Gatwa bagged the coveted role with just one audition, Davies revealed at a screening of the show\u2019s 2023 Christmas special.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was very lucky that I did the audition with Ncuti, and it was one of the most astonishing afternoons of my life, because you were just so amazing \u2013 to actually be in a room with you and to see you face-to-face,\u201d said Davies, who was joined for a Q&A panel by Gatwa and co-star Millie Gibson.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHe did one audition. Normally there\u2019s, like, 27 auditions \u2013 one! He just got it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Gatwa himself was quizzed about what aspects he wants to bring to his Doctor. \u201cIt is such a hard question to answer,\u201d he said. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBecause the role of the Doctor is everything anyway \u2013 they\u2019re an explorer that has been around for a billion years, and so they have so many quirks and intricacies, and rage and joy\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cT<\/span>hey\u2019re just full of the whole kaleidoscope of emotions. So, to pick what I was going to bring out differently is a very hard question to answer\u2026 so I guess just myself. My Black, beautiful self!\u201d<\/span><\/p> Having made his debut opposite David Tennant in Saturday\u2019s episode The Giggle<\/a>, Gatwa will return as the Doctor in the 2023 Christmas special, The Church on Ruby Road, airing at 5:55pm on Christmas Day on BBC One.<\/p>\n The special will see the Fifteenth Doctor, played by Gatwa, take over the TARDIS and be joined by new companion Ruby Sunday, played by Millie Gibson<\/a>, with the pair encountering \u201cmythical and mysterious goblins\u201d.<\/p>\n Watch a trailer for the special below:<\/p>\n![\"Millie](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/DW-Christmas-0752c98.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"**STRICTLY")
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