Miranda Hart, star of the BBC sitcom Miranda, has reportedly been prevented from taking on a role in Doctor Who.

According to the British newspaper, The Sun, the actress has been stopped from signing up for a significant part in the show because BBC One Controller Danny Cohen wants her primary focus to be on Miranda.

The paper reports that, “Miranda was thrilled to be asked to be on Doctor Who. Steven [Mofatt] offered her a decent role and she felt, as it was on the BBC, there would be no problem. But the BBC One controller let it be known that he wants her focused on her show, which he has nabbed from BBC Two. Miranda’s gutted as she feels she could do both.”

Would you like to have seen Miranda Hart in Doctor Who?