In the latest episode of the long running sci-fi series, The Church on Ruby Road<\/a>, McCall played none other than herself, and was part of a storyline that involved the Doctor\u2019s new companion, Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson)<\/a>.<\/p>\n In a bid to track down her family, Ruby appeared on a programme hosted by McCall which, no doubt, was inspired by Long Lost Family, the show of which McCall is the host.<\/p>\n Now, speaking on\u00a0Doctor Who: Unleashed<\/a>, McCall, Gibson and showrunner Russell T Davies have spoken out on McCall\u2019s Doctor Who debut and the Long Lost Family references in the episode.<\/p> \u201cDavina McCall is a boss,\u201d said Gibson, \u201cHer scenes are so sick. She\u2019s the loveliest person ever, honestly, I loved my scenes with her. I kept saying to her, \u2018I wish you had more.’\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI kind of owed it to her to be in this because when we won the BAFTA for Doctor Who in 2006, it was Davina who presented it to us so I associate Davina McCall with Doctor Who very closely,\u201d continued Davies.<\/p>\n \u201cShe does the Long Lost Family show on ITV and they\u2019ve started doing foundling shows. I watched those and I started to realise how the life of a foundling is changing now.<\/p>\n \u201cWith DNA testing, they can find out who their families are and so that was the inspiration, so I thought it was just fair to pay that back and say, come on Davina, come and do the show.\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile, McCall said: \u201cIt\u2019s an honour. It was funny because I got asked and I was working all the way through and I was like, move everything. I used to watch it when I was a kid so Jon Pertwee was my first Doctor \u2013 that\u2019s how old I am!\u201d<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cWhat I really liked actually about the producers on the show was that they did contact Long Lost Family which is the show that I do and they definitely wanted to do it justice and we were really grateful for that.\u201d<\/p>\n Unfortunately, McCall\u2019s character met an unfortunate end in the Christmas special, in part due to some particularly chaotic Goblins<\/a>, so we will likely not be seeing any more of her.<\/p>\n However, what with the arrival of brand new Doctor Ncuti Gatwa<\/a> and the mystery surrounding Ruby Sunday\u2019s mother<\/a> which is sure to be solved, Doctor Who\u2019s fourteenth season sure looks promising.<\/p> ![\"Doctor](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/457021-5bb217e.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"457021,Doctor")
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