Doctor Who
Summary
Doctor Whostar Nucti Gatwa explicate why they wanted mischief and oddment to be the two standout aspects of The Doctor ’s personality . Although The Doctor is the same graphic symbol and the only unremitting throughout the serial , each iteration is different from the others . This struggle through not only in their relationship with their companions but also in what constituent of their personality stand out from others .
In an exclusive interview withScreen Rantforthe newDoctor WhoChristmas Special , Gatwa share what place this doc aside . Gatwa desire mischief and curiosity at the substance of The Doctor ’s personality while honoring the throughlines of the other iterations of the fiber . Gatwa further expose down what they wanted to reduce on when playing The Doctor . Check out Gatwa ’s full quotation below :
Ncuti Gatwa : I think probably mischief , but it ’s a grueling question to answer because The Doctor , every Doctor has be so different . world and world and worlds apart , and yet you’re able to not deny that there ’s a through line with the actors that play this role and how they played them . There ’s something unmistakably The Doctor about them , and yet they ’re all macrocosm apart .
And so , in their own way , everyone has always been a lover of mischief , curious to the breaker point of getting themselves into mischief-making and have to get themselves out . Just being excited by the world , interested , and queer about the world . So they ’ve all been a spot mischievous , but I was like mischief and curiosity are maybe the things that I want to taste and concentrate on .
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wonder has always been a key part of The Doctor ’s personality . It is part of what spur their travel and pulls them into trouble . The insatiable hungriness for knowledge and experience is how The Doctor finds new adventures . However , the mischievouselement of Gatwa ’s Doctorcould be a fun addition to their curiosity , especially with how it connects them to their new companion .
Doctor Who is a long - running show and therefore has a farseeing list of traditions , and Ncuti Gatwa has double break the same one before his first episode .
Gatwa has distinguish the moral force betweenThe Doctor and Ruby Sundayas two ally in schooling who are place to detainment , still laughing at the difficulty they establish . This rascality will likely pull back them nearer together , bond cursorily through inside jokes , but it also bring a newfangled deepness to the curiosity that The Doctor always has . This could open up The Doctor to having a more childlike admiration , as they not only have the world but also get way to tug boundary that are n’t as dangerous as past versions .
Gatwa wanting to honour the past versions of The Doctor is an authoritative part of produce sure this new version stands out . Although every iteration of The Doctor is a bite unlike , Gatwa ’s point that each has a throughline that palpate the same is of import to take note . Gatwa ’s understanding of this allows them to tap into that opus of what makes The Doctor who they are while finding a new piece of their personality to explore creating a novel dynamic with Ruby Sunday inthe newDoctor WhoChristmas Special and the 14th season .
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The late Doctor Who series introduces the Fifteenth Doctor , joined by young fellow traveler Ruby Sunday .
The latest Doctor Who series introduces the Fifteenth Doctor, joined by new companion Ruby Sunday.