I was thinking that too
Ncuti Gatwa is the 15th Doctor
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That interview shows that they went through the audition process much faster than I thought they would.
So I'm going to issue a Mea Culpa on that front.
We probably won't ever learn the answer, but I'd like to know who their original choice was.
So I'm going to issue a Mea Culpa on that front.
We probably won't ever learn the answer, but I'd like to know who their original choice was.
I live in the Uk and i have never heard of him, but i am sure RTD will have it all in hand.
So would I. Though IIRC we did learn who Moffat’s second choice behind Capaldi was.
My nephew and niece, who are in their late teens/early twenties have and they're more interested in watching the show now then they have been since they were kids, so that's a good sign.
Thank you for that. I thought I made a good educated guess and I was way off the mark.
I wonder if we'll ever find out who was their original pick before meeting Gatwa. Maybe in ten or so years when Davies writes the sequel to The Writer's Tale.
Did we? Who was it?
@The Nth Doctor it was Ben Daniels. Though now that I check again, he was a contender rather than a definite second choice https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/cult/...octor-who-and-the-search-for-the-12th-doctor/
First interview
Oh, that's right. I do remember that especially since I'm such a fan of his.
Shitty memory sucks.
Surprised they went back to a man, but I always said if they did they'd go with a PoC.
Very good. I would have been happy with another woman, but this opens potential future casting even further. TBH a back Doctor should have happened many, many years ago.
Pleased with this news. Nice to get some news. It's been ages.
Very good. I would have been happy with another woman, but this opens potential future casting even further. TBH a back Doctor should have happened many, many years ago.
Pleased with this news. Nice to get some news. It's been ages.
Going by his current appearance, Ncuti will inherit Jodie’s hair color? 
https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/t...odie-Whittaker-replacement-David-Tennant-odds
Well we can throw all that out now. There are some very poor people right now
Well we can throw all that out now. There are some very poor people right now
I bet on Lydia West when her odds were very low (or is it high, I'm not much of a gambler). I could have bought a PS5 at scalper prices if it had been her. Oh well!
A fool and his money, etc
Anyone who seriously looked at all the facts available and surmised that it might be worth betting on Tennant got exactly what they deserved.
Curious how they had a cast member from Sex Education, just not the right one!
I think it’s far more likely that starting with an Instagram tease, confirming with a press release, then promoting at the BAFTAs was the plan all along. As with the casting itself, they’re working to engage a younger audience.
We already have evidence on this from series three: they’ll brush it off with some dialogue about how the Doctor gets away with anything (“The Shakespeare Code”), ignore it completely (“Daleks in Manhattan”) or work it into a more serious story in a small way (“Human Nature”)— basically, they’ll do what’s most convenient in the moment.
I also had never heard of Gatwa before, and that actualy kinda excites me. Zero expectations or preconceptions, and the excitement of the unknown. Looking forward to meeting his Doctor, which reminds me, I believe I have a thread to start... :-)
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