Director Rachel Talalay is deep in post-production on Heaven Sent and Hell Bent, the final two episodes of Doctor Who’s stellar 2015 series. She’s spent most of this week in a grading suite in Soho, London.“It’s one of my happy places, being in that room, watching things get better,” she says.It’s a wet Wednesday morning in late October, and we’re settled in a meeting room just down the corridor from Rachel’s “happy place”, drinking coffee. Next week, Chicago-born Rachel is heading back to America to direct the CW series The Flash, based on the DC Comics superhero. She’ll be in the States when her Who episodes air. “I do have British citizenship,” she explains, “although I live in Vancouver, Canada, which is what makes it so special that I’m allowed on Doctor Who. It’s amazing to me, because I’m absolutely passionate about the show.”
“ The most magical moment was when Peter Capaldi walked onto this set... and then to see his face!”