Doctor Who writer talks about creating deaf TV characters

Deaf actress Sophie Stone is playing a role on Doctor Who to the “delight” of fans.’ Writer Toby Whithouse spoke with Entertainment Weekly at New York Comic Con about creating deaf characters on television. He said one thing that viewers loved about Stone's character was “the fact that she was heroic and she was clever and she was kick-ass, and she was sort of standing up to the Doctor.” Read the full story here.