Ncuti Gatwa's family's terrifying escape from genocide and why you recognise his face

And just like that, with the pressing of a few keys and hit of a send button, the official Doctor Who Twitter account announced that Ncuti Gatwa is going to become the 14th Doctor.

“The future is here! Ncuti Gatwa is the Doctor,” the message read, to the excitement of fans.

Just hours later, Ncuti was on stage at the BAFTAs cracking the heart-warmingly bad joke: “Knock knock”, “who’s there?” “Doctor Who!”