International Courant
Nicola Coughlan is becoming a member of the “Physician Who” universe.
Returning showrunner Russell T Davies revealed the information throughout a Q&A on Monday night time following a press screening of “The Star Beast,” the primary of the BBC collection’ annual specials. Celebrating the present’s sixtieth anniversary, this 12 months’s specials convey again David Tennant because the Physician and Catherine Tate as Donna Noble earlier than Ncuti Gatwa takes over the reins because the Fifteenth Physician on Christmas Day.
When requested if he may reveal anybody who might be making a visitor look within the subsequent collection, Davies teased an look by Coughlan — however followers should wait a couple of 12 months.
“Nicola Coughlan at Christmas — not this Christmas, subsequent Christmas,” Davies stated. “We’re taking pictures Christmas 2024 now.”
Identified for her roles in “Derry Women” and “Bridgerton,” Coughlan additionally starred alongside Gatwa within the mega-successful “Barbie” film earlier this 12 months.
Whereas the viewers snacked on popcorn from TARDIS-shaped containers, Davies mentioned the three specials starring Tennant and Tate, the primary of which premieres on Nov. 25, in addition to hinted at Gatwa’s introductory episode on Dec. 25.
“That Christmas Day episode is attractive, it is completely attractive,” Davies stated, including of working with Gatwa: “Whenever you forged nice actors, the stress is to reside as much as them, is to provide them stuff that they love. And in addition stuff that can push them every single day.”
Teasing the following collection of “Physician Who,” Davies known as the method of working with Gatwa and Millie Gibson, who performs companion Ruby Sunday, “thrilling.”
“What’s developing — a few of the tales we have by no means finished earlier than, the fashion of which we have by no means finished earlier than — we’re doing model new issues on display,” Davies stated. “Once more, you write these items as a result of they’re so good. They usually meet that problem each time. I’m actually so excited to point out it.”
