{"id":15596,"date":"2022-05-17T17:13:19","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T15:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1647836"},"modified":"2022-05-17T17:44:25","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T15:44:25","slug":"how-has-doctor-who-sprouted-a-new-rose","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/how-has-doctor-who-sprouted-a-new-rose\/","title":{"rendered":"How has Doctor Who sprouted a new Rose?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Huw Fullerton\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 17 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>In just the latest surprise casting for Russell T Davies\u2019 <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-60th-anniversary-special-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who<\/a> takeover, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/heartstopper-season-2-release-date-netflix\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Heartstopper<\/a> star <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-yasmin-finney-rose-cast-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Yasmin Finney<\/a> has joined the cast alongside returning stars <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-david-tennant-catherine-tate-return-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">David Tennant and Catherine Tate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In and of itself, it\u2019s a great bit of news \u2013 she\u2019s been a hit in the Netflix series, and fans are excited to see her new role \u2013 but it\u2019s the name of her new Who character that really has fans\u2019 tongues wagging. How can there be <em>another <\/em>Rose?<\/p>\n<p>To quote Davies himself on Instagram: \u201cRose! Another Rose? But how? Who? Why? Where? What, what, what?!\u201d<\/p> <p>To many fans, a character called Rose in Doctor Who means only one thing \u2013 Billie Piper\u2019s fan-favourite companion Rose Tyler, who starred in the show for two seasons from 2005-2006 (followed by a few guest appearances) and is credited with some of the revived show\u2019s success alongside co-stars Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant.<\/p>\n<p>With Tennant now returning, fans might have expected Rose to return \u2013 but not this Rose. So what gives? Why has she been given this name? What does it all <em>mean<\/em>?<\/p>\n<p>Well, fans already have a few theories. A few people have already floated the idea that Doctor Who\u2019s 60th anniversary (which Tennant, Catherine Tate and Finney have been confirmed to be shooting for) will involve parallel worlds in some way, tipping the Whoniverse into its own Multiverse of Madness.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/STRICTLY-EMBARGOED-UNTIL-7PM-ON-15.05.22-394619d.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/STRICTLY-EMBARGOED-UNTIL-7PM-ON-15.05.22-394619d.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/STRICTLY-EMBARGOED-UNTIL-7PM-ON-15.05.22-394619d.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;3533&quot;\" height=\"&quot;2356&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> David Tennant and Catherine Tate<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Alistair Heap\/BBC STUDIOS<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Leaked photos of David Tennant on set show him in a subtly different version of his classic Doctor Who costume (with a blue coat, for one change), and some have theorised that we could be seeing a parallel universe story where the Doctor is a little different, Donna never had her memories wiped (which is why she\u2019s still adventuring in the TARDIS) and Rose is played by a completely different actor.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s possible right? But confusing, and a bit muddled. And a bit of a cop-out. Which is why we think something else entirely is happening.<\/p>\n<p>What if Finney\u2019s character is just a person called Rose? People are, you know. The significance of the character\u2019s name could just be the effect it has on the Doctor, who might find himself drawn to help somebody who has this faint connection to the woman he once loved.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Doctor Who gains its own heartstopper as Yasmin Finney joins the cast ????\u2795????\u2070<br\/><br\/>Read more here\u00a0\u27a1\ufe0f\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/3O9LudD4uc&quot;\">https:\/\/t.co\/3O9LudD4uc<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/KS9z2SsWd4&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/KS9z2SsWd4<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Doctor Who (@bbcdoctorwho) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcdoctorwho\/status\/1526261204355887105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">May 16, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>And perhaps the real reason the name\u2019s in here is for us \u2013 and for the man writing the story. Davies started his Doctor Who journey with an episode and a character called Rose, and as he returns to Doctor Who the circularity of that return might appeal to him. It\u2019s where he started, and where he\u2019ll start again \u2013 but where Piper\u2019s Rose represented something about the society of 2005, Finney\u2019s version can reinvent that idea for 2023. Davies has often said that if he was relaunching Doctor Who today, he\u2019d do things a bit differently. Fans are already seeing that he\u2019s a man of his word.<\/p>\n<p>This new version of Rose isn\u2019t necessarily a multiversal revamp or reincarnation. She\u2019s not necessarily Donna\u2019s surprise daughter (though that would be cool, right?) or a herald for Billie Piper\u2019s own comeback (though again, let\u2019s not rule that one out).<\/p>\n<p>For the last 17 years, that name has been a crucial motif in Doctor Who. And as Davies looks back for the 60th anniversary of the show, it might have just felt right to have a new Rose blooming for a new generation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Doctor Who is available to stream on <a href=\"\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episodes\/b006q2x0\/doctor-who&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">BBC iPlayer<\/a>. 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