Vancouver filmmaker Rachel Talalay already won widespread acclaim — and an award — for the episodes of Doctor Who she directed.
But being invited back into that chair for one of the BBC’s three special episodes marking the science fiction franchise’s 60th anniversary still made her a bit nervous, she admitted.
“There’s nothing more intimidating than a show that’s been on for 60 years and crazed fans,” she said in an interview with CBC’s On The Coast. “There’s a reason that it’s the longest-running science fiction show ever.”
Talalay, formerly an assistant professor at the University of British Columbia’s department of theatre and film,
