Writer Tim Foley said: “Morbius is such an interesting character. We know quite little about him, and there have been lots of different attempts in different media to talk about him. They’re all clashing and slightly contradictory, but that works for me – I’m telling a gothic thriller and there’s an edge of uncertainty to him.

“The more I started to dig into the building blocks of this character and what I could do with him, the more I realised I was sitting on a goldmine. With the Time Lord lore around him, and the extremely egotistical character, there was so much I could do and I had almost a blank slate. It was a dream come true to be writing this story about Morbius.”

Director Samuel Clemens added: “Morbius is a really interesting piece, because it’s the first time for quite a while we’ve brought back the character. In The Brain of Morbius, he becomes more of a physical entity, and in this, he’s more of a mental entity. It’s very different.

“When I found out Sam West was playing Morbius, I was very very excited, ’cause he’s a fantastic actor – and a fantastic director, so I was slightly intimidated! But he’s just so accommodating and lovely. It’s a joy to work with someone who’s put so much love and effort and care into it.”

Samuel Clemens, Lara Lemon, Mina Anwar, Janet Henfrey, Andrew French, Rachel Atkins, Samuel West

Samuel West, Mina Anwar, Andrew French

Lara Lemon

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