{"id":41862,"date":"2023-12-14T11:40:23","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T10:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1944669"},"modified":"2023-12-14T13:49:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T12:49:04","slug":"ncuti-gatwa-says-its-david-tennants-fault-hes-trouserless-in-first-doctor-who-scenes","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/ncuti-gatwa-says-its-david-tennants-fault-hes-trouserless-in-first-doctor-who-scenes\/","title":{"rendered":"Ncuti Gatwa says it\u2019s David Tennant\u2019s fault he\u2019s trouserless in first Doctor Who scenes"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Thank you so much for that, David Tennant, thanks so much!” <\/p>

By Patrick Cremona\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 14 December 2023 at 10:40 AM<\/p>

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Ncuti Gatwa made quite an impression on his first Doctor Who<\/a> appearance last weekend as he helped David Tennant\u2019s fourteenth Doctor see off the threat of The Toymaker (Neil Patrick Harris) \u2013 and he did it all while not wearing any trousers.<\/p>\n

Gatwa\u2019s entrance came after the first \u2018bi-generation\u2019 in the show\u2019s 60-year history, with the Time Lord splitting in two rather than having a new Doctor replace the old one as has traditionally been the case, something which showrunner Russell T Davies has teased will have major repercussions for the entire Whoniverse<\/a>.<\/p>\n

One quirk of the bi-generation was that while the Doctor himself doubled, the same was not true of his outfit, meaning that the Fourteenth and Fifteenth iterations of the characters had to share one set of clothes, with Gatwa going trouserless as a result.<\/p>\n

And, speaking during a recent interview on The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show<\/a> on BBC Radio 2, Gatwa joked that Tennant was to blame for his lack of clothes.<\/p>

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\u201cThe Doctor splits in two and we both got half of the costume David was wearing,\u201d he explained. \u201cNow, David obviously started his filming for that scene first, so he got to pick what pieces of clothes he was left with. So by the time I came in to choose, I only had a pair of pants and socks to go with.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cSo thank you so much for that, David Tennant, thanks so much.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Ncuti Gatwa on BBC Radio 2\u2019s Zoe Ball Breakfast show.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Although the results of The Giggle<\/a> mean that there are now two Doctors, Gatwa\u2019s version will be the focus going forward, with Davies revealing that there are no plans for Tennant to return at present<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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