It's been a long time coming. We've waited, and watched, and expected, and now the moment's here.
Ncuti Gatwa now has the keys to the TARDIS, and the future has arrived.
STARRING
Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor
Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday
Michelle Greenidge as Carla Sunday
Angela Wynter as Cherry Sunday
Anita Dobson as Mrs. Flood
Davina McCall as herself
THE STORY SO FAR
The Doctor is a traveller in time and space, who has had a great many faces, and an awful lot of tragedy in their past. They travel the universe, righting wrongs and helping those who need it, while wearing a variety of different faces and personalities, and the new Doctor (officially the Fifteenth, for those keeping count) promises to be unlike any we've previously seen.
Following an encounter with the Toymaker in the previous episode, the last Doctor (as played by David Tennant) was struck down and regenerated, as is typical for a Doctor at the end of their life. Instead of the usual regeneration, however, this process mysteriously left two Doctors behind - the old Doctor, a tired and traumatised figure, and the new Doctor, played by Ncuti Gatwa, full of a lust for life and an effervescent energy lacking from his predecessor. As the old Doctor enters a well deserved retirement, the Fifteenth has gone off into time and space to see the universe, unbound by all of the trauma and heartache of the past - a new Doctor, for a new age.
Now the Doctor's going to find himself crashing into the life of Ruby Sunday, a young woman trying to find her way in a world which abandoned her at a young age. What brings these two together, and what revelations their friendship is going to bring, will be revealed soon...
BEHIND THE SCENES
Following the drama and the hype of Doctor Who's 60th anniversary, with its old Doctor, older enemies and continuity all the way down, head writer Russell T Davies is looking to relaunch the show for a whole new generation - one that may not have previously been interested in Doctor Who. To do this, he has recruited some iconic young talent, of which Ncuti is the most prominent - he gained worldwide fame for his portrayal of Eric Effiong in Netflix's Sex Education, and following appearances in Sex Education and Barbie, he's ready to headline his own show. Playing Ruby Sunday is Millie Gibson, an 18 year old actress (her favourite childhood companion was Amy Pond, if you want to feel old) best known for playing a leading role over the last few years in Coronation Street, the iconic British soap opera, where she received great acclaim for the sheer believability she brought to her character throughout a variety of different types of storyline.
The pair's first full series together will air in the Spring, but the Fifteenth Doctor's first full appearance, and Ruby's debut, will come on Christmas Day, as the pair battle baby-eating goblins and try to uncover the truth of Ruby's past...
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2LKKnf4riw
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KB87uGgoKBg
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXgnqGTOXTE
Ncuti Gatwa now has the keys to the TARDIS, and the future has arrived.
DOCTOR WHO, STARRING NCUTI GATWA AND MILLIE GIBSON
Christmas Special: The Church on Ruby Road
BBC One/Disney+
December 25th, 2023, 5.55pm (GMT)/12.55pm (EST)/9.55am (PST)
Written by Russell T Davies, directed by Mark Tonderai, produced by Vicky Delow
Christmas Special: The Church on Ruby Road
BBC One/Disney+
December 25th, 2023, 5.55pm (GMT)/12.55pm (EST)/9.55am (PST)
Written by Russell T Davies, directed by Mark Tonderai, produced by Vicky Delow
STARRING
Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor
Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday
Michelle Greenidge as Carla Sunday
Angela Wynter as Cherry Sunday
Anita Dobson as Mrs. Flood
Davina McCall as herself
Series 1 - Coming Spring 2024...
THE STORY SO FAR
The Doctor is a traveller in time and space, who has had a great many faces, and an awful lot of tragedy in their past. They travel the universe, righting wrongs and helping those who need it, while wearing a variety of different faces and personalities, and the new Doctor (officially the Fifteenth, for those keeping count) promises to be unlike any we've previously seen.
Following an encounter with the Toymaker in the previous episode, the last Doctor (as played by David Tennant) was struck down and regenerated, as is typical for a Doctor at the end of their life. Instead of the usual regeneration, however, this process mysteriously left two Doctors behind - the old Doctor, a tired and traumatised figure, and the new Doctor, played by Ncuti Gatwa, full of a lust for life and an effervescent energy lacking from his predecessor. As the old Doctor enters a well deserved retirement, the Fifteenth has gone off into time and space to see the universe, unbound by all of the trauma and heartache of the past - a new Doctor, for a new age.
Now the Doctor's going to find himself crashing into the life of Ruby Sunday, a young woman trying to find her way in a world which abandoned her at a young age. What brings these two together, and what revelations their friendship is going to bring, will be revealed soon...
BEHIND THE SCENES
Following the drama and the hype of Doctor Who's 60th anniversary, with its old Doctor, older enemies and continuity all the way down, head writer Russell T Davies is looking to relaunch the show for a whole new generation - one that may not have previously been interested in Doctor Who. To do this, he has recruited some iconic young talent, of which Ncuti is the most prominent - he gained worldwide fame for his portrayal of Eric Effiong in Netflix's Sex Education, and following appearances in Sex Education and Barbie, he's ready to headline his own show. Playing Ruby Sunday is Millie Gibson, an 18 year old actress (her favourite childhood companion was Amy Pond, if you want to feel old) best known for playing a leading role over the last few years in Coronation Street, the iconic British soap opera, where she received great acclaim for the sheer believability she brought to her character throughout a variety of different types of storyline.
The pair's first full series together will air in the Spring, but the Fifteenth Doctor's first full appearance, and Ruby's debut, will come on Christmas Day, as the pair battle baby-eating goblins and try to uncover the truth of Ruby's past...
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2LKKnf4riw
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KB87uGgoKBg
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXgnqGTOXTE
