{"id":41776,"date":"2023-12-13T14:56:39","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T13:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1944054"},"modified":"2023-12-13T17:29:03","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T16:29:03","slug":"ncuti-gatwa-addresses-his-future-on-doctor-who-beyond-season-2","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/ncuti-gatwa-addresses-his-future-on-doctor-who-beyond-season-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ncuti Gatwa addresses his future on Doctor Who beyond season 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Will Gatwa be in Doctor Who for the long haul? <\/p>

By Morgan Cormack\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 13 December 2023 at 13:56 PM<\/p>

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It\u2019s been a terribly exciting time for Doctor Who<\/a> fans as of late, with the recent batch of 60th anniversary episodes<\/a> and a surprise bigeneration<\/a> paving the way for Ncuti Gatwa<\/a>\u2018s Fifteenth Doctor to take over the reins in his new season of the sci-fi show.<\/p>\n

But before that, the anticipated Christmas episode<\/a> will air, which will also introduce viewers to Gatwa\u2019s new companion, Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson).<\/p>\n

Although we have a little while to wait before Gatwa\u2019s first full season airs next year, the actor is already a couple of months into filming for his second Doctor Who season.<\/p>\n

Expected to be released in 2025, Gatwa revealed more in the Radio Times Christmas issue<\/strong>, and said: \u201cIt feels so much fun now. I\u2019ve relaxed and [the Doctor] seems to have sunk down a little bit deeper, from my chest into my gut.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even so, the actor admitted that he will be \u201cfar away from a TV\u201d when his first full episode airs on Christmas Day with The Church on Ruby Road.<\/p>

As for what\u2019s next after the two seasons, Gatwa admitted that he\u2019s thinking more in the moment with the series, and didn\u2019t give any concrete plans for his future after season 2.<\/p>\n

When asked if he was in the Doctor Who role for the long haul, he said: \u201cNo idea, no plan. I just know that I\u2019m loving it and my love for it is growing.\u201d<\/p>\n

After the third and final instalment of the 60th anniversary episodes, fans were delighted to see Gatwa\u2019s Doctor bi-generate alongside David Tennant\u2019s Fourteenth<\/a>, with the latter supposedly now enjoying life with Catherine Tate\u2019s Donna and her family.<\/p>\n

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Doctor Who\u2019s Ncuti Gatwa says his Doctor is \u201cflirty and cheeky\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n
Doctor Who boss says there are \u201cno plans\u201d for David Tennant to return<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Speaking recently at a screening of the Christmas episode, showrunner Russell T Davies quashed any thoughts about Tennant returning any time soon.<\/p>\n
He joked: \u201cSorry, it\u2019s the age of Ncuti now \u2013 it\u2019s \u2018David who?’\u201d<\/p>\n
Davies added: \u201cNo plans, genuinely, yet, because it\u2019s a busy TARDIS \u2013 these two [Gatwa and Millie Gibson as companion Ruby Sunday] are gonna just sail across the universe and capture your heart, so it\u2019s time to look at these two.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gatwa made his debut in The Giggle<\/a>, but will return as the new Doctor in The Church on Ruby Road, which will air at 5:55pm on Christmas Day on BBC One.<\/p>\n
The new episode will see the Doctor and Ruby meet, as well as explore her backstory and see the pair fighting against some evil-looking goblins.<\/p>\n
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