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" Doctor Who writer Toby Whithouse has dropped hints about the next series. The sci-fi drama&amp;#039;s seventh run will see Karen Gillan (Amy Pond) and Arthur Darvill (Rory Williams) depart, with a new companion replacing the pair. Whithouse, who is expected to write the third episode, told The Hollywood Reporter that he is aware of &amp;quot;some plans for the new companion&amp;quot;. &amp;quot;In terms of the series as a whole.... there are quite a few things I know,&amp;quot; he teased. &amp;quot;The one downside of working on Doctor Who is that you know what&amp;#039;s coming up.&amp;quot; The Being Human creator agreed that it was time for Matt Smith&amp;#039;s Doctor to get a new assistant, adding that the show&amp;#039;s companions &amp;quot;have a natural shelf life&amp;quot;. &amp;quot;I know a bit about the new companion, [but] I don&amp;#039;t know who they cast,&amp;quot; he explained. &amp;quot;Even if I did, if I told you [showrunner] Steven Moffat would come out here and punch me in the neck.  &amp;quot;Steven is one of the cleverest, most inventive people I&amp;#039;ve ever met in my life, and so you know it is in very safe hands with him. If he makes decisions, the chances are it&amp;#039;s for the best - it&amp;#039;s the best thing for the show.&amp;quot; The new series of Doctor Who began filming last week in Wales, with Sherlock star Rupert Graves, Harry Potter actor David Bradley and The Fast Show&amp;#039;s Mark Williams all cast in guest roles. The series will return to BBC One in the autumn. &amp;amp;gt; Doctor Who exec Caroline Skinner hints at &amp;#039;epic&amp;#039; new series&amp;amp;gt; Karen Gillan: &amp;#039;Doctor Who exit is damn good&amp;#039; Watch Karen Gillan discuss her Doctor Who exit below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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