Outgoing Time Lord Peter Capaldi has suggested he might not return to Doctor Who after handing over his sonic screwdriver/glasses to Jodie Whittaker this Christmas.

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Speaking at the San Francisco Comic Con 2017, the Twelfth Doctor said he wasn't too fond of stories that invite back former Doctors, and said he would prefer to put some distance between him and the show once his tenure comes to an end.

When asked by an audience member if he'd return to the BBC drama for a multi-Doctor story, Capaldi said, “I think when you should go, you should go. Even when I was a kid I believed [the Doctor] was this weird and wonderful thing, so if he kept showing up all the time in Big Finish or in multi Doctor stories he was more available.”

He concluded: “I don’t know. Maybe. But not for a while.” Watch the video below to see his full panel appearance.

So, although Capaldi hopes to keep his Doctor a rare treat for fans, he hasn't completely ruled out a return to the show in the future.

But remember, the Twelfth Doctor still has one more big adventure left on screen, Christmas special Twice Upon a Time – itself a multi Doctor story, with David Bradley portraying the first incarnation of the Time Lord.

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Thomas LingDigital editor, BBC Science Focus

Thomas is Digital editor at BBC Science Focus. Writing about everything from cosmology to anthropology, he specialises in the latest psychology, health and neuroscience discoveries. Thomas has a Masters degree (distinction) in Magazine Journalism from the University of Sheffield and has written for Men’s Health, Vice and Radio Times. He has been shortlisted as the New Digital Talent of the Year at the national magazine Professional Publishers Association (PPA) awards. Also working in academia, Thomas has lectured on the topic of journalism to undergraduate and postgraduate students at The University of Sheffield.

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