Peter Capaldi could bid farewell to his role as The Doctor in the long-running hit BBC adventure sci-fi series "Doctor Who." The actor revealed that he might be ready to regenerate after the show's 10th season in an interview with The Telegraph.
"This could be my final year - it's terrifying," Capaldi told The Telegraph. "I love Doctor Who, but it can be quite an insular world and I do want to do other things. There will come a time when this is over."
The 57-year-old star took on the role from his predecessor, Matt Smith, in 2013. Capaldi is 25 years Smith's senior and is the Twelfth Doctor, which is a testament to the range of male actors who have taken on the role of the title character since its reboot ten years ago.
"Every Doctor should be different from the last one," Capaldi told The Telegraph. "If you want exclusively young, sexy guys, to me that's not Doctor Who. You want occasional ones like that - but then some other eccentrics."
But the show's ratings have taken a dip since season eight when Capaldi joined the cast, Cinema Blend reported, which could be because the actor attracts an older audience. Despite the low ratings, Capaldi is committed to completing his third year as The Doctor with season 10, before he will pass the torch on to another actor.
No speculation as to who will be the Thirteenth Doctor, but actress Alex Kingston (who reprised her role as River Song in the Christmas special "The Husbands of River Song") said that she doesn't see The Doctor being portrayed by a female.
"I can't imagine, myself, the Doctor being a different gender," Kingston told the Guardian. "I just think that too many men have played that role [already]."
