Meet The 15th Doctor's Companion

[Melinda Halliwell]

The 15th Doctor's newest companion as announced on Children In Need.



And Ncuti Gatwa interviewing Millie Gibson on her role.

[Tim]

Amelia Eve "Millie" Gibson

The first Companion actor born in the 21st Century.

[Melinda Halliwell]

Yep. Before getting this role Millie was on the British soap opera Coronation Street of course. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronation_Street

[Tim]

Yeah, I read about that.

[Melinda Halliwell]

Ruby Sunday's Theme

[Tim]

Not anymore.  Millie as left the show.  

Not sure if she quit or was fired.

[Melinda Halliwell]

Really? That's strange and quick.

I wonder why that is?

So we'll either not know about Ruby's backstory and who the woman leaving her at the Church is or she'll leave after the current seasons aired like Christopher Eccleston if she's contacted up until then.

[Tim]

Guess not.

[Melinda Halliwell]

Did read a newspaper article shared below stating she would be in the current series she's filmed and only a handful of episodes for her second one.

A UK-Indian actress will take over from her role then onward.

Doctor Who companion Millie Gibson dropped from next series of BBC show as replacement revealed.

The decision for Ruby to exit so soon will shock fans who expected her to stretch out her time-travelling across at least two full series - she only made her first appearance as the character Ruby Sunday last month in the 2023 Doctor Who Christmas special.

SOURCE: The Daily Mirror Newspaper. www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/doctor-who-companion-millie-gibson-31924485 By Nicola Methven TV Editor
22:18, 19 Jan 2024.

Doctor Who companion Millie Gibson is being dropped from the BBC sci-fi show and will be replaced for Ncuti Gatwa’s second series by actress Varada Seethu.

The decision by showrunner Russell T Davies to write out the former Coronation Street star, who plays orphan Ruby Sunday, was made last year after filming on her first run ended. The shock twist will come as a surprise to fans who only watched her on-screen debut in the festive episode last month.

Now Millie, 19, will not appear in the 2024 Christmas special later this year and will make only a handful of appearances across Ncuti’s second series as the Doctor during 2025. The eight episodes she has filmed already will air from May, the BBC has announced. After that, it will not be Millie flanking him on his time-travels in the Tardis but new companion Varada, who has already started filming at the studios in Cardiff.

The actress, 32, has already enjoyed several swashbuckling roles in TV adventure series. She is best known for her role as Cinta in Disney’s 2022 Star Wars spin-off Andor, and has also appeared in three series of Sky’s action drama Strike Back, based on the books by Chris Ryan.

In 2016 she also had a role in the second series of smash-hit Doctor Foster, while her films include Jurassic World Dominion and heist movie Now You See Me 2. One BBC source said: “Varada is a real gem, Russell was just blown away by her talent. The cast and crew have really warmed to her and he’s sure the fans will too.”

The Indian-born actress, who grew up in Newcastle with her twin sister and doctor parents, also played DS Mishal Ali in the BBC’s 2017 apocalyptic drama Hard Sun. A guest companion is likely to accompany Sex Education actor Ncuti for his Christmas outing this year.

The decision for Ruby to exit so soon will shock fans who expected her to stretch out her time-travelling across at least two full series. When she and the Doctor burst onto the screen last month they proved popular, with 7.3million viewers watching in the first week of release, making it one of the BBC’s biggest hits of the year.

In the past, some companions have only stayed for one year, including Pearl Mackie as Bill Potts, while others, including Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald, have stayed for longer stints. Coleman lasted for four years, first appearing alongside Matt Smith then staying to work with 12th Doctor Peter Capaldi. Other companions to last three years or more include Billie Piper as Rose Tyler, Karen Gillan as Amy Pond and Mandip Gill as Yasmin Khan.

The upcoming 14th series is hugely important for the BBC as it’s the first one under the new deal with Disney, which has meant a cash injection allowing for bigger budgets and better special effects.

[Tim]

Something very fishy about this whole thing.  

And I have a strong hunch just who, or what is responsible.

The upcoming 14th series is hugely important for the BBC as it’s the first one under the new deal with Disney, which has meant a cash injection allowing for bigger budgets and better special effects.

Sadly, I think that Who is going to regret the day they got into bed with the Mouse. 

[Melinda Halliwell]

Ruby Sunday will appear in season 16 of Doctor Who.

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[Tim]

Interesting.