The reason for their meeting was not given, but fans were thrilled to see them together, with each known for their popular incarnations of the Doctor\u2019s classic arch-nemesis.<\/p>\n
Gomez was introduced as a female version of the Master (i.e. Mistress or \u2018Missy\u2019 for short) in the eighth season of the revived Doctor Who<\/a>, with the twist coming as quite a shock at the end of Steven Moffat\u2019s episode Dark Water.<\/p> After morphing into something of an antihero, Missy suffered an apparent death at the hands of John Simm\u2019s crueller version of the Master, with Chris Chibnall introducing Dhawan\u2019s incarnation some time later in season 12.<\/p>\n He became a recurring menace for Jodie Whittaker\u2019s Thirteenth Doctor, most recently appearing in her feature-length farewell episode titled The Power of the Doctor<\/a>.<\/p>\n It\u2019s unclear at this stage whether Dhawan or Gomez could return to the franchise under returning showrunner Russell T Davies, although the former has said he would \u201clove\u201d to face off against<\/a> Ncuti Gatwa\u2019s Fifteenth Doctor.<\/p>\n An Instagram post \u2013 which you can watch on Dhawan<\/a> and Gomez<\/a>\u2018s pages \u2013 saw the two actors embracing their villainous personas as they strutted down a flight of stairs in slow motion, sending fans into meltdown as they theorised on the possibility of a crossover.<\/p>\n Among them was former Who showrunner Moffat, who left a comment on Dhawan\u2019s post that read: \u201cPut \u2018em on screen, Russell!\u201d<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n Gomez described them as \u201cbest frenemies\u201d, while Dhawan reignited the long-held debate around who came first in the Doctor Who canon, captioning his video with: \u201cChicken or egg\u2026 Missy or Master..?\u201d<\/p>\n Doctor Who will return to screens later this year for the much-anticipated three-part 60th anniversary storyline<\/a>, starring David Tennant and Catherine Tate, before season 14 ushers in a bold new era for the long-running programme.<\/p>\n Doctor Who is available to stream on\u00a0BBC iPlayer<\/a>\u00a0with episodes of the classic series also available on BritBox \u2013 you can sign up for a\u00a07-day free trial here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Check out more of our\u00a0Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n Take part in\u00a0<\/strong>the Screen Test<\/strong><\/a>, a project from Radio Times and the Universities of Sussex and Brighton, to explore the role of television and audio in our lives.<\/strong><\/p>\n Try Radio Times magazine today and get 12 issues for only \u00a31 with delivery to your home \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a>. 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