BBC News reports that the cult sci-fi series Doctor Who will return to TV screens. The much-awaited comeback will be produced for BBC One by BBC Wales and written by the acclaimed Welsh dramatist Russell T. Davies.
"Doctor Who is one of the BBC's most exciting and original characters. He's had a good rest and now it's time to bring him back!," says Davies.
"This is very early days and it is unlikely anything will be on screen for at least two years but it is very exciting and I can't wait to get started," added BBC Wales' Head of Drama Julie Gardner who will act as executive producer.
The first Doctor Who, played by William Hartnell, was first seen on 23 November, 1963. He was followed by seven more, before the series was cancelled in 1989. Although Sylvester McCoy was the last actor to play the Doctor in the TV series, Paul McGann recreated the role in a TV movie version in 1996.
Although little has so far been revealed about how the new Doctor Who series will look, or who will be given the starring role, the writer says the new series "will be fun, exciting, contemporary and scary."
BBC said it is far too early in the day to discuss possible storylines, characters, villains or who might play Doctor Who.
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