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The Twelfth Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who''. He is portrayed by Scottish actor Peter Capaldi. Within the series' narrative, the Doctor is a time travelling, humanoid alien from a race known as the Time Lords. When the Doctor is critically injured, he can regenerate his body, and in doing so gain a new physical appearance, and with it a distinct new personality; this plot mechanism has allowed the Doctor to be portrayed by a series of actors over the decades since the programme's inception in 1963. Capaldi's portrayal of the Doctor is a spiky, brusque, contemplative, and pragmatic character who conceals his emotions in the course of making tough and sometimes ruthless decisions, this often leading him to question his character and the value of his travels. Capaldi made his first, very brief appearance as the Doctor in the show's fiftieth anniversary special "The Day of the Doctor" (2013), as one of the thirteen incarnations of the Doctor who are summoned to save Gallifrey from destruction. Capaldi's first full appearance as the Doctor was at the end of the 2013 Christmas special "The Time of the Doctor". He is accompanied in the eighth and ninth series by companion Clara Oswald (Jenna Coleman). ==Casting== Matt Smith, who played the Eleventh Doctor, publicly announced his departure from ''Doctor Who'' on 1 June 2013. Prior to the announcing of Capaldi as the next Doctor, there was extensive media speculation on the subject.〔 On 3 August 2013, bookmakers William Hill suspended betting when Capaldi became the five to six favourite to be cast. Capaldi's casting was revealed on 4 August during a live broadcast on BBC One, titled ''Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor''. The live show was watched by an average of 6.27 million in the UK, and was also simulcast in the United States, Canada and Australia. While Capaldi was the first choice for the role, other actors were also approached in case Capaldi should turn the offer down. Ben Daniels, who was an early favourite following the announcement of Matt Smith's departure,〔 said that he had been approached with a view to assessing whether he would be interested in playing the Doctor, with his name remaining as a potential contender until just before the live BBC broadcast. ''Doctor Who'' head writer and executive producer Steven Moffat said that Capaldi "briefly flicked through () mind" while casting the Eleventh Doctor, but that he dismissed the idea, thinking he was not right for the part at the time.〔 Ben Stephenson, the BBC's drama commissioner, said that Capaldi was suggested months before the August revelation and that a secret audition was held at Moffat's home.〔 Capaldi prepared for the audition by downloading old ''Doctor Who'' scripts from the Internet and practising in front of a mirror. He discovered he had been given the part during filming for Adrian Hodges' ''The Musketeers'' in Prague; after missing a call from his agent, Capaldi rang back to be greeted with "Hello, Doctor!"〔 At 55 years old when originally cast, Capaldi was only a few months younger than William Hartnell (the First Doctor) was, when he was cast in the role,〔 and is the oldest actor since Hartnell to star as The Doctor and the third oldest to portray the character. Moffat felt that an older actor would work best following the youngest actor, as it would both provide a change and lessen comparisons. He commented, "I can absolutely believe that the strange old-young Matt Smith will turn into the strange young-old Peter Capaldi." Capaldi has previously appeared playing other roles in the ''Doctor Who'' franchise. He portrayed Lobus Caecilius in the 2008 episode "The Fires of Pompeii" and John Frobisher in ''Children of Earth'', the 2009 serial of the ''Doctor Who'' spin-off ''Torchwood''.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=John Frobisher )〕 Moffat has stated that he plans on explaining over time why there are three characters in the ''Doctor Who'' universe with the same appearance; his predecessor Russell T Davies had once explained to him a theory for the first two, and upon Capaldi's casting assured Moffat that the explanation would still work. This situation was alluded to in "Deep Breath", when a confused Doctor is reminded of Caecilius when he examines his face in a mirror. In "The Girl Who Died", it is explained that the Doctor chose Caecilius' face to remind himself that he is the Doctor, and that he can always save people. While not explained in the episode, Moffat later said that he also shares a face with John Frobisher as Frobisher is Caecilius's descendant, and represents the end of Caecilius's bloodline, referencing the Doctor's "eternal battle with doom and destiny."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Doctor Who: Steven Moffat finally reveals why the Twelfth Doctor shares the same face as Torchwood's John Frobisher )〕 Capaldi's casting marks the second time an actor has previously appeared in the series and then been cast as an incarnation of the Doctor, the first being Colin Baker.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=15 actors who’ve appeared in ‘Doctor Who’ as different characters )〕 Capaldi briefly appears in the 50th anniversary special. Moffat stated that it was his "plan from the start" that all the Doctors would fly in to save Gallifrey, and he knew there would be a new one at that time. He wrote it before knowing who would be cast. Capaldi filmed his appearance on 3 October 2013, long after principal photography for the special had ended, and the same day he filmed his debut scene for "The Time of the Doctor". Capaldi kept his native Scottish accent for the role. Speaking on his decision, he said he did it so he could feel closer to the character. A handful of tweets were reported in September 2014 in which it was claimed that some viewers struggled to understand Capaldi. A speech coach and linguistics expert both suggested that any problems with understanding Capaldi had more to do with delivery than accent.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=American Doctor Who fans befuddled by Capaldi's accent: 'He should be called Doctor What!?' )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Twelfth Doctor」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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