DOCTOR WHO CHRISTMAS DAY, 5.55PM, BBC1 SCI-FI
It’s all change in the TARDIS on Christmas Day as the festive edition of BBC1’s hit sci-fi drama Doctor Who sees the 15th Doctor – played by Sex Education star Ncuti Gatwa – embark on his first adventure with new companion Ruby Sunday.
Featuring appearances from Davina McCall and Anita Dobson, the new story, The Church on Ruby Road, follows Ruby (former Coronation Street star Millie Gibson), who was abandoned on Christmas Eve as a baby before being adopted into a loving family, as she tries to piece together her past.
The last thing she’s expecting is to collide with a time traveller, and soon the pair are battling the mysterious Goblin King!
TV Times caught up with Ncuti, 31, and Millie, 19, to find out what tree-mendous treats are in store…
Has it sunk in yet that you’re the new stars of Doctor Who?
NCUTI It very much still feels like an amazing dream. In my head, I am not the Doctor until the show airs!
MILLIE I feel the same. People keep saying, ‘What does it feel like to be the companion?’ and I’m like, ‘I’m not, yet!’ But I think it’s all going to come at once.
This story is from the {{IssueName}} edition of {{MagazineName}}.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Sign In
This story is from the {{IssueName}} edition of {{MagazineName}}.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
TOO CLOSE for comfort
Cindy frets when wounded Junior plays games
CONFESSION time
Denise tells the Brannings that daughter Chelsea caused the crush at Peggy’s
Joel MURDERED!
But which of the villain's many haters is to blame?
Love HURTS
Sam's injured when he tries to reunite Nick and Leanne
Girl BOSS!
FELICITY WARD introduces us to the female version of David Brent.
ECHOES of the past
ELEN RHYS on swapping solving crimes in Spain for a murder mystery in her native Wales
True DETECTIVES
We celebrate the crime-crackers who will be unravelling mysteries over the coming months...
Double TROUBLE
MICHAEL MCINTYRE on how fresh twists and star power will make this the best series of The Wheel yet
Time to say GOODBYE...
As Emmerdale legend Zak Dingle passes away, actor LISA RILEY pays tribute to her beloved co-star, the late Steve Halliwell
Power & PASSION!
What to expect from a lavish reworking of Dame Jilly Cooper’s steamy saga, set in the cut-throat world of TV