{"id":14797,"date":"2022-05-04T13:29:05","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T11:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1637517"},"modified":"2022-05-04T13:42:16","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T11:42:16","slug":"mandip-gill-says-doctor-who-exit-might-not-be-final-who-knows","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/mandip-gill-says-doctor-who-exit-might-not-be-final-who-knows\/","title":{"rendered":"Mandip Gill says Doctor Who exit might not be final: \u201cWho knows?\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By David Craig\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 04 May 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Mandip Gill has teased that she would be open to returning to Doctor Who in the future, following the formal end of Yaz\u2019s story in the upcoming BBC Centenary special.<\/p>\n<p>Gill is bowing out of the long-running sci-fi drama, along with co-star Jodie Whittaker and showrunner Chris Chibnall, to allow for a new generation of stories with returning writer Russell T Davies.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s great interest in how her character\u2019s time on the TARDIS will end, especially in light of the <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-yaz-doctor-romance-sea-devils-newsupdate\/&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot;\">recent romantic developments<\/a> between Yaz and the Thirteenth Doctor.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview on <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/BBCTheOneShow\/status\/1521560541193515013&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The One Show<\/a>, Gill reaffirmed that the upcoming feature-length special is her final <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-2022-specials-release\/&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot;\">Doctor Who<\/a> adventure for now, but quickly added that things could change in the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will be mine,\u201d she said initially. \u201cWell, not forever, because who knows in the world of Doctor Who? But [Yaz\u2019s story] definitely comes to an end in that episode, but not forever because who knows? See what I did there?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Mandip Gill will be reunited with The Master, Daleks and Cybermen in a feature-length Centenary <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DoctorWho?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#DoctorWho<\/a> special.????<br\/><br\/>Will it be her final episode as well as Jodie Whittaker&#8217;s?????<br\/><br\/>Stream on <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCiPlayer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@BBCiPlayer<\/a> ???? <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/q4ZHit0Bww&quot;\">https:\/\/t.co\/q4ZHit0Bww<\/a><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheOneShow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#TheOneShow<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcdoctorwho?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@bbcdoctorwho<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/24FXdvzkGQ&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/24FXdvzkGQ<\/a><\/p>\u2014 BBC The One Show (@BBCTheOneShow) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCTheOneShow\/status\/1521560541193515013?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">May 3, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When quizzed on who the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-new-doctor-replacement\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">next Doctor<\/a> will be and rumours that she might have a role in the 60th anniversary special, Gill insisted: \u201cThey don\u2019t tell me anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gill has been a regular face on Doctor Who since 2018, when she made her debut in season 11 opener The Woman Who Fell to Earth, ass she shared the screen with since-departed TARDIS companions Bradley Walsh and Tosin Cole.<\/p> <p>Previously, Gill told <a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> that Yaz\u2019s final appearance is <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-yaz-ending-tears-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">likely to be a tear-jerker<\/a> for longtime viewers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think just like me, just like my character, there\u2019ll be a lot of tears,\u201d she said when asked how fans would react to her character\u2019s ending. \u201cBut I loved where it ended up. I think it was the right thing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\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<p><strong>Doctor Who is available to stream on BBC iPlayer. Check out more of our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Sci-Fi<\/a> coverage or visit our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a> to see what\u2019s on tonight.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/b><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By David Craig Published: Wednesday, 04 May 2022 at 12:00 am Mandip Gill has teased that she would be open to returning to Doctor Who in the future, following the formal end of Yaz\u2019s story in the upcoming BBC Centenary special. 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