Piper’s Rose to die at climax of current Doctor Who run

Published Thursday 15 June 2006 at 12:10 by Liz Thomas

Billie Piper is set to be killed off at the end of the current series of Doctor Who.

Having battled everything from Daleks to Sycorax and Krillitanes, the actress will bow out in the final episode titled Doomsday, which features a huge invasion set to destroy Earth.

The award-winning actress said: “It has been an amazing adventure and I can confirm it comes to an end, for now at least, as series two climaxes. I am truly indebted to Russell for giving me the chance to play Rose Tyler, and to all the Doctor Who fans old and new who have been so supportive of me in this amazing role.”

As The Stage exclusively revealed last year, Piper is to star in the TV adaptation of Philip Pullman’s The Ruby In The Smoke in which she plays teenage sleuth Sally Lockhart and is shooting the series now. Filming on the second novel The Shadow In The North will commence later this summer.

Russell T Davies, writer and executive producer added: “The Doctor Who team have had a whole year to plan this final scene and have created a stunning exit for Rose Tyler. The Doctor lives a dangerous life and when Rose joined him on his adventures she was aware of this.”