Exec: 'Who a bigger challenge than Ashes'

The executive producers of Doctor Who have claimed that the show is a bigger challenge than Ashes To Ashes.

Beth Willis and Piers Wenger, who are working alongside Steven Moffat on the upcoming fifth series of Who, admitted that it is often a struggle to meet deadlines and perfect scripts.

"From the point of commissioning the script for an episode of Doctor Who, it is more complex than it is on any other kind of show," Wenger told Doctor Who Magazine.

"It's a bigger, more brilliant challenge. Just the stories, by nature, have to be slightly baffling, but have a really rigorous logic behind why they're baffling - and they should be baffling in a good way."

Wenger went on to reveal that he and Moffat had "practically a year" to ready scripts for the new series, but admitted that they are "absolutely flat out getting the last two scripts ready".

Comparing Who to Ashes To Ashes, Willis said: "[Ashes] was eight episodes compared to 13, which I think, just in terms of stamina, is quite a different kettle of fish."

She added: "And the post-production process on Doctor Who is just so much more complex."

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