Tony Head updates us on Ripper

Lately when people discuss Joss Whedon, it's having to do with his comic book writing and, of course, the upcoming new series, Dollhouse. What seems to have slipped off the radar is any discussion about the made-for-BBC Rupert Giles-centric, Buffy spin-off, Ripper. We get bits and pieces and clues here and there regarding the show's current state, but nothing seems very concrete.

In a recent interview with Digital Spy, Anthony Stewart Head discusses his newest project on BBC One, The Invisibles, but he also drops an update on the state of Ripper and posts his thoughts on the Buffy Season Eight comic.

From the interview, regarding the state of Ripper, Head says:

"... the answer is that there is a possibility of something happening... the story that [Joss has] written could adapt to being a one-off story not necessarily related to Buffy. All that means that there is the will and there is the means. It's a question of how, when and if it [comes together] through the next year or so."

As for what the Ripper story will be about:

"All I can say is that it's a ghost story. But a ghost story with a real Joss Whedon difference. It's got such a twist to it. But I wouldn't want to give it away. It would be the worst spoiler of all time."

Worst spoiler of all time. I may have to leech off some BBC bloke's SlingBox to see this as soon as it airs, when it airs. Because it will happen. Do you hear me, powers that be? Will!

[via Whedonesque]