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Doctor Who Confidential

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A look behind the scenes of the famous sci-fi show

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Doctor Who Confidential: Series 6

Matt Smith

Karen Gillan

Arthur Darvill

Mark Gatiss

Zoe Rushton

Gillane Seaborne

Doctor Who Confidential: Series 6: Episode 9: About a Boy

About a Boy

Episode 9

Episode 9: About a Boy

Series 6

BBC Three - Doctor Who Confidential, Series 6, About a Boy

On location at a Gloucestershire country house and a high-rise housing estate in Bristol.

Confidential is on location, presenting behind-the-scenes action from a 17th century estate in the Gloucestershire countryside and a high-rise housing estate in Bristol.

Confidential is on location with the Doctor Who crew, presenting behind-the-scenes action from a beautiful 17th century estate in the Gloucestershire countryside and a high-rise housing estate in Bristol. 

Matt, Karen and Arthur give us a bit of a sing-song, we spend a long night with the one of the assistant directors and the special effects team show us that, sometimes, good old-fashioned green gloop is the only way. 

Mark Gatiss talks to us about writing for three consecutive TV Doctors and, in Script to Screen, find out who plays an all-important historical figure. 

Featuring interviews with Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat.

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Behind-the-scenes look at the making of Doctor Who.

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