Ive heard chats about me not ever facing a Dalek, he says indignantly.

Id be so angry if thats the case!

By the time that Im done withDoctor Who, I better have faced a Dalek.

Doctor Who - Season 1 Picture Shows: Episode 2 The Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson)

Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson in ‘Doctor Who’.Natalie Seery/Bad Wolf/BBC Studios

What on earth would be the point of me being Doctor Who without facing a Dalek!"

I do think weve had a lot of Daleks lately, Daviessaid in 2023.

Because actually, lovely Chris Chibnalls Christmas specials have all been Daleks.

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A Dalek from ‘Doctor Who’.BBC/Courtesy Everett Collection

So I think theyve been done a lot, so people are expecting them every year now.

So I think they need a good pause.

Theres one episode where Im very proud of the monsters, Davies teases.

Finally, we can afford for different members of an alien race to have different faces!

It was a real design bonanza.

Doctor Whopremieres Friday, May 10, on Disney+ and BBC.

Read EWs full cover story on the series return here.