Doctor Who 'lizbian' still puzzled by lip-lock outrage Scottish actor Neve McIntosh. Doctor Who regular Neve McIntosh still can't get over how a three-second lip-lock caused such an outcry. The Scottish actor, who will make her first trip to Australia this month for the Supanova Pop Culture Expo, plays 19th-century Silurian sleuth Madame Vastra in the sci-fi series. In Peter Capaldi's debut episode, Deep Breath, she kisses her wife Jenny on the mouth to give her the breath of life - the first kiss between two women in the show's 51-year history. Neve McIntosh plays Madame Vastra in Doctor Who. "There was a wee bit of a hoo-ha," McIntosh said. I thought there might be a few raised eyebrows but nothing like what was going on. I was kind of going 'But I'm a lizard!' and of course now everyone says 'lizbian' as well. The British TV regulator decided not to follow up complaints, but the scene was cut from the episode for Asian audiences. Neve McIntosh transformed into a Silurian for Doctor Who. "People are going to react like people are going to react," McIntosh said. It was slightly freaky to be at the centre of that little storm, but hopefully everyone has calmed down and got a wee bit more sense and perspective now. Madame Vastra is McIntosh's third Silurian character on the series. She played sisters Alaya and Restac in the 2010 episodes The Hungry Earth and Cold Blood, alongside Eleventh Doctor Matt Smith. She turned to Britain's foremost wildlife expert for acting inspiration. "I went out and bought David Attenborough's Life in Cold Blood, and I just sat watching lizards and reptiles," McIntosh said. I looked for a way for them to move and also for little hints on how they might speak. She said Madame Vastra's difference was her ready wit and less-aggressive behaviour. "Vastra's actually very sing-song when she speaks... there's also more Scottish in her," she said. And because she's married to a human, it's like she's taking on little human characteristics. McIntosh said Smith and David Tennant (whom she worked with on a 2010 drama called Single Father) were lovely, but being able to use his Scottish accent gave Peter Capaldi a leading edge. McIntosh worked with Capaldi on a 1999 UK drama series titled Psychos, and said she was privileged to share his first experience as the Doctor, a role he relished. "To be there on someone's first day, and for someone like him to play someone as iconic as the Doctor, it's just fantastic," she said. There are moments I'm sure you can see where we're not bothered that we're supposed to be in the scene, we're just watching Peter Capaldi do his thing. The Supanova Pop Culture Expo runs from November 28-30 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.