Tweet repudiates Newsnight insinuation that she’d be the next to control the TARDIS. You may have read our report yesterday regarding Newsnight’s, probably playful, use of Phoebe Waller-Bridge interview footage at the end of a report on Doctor Who.

If you didn’t catch it, here it is…

Has the new Doctor Who accidentally outed herself? #newsnight pic.twitter.com/Ugel3oYRrU

— BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) July 4, 2017

In response, though, Waller-Bridge’s theatre company, DryWrite – that she runs alongside Vicky Jones, and which was behind her one-woman-show incarnation of Fleabag – was quick to issue another denial.

We can confirm that Phoebe is not the next Doctor Who. Pls save the betting people their money! Thanks❤️@stuheritage @guardian @DrWhoOnline

— DryWrite (@DryWrite) July 5, 2017

So, er… there you have it.