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CARDIFF, Wales, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Filming has begun in Cardiff on Season 9 of Doctor Who starring Peter Capaldi as the 12th Doctor and Jenna Coleman as his companion Clara Oswald, the BBC announced. The new season is to begin airing in the fall of 2015.
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The episodes currently being filmed are written by Toby Whithouse, produced by Derek Ritchie and directed by Daniel O'Hara.
"An amazing guest cast for a brilliantly creepy two-parter by Toby Whithouse. Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman are back in Cardiff, back in the box, and back in action for one of our scariest adventures yet!" Steven Moffat, lead writer and executive producer, said in a statement Wednesday.
"The adventures begin again for myself and Jenna and I'm delighted to be back filming my second season of Doctor Who," Capaldi added.
Paul Kaye joins the cast for the aforementioned two-part episode.
"As a kid of the 1970s, the two shows you always watched were Top of the Pops and Doctor Who. They were unmissable," Kaye said. "I actually wrote a song called 'Looking for Davros' in my first punk band and I sang it like a demented Dalek. I got to present TOTP back in the mid '90s and landing this role in Doctor Who completes the dream double. Peter is a perfect Doctor and I'm loving every minute of the experience, even the five hours in makeup. What a treat. Best 50th birthday present ever!"
Also starring in the premiere episodes will be Morven Christie, Arsher Ali, Colin McFarlane, Steven Robertson, Neil Fingleton, Zaqi Ismail and Sophie Stone.
