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Four (at least) ex-Doctor Who franchise people involved in the new
comedy "Number 10" currently being filmed ...
Go behind the door of Steven Moffat's Number 10
with Jenna Coleman and Katherine Kelly
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Former Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat will reunite with his
Impossible Girl for a new Channel 4 comedy drama set behind the
scenes of one of the most famous doors in the world. Number 10
began filming just before Christmas, with scripts by Moffat and
starring Rafe Spall as the Prime Minister. Jenna Coleman, who
played Clara Oswald in Doctor Who, co-stars as the Number 10
Deputy Chief of Staff. Meanwhile, Katherine Kelly, who was
Miss Quill in 2016 Doctor Who spin-off Class, is the Chief of
Staff. Also in the cast is Rhiannon Clements (Ascension of the
Cybermen/The Timeless Children).
Moffat has described the new series as "basically Press Gang in
Downing Street," comparing it to his 1989-93 ensemble series
about a school newspaper.
Jenna Coleman says: "I thought it was about time I visited
another British institution with Steven Moffat. I'm very much
looking forward to moving into Number 10 with Steven's cracking
scripts
Steven Moffat says "For me, it's all about famous doors! The
doors to the TARDIS, the door to 221B Baker Street, and now the
most famous door in the world - Number 10. I've been wanting to
write about the mad house that runs the madhouse for years, and
I've never had so much fun doing the research. Other nations are
ruled from mighty palaces. Britain is run from a little brick
street with a big black door.
If you want to do a workplace comedy drama this one is the boss of
them all. And what a cast. My old TARDIS friend, the brilliant
Jenna Coleman, Katherine Kelly, who was so amazing in the
Doctor Who spinoff, Class, and at long, long last I get to work
with the incredible Rafe Spall and make him Prime Minister.
Britain is in safe hands."
Finally, Katherine Kelly says: "I am delighted to be reunited with
Steven Moffat. His scripts are second to none, and I am thrilled
to be working with the team at Hartswood Films once more. I look
forward to walking through the famous doors of Number 10 and
playing this delicious role."
There are no details yet on when Number 10 will air on Channel 4.
However, with filming ongoing it's likely we can expect it in late
2026 or early 2027.
Number 10
There's a Prime Minister in the attic, a coffee bar in the basement,
and a wallpapered labyrinth of romance, crisis and heartbreak
in-between. Set in the only terrace house in history with mice and a
nuclear deterrent, it's the only knock-through in the world where a
hangover can start a war. The government will be fictional and
unspecific, but the problems will be real. We'll never know which
party is in power, because once the whole world hits the fan it
barely matters. This is a show about the building and everyone
inside. Not just the Prime Minister upstairs, but the conspiracy
theorist who runs the cafe three floors below, the man who repairs
the lift that never works, the madly ambitious 'advisors' fighting
for office space in cupboards. Oh, and of course, the cat.
Number 10 is all of Britain in a house: it's British history under
one roof. It's how we all got into the mess we're in. It's also our
only hope of getting out of it.
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