I've stepped away from this board due to a desire to avoid spoilers as the finale approaches in the UK (we won't see it in Canada for a month), and due to some unpleasantness I've been experiencing with certain contributors here, but I had to duck back in to pass along an interesting "reading between the lines" situation.
BBC Cymru has commenced construction of its new studio facility in Cardiff. The BBC press release indicates that production of Doctor Who and Sarah Jane Adventures will move there in 2012.
Which means the BBC is expecting to renew Doctor Who for at least an EIGHTH season, since Series 6 begins production in the next few weeks for broadcast in 2011; Series 7 would be produced in 2011 for broadcast in 2012, and so any production in 2012 would be for Series 8 which would air during the 50th anniversary year in 2013!
And for Sarah Jane that would make it Series 6 or 7.
Of course this assumes neither show takes a year off or does another "specials year" or whatever. Or the BBC changes its mind. Nonetheless, they mention it in the press release (along with Casualty), so that's a good sign (hell, they even had a Teletubby Dalek attend the sod-turning!):
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/06_june/24/cymru.shtml
The fact Torchwood isn't mentioned doesn't mean a lot, since it's already been established that it's only partially being shot in Wales under the new agreement with Starz, so if the show's still running in 2012 by then it could be filmed anywhere.
Alex
BBC Cymru has commenced construction of its new studio facility in Cardiff. The BBC press release indicates that production of Doctor Who and Sarah Jane Adventures will move there in 2012.
Which means the BBC is expecting to renew Doctor Who for at least an EIGHTH season, since Series 6 begins production in the next few weeks for broadcast in 2011; Series 7 would be produced in 2011 for broadcast in 2012, and so any production in 2012 would be for Series 8 which would air during the 50th anniversary year in 2013!
And for Sarah Jane that would make it Series 6 or 7.
Of course this assumes neither show takes a year off or does another "specials year" or whatever. Or the BBC changes its mind. Nonetheless, they mention it in the press release (along with Casualty), so that's a good sign (hell, they even had a Teletubby Dalek attend the sod-turning!):
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/06_june/24/cymru.shtml
The fact Torchwood isn't mentioned doesn't mean a lot, since it's already been established that it's only partially being shot in Wales under the new agreement with Starz, so if the show's still running in 2012 by then it could be filmed anywhere.
Alex