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Doctor Who fans struggled to hide their excitement following the debut of Jenna Coleman's new BBC drama The Jetty on Monday, after spotting a fun reference to her time in the TARDIS years earlier.
The actress famously played The Doctor's companion Clara Oswald from 2013 to 2015, alongside both Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi as the titular Time Lord.
But in the first episode of her thrilling new series, fans were quick to notice one particular line from Jenna's character Ember Manning, which was eerily similar to a quote from The Doctor in the BBC show.
In the scene, Ember quipped: 'I'm a riddle, wrapped in an enigma, wrapped in inexpensive office wear.'
The quote was no doubt a take on a famous line uttered by former Prime Minister Winston Churchill, but one Who fan was quick to link it to a line from the show's seventh series.
Doctor Who fans struggled to hide their excitement following the debut of Jenna Coleman's new BBC drama The Jetty, after spotting a fun reference to her time in the TARDIS years earlier
The actress famously played The Doctor's companion Clara Oswald from 2013 to 2015, alongside both Matt Smith (pictured) and Peter Capaldi as the titular Time Lord
In the scene in question, The Doctor, played by Matt in 2013, said: 'A mystery wrapped in an enigma, squeezed into a skirt that's just a little bit too... tight.'
The quote was shared by one fan on social media, who captioned the post: 'Need to know if this line in Jenna Coleman's new show was a deliberate callback to a certain line in Doctor Who S7?'
Some fans were quick to notice the reference, with replies including: 'I immediately thought of that too;
'It might be, an enigma in a skirt that's just a little bit too tight; No way it's not.'
One user noted that both quotes were a reference to the famous line uttered by Winston Churchill, which was delivered during a BBC Radio broadcast on October 1, 1939, about a month after the outbreak of World War II.
The late politician had faced public questioning about an alliance that had been formed between the Nazis in German, and Russia's Soviet Union, following the signing of the Russo-German Nonaggression Pact.
He said: 'I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma: but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interests.'
Jenna, who revealed last month that she is expecting her first child, stars in the new BBC miniseries The Jetty, which received mixed reviews from critics when it debuted on Monday night.
But in the first episode of her thrilling new series, one fan was quick to notice one line from Jenna's character Ember Manning, which was eerily similar to a quote from The Doctor
In the scene, Ember quipped: 'I'm a riddle, wrapped in an enigma, wrapped in inexpensive office wear'
The quote was no doubt a take on a famous line uttered by former Prime Minister Winston Churchill, but one Who fan was quick to link it to a line from the show's seventh series
Jenna, who revealed last month that she is expecting her first child, stars in the new BBC miniseries The Jetty, which received mixed reviews from critics when it debuted on Monday
It tells the story of Detective Ember Manning (Jenna Coleman) as she investigates a missing person's case which threatens to unravel her own mysterious past, with House Of The Dragon's Tom Glynn-Carney seemingly playing the show's villain.
Interconnecting stories sees the detective forced to try and piece together the truth after a fire destroys a property in the Lake District during the four-part thriller.
Detective Manning is forced to try and work out what connects a podcast journalist investigating a cold case to an illicit relationship between a man in his twenties and two underage girls.
The series, written and created by Cat Jones, also stars Happy Valley's Amelia Bullmore, The Terror's Matthew McNulty and The Witch star Ralph Ineson.
'As much a coming-of-age story as a detective thriller, The Jetty asks big questions about sexual morality, identity and memory, in the places that Me Too has left behind,' according to the official synopsis.
However, following its first episode last night, the gritty series suffered dozens of complaints from fans over audio issues.
'The lighting, the sound, the dialogue and the acting. All terrible. #TheJetty;'
'Am I the only one finding #TheJetty hard to pick up ? Is it the sound? The accents? Are they mumbling? #BBCOne;'
'#thejetty is potentially an engaging drama although understanding was marred by the rapid mumbling speaking style. What happened to clear enunciation?'
'Tried to watch #TheJetty on @BBC - gave up after 25 minutes, can’t make out a word. Mumble, mumble, mumble... anyone agree, perhaps my hearing.'
Other viewers had nothing but praise for the new series and commented: 'Just watched BBC's The Jetty, 10/10 incredible. New instant favourite.'
'Just binge watched The Jetty, I thought it was very good, no problems at all understanding the dialogue. Would very much recommend it,' wrote another.