Five scripts for the new series of “Doctor Who” have leaked online, seven weeks before the episodes are to broadcast.

    BBC Worldwide said it was investigating “a security issue around ‘Doctor Who’ series eight where unfinished material has been made public.”

    The statement urged fans not to distribute the spoiler* material.

    The series — which marks Peter Capaldi’s debut as the Doctor — is due to begin on BBC One on August 23.

    The leaked scripts are reported to have originated from a BBC Worldwide office in the United States.

    (SD-Agencies)