Millie Gibson, the actor who’s playing the Doctor’s new best friend, is interviewed by Ncuti Gatwa.
Following Saturday night’s unveiling of Millie Gibson, the actor who has landed the role of the Doctor’s newest companion, the BBC have released a brief Q & A video to introduce her.
The former Coronation Street actor is interviewed by her new co-star Ncuti Gatwa, who plays the incoming Fifteenth Doctor.
As you might imagine it’s a friendly affair, as Ncuti quizzes her memories of the show growing up, where she was when she heard had landed the role and where she’d like to go in the TARDIS.
It’s clear from the just over three-minute video that the pair have chemistry, and Gatwa praises her audition saying that, after she left the room, he said to [showrunner] Russell T Davies: “Russell! That is The companion, The companion. Just magic.”
Children in Need
Mille will play the role of Ruby Sunday and joins the show during the 2023 festive season. She was announced during the BBC’s annual Children In Need show.
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The telethon, which supports children across the UK, raised an impressive £35,237,167 on the night.
You can still donate to the appeal, as well as purchase Limited Edition 4th and 11th Doctor Pudsey Bears which first debuted in 2021.
Doctor Who next returns to our screens in November 2023, for a run of three 60th Anniversary specials.
They will star David Tennant, who returns as the Fourteenth Doctor, with Catherine Tate reprising her role as Donna Noble. Ncuti Gatwa, the Fifteenth Doctor, inherits the TARDIS over the festive period in 2023.
The show will air on the BBC in the UK, and internationally on Disney+.