Doctor Who's 60th-anniversary specials have made it clear that David Tennant's new Fourteenth Doctor will lead the adventure alongside Catherine Tate's Donna Noble, and we've learned other veteran stars will return as well. We've also learned that incoming Doctor Ncuti Gatwa will have a part to play in the fun, though its been stressed his proper debut as the Fifteenth Doctor won't occur until the holiday special at the end of the year. While that still could be the case, a recent interview with a star of the anniversary special hinted that Gatwa's role might be more complicated than I expected.
Yasmin Finney, who will make her debut as Donna Noble's daughter Rose in Doctor Who's upcoming episodes, recently gave an interview about all that's to come in the specials those in the United States will stream with their Disney+ subscription. The Evening Standard stated that Finney would star alongside David Tennant and Ncuti Gatwa during the special, which felt like it could be an honest mistake made by a writer until Finney talked about the significance of appearing on screen with Gatwa:
