Doctor Who fans are awaiting the finale of the current series of BBC Ones long-running sci-fi drama
July 5, 2008
Doctor Who fans are awaiting the finale of the current series of BBC Ones long-running sci-fi drama.
Writer and executive producer Russell T Davies swore cast and crew to secrecy so the storyline was kept confidential.
Freema Agyeman, who played the Doctors former companion Martha Jones, said it was "the secret of all secrets".
Last weekend the show ended on a cliffhanger, which saw the Doctor being shot by a Dalek and apparently starting the process of regeneration.
About 7.4 million people tuned in and Agyeman said she had had "lots of texts and people coming up to me in the street asking if David is leaving".
"After Saturday that will be answered and I can relax," she added.
Davies announced in May that Bafta-winning writer Steven Moffat would take over from him as lead writer and executive producer from 2010.
I think its a real shame and I think it undermines all storytelling
Russell T Davies on fans trying to reveal plot twists
Davies, 45, admitted it he found it frustrating that people constantly tried to reveal the shows secrets.
"There are some people who like spoilers, and they spoil it for themselves and they like spoiling it for themselves," he said.
"Its when they then promote it on to a bigger scale and they push those spoilers into the tabloids so the general public get to hear.
"I think its a real shame and I think it undermines all storytelling."
Davies will remain in charge of four specials to be shown in 2009.
The fifth series, with Moffat at the helm, is scheduled to be broadcast on BBC One early the following year.
The final episode of this current series will be shown on Saturday on BBC One from 1840 BST.
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