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Doctor Who: Ncuti Gatwa "Finished;" Isn't Sure Who Next Doctor Is

During an interview, Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa shut down rumors that he's returning as the Doctor or that he knows who the next Doctor is.

At this point, we're losing track of all of the questions surrounding the future of BBC's Doctor Who. When will the show return? Will the show get a new streaming partner? Where can folks outside of the U.S. stream the show after July 31st? Will there be a Christmas and/or anniversary special? Will Russell T. Davies return as showrunner? Is Ncuti Gatwa officially done as the Fifteenth Doctor? Is Billie Piper the Sixteenth Doctor or someone else? Do you see what we mean? Checking in with BBC Radio 4 Today to promote his new play Born With Teeth, Gatwa was able to answer one of those questions and offer what he knows about another. "I've finished playing Doctor Who, we all saw the gold sparkle – or did we, I don't know?" Gatwa shared with host Nick Robinson (though we have a feeling that fans will be focusing on that last bit). As for the matter of Piper and the next Doctor, Gatwa knows it isn't him – but beyond that, he says he's in the dark as the rest of us. "I just don't know who the next Doctor Who is, but it's certainly not me," Gatwa added.

Here's a look at the clip from BBC Radio 4 Today, followed by a look back at some unnecessary "clickbait drama" involving RTD:

Doctor Who: Clarifying That Russell T Davies/Billie Piper Clickbait

During an interview with Your Manchester, host Brenda Scandal asks RTD about Piper's appearance at the end of the Season 2 finale and what that could mean moving forward. Specifically, does that mean that Piper is the next Doctor? "No, I have no idea," was RTD's response. Aha! The smoking gun! But if you actually watch the entire segment (beginning at around the 30:09 mark in the video above), you can clearly see that RTD is having some fun while being guarded and a bit cheeky. Objectively, there is no way to take the response at face value, especially when you watch and listen to how the exchange continues. Scandal continues on the topic, going in some interesting directions with the questions to get RTD to commit to something, with RTD even joking at one point that, "That's clever. That's sharp. That's a nice little parry and faint. You should work in PR" before moving on.

Again, take what looks to be literally a minute to check out that section in the video above to see for yourselves. There's no mistaking that the fans have some serious passion for this long-running franchise and have thousands upon thousands of differing opinions on what would "save" the show moving forward. What doesn't help the conversation, though, is feeding into the misinformation cesspool that's out there on social media. No one is saying that RTD hasn't given fans a ton of reasons to both praise and criticize his work, but he deserves better than to have his words spun in a way that lacks credibility and does a disservice to everyone.

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