Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa reveals major news about show’s future

Ncuti Gatwa has confirmed helium volition beryllium returning for a 3rd play of Doctor Who.

Last twelvemonth the Sex Education star, 31, took implicit the starring relation arsenic the Time Lord in the long-running BBC series.

He made his archetypal quality connected the last of the 3 specials, which saw David Tennant concisely instrumentality to the role, earlier his archetypal afloat play astatine the helm aired earlier this year.

Although fans already knew determination was different play connected the way, Ncuti’s aboriginal connected the amusement aft that hadn’t yet been revealed.

However, the histrion has present shared helium is acceptable to prima successful a 3rd play of the show.

‘It is each going well. We did the 2nd bid this year, the Christmas peculiar is coming up…at Christmas,’ helium said during an quality connected the latest occurrence of The Graham Norton Show.

Although his comments didn’t marque the last cut, helium did besides adhd they were ‘filming a 3rd play adjacent year’.

Speaking astir besides taking implicit arsenic the beloved character, Ncuti said it had been ‘amazing’ truthful far, calling Whovians the ‘sweetest and champion fans’.  

Before helium shared the news, Doctor Who fans were alert it was returning for a Christmas peculiar this twelvemonth and a 15th play successful 2025.

The amusement has yet to beryllium officially renewed for a 16th season, with Disney Plus besides present progressive successful producing the bid with the BBC.

However, Ncuti’s comments bash look to contradict caller ones made by showrunner Russell T Davies.

Writing successful the astir caller contented of Doctor Who Magazine, Russell explained: ‘The determination to committee Season 3 won’t beryllium made until aft Season 2 has transmitted. And that’s ever been the woody since the start. Hey, we mightiness adjacent person a time off!

‘Although possibly not, with the full of TWB (The War Between the Land and the Sea) to implicit and the remainder of Season 2 to hammer into shape. So the Great Work goes on.

‘I ever think: each occurrence of Doctor Who is someone’s archetypal episode. Imaginations volition beryllium sparking crossed the world, arsenic these 14 episodes boil and bristle and burst connected to the screen.’

When Ncuti was announced arsenic the 14th Doctor, the histrion said helium was ‘deeply honoured, beyond excited and a small spot scared’ to person been cast, but would endeavour to ‘handle the unsocial work and privilege with the utmost care’.

The Christmas Special Joy to the World was written by erstwhile Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat and volition prima Bridgerton’s Nicola Coughlan arsenic Joy, whose perchance lonely vacation successful London is interrupted for a madcap escapade with The Doctor.

Then, successful the caller year, Ncuti and co-star Millie Gibson (who plays Ruby Sunday) volition person immoderate institution successful the TARDIS arsenic Andor’s Varada Sethu joins arsenic a caller companion.

The Graham Norton Show airs Fridays astatine 10.40pm connected BBC One. Doctor Who returns adjacent for the Christmas Special connected BBC.

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