Steven Moffat 'wanted sexy Who companion'

Steven Moffat has revealed that he cast Karen Gillan for the role of Amy Pond in Doctor Who because he wanted The Doctor to have a sexy companion.
Speaking to New York Magazine, Moffat revealed that he actively sought to bring sexual tension back to the sci-fi series when he replaced Russell T Davies as Doctor Who's executive producer.
"I just thought it would be, you know, bad girl in the Tardis," he said. "They've always been so well behaved, those girls!"
Moffat added: "I just thought, I haven't met any girls like that. Most of the girls I know would just jump The Doctor as soon as they look at him. I said, 'It's time we have one of those'."
He also discussed how far the show would venture into The Doctor's sex life in the future.
"We know that he had a family once," he said. "And we could pretend that he doesn't have an eye for the pretty girl, but you'd be struggling to justify that view, wouldn't you, looking at his choice of travel companions. I think he has at some point in his life indulged. Whether he still does is a secret between him and that big blue box."
Doctor Who is to return for a one-off special at Christmas on BBC One.