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Adam Holmes

Doctor Who's Ncuti Gatwa Reveals Upcoming Scene Opposite First Doctor William Hartnell, And I'm So Jazzed To See How They Did It

Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor and William Hartnell's First Doctor.

2023 is almost over, but Doctor Who fans have a lot to look forward to in these remaining weeks. Along with David Tennant returning for the 60th anniversary, we’ll formally meet Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor, who’s taking over the show following Tennant’s short outing as the Fourteenth Doctor. While it remains to be seen if these two Doctors will share any screen time together, Gatwa has revealed that there’s an upcoming scene between his Doctor and William Hartnell’s First Doctor, and I’m so jazzed to see how they did it.

Hartnell was the first actor to bring Doctor Who’s title Time Lord to life, leading the program from 1963 to 1966, and then briefly reprising the role for the 10th anniversary story “The Three Doctors.” The actor passed away in 1975, but while being honored by GQ Magazine at the Men of the Year ceremony (via Mirror), Gatwa shared that the late actor will somehow factor into an upcoming Fifteenth Doctor story: 

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