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"Doctor Who boss Steven Moffat has said that casting 55-year-old Peter Capaldi makes &amp;quot;no difference&amp;quot; to the show. Moffat told IGN that the return to an older Doctor will not affect the BBC sci-fi series.  &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s all the difference in the world - because suddenly he&amp;#039;s a man in his 50s with grey hair - and [yet] it&amp;#039;s no difference at all,&amp;quot; the showrunner claimed. &amp;quot;Never mind that, John Hurt&amp;#039;s 73, and how great was he? And kids love the John Hurt Doctor.&amp;quot;  Moffat added that he could think of only &amp;quot;one actor&amp;quot; of a similar age to Capaldi&amp;#039;s predecessor Matt Smith &amp;quot;who&amp;#039;d be a brilliant choice for the Doctor&amp;quot;. &amp;quot;But you just think, &amp;#039;It&amp;#039;s another sexy young man with amazing hair,&amp;#039; and we&amp;#039;ve done that,&amp;quot; he argued. Doctor Who&amp;#039;s eighth series is shooting in Cardiff and will debut on BBC One in late 2014. Steven Moffat: &amp;#039;I&amp;#039;ll quit Doctor Who before I quit Sherlock&amp;#039; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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