Matt says The Silence are scariest Doctor Who foe

Matt says The Silence are scariest Doctor Who foe
Matt says The Silence are scariest Doctor Who foe (Image credit: PA Wire/Press Association Images)

Matt Smith has revealed he gets frightened by The Silence on Doctor Who. The Doctor Who star reckons the alien species are the 'scariest' monsters on the TV series because they get into people's minds. "They are the best monsters since the Weeping Angels - they are certainly some of the scariest," he said. "What is wonderful is that they toy with your psyche. They mess with what you know and don't know and what you can and can't remember - they can influence your mind. They look horrendous and are really mean. So if you're under the age of 10, a good sofa to hide behind is essential. "That's what Doctor Who should be about: 'I don't want to watch this, but also I do!'" Matt - who has portrayed the 11th incarnation of the Doctor in the fifth and sixth series - has no plans to give up the 'wonderful' role. "We work very long hours every day for nine months. The schedule is pretty brutal, but I'd never complain about it. I love playing this role, and I don't want to give it up any time soon," he continued. "I feel very lucky. In the current climate for actors, I'd never say, 'This is too much' - quite the opposite, in fact. I'd say, 'Bring it on.'" Doctor Who Complete Series 6 is out on DVD and Blu-ray on November 21.

Patrick McLennan

Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix. 


An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.