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Is Millie Gibson going to be in Doctor Who
Millie Gibson shot to fame for playing Kelly Neelan in Coronation Street. (Image credit: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images) Actress Millie Gibson is one of the UK’s hottest young talents. The 19-year-old from Manchester has been acting since she was a nipper, but rose to fame for her gritty portrayal of Kelly Neelan in Coronation Street,
After three years on the cobbles, Millie waved goodbye to Weatherfield and has landed her biggest role to date, as the companion in the 14th series of Doctor Who, Millie is playing Ruby Sunday, sidekick to the new Time Lord (Ncuti Gatwa) and will make her on-screen debut over the festive season in 2023.
Speaking about her role in the cult sci-fi show, Millie said: “Whilst still being in total disbelief, I am beyond honoured to be cast as the Doctor’s companion. It is a gift of a role, and a dream come true, and I will do everything to try and fill the boots the fellow companions have travelled in before me. Millie will be playing the Doctor’s (Ncuti Gatwa) new companion, Ruby Sunday. (Image credit: BBC/Bad Wolf/Disney)
Is David Tennant staying as the Doctor?
Doctor Who star David Tennant sees his return to the Who -verse this year as his “one last shot” to reprise his role again before he becomes “too old”. The Good Omens actor originally appeared as the tenth Doctor in the hit BBC series between 2005 and 2010. BBC “It’s a victory lap, in a way – you get to enjoy something that had meant so much to you, one last shot before you get too old to do it again,” he said. Tennant added that he was always keen to return, and that the idea grew after an initial chat with showrunner Russell T Davies. BBC Related: Doctor Who series 14 confirmed to have classic character return Tennant’s on-screen companion Donna Noble (played by Catherine Tate) is also returning to the BBC show in honour of the big anniversary. This month also saw some big names confirmed for Doctor Who season 14,
- Bonnie Langford announced she was “thrilled to bring Melanie Bush back” for the upcoming run.
- Meanwhile, Game of Thrones actress Indira Varma has been confirmed as a villain in another episode.
- The first episode of season 14, featuring Gatwa as the new Doctor, will air after the three specials, during the festive season in 2023.
Doctor Who returns later in 2023 on BBC One in the UK and Disney+ elsewhere. Meanwhile, in the US, the show airs on BBC America, with series 1-12 available on Max, Classic Doctor Who streams on Britbox in the UK.
Is Doctor Who LGBTQ?
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Do Daleks have gender?
Behind the scenes – In the production notes of DWM 482, Steven Moffat suggested that River Song had been married 428 times, “one for each gender”. According to Jimmy Carr and the Dalek, the Daleks have no concept of gender.
Who may be the next Doctor Who?
Who’s in Doctor Who Series 14? – Doctor Who,The Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa), Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson). (BBC Studios) Sex Education star Ncuti Gatwa was announced as the next Doctor ahead of the television BAFTA awards on 8 May, 2022. While it was presumed he would succeed Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor, her final episode The Power Of The Doctor ended with a surprise regeneration into David Tennant, making Gatwa the Fifteenth Doctor.
- Above we can see a 1960’s inspired sneak peek at Gatwa’s Doctor and Millie Gibson’s companion, Ruby Sunday.
- Davies described Gatwa’s first script readthrough in January 2023: “He’s so unbelievably stunning.
- I can’t wait for you to see him.
- He just lifts your hair off your head.
- He’s beautiful.
- Absolutely beautiful, in every sense.
So, very excited.” Gibson was revealed as the Doctor’s new companion Ruby Sunday during the BBC Children In Need telethon on 18 November, 2022. Gibson is best known for her award-winning role in ITV’s Coronation Street, in which she played tearaway teen Kelly Neelan.
- Read more: Since this casting was announced, we’ve had a costume reveal for the Fifteenth Doctor featuring both actors, with Gatwa donning a tartan-checked coat and trousers and an orange jumper.
- His Doctor also sports a necklace, some rings, and “Gallifreyan nail tattoos”.
- Introducing the Doctor and Ruby Sunday, played by Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson, as the first images have been released.
(BBC Studios/James Pardon) We’ve also had several guest cast announcements, led by the return of Jemma Redgrave as UNIT head Kate Stewart. Introduced in 2012’s The Power Of Three, she’s since appeared with Doctors David Tennant, Matt Smith, John Hurt, Peter Capaldi, and Jodie Whittaker, and she and UNIT will be back with Gatka’s Doctor in Episodes 4 and 5 of the next series.
- Newcomers include Aneurin Barnard (Peaky Blinders, The Personal History Of David Copperfield) as a mysterious new character named Roger ap Gwilliam and Jack Forsyth-Noble (Life After Life, Casting Kill) as Will.
- Anita Dobson (EastEnders), Michelle Greenridge (After Life, It’s A Sin), are also among the guest stars announced so far.
Jonathan Groff with Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson), The Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) in the new series of Doctor Who. (BBC Studios/James Pardon) In May 2023, it was announced that Frozen and Mindhunter star Jonathan Groff had joined the series in an as-yet-unspecified guest role.
- RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars winner that has been teased as “The Doctor’s most powerful enemy.”
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- Reportedly playing a major role in the Doctor’s latest outing, showrunner Russel T Davies revealed that their character is on “a collision course with the TARDIS”.
Jinkx Monsoon in Doctor Who (BBC) Meanwhile, behind the scenes,, Gold originally accompanied Davies when he rebooted the series back in 2005, going on to provide many now-iconic scores for the ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth Doctors, alongside themes for Martha Jones, Donna Noble, Rose Tyler, the Daleks, the Master and the Cybermen.
- In late May, Game of Thrones, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Torchwood star Indira Varma was revealed as the show’s latest addition appearing as a mysterious character named the Duchess.
- “I’m thrilled to be in Doctor Who and particularly excited to be crossing cosmic paths with Ncuti, as the Doctor, and look forward to creating interplanetary mischief with him,” said Varma, marking her second collaboration with Davies following her performance as Suzi Costello in Torchwood.
- “I loved playing Suzie Costello for Russell T Davies in Torchwood so am thrilled to be entering this world again.”
Davies added: “I’m overjoyed to be reunited with Indira after our Torchwood days, and this part is truly spectacular! A whole new audience will be hiding behind the settee when the Duchess unleashes her terror.” Bonnie Langford will return as Melanie Bush for Series 14, she first played the character alongside the sixth and seventh iteration of The Doctor, played by Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy (Getty Images).
- On 7 June it was confirmed that Bonnie Langford would be returning to the franchise as Melanie Bush, a former companion of the Sixth and Seventh Doctors played by Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy respectively.
- She also made a cameo appearance in Jodie Whittaker’s final episode.
- Langford will appear in Gatwa’s first season as the Doctor, though it has not yet been revealed in what capacity she will be returning.
Of her return, Bonnie Langford said: “I am absolutely thrilled to be bringing Melanie Bush back. To be part of the exceptional cast, crew and production team led by the force of nature that is Russell T Davies is a career highlight. “I’m so privileged and proud to have been a member of the Doctor Who family since the classic era and to be included in the new generation is phenomenal.” Davies said in his own statement: “Open those TARDIS doors wide, because Bonnie’s back! What an honour, delight and hoot to welcome back the character of Melanie, after too long away.
And this isn’t just a cameo, Bonnie is right in the thick of the action, battling monsters and chaos and cliffhangers, right at the Doctor’s side, just like the old days.” In mid-August, that Still So Awkward star Billy Brayshaw and Hollyoaks actor Majid Mehdizadeh-Valoujerdy will also join the show.
“In the 2024 series, it’s a delight to open the studio doors to a former star of Holloaks with Majid Mehdizadeh-Valoujerdy,” said producer Phil Collinson. “His character in the ‘Oaks, Jesse, died of alcohol poisoning on his wedding day, so let’s hope he has a more peaceful time in the Whoniverse.
Will Jenny come back to Doctor Who
The Doctor’s daughter, Jenny, was the Doctor’s only child and was a beloved character. Despite this, Jenny has never reappeared in Doctor Who. Jenny is the Doctor’s only child, but despite being such a unique character, Jenny never returned to Doctor Who, The Doctor’s (then David Tennant) daughter (Georgia Tennant) first appeared in season 4, episode 8 “The Doctor’s Daughter” and was created from a DNA extraction the Doctor was forced to give when he, Martha (Freema Agyeman), and Donna (Catherine Tate) land on the planet Messaline.
Jenny is actually a clone, as the inhabitants of the planet had been churning out clones of themselves to supply their army for the war of Haths versus humans. Jenny and the Doctor’s story was very turbulent, from the Doctor not accepting Jenny as his child to Jenny taking a bullet for the Doctor to save him.
Throughout the episode the Doctor does start to see Jenny as his own and teaches her his morals, causing him heartbreak when she dies, and he soon departs Messaline. However, Jenny comes back to life afterward, most likely through a weaker form of regeneration inherited from her father.
Will Billie Piper be in Doctor Who
Doctor Who’s new venture involves Billie Piper (Picture: BBC) Billie Piper will be reprising her role of Rose Tyler in the Doctor Who universe later this year. In September, she’ll star in three new audio adventures and some plot details have already been released by the production company Big Finish.
Rose will be trapped in a dangerous reality after jumping through dimensions – just a standard Monday in the Doctor Who world. Billie, 40, will be taking centre stage as the synopsis reads: ‘Rose’s mission is to save the multiverse – but first, she must save herself!’ The quest sounds exhausting but we’re sure Rose is up to it.
The episodes are called Sink or Swim, The Lower Road, and The Good Samaritan, and the whole series is aptly named Trapped. Billie will be lending her voice to the project (Picture: PA) Camille Coduri is also back as Rose’s mum Jackie, and they are joined by Danni, played by Em Thane. Her mysterious character ‘will form a close bond with Rose’ in the third part of the ongoing series Rose Tyler: The Dimension Cannon. Camille is back as Rose’s mum Jackie (Picture: Roberto Ricciuti/Getty Images) ‘It doesn’t feel over. Rose Tyler has more life in her yet.’ Producer Emily Cook explained how the third volume in the trilogy differs from the previous two. ‘Wherever Rose went, she’s now trapped there for the duration of this series and this reality is stranger and more dangerous than anywhere she’s been before,’ she explained. Billie began playing Rose in 2005 (Picture: PA) The actress originally starred as Rose Tyler in the sci-fi series, alongside David Tennant’s Doctor, when it was rebooted between 2005 and 2006. She came back to the show in 2008, 2010 and 2013, but she ‘didn’t like the responsibility’ that came with the role.
Speaking to Lauren Laverne on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, the singer and actress said she ‘didn’t know that it would be successful’. ‘It made me really famous again in that sort of mainstream fame way that I find really uncomfortable,’ she told Lauren. Rose Tyler: The Dimension Cannon – Trapped is now available to pre-order as a collector’s edition box set (on CD + download for just £19.99) or digital download only (for just £16.99), exclusively from bigfinish.com,
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