{"id":13194,"date":"2022-04-03T10:30:49","date_gmt":"2022-04-03T08:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1619774"},"modified":"2022-04-03T10:50:07","modified_gmt":"2022-04-03T08:50:07","slug":"doctor-whos-mandip-gill-says-yazs-final-appearance-will-leave-fans-in-tears","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-whos-mandip-gill-says-yazs-final-appearance-will-leave-fans-in-tears\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who\u2019s Mandip Gill says Yaz\u2019s final appearance will leave fans in tears"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Huw Fullerton\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Sunday, 03 April 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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This autumn marks the final appearance of Jodie Whittaker in Doctor Who<\/a>, with the Thirteenth Doctor bowing out in a BBC centenary special alongside showrunner Chris Chibnall. How this Doctor\u2019s story ends is still a mystery \u2013 but it\u2019s worth remembering she\u2019s not the only character having her story wrapped up.<\/p>\n

After all, long-time companion Yaz (Mandip Gill) is also set to depart in the autumn after four years in the TARDIS. And when we caught up with Gill at the Radio Times Covers Party<\/strong><\/a> this week, she promised an \u201cexciting\u201d and \u201cemotional\u201d exit for her character \u2013 even if it\u2019s not the easiest one for fans to watch.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think just like me, just like my character, there\u2019ll be a lot of tears,\u201d she told RadioTimes.com<\/a> when asked how fans would react to her character\u2019s ending. \u201cBut I loved where it ended up.<\/p>

\u201cI think it was the right thing. It\u2019s exciting. There\u2019s a lot of emotion. And I think they\u2019ll be \u2013 not pleasantly surprised, but I think they\u2019ll realise that\u2019s exactly where it should be going.\u201d<\/p>\n

With filming now finished, Gill is (in theory) experiencing her post-Doctor Who life, booking new roles (including her West End debut in 2:22 \u2013 A Ghost Story) and no longer beholden to the punishing production schedule. In reality, though, she says that the series will be with her forever.<\/p>\n

\u201cIs it ever post-Doctor Who?\u201d she laughed. \u201cI feel like it\u2019s post-Doctor Who filming.<\/em>\u00a0Like that\u2019s what we should say.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause yeah, we\u2019ve been away from filming for a couple of months, but you\u2019re still such a big part of this world. I speak to all the cast, obviously they\u2019re some of my best friends. [And] you\u2019re constantly talking about the show. You\u2019re doing press for it. We\u2019ve got the Easter special coming up.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I feel like we should rephrase that to post-filming because I\u2019m always going to be a part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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