{"id":6785,"date":"2021-11-05T10:41:30","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T09:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1491564"},"modified":"2021-11-05T11:03:08","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T10:03:08","slug":"should-doctor-whos-mandip-gill-and-john-bishop-stay-on-after-jodie-whittaker-leaves","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/should-doctor-whos-mandip-gill-and-john-bishop-stay-on-after-jodie-whittaker-leaves\/","title":{"rendered":"Should Doctor Who\u2019s Mandip Gill and John Bishop stay on after Jodie Whittaker leaves?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Patrick Cremona\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 05 November 2021 at 12:00 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>With Jodie Whittaker set to step down from <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-season-13-release-date\/&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot;\">Doctor Who<\/a> in 2022, and Russell T Davies returning to replace the outgoing Chris Chibnall as showrunner, it\u2019s going to be all-change in the TARDIS in the very near future.<\/p>\n<p>But one thing that thus far remains unclear is the fate of the Thirteenth Doctor\u2019s companions: Yaz and Dan.<\/p>\n<p>Yaz, played by Mandip Gill, has been at the Doctor\u2019s side for Whittaker\u2019s entire stint on the show, having made her first appearance in series 11 opener The Woman Who Fell to Earth, while John Bishop\u2019s Dan only made his Doctor Who debut in last Sunday\u2019s first episode of series 13.<\/p>\n<p>Both stars themselves <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-john-bishop-mandip-gill-stay-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\">have been coy about their future<\/a> \u2013 with Bishop telling <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/&quot;\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> that \u201cI genuinely don\u2019t know\u201d and Gill adding that she would \u201cnever say never\u201d to returning.<\/p>\n<p>But what do the fans think? Should Yaz and Dan remain in the TARDIS to help usher in a new era of the show, or would it be better to opt for a complete reset <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-russell-t-davies-showrunner-return-newsupdate\/&quot;\">when Davies takes the reins<\/a>?<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Often the arrival of a new Doctor is accompanied by a change of companions, but that\u2019s not always the case \u2013 Billie Piper notably stayed on as Rose following the regeneration of Christopher Eccleston\u2019s Doctor into David Tennant\u2019s incarnation.<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, perhaps you think one of them should stay and one of them should leave. Has Dan done enough in his first appearance to convince you he\u2019s worth sticking around? Or are you too attached to say goodbye to Yaz after three years on the show?<\/p>\n<p>If you have a strong opinion one way or another, you can choose from four options in our poll below, and we\u2019ll reveal the results in due course.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;riddle_target&quot;\" data-rid-id=\"&quot;350463&quot;\" data-fg=\"&quot;#1486CD&quot;\" data-bg=\"&quot;#FFFFFF&quot;\" style=\"&quot;margin:0\" auto=\"\" data-auto-scroll=\"&quot;false&quot;\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"&quot;0&quot;\">\n<script src=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/files\/js\/embed.js&quot;\"\/><link href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/files\/css\/embed.css&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;stylesheet&quot;\"\/><iframe style=\"&quot;width:100%;height:300px;border:1px\" solid=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/a\/350463?&quot;\" allow=\"&quot;autoplay&quot;\" title=\"&quot;Opinion\" poll=\"\" should=\"\" doctor=\"\" who=\"\" mandip=\"\" gill=\"\" and=\"\" john=\"\" bishop=\"\" stay=\"\" on=\"\" after=\"\" jodie=\"\" whittaker=\"\" leaves=\"\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<p>Two of the Doctor\u2019s previous companions, Ryan (Tosin Cole) and Graham (Bradley Walsh) exited the series after this year\u2019s New Year\u2019s Day special, having each been part of the show for two years, but Yaz opted to stay on for another series.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile throughout series 13, the Doctor, Yaz and Dan will be joined by a host of other supporting characters \u2013 most prominently including Jacob Anderson as space-traveller Vinder.<\/p>\n<p>Doctor Who: Flux continues with the second of its six episodes this Sunday, with viewers set to learn more about the catastrophic storm that threatens the existence of the entire universe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more about Doctor Who:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-halloween-apocalypse-finale-comment\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who\u2019s The Halloween Apocalypse is like a series finale, but backwards<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-swarm-regeneration\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Did Doctor Who just introduce another secret Time Lord?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-halloween-apocalypse-easter-eggs-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who\u2019s series 13 premiere featured nods to an old Doctor and two classic companions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Doctor Who airs on BBC One on Sundays. For more, check out our dedicated\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0page or our full\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Patrick Cremona Published: Friday, 05 November 2021 at 12:00 am With Jodie Whittaker set to step down from Doctor Who in 2022, and Russell T Davies returning to replace the outgoing Chris Chibnall as showrunner, it\u2019s going to be all-change in the TARDIS in the very near future. 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