While the actor hasn\u2019t ruled out returning to the show in the future, he sees his last appearance in the show, in The Power of the Doctor,<\/a> as an ending to his Master \u2013 at least for now.<\/p>\n So, as part of RadioTimes.com\u2019s<\/a> 60 Days of Doctor Who, we caught up with the Doctor Who icon to ask him some burning questions from the fans.<\/p>\n Submitted by @nerddenreal<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n Dhawan<\/strong>: \u201cMichelle Gomez. We met recently at a Comic Con in New Zealand of all places, and we had to do an interview together for some press. I wasn\u2019t the Master, like I didn\u2019t realise I was considering her as the Master. She\u2019s the Master, Missy! And I was just slightly like a goofy fan. But we got to hang out and we had the best time ever. I knew immediately if we got to do scenes together, it would be chaos, like it\u2019d be amazing. She is so great. I\u2019d love to work with her.\u201d<\/p>\n RadioTimes.com<\/strong>: \u201cEven the little video you put out on social media together, it sent fans into a tailspin.\u201d<\/p>\n Dhawan<\/strong>: \u201cTotally it did. She\u2019s great. She\u2019s got such a such a amazing fanbase, when you get to meet her as well, she\u2019s just brilliant. I really took to a shine to her. I sent her a message recently, like, \u2018Oh, god, I adore you\u2019 because we were just kind of going back and forth with messages. She\u2019s got such a great heart and she\u2019s just funny and brilliant. And that was meeting her for a couple of days. Can you imagine us filming together? Chaos.\u201d<\/p>\n Submitted by @uwuttaker.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Dhawan<\/strong>: \u201cI\u2019d probably say the plane scene and I\u2019d probably say\u2026 It\u2019s hard to say really, I enjoyed all of them [but] I\u2019d say yeah, the Rasputin scene. And it wasn\u2019t even for the dance, really. I mean, the dance was a good part of it. I just really loved doing it. I had a moment when I was like, going to the restroom during the scenes and you kind of look yourself in the mirror and you\u2019re like, \u2018I\u2019m dressed as Rasputin\u2019. This is nonsense! This is crazy!\u201d<\/p> Submitted by @CooperHillier<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n Dhawan<\/strong>: I was convinced that in the script, it said, \u2018Rasputin dances\u2019, and it doesn\u2019t. I think he just clicks the song on and for some reason, I read it in my head that he dances so I was doing the scene.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd then they put the music on and I just started dancing, thinking that was what was in the script. But they must have thought, \u2018Well, this is Sacha, this is kind of what he does, let\u2019s just go with it.\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cAnd they let me dance for about five minutes, I was proper going for it! I hadn\u2019t planned what moves I was gonna do, I just knew on that day I had to dance. I think because I was really adrenalised and gearing myself up for it for the last couple of days, I just broke out into \u2013 I was squatting, jumping, and I think they thought, \u2018This is quite cool\u2019.<\/p>\n \u201cUnfortunately they couldn\u2019t keep all of it in because it wasn\u2019t planned but they did keep some of it so I was quite happy.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cLoads of people have picked up on it and stuff, but I think when I got the script and saw it, I just loved the idea of Rasputin dancing to Boney M, so I was listening to the song constantly when I was in London, and I think I had the beat in my head and when it came to it, I just like, let loose. I\u2019m glad it made the cut!\u201d<\/p>\n RadioTimes.com<\/strong>: \u201cI can\u2019t believe it wasn\u2019t actually in the script.\u201d<\/p>\n Dhawan<\/strong>: \u201cI actually looked back recently, I thought \u2018I should just check this\u2019. And then I thought, \u2018Oh my god, it doesn\u2019t even say The Master dances\u2019, it just says he clicks the song on. So that was just a complete misread in the script on my part.\u201d<\/p>\n Submitted by @Galifreyboi.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Dhawan<\/strong>: \u201cI really wanted to put my own spin on it and I didn\u2019t really look too much at other actors or the history too much. I didn\u2019t want to get bogged down by it. And then Chris [Chibnall] and Matt [Strevens] also gave me the freedom to kind of own it, which was fantastic.<\/p>\n \u201cI think that\u2019s what\u2019s great about Doctor Who, when other actors come in to incarnate different roles, they\u2019re really allowed to put their own stamp on it, even in terms of costume as well.<\/p>\n \u201cRay Holman, the costume designer, for me, who worked on my incarnation, was incredibly collaborative. But something maybe I\u2019ve not spoken about is reveals really work well, where you almost kind of \u2013 especially if you\u2019re coming in as a different character is to almost separate the two, which is a really good tip, because I think when I initially was preparing for O, I was trying to be too clever with it. And you could tell that it was the Master.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re a lover of Jodie Whittaker, kooky designs and Sheffield steel, then you have to buy this light-up Doctor Who Sonic Screwdriver \u2013 now available for under \u00a330.<\/p>\n This toy is an exact replica of the device used by the Thirteenth Doctor in series 11, 12 and Flux, and even emits the iconic Sonic Screwdriver sound as heard in the show.<\/p>\n So, if you want to be a part of The Doctor\u2019s faithful fam, head over to Amazon and get shopping.\u00a0<\/p>\n Buy Thirteenth Doctor Sonic Screwdriver for \u00a329.99 at Amazon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p><\/div> <\/section> \u201cSo I did this thing, which really helped me, which was I kind of separated the script into two. So I looked at it as two different projects. So all the Master stuff I just put away in a cupboard and never looked at it for ages and I just looked at O, and I thought okay, so I\u2019m coming in just playing this kind of nerdy science guy and I just almost forgot that I was coming in as the Master.<\/p>\n \u201cSo I did all the O scenes, and I thought, \u2018Okay, that\u2019s all done\u2019. And then I thought \u2018Right, now I can look at the Master. So that was two separate characters. So it meant that the reveal works really well. Because I think if you watch O, I didn\u2019t intentionally do this, but there\u2019s no kind of Master-esque of things to him. He\u2019s not trying to be clever or anything and I think it helps.<\/p>\n \u201cSo that was my approach specifically to that episode. Then as I was the Master and the episodes went on, I just\u2026 I always wanted to just keep investigating him, keep being playful. Coming back for The Power of the Doctor, I didn\u2019t want to just do the same thing, which is why you didn\u2019t see me in the purple costume and stuff, I wanted to kind of try and do something different.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like the Master is brilliant because he\u2019s a master of disguise. He\u2019s not that comfortable at being himself, but he loves being other people or putting on a mask, so, really I think underneath all of that is someone incredibly vulnerable that we\u2019ve maybe not seen yet. I don\u2019t know. That\u2019s, that\u2019s my interpretation anyway. So I\u2019d be interested in seeing what that side of him is \u2013 a really, really vulnerable side.\u201d<\/p>\n RadioTimes.com<\/strong>: \u201cThat makes so much sense because in that reveal, your face completely changes.\u201d<\/p>\n Dhawan:<\/strong> \u201cYeah, and Jamie, the director, gave me a really good note on that day, which was, \u201cI really want to see the decision of you going, \u2018Okay, I\u2019m going to show to the Doctor now that I\u2019m the Master\u2019 He said, \u2018Just ramp it up a little bit, even if it feels big,\u2019 So it made me like, do something quite odd with my eyes, they went up slightly.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd I think that was when people went \u2018What? This is odd\u2019. And it really was such a good note from Jamie, because it was slightly alien, watching his eyes. Because suddenly, he\u2019s making that choice.\u201d<\/p>\n Submitted by @taylz19_TTT.<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Dhawan: <\/strong>\u201cI didn\u2019t take anything but they kindly, at the end when I finished, they gave me my whole costume and everything, and also the Tissue Compression Eliminator, which was like, \u2018Oh, my God, so I\u2019ve got it\u2019. I mean, I didn\u2019t quite know what I\u2019m going to do with it, but kind of put it away.<\/p>\n \u201cBut it was awesome. It kind of made me feel a bit like \u2018Oh, I\u2019m definitely finished, then! I\u2019m not coming back. Okay, thanks a lot!\u2019 Like, \u2018Okay, bye, everybody!\u2019 It was great that they gave me all of I didn\u2019t have to steal it.\u201d<\/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 and visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013 <\/span><\/strong> subscribe now<\/a> and celebrate the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who with a special issue of Radio Times. 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\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>What was your favourite scene to film in Doctor Who?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Is there an extended cut of the Rasputin dance?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>How did you go about playing a character that\u2019s been played by so many other actors too?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Did you take anything from set?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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