Doctor Who
Millie Gibson has been cast as Ruby Sunday , companion to Ncuti Gatwa ’s Fifteenth Doctor inDoctor Whoseason 14 . Regeneration is the secret toDoctor Who ’s seniority ; every time the Doctor changes , it gives the show an opportunity to reinvent itself . A major here and now of translation is coming , withNcuti Gatwa starring as the Fifteenth Doctorfrom season 14 . The BBC has confirm he will be conjoin by Millie Gibson as his young fellow traveler , Ruby Sunday .
Born in 2004 , Millie Gibson is best have a go at it for play the part of Kelly in the democratic British soapCoronation Street ; she ’s won pop and critical acclaim for the role , award Best Young Actor at the British Soap Awards in 2022 . The casting determination means returningDoctor Whoshowrunner Russell T. Davies is once again demonstrating his ambition for the show , choosing an actress who ’s already earning credit for her skill . Gibson also breaks aDoctor Whorecord , as the youngest companion to date .
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Millie Gibson Is The Youngest Doctor Who Companion
Production ofDoctor Whoseason 14will begin in December 2022 , with Millie Gibson aged just 18 . This officially make Gibson the youngest fellow traveller to particular date , smashing the record held by classic series actor Matthew Waterhouse ; he was 19 when he began play the part of Adric , a comrade of the Fourth and Fifth Dr. . This casting choice is certainly no coincidence ; Russell T. Davies has always tend to use companions as an audience foster , so Ruby Sunday direct to the demographic Davy is attempting to achieve . late seasons ofDoctor Whohave felt as though they were aimed at hardcoreDoctor Whofans , with the Centenary Special " The Power of the Dr. " even featuring returning companions from the 1980s . Davies is clearly taking a very unlike access , trying to fetch in fresh , youthful viewers .
Millie Gibson Shows Doctor Who Is Still A British TV Series
International dispersion ofDoctor Whois moving to Disney+ , and some Whovians had grown concerned this would mean the show would lose its distinctively British edge . The casting of Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday is reassuring , therefore , in that she is an actress who - until now - has only really gained recognition in the U.K.Coronation Streetis one of the big show in the U.K. , meaning she will palpate like a prestigious option to many British viewers , but outside audiences will be introduced to Gibson withDoctor Who . This feel almost like a hope from Russell T. Davies and the BBC itself thatDoctor Whois still quintessentially British , even with Disney+ in the mix .
The proclamation was dead timed , coinciding with the annualChildren In Needcampaign and occurring just a few calendar week before film of season 14 begins - when Gibson would have inevitably been spot . Little is have it off aboutGibson ’s new character as a fellow traveler ; she would n’t even confirm how the eccentric ’s surname was spell when speaking onChildren In Need , with that detail only revealed in an official BBC press release published later . No doubt more will presently be learned whenDoctor Whobegins production again .
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