01:31 Forever?
01:32 In this heat, I'll give it until 6pm.
01:33 We'll just keep replacing parts.
01:34 You can give me the kiss of life.
01:35 You can give me the kiss of life any time.
01:36 How long do you think we've got you on Who?
01:39 A good while.
01:40 We're making plans well ahead.
01:42 That's all I'm saying, you cheeky man.
01:43 Well I feel relieved.
01:45 And finally we're here also celebrating Nollie, another fantastic success.
01:49 It's easy to get lost in all the Who stuff when it's happening.
01:51 Well, Helena Bonham Carter is nominated tonight for playing Nollie, which is the life story
01:55 of Noel Gordon who was a soap star in the 60s, 70s, 80s.
01:58 And you know the funny thing is we realised arriving here today that television was quite
02:02 snotty in those days.
02:03 They didn't recognise soaps in the way that we do these days.
02:06 And I'm willing to bet that Noel Gordon never got invited to the BAFTAs.
02:09 Never.
02:10 All the posh actors did, she wasn't.
02:11 So I think today is a really lovely moment for her to be named and respected and remembered
02:16 somewhere if I believed in ghosts, the spirit of Noel Gordon is walking this carpet with
02:21 us and I'm really happy.
02:22 And one final thing, what we do here is celebrate things that have already come to pass and
02:25 we've seen.
02:26 The world loves a reboot these days.
02:27 You've got so many fantastic dramas under your belt.
02:29 Is there anything that you would go and have another go at again?
02:32 A bit like you've done with Who?
02:33 Oh, yes.
02:34 I'll tell you what.
02:35 I did a drama for ITV called The Second Coming, which I love.
02:39 Which Christopher Eccleston was amazing in that.
02:41 That actually demands a Netflix budget and 10 episodes, 12 episodes.
02:45 I could do that again.
02:47 That show is the exact show that made me fall in love with Russell T Davies.
02:50 Except also it wouldn't get made these days.
02:52 So you've got the two things in one.
02:54 I'm going to round off the edges a little bit.
02:55 That's very kind of you.
02:56 Thank you, Jon.
02:57 Well, it's a pleasure as always.
02:58 Good luck with tonight.
02:59 Good luck with the rest of the series.
03:00 I cannot wait to jump into it and I'll see you in the next one.
03:02 You're very kind.