Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has said that outgoing Doctor Peter Capaldi gave fans the most emotional Timelord the series has ever seen.
Moffat is also due to leave the BBC programme at the end of the current series and its Christmas special, and although he claimed "no one really cares about a behind-the-scenes person leaving", he had plenty of fond words for Capaldi.
In a Facebook Live session with fans at the end of last night's penultimate episode, Moffat said, "Peter only has to think at the screen and you know what he's thinking.
"You know the particular blend of Scottish torment he's feeling right now.
"Despite trying to fight his emotions, he has given us the most emotional Doctor."
He added, "It's a hugely emotional show, which is odd for science fiction. If you don't laugh or cry when you're writing it, you can't expect anyone else to."
"I look like an absolute idiot writing, I stand up for the end of the episode because it's all so exciting that I can't write sitting down," he said.
However he admitted that his last instalment of the series, due to air next Saturday, was still in the pipeline.
"We haven't actually finished episode 12 yet," he revealed.
"It could be (airing) Sunday, it could be the following Thursday, I don't know."
Talking about life after Doctor Who, Moffat, who also produces Sherlock, said, "I want the future of Doctor Who to be exciting because I have my place behind the sofa reserved to start watching it again."
He continued: "I've got a few ideas I'd like to do that are as far away from Doctor Who and Sherlock as I can manage."
Doctor Who's final episode of the series airs on BBC One on Saturday at 6.45pm.
Talking about life after Doctor Who, Moffat, who also produces Sherlock, said, "I want the future of Doctor Who to be exciting because I have my place behind the sofa reserved to start watching it again."
He continued: "I've got a few ideas I'd like to do that are as far away from Doctor Who and Sherlock as I can manage."
Doctor Who's final episode of the series airs on BBC One on Saturday at 6.45pm.
