{"id":52060,"date":"2024-05-24T12:40:25","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T10:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2045966"},"modified":"2024-05-24T13:26:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T11:26:41","slug":"doctor-who-boss-wants-unit-to-appear-every-year-with-returns-for-lenny-rush-ruth-madeley","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-boss-wants-unit-to-appear-every-year-with-returns-for-lenny-rush-ruth-madeley\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who boss wants UNIT to appear \u201cevery year\u201d with returns for Lenny Rush, Ruth Madeley"},"content":{"rendered":"

“It’s nice to give the Doctor friends. It’s important.” <\/p>

By Katelyn Mensah\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 24 May 2024 at 10:40 AM<\/p>

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There are some exciting plans afoot for the future of UNIT and the Doctor.<\/p>\n

Fans of Doctor Who<\/a> were delighted by the return of several characters during the show\u2019s 60th anniversary specials, as well as the introduction of some new ones, including Ruth Madeley\u2019s Shirley Bingham, Kate Lethbridge-Stewart\u2019s Jemma Redgrave and Yasmin Finney\u2019s Rose Noble.<\/p>\n

When we last saw Rose, she came to a garden party with her family and Melanie Bush (Bonnie Langford), in which she was dubbed the Doctor\u2019s \u201cfavourite adopted niece\u201d and it appears there could be more in store for her and UNIT as the series progresses.<\/p>\n

In the latest issue of the Doctor Who magazine, Russell T Davies revealed his hopes to return to UNIT HQ \u201cevery year\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love that lot,\u201d he said. \u201cWith any luck, we\u2019ll return to UNIT HQ every year, in different ways. It\u2019s particularly lovely to see the Doctor greet Mel again, because she was holding his hand when he bi-generated \u2013 she was the first person ever to touch the new Doctor \u2013 so there\u2019s a real joy in seeing them give each other a great big hug.<\/p>\n

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Catherine Tate, David Tennant, Ncuti Gatwa and Bonnie Langford.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC Studios 2023\/Alistair Heap<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

\u201cAnd Kate and the Doctor have a lovely conversation about Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart, where he\u2019s remembered. Jemma, of course, has been such a constant\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd the new parts we\u2019re building up\u2026 discoveries like Alexander Devrient, who gives such a subtle and detailed performance. It\u2019s a joy to give him more and more to do. And Ruth Madeley is still part of the gang. I can reveal that she\u2019ll be back next year. And Lenny [Rush] has become family \u2013 he\u2019ll be back at some point too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fans will get to see Rush in action later on in the season<\/a>, with Davies previously teasing he joins the TARDIS team \u201cjust in time for the Doctor\u2019s greatest nightmare\u201d.<\/p>\n

Rush will play 13-year-old boy genius Morris Gibbons, UNIT\u2019s new scientific adviser, who is filling in for Shirley \u201cwhile she\u2019s in Geneva\u201d.<\/p>\n

As well as the addition of Morris, the magazine confirmed that Rose is an official member of UNIT, which hints we could very well see them all in action as the Doctor takes on new adventures.<\/p>\n

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Yasmin Finney as Rose Noble in Doctor Who.<\/span><\/figcaption> Alistair Heap\/Bad Wolf\/BBC Studios<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s nice to give the Doctor friends,\u201d Davies told the publication. \u201cIt\u2019s important. It\u2019s a new Doctor, on a new platform, being new all over the place, so we need those moments that underline the fact that this is absolutely the same Doctor who was running around fighting Autons on the streets of London with the Brigadier.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The showrunner explained that nowadays, modern sci-fi franchises \u201care built on respecting the history\u201d, allowing them more freedom to delve into the past.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cSo it\u2019s a great time to do deep dives. And the casual, fleeting mentions. Both. It\u2019s brilliant.\u201d<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udef8It\u2019s BRAND NEW #dwm<\/a> day! Grab issue 604 now for:\u2b50\ufe0fPreviews of the new episodes.\u2b50\ufe0fJonathan Groff talks about his role in Rogue.\ud83d\udc76\ud83c\udffc DWM on the set of Space Babies\u2026\u00a0\ud83d\udca5Steven Moffat discusses some of the philosophical ideas at the heart of Boom!\u2b50\ufe0f Plus so much more\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/a6rKFE8aJO<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Doctor Who Magazine (@DWMtweets) May 23, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>