The doc and martha in bed???? mmm

Dr Who and his assistant end up in bed in the new series of the BBC series, which will be shown next year. A sneak preview of scenes featuring new character Martha Jones, played by Freema Agyeman, shows her tucked up in a double bed with David Tennant's Doctor. Jones, who replaces Billie Piper's Rose as the Doctor's assistant, is a medical student who is shocked after finding herself on board the Tardis. BBC One controller Peter Fincham said today: "Martha Jones is a medical student working at the Royal Hope in London and that hospital gets transported to the moon, as hospitals sometimes do, and that's where she meets the Doctor. "We think she's wonderful and as you can see there's a bit of chemistry between her and David Tennant." The pair are fully clothed in the bed scene, although there is plenty of flirtatious behaviour going on. When the new version of the drama was launched last year the relationship between the ninth Doctor, played by Christopher Eccleston, and his assistant Rose had more chemistry than previous incarnations. The closeness between the pair continued when Tennant took over as the Doctor at the end of last year's Christmas special. But at the end of the latest series the couple were separated forever when Rose was left in a parallel universe as a consequence of foiling a Dalek and Cyberman invasion of Earth. A tearful Doctor was left alone in his Tardis, in need of a new assistant. Meanwhile, at the launch of BBC 1's winter/spring 2007 season, Mr Fincham-also revealed plans for a major new Saturday night drama based on the Merlin legend. The 13-part series - currently in the "very early stages" of script-writing - will be a third key component of a family-oriented Saturday night schedule, alongside Dr Who and the recent revival of Robin Hood. Mr Fincham said: "This is part of what I like to call 'three generation TV' that you can watch with your parents and your children. There's not enough of that at the moment." BBC head of fiction Jane Tranter said the new Merlin drama, which would be a mix of Arthurian legend and Welsh myth, was being made by independent production company Shine. It will not be shown for at least another 12 months. Mr Fincham also revealed that the second series of Robin Hood would feature the return of Friar Tuck after his omission from series one provoked consternation among viewers. He said: "Matt Lucas would be ideal for the role, although he has not been signed. If Matt Lucas said he would play him then I wouldn't say no." Other highlights of the schedule include Jessie Wallace in her first BBC1 role since quitting EastEnders and a new series of time travel drama Life On Mars. Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse have been lured back to write and feature in a brand new sketch show, and Panorama will switch back to a peaktime slot with Jeremy Vine as anchor.