{"id":44502,"date":"2024-01-25T15:32:29","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T14:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1980035"},"modified":"2024-01-25T16:25:22","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T15:25:22","slug":"doctor-who-adds-west-end-actor-to-cast-for-season-15","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-adds-west-end-actor-to-cast-for-season-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who adds West End actor to cast for season 15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> More details about the much-anticipated American episode! <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Morgan Cormack\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 25 January 2024 at 14:32 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>It seems as though we have further cast confirmation for the American adventure episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-season-14-release-date\/\">Doctor Who<\/a>, which is set to be in season 15 of the sci-fi series.<\/p>\n<p>We know it\u2019s a while away (2025, to be precise) until said season is set to air, but West End actor Lewis Cornay has been spotted filming at Penarth and Leominster during the week.<\/p>\n<p>The actor\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/app.spotlight.com\/7655-7834-5939\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official CV<\/a> lists the upcoming Doctor Who role as Logan Cheever, who \u2013 from pictures taken of the cast shooting \u2013 looks like he could be an employee working at a \u201950s diner.<\/p>\n<p>Cornay is known for his stage roles as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/programme\/b-vjw46t\/spongebob-squarepants\/\">SpongeBob SquarePants<\/a> in the West End production of the same name, as well as in The Book of Mormon as Elder Cross\/Davis.<\/p>\n<p>Shots of the production were taken at the OK Diner in Leominster, which was set-dressed as the 10\u00a2 Diner in Miami \u2013 but how will Cheever slot into the action? We\u2019ll just have to wait and see.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DOCTOR WHO | The Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) has been spotted in Leominster and was happy to have photos with the fans. \ud83d\udcf8 <br\/><br\/>Filming has wrapped up for tonight! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/YourHerefordshire?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#YourHerefordshire<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DoctorWho?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DoctorWho<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/set_dw?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@set_dw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1V1FG7P762\">pic.twitter.com\/1V1FG7P762<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Your Herefordshire (@YourHereford1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YourHereford1\/status\/1750261556791636294?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 24, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>Earlier on in the week, it was reported that Ncuti Gatwa and\u00a0new companion\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-varada-sethu-profile-age-instagram\/\">Varada Sethu<\/a> had been spotted filming the American diner-set scenes in question in Penarth in Wales.<\/p>\n<p>It was recently reported that Sethu has been cast in season 15, replacing Millie Gibson as the Doctor\u2019s companion.<\/p>\n<p>While further details remain understandably under wraps for now, the episode has been listed as being led by Gentleman Jack director Amanda Brotchie.<\/p> <p>The forthcoming 14th season of Doctor Who will, of course, feature Gatwa and Gibson as Ruby Sunday, with the latter set to take on a smaller role in season 15, as we then see the introduction of Sethu as the new companion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-ncuti-gatwa-varada-sethu-filming-newsupdate\/\">Doctor Who\u2019s Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu spotted filming<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/sylvester-mccoy-doctor-who-first-episode-exclusive-newsupdate\/\">Sylvester McCoy reminisces about first ever Doctor Who broadcast<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Previously speaking to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigissue.com\/culture\/tv\/russell-t-davies-doctor-who-david-tennant-interview\/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CIf%20I%20sound%20a%20bit,The%20writing%20really%20pushed%20me.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Big Issue<\/a>, showrunner Russell T Davies said: \u201cIf I sound a bit hyper, it\u2019s because I just this morning delivered a Doctor Who script that will be on air in May 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd it\u2019s brand new. It does things we\u2019ve never done before. The writing really pushed me. It\u2019s such a mad episode, I had to deliver it with a diagram explaining what\u2019s going on! I\u2019ve never had to do that in my entire life before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For now, we\u2019ll just have to count down the days until May for a further fix of the sci-fi series \u2013 when it returns for season 14 with Gatwa at the helm.<\/p> <div class=\"brightcove embed\"> <div class=\"embed__intrinsic\"> <div class=\"brightcove__player vjs-playlist-player-container\"> <video data-video-id=\"6343594707112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"video-js\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js\"\/> <p><strong>Doctor Who will return in May. 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