We did our best to keep the new Doctor Who companion info away from tender eyes but that was a losing battle from the start. Happily, the new companion is adorable, and we’re hoping that she’ll also be brilliant , since each of us would like to be the companion and therefore have some pretty high standards for our her as our proxy.

Here’s the first official on-set pic of The Doctor and the new companion, whose name may or may not be Clara:

Adorable. We won’t be seeing Ms. Coleman on an episode of Doctor Who until the Christmas special, though we’re certain to be seeing plenty of pics of her before then; we’ll keep you posted.

Doctor Who, starring Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, and Arthur Darvill, is expected to premiere this fall on BBC and BBC America.