Nicola Coughlan will reportedly play a companion in the upcoming 'Doctor Who' Christmas special.
Nicola Coughlan will reportedly play a companion in the upcoming 'Doctor Who' Christmas special
It was reported last year the 37-year-old 'Bridgerton' actress - who also starred in 'Derry Girls' - would be joining Ncuti Gatwa's Doctor in the TARDIS for the festive episode, rather than Millie Gibson, 19, or Varada Seethu, 31.
The Daily Mirror has now reported Nicola will take on a lead role a companion for the Fifteenth Doctor on Christmas Day (25.12.24).
When her casting was first announced, showrunner Russell T Davies said: "This has been the most brilliant shoot, with Nicola lighting up the set and bringing joy.
"From Derry, via Bridgerton, to the TARDIS, it’s the trip of a lifetime.”
Nicola added: "I’ve been a fan of Ncuti Gatwa for some time and getting to share the screen with him as the Doctor has been an absolute joy."
Ncuti, 31, and Nicola were both cast in 'Barbie' last year, and they will be reunited for the Christmas episode.
The actor will kickstart his first full series on the show this Saturday (11.05.24), with Millie's Ruby Sunday by his side.
Russell, 61, has confirmed while he has written six of the eight episodes for season 14, he has made sure to increase diversity in the writing room in preparation the 15th series.
The sixth episode, 'Rogue', has been penned by Kate Herron and Briony Redman, and the 'Doctor Who' boss was conscious of limited the voices in the scripts.
He explained to Men's Journal: "I hugely admire Kate Herron’s work on 'Loki'.
"Obviously, I wanted women writing, and I’m aware that we haven’t got enough women writing or writers of colour, which we’re fixing in the next series to come.
"Kate and I made contact over 'Loki', and she then introduced me to Briony, who might not be so well known unless you move in comedy circles - where in improv and stand-up she’s a legend - and they just bring their own style."
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