{"id":31674,"date":"2023-04-02T20:10:43","date_gmt":"2023-04-02T18:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1807840"},"modified":"2023-04-03T02:45:31","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T00:45:31","slug":"russell-t-davies-praises-ncuti-gatwas-new-but-faithful-doctor-after-tv-100-win","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/russell-t-davies-praises-ncuti-gatwas-new-but-faithful-doctor-after-tv-100-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Russell T Davies praises Ncuti Gatwa\u2019s \u2018new but faithful\u2019 Doctor after TV 100 win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> &#8220;Soon we&#8217;ll all be dancing.&#8221; <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Helen Daly\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Sunday, 02 April 2023 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>Russell T Davies has given <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-60th-anniversary-special-release-date\/&quot;\">Doctor Who<\/a> fans a tantalising insight into the new season starring Ncuti Gatwa.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"\/\/RadioTimes.com&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> following Ncuti topping our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/tv-100-2022-full-list\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">annual TV 100 list<\/a>, the returning showrunner has spoken about a secret he\u2019s keeping \u2013 and it\u2019s all about how great the incoming Doctor is in the lead role.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes you know you\u2019ve got a secret. And you hold it close to your chest and let it burn, because secrets are so delicious,\u201d Russell teased.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve got that right now, because my secret is seeing Ncuti with <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/millie-gibson-profile-age-instagram-explained\/&quot;\">Millie Gibson<\/a> on the rushes of Doctor Who, every single day, and oh my God, this is so good!\u201d<\/p> <p>Speaking specifically about what Ncuti will bring to the iconic sci-fi role, Russell added: \u201cI can promise you a completely new Doctor, and yet a Doctor utterly faithful to the 60 years that came before. Soon, the secret will be out, and we\u2019ll all be dancing!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-greatest-things-showrunner-russell-t-davies-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">New Doctor Who \u201cone of the greatest things\u201d showrunner has ever made<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/russell-t-davies-doctor-who-years-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Russell T Davies\u2019s focus is on Doctor Who for \u2018years to come\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Russell topped <strong>RadioTimes.com<\/strong>\u2018s TV 100 list in 2021, for his work on It\u2019s a Sin and his shocking return to Doctor Who.<\/p>\n<p>Following in his footsteps, Ncuti\u2019s casting as the Doctor, on top of his joyful role as Eric in Sex Education, meant the 30-year-old was a frequent nominee among our panellists.<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" brightcove__player-container--playlist=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video-js data-playlist-id=\"&quot;1761716281957884008&quot;\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"3fREPzt1Q\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\"> <\/video-js> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/3fREPzt1Q_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/> <p>Speaking of his win, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/ncuti-gatwa-doctor-who-tv-100-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Ncuti said he was \u201cvery pleased\u201d<\/a>, adding: \u201cBeing recognised for anything is just bloody lovely, isn\u2019t it? Let alone being on the <strong>RadioTimes.com<\/strong> TV 100 list. TV is on fire at the moment and so to top the list as well feels extra cool.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On joining the list of iconic previous winners, Ncuti added: \u201cIt\u2019s extremely cool company to keep. The titans that have topped the list before me, people such as Russell T Davies, Michaela Coel, Jodie Whittaker, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Olivia Colman, are all inspirations to me and their work is something I aspire to. 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