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I was really cautious about getting it right throughout filming, he says.
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It lives in peoples hearts, so I really wanted to protect that.
I just fell in love with it, Gatwa explains.
I just put the phone down and didnt think about it for about a week, he says.
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The concept that was proposed to me was so meta that I was like, ‘What?
I cant even think about this.
I need to do my laundry!’
Christina Ebenezer
Thats an inferno to throw Ncuti into, showrunner Russell T Davies says of his star.
Talk about being thrown into the deep end.
But [I could] see him owning it and triumphing.
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Theyve all been absolute angels, Gatwa says.
That solidarity from the other Doctors has been really nice.
This character represents the U.K. in a weird way, almost like Captain Britain.
Christina Ebenezer
So, how do we tell that story through fashion?
My heart started racing because I just thought, Thats the blue box.
But there’s one iconic baddie that’s at the top of his wishlist.
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Ive heard chats about me not ever facing a Dalek, he says.
Id be so angry if thats the case!
By the time that Im done withDoctor Who, I better have faced a Dalek.
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The teachers would never allow us to sit together.
Were curious, and wed be looking for an adventure somewhere in the room.
And I was like: That is the vibe I want for the Doctor.
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(Yes, the Beatles will be making an appearance.)
It has so much scope, and that will never get old.
Me and Ncuti have a similar relationship to the Doctor and Ruby, which really helps.
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Its just constant laughter and platonic best friends."
I thought, Theres definitely a correct way of doing the Doctor, which is a very British mentality.
But they were like, Well, its just whatever youre doing.
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It took a long time for that to settle in: They just wanted me to be myself creatively.
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