\u201cFinally I can admit it,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve seen the new Doctor in action. Russell [T Davies] showed me the audition tape a while back.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is magnificent: all at once a brand new hero and the same wonderful mad old Doctor we\u2019ve always known. Trust me, we are all in for a treat.\u201d<\/p>
On Sunday, Doctor Who announced that the Sex Education<\/a> star would be taking over from Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor next year, with returning showrunner Russell T Davies saying that Whittaker is \u201cso happy\u201d about her replacement<\/a>.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, fans have begun speculating that Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan could be the Doctor\u2019s next companion<\/a>, while Gatwa has said that he wants to fight the Master<\/a> after regenerating into the role.<\/p>\n Whilst on the BAFTA Television Awards red carpet, Davies revealed that he wrote an \u201caudition speech\u201d for actors to read<\/a> whilst finding the next Doctor and that the role almost went to someone else<\/a> \u2013 but Gatwa was the last to audition and \u201csimply stole it\u201d.<\/p>\n Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Doctor Who is available to stream on\u00a0BBC iPlayer<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0For more, check out our dedicated\u00a0Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0page or our full\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a> with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n By Lauren Morris Published: Wednesday, 11 May 2022 at 12:00 am Doctor Who\u2019s former showrunner Steven Moffat has revealed that he\u2019s seen Ncuti Gatwa in action as the new Doctor, telling fans that they\u2019re \u201call in for a treat\u201d. The writer, who was at the helm of Doctor Who from 2010 until 2017, spoke to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":15206,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/05\/doctor-whos-ncuti-gatwa-is-a-brand-new-hero-as-next-doctor.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/05\/doctor-whos-ncuti-gatwa-is-a-brand-new-hero-as-next-doctor-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/05\/doctor-whos-ncuti-gatwa-is-a-brand-new-hero-as-next-doctor-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/05\/doctor-whos-ncuti-gatwa-is-a-brand-new-hero-as-next-doctor.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/05\/doctor-whos-ncuti-gatwa-is-a-brand-new-hero-as-next-doctor.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/05\/doctor-whos-ncuti-gatwa-is-a-brand-new-hero-as-next-doctor.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/05\/doctor-whos-ncuti-gatwa-is-a-brand-new-hero-as-next-doctor.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Lauren Morris Published: Wednesday, 11 May 2022 at 12:00 am Doctor Who\u2019s former showrunner Steven Moffat has revealed that he\u2019s seen Ncuti Gatwa in action as the new Doctor, telling fans that they\u2019re \u201call in for a treat\u201d. The writer, who was at the helm of Doctor Who from 2010 until 2017, spoke to…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/15205"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"""\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/ncuti-gatwa-russell-t-davies-90733b8.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413"\" "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
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