Capaldi was revealed as the Twelfth Doctor by Zoe Ball in a special live announcement on BBC1.
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'I was very wary about stepping into the limelight and the populist role like Sherlock Holmes, but the minute I saw who was involved and read the script and the quality of it I thought: I've got to do this.' Benedict Cumberbatch tells CNN International why he nearly turned down the chance to play Sherlock Homes.
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