Doctor Who boss Steven Moffat has said that he knew for "ages" that the next Doctor would be a woman, but added that he never really tried to get 'Blink' star Carey Mulligan back in the TARDIS.

Bradley Cooper, Carey Mulligan, Bryce Dallas Howard, Bryan Cranston, Daniel Kaluuya and Kevin Bridges with Graham Norton. PA Images/INSTARimages “I was quite ill on set and a doctor was called ...