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Summary

Ncuti Gatwa divvy up the advice he was given by previousDoctor Whostars before take on his role as the newest Time Lord . After make his first appearance as the Fifteenth Doctor in the sixtieth anniversary specials , Gatwa will remain his test as theTime Lord inDoctor Whoseason 14 . The worker ’s next appearance in the BBC serial will be in the seasonal special “ The Church on Ruby Road , ” which airs on December 25 .

In an exclusive interview withScreen Rant , Gatwa let out the advice formerDoctor Whostars gave him for take on the Time Lord . According to Gatwa , past form member told him “ to love it , ” something he has begun to take to heart . match out the full quotation from Gatwa below :

Certainly not with wager the theatrical role , but they recount me to delight it . To enjoy it . This is the brainsick time of my spirit . It ’s going to be the maddest meter of my living . It ’s going to be the biggest rollercoaster of my lifespan , but it ’s pass to be the best prison term as well . And so , throughout all the madness , all the chaos , and the peak in the involvement in you and all that kind of stuff . ? Just remember , at the core of it , it ’s fun .

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This is a very fun show , and it ’s important to have fun with it . And I now learning to take that advice on circuit board . time of year 1 I could n’t quite because I just find I needed to get it right . I was like , " I have to get this right , and I have to be perfect ! " But now those nerves are settled , and now I just savour it .

Doctor Who Season 14 Needs To Bring Back The Lighthearted Joy Of The Doctor

Gatwa ’s statement on the grandness of take “ fun ” withDoctor Whois promising for the show ’s next season . While the show can succeed while turn over into more striking or even horrific plots ( such as in the astral season 3 instalment “ Blink”),Doctor Whotends to polish when it maintains the impulsive flavor that has so defined it for its 60 years on air . This is something that premature lead David Tennant has been known to get well , so hopefully Gatwa can emulate this spirit as he takes over for Tennant ’s Fourteenth Doctor .

TheDoctor Who60th anniversary specialsstraddle the line between the dramatic and the lighthearted . On the one hand , “ The Giggle ” features the Toymaker , one of the more maniacal and genuinely scary villains from the series . On the other , the firstDoctor Whospecial , “ The Star Beast , ” features a more comic - book of account - comparable scoundrel in Beep the Meep , and rekindles the joy of the TARDIS as Tennant ’s Fourteenth Doctor first races through the updated structure , fascinated .

While additional Toymaker adventure are anticipate inDoctor Whoseason 14 , the new episodes have the opportunity to reignite the jovial flaming of previous Doctors . Gatwa may be the everlasting actor to take on this “ fun ” role . His previous employment playing Eric Effiong on the hit Netflix seriesSex Educationhad him playing an ostentatious guide character , a timbre that he could easily resume when diddle the Doctor . As Gatwa takes on the Time Lord and catapults into the “ maddest ” stop of his career , hopefully he can do so with a smiling and a full good sense of pleasure over playing the Greco-Roman role .

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The latest Doctor Who series introduce the Fifteenth Doctor , joined by new companion Ruby Sunday .

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