Christmas Special: Victorian Streets Filming

WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS SOME SMALL SPOILERS.

Last night, the Doctor Who team were in Bristol filming for this years Christmas Special.

The special will take place in 1890's London with snowy streets adding to the Christmas setting. On set were Matt Smith, Jenna Louise Coleman and Dan Starkey who plays the Sontaran Strax.

In one scene, the Doctor apparently says, "Take her back where you found her!" probably referring to Clara so does he not like her at first?

In another scene, Clara chases after the Doctor but he won't stop and he rides away in a horse and cart. "She's not my problem" he says and Clara falls over in the snow.

Moffat talking about Pond Exit

Steven Moffat gave an interview to Digital Spy about writing the script for the Pond's Exit, The Angels Take Manhattan.

He talks about how 'difficult' it was writing for Amy and Rory's departure and says, "I completely changed the ending as I was writing it, thinking 'No, I've got it wrong... I'm on the wrong emphasis' - but it's a good one and it's properly emotional."

He also spoke about new companion, Clara, played by Jenna Louise Coleman. "She brings a kind of speed, a wit, a sort of unimpressed-ness which has The Doctor dancing a little harder than he's used to."

Series 7: New Companion Full Name Revealed?

The Daily Mirror is claiming to have details on the Doctor's new companion, played by Jenna Louise Coleman. In the past, the Daily Mirror has proved to be both wrong and right about Doctor Who rumours so these might be true, they might not.

They say:

The new Doctor Who companion will be known as Clara Oswin, the Mirror can reveal.
Insiders on the show say Clara is more than a match for the Timelord and is a computer whizz who is feisty and flirty.
One of her opening lines to the Timelord is: “Rescue me boy and show me the stars.”
She will initially be referred to simply as Oswin by the Timelord and is played by Jenna-Louise Coleman.

This doesn't sound too far fetched and the Doctor calling his companion by their last name, certainly isn't new. But of course, these are just rumours...

Christmas Special Filming: Cemetery

WARNING THIS POST MAY CONTAIN SOME SPOILERS. READ AHEAD AT YOUR OWN RISK!

Filming continued today on the Christmas Special today, at Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff.

Matt Smith, Jenna-Louise Coleman (Clara), Neve McIntosh (Madame Vastra) and Catrin Stewart (Jenny) were all on location with one scene of The Doctor, Vastra and Jenny mourning somebody at the grave, could it be Clara???

The three of them lay flowers on the grave and the Doctor storms off.

Madame Vastra: Where are you going?

The Doctor: To find her! To find Clara!

So this basically confirms that the new companion will be called Clara after all and that it isn't her at the grave, so who is it?

More pictures at the cemetery:

With Jenna-Louise also on set, she was seen in modern clothes, so does this put to sleep previous rumours? It does seem rather strange that she would be wearing modern day clothing when she was seen in Victorian era clothes for filming on this episode not so long ago and the fact that this scene looks like it is still set in Victorian times.

So it looks like it will be quiet a while until we will know the answers to these questions but what is 99% certain now is that Jenna-Louise's character is called Clara.