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"Doctor Who will &amp;quot;definitely&amp;quot; continue into an eighth series, showrunner Steven Moffat has said. The BBC sci-fi drama&amp;#039;s head writer addressed confusion about the show&amp;#039;s future at last night&amp;#039;s (May 12) BAFTA Television Awards.  &amp;quot;This is a thing that just seems to have slipped by... so can I say it very firmly - series eight is absolutely, definitely confirmed,&amp;quot; Moffat said. &amp;quot;It is real and it&amp;#039;s happening - it&amp;#039;s [taking up] most of my time at the moment.&amp;quot; Moffat added that he is unsure why some Doctor Who fans remain unclear about the show&amp;#039;s fate. &amp;quot;I get people telling me [that series eight is] not really happening,&amp;quot; he explained. &amp;quot;It really, definitely, honestly is!&amp;quot;  Doctor Who&amp;#039;s seventh series finale will air on BBC One this Saturday (May 18), with a special episode celebrating the programme&amp;#039;s 50th anniversary to follow in November. Series eight - which has been confirmed to star current companion actress Jenna-Louise Coleman - will then follow 2013&amp;#039;s Christmas special. &amp;gt; Doctor Who finale &amp;#039;The Name of the Doctor&amp;#039; leaked in US error Watch Digital Spy&amp;#039;s Alex Fletcher and Morgan Jeffery talk the latest episode of Doctor Who &amp;#039;Nightmare in Silver&amp;#039; in the most recent Geek TV:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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