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Ncuti Gatwa has paid tribute to the character of the Doctor ahead of his return in a second series of the rebooted sci-fi series.
Teaming up with Russell T Davies once more, Gatwa will front the next batch of time-travelling episodes when they land on the BBC on April 12.
However, while excitement for the second season has been rife since Gatwa first signed on for the role in a multi-series deal, anticipation has been dampened somewhat by rumours the actor is gearing up to leave the franchise.
Reports emerged earlier this year that new Hollywood roles and fears of a backlash to “woke” storylines have contributed to Gatwa planning to leave the role behind.
Ncuti Gatwa has already filmed his episodes for the second series of Doctor Who
BBC
An insider made the claims to The Sun back in February, telling the publication: “Ncuti doesn’t want to be tied to the series beyond this and plans to relocate to Los Angeles with several Hollywood projects standing by for him.
“His team also see a lot of fan backlash from the series, and don’t want the perception of him still being The Doctor to get in the way of any future work.
“The show has been poorly managed in recent years and there’s a lot of people who’ve been working on this show for years and now being cast aside due to poor leadership.
“People warned some episodes were getting too caught up on an agenda rather than telling a story and those people got shouted down, ignored,” the insider added.
Ncuti Gatwa has reportedly decided to quit the role of the Doctor
BBC
In response to the claims, the BBC hit back, however, insisting Doctor Who hadn’t been axed and that no decision had been made.
A spokesperson told GB News: “Doctor Who has not been shelved. As we have previously stated, the decision on season three will be made after season two airs.
“The deal with Disney+ was for 26 episodes – and exactly half of those still have to transmit. And as for the rest, we never comment on the Doctor and future storylines.”
Gatwa has avoided mention of his Doctor Who future on social media although has broken his cover since the reports emerged.
But now, in a Doctor Who special edition of Radio Times, Gatwa delved into his fondness for the part.
Alongside showrunner Davies, Gatwa reflected on being just 12 when Doctor Who was first rebooted in 2005, admitting he was “probably being a nuisance somewhere in Boroughmuir High School corridors”.
Gatwa expanded further: “Now, I’ve just done my first Comic-Con and as much as it was intense, it was a really nice way to finally get close and personal with the fans.
“A big, beautiful family of all kinds of people.”
Ncuti Gatwa and other Doctor Who legends were speaking to Doctor Who
Radio Times
Gatwa added to the publication: “It’s really special to have a character like the Doctor on our screens.
“He tries to leave everyone happier than when he first meets them and that’s a beautiful trait. He inspires and represents a sense of curiosity, courage and compassion in all of us.”
Davies also shared his thoughts on the show, expressing why he felt it’d been able to stay on the air for all these years.
“It’s a constant battle. It’s different every single week – not just on a different planet, but often a different genre, the cast keeps changing, and that keeps people excited,” Davies said.
“And there’s nothing quite like that on TV. There’s nothing quite like that anthology-show imagination of Doctor Who, where it takes these wild leaps from one episode to another.
“Never, never, never, never would you have thought we’d be here 20 years later. No programme would ever think that. It’s astonishing. We were literally just hoping for a second year.”
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