{"id":44636,"date":"2024-01-27T10:00:50","date_gmt":"2024-01-27T09:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1964070"},"modified":"2024-01-27T11:01:22","modified_gmt":"2024-01-27T10:01:22","slug":"ncuti-gatwa-wont-appear-until-later-on-in-masters-of-the-air","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/ncuti-gatwa-wont-appear-until-later-on-in-masters-of-the-air\/","title":{"rendered":"Ncuti Gatwa won\u2019t appear until later on in Masters of the Air"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Gatwa was absent from the show&#8217;s first two episodes, which are available on Apple TV+ now. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Saturday, 27 January 2024 at 09:00 AM<\/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>Fans watching the first two episodes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/masters-of-the-air-release-date\/\">Masters of the Air<\/a> may be surprised to notice that one prominent cast member, Ncuti Gatwa, is nowhere to be seen.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-season-14-release-date\/\">Doctor Who<\/a> star is playing 2nd Lieutenant Robert Daniels in the war drama, which comes from the team behind Band of Brothers and The Pacific, and the first two episodes of which are streaming now on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/appletv\/\">Apple TV+<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> can confirm that Gatwa won\u2019t appear in Masters of the Air until later on in the nine-part series, so fans should keep their eyes peeled \u2013 but not expect his arrival imminently.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mw-page-title-main\">Gatwa\u2019s character will be one of the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of\u00a0African American fighter and bomber pilots who fought during the Second World War.<\/span><\/p>\n<iframe title=\"Masters of the Air \u2014 Official Trailer | Apple TV+\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lA-1JCRguZ0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>The first two episodes of Masters of the Air have so far focused solely on the operations of the 100th Bomb Group, the US Air Force Unit that the series is predominantly following.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/masters-of-the-air-apple-tv-trailer-newsupdate\/\">Austin Butler and Barry Keoghan in explosive Masters of the Air trailer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/peter-capaldi-criminal-record-racism-misogyny-newsupdate\/\">Peter Capaldi: Police drama Criminal Record had to tackle racism, misogyny<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Alongside Gatwa, the show also stars <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/masters-of-the-air-cast\/\">Austin Butler, Callum Turner, Barry Keoghan, Anthony Boyle<\/a> and many others, with a stacked cast similar to those for Band of Brothers and The Pacific.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/ncuti-gatwa-masters-of-the-air-role-newsupdate\/\">Gatwa previously teased his role<\/a> in a post on Instagram, saying: \u201cThis project has the most insane and talented cast. Sharing this experience with my boys [Josiah Cross] and [Branden Cook] was proper special. We grew, we learned, we flew.\u201d<\/p> <p>Gatwa will be seen later this year returning as the Fifteenth Doctor in Doctor Who, having made his first appearances in last year\u2019s specials <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-giggle-novel-toymaker-detail-newsupdate\/\">The Giggle<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-the-church-on-ruby-road-review\/\">The Church on Ruby Road<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He previously revealed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-ncuti-gatwa-flirty-cheeky-newsupdate\/\">what he tried to bring to the role<\/a>, saying: \u201cI guess I didn\u2019t try to do anything specific. I was like, I can only really bring myself, because the Doctor is just everything and each person that\u2019s played the Doctor has been everything and has been amazing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI guess they\u2019ve just been themselves, and that\u2019s what I have just tried to do. He\u2019s a bit mischievous, though. I guess he\u2019s a bit flirty, he\u2019s a bit cheeky, a bit mischievous.\u201d<\/p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.greenvideo.io\/players\/gv.js\" data-license-key=\"f0cf5e3e9068d9a4affa36d5c8962eaf1a0662ba\"\/> <div style=\"width:50%;min-height:100vh;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:16\/9;position:relative;\"> <style><![CDATA[ .gvtext1, .gvtext2 { animation-duration: 5s; animation-iteration-count: infinite; animation-direction: alternate; width:100%; } .gvtext1 { animation-name: gvtext1; } .gvtext2 { animation-name: gvtext2; } @keyframes gvtext1 { 0% { opacity: 1 } 47% { opacity: 1 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 100% { opacity: 0 } } @keyframes gvtext2 { 0% { opacity: 0 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 53% { opacity: 1 } 100% { opacity: 1 } } ]]><\/style> <div style=\"font-family:arial;font-size:smaller;position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;background:rgb(208, 208, 208);border-radius:30px;display:flex;text-align:center;align-items:center;\"> <div class=\"gvtext2\" style=\"position:absolute;\"> Green Video Post Element <br\/>Video ID: \"2aff532421d45dfaa315951e538784512e38e30f\" <br\/>Mix ID: \"\" <br\/>Player ID: \"Tw3-XowQ\" <\/div> <div class=\"gvtext1\" style=\"padding: 10px;\"> If the player doesn't appear here within a few seconds, the Player ID or Licence Key (set via IM Green Video settings) might be invalid. <\/div> <\/div> <green-video embed-id=\"Tw3-XowQ\" content-id=\"2aff532421d45dfaa315951e538784512e38e30f\" mix-id=\"\"\/>\n<\/div> <p><strong>Masters of the Air began on Apple TV+ on Friday 26th January 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/apple.sjv.io\/c\/1236178\/435298\/7615?itsct=immediate_tv&amp;itscg=30200&amp;at=1000l36Fi&amp;ct=radiotimes_tv&amp;subId1=radiotimes-1957074&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Ftv.apple.com%2Fchannel%2Ftvs.sbd.4000%3Fitsct%3Dimmediate_tv%26itscg%3D30200%26at%3D1000l36Fi%26ct%3Dradiotimes_tv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">Subscribe to Apple TV+ here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/\">Drama<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\">Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0<a id=\"OWAd6a6c3ba-49f5-0b08-841b-80c9962943d5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\" data-loopstyle=\"linkonly\">subscribe now<\/a>. 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