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Bev Lyons

Doctor Who fans find hidden Scots 'Easter egg' in released scripts from latest series

Doctor Who fans have found a hidden Scottish Easter egg in the latest script release from the legendary sci-fi telly series.

As Whovians eagerly await the next special, the BBC has released the scripts for Flux and Eve of the Daleks.

The scripts are available from the Script Library, and show fans the hidden writings behind some of their favourite episodes of the Tardis travelling drama.

In on particular episode Scots actors Peter Capaldi and Sylvester McCoy get special nods as part of the script.

In season 13's first episode entitled The Halloween Apocalypse, the Doctor and Yaz are captured by Karvanista and face serious danger.

They escape via their trapeze skills, it is revealed their handcuffs were the property of the Doctor, who offered them up to their captor.

The handcuffs are voice activated, but that means the Doctor has to remember which voice was used.

Peter Capaldi as Doctor Who (Daily Record)

The Doctor wonders: "Maybe I was Scottish when I set these up while trying to break free", and then orders them to release in a Scottish accent.

The scene in the written script actually references Peter Capaldi and Sylvester McCoy.

Capaldi and McCoy are not the only Scots to 'take part' in the Flux as Two Doors Down actor Jonathan Watson also starred as Sontaran Commander Ritskaw in the telly sci-fi favourite.

The Doctor played by Jodie Whittaker, discovers the British Army fighting a brutal army of Sontarans headed by Jonathan’s character during the Crimean War.

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