Doctor Who's Russell T Davies admits show's future 'still up in the air'

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11 Jun 2024, 13:57

Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies has admitted the popular sci-fi show’s long-term future is “still up in the air.”

Speaking with Radio Times magazine, the It’s A Sin and Nolly writer who penned six out of eight episodes of Ncuti Gatwa’s first season as the Fifteenth Doctor made the comments while updating fans with what he’s currently working on while season one airs on TV.

“I’m working on the fourth script now for season three,” Davies explained, but then he admitted: “It’s not actually commissioned, that’s still up in the air. But that’s the same for every TV programme. 

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“I shouldn’t say we’re confident, because that’s asking for a fall, but we’re very confident, to be honest. And we’ll just keep going,” he added.

Doctor Who has already been renewed for a second series starring Gatwa after the currently airing season comes to an end, with a Christmas special episode starring Nicola Coughlan and penned by Steven Moffat ready to go for later this year.

Then season two (otherwise known as series 15) of Ncuti’s time as the Doctor is set to air next year, with Varada Sethu joining the Sex Education actor and Millie Gibson as a new companion.

But first, the Fifteenth Doctor and his companion Ruby Sunday (Gibson) must survive season one’s final two episodes, the first of which will air this Saturday (15th June).

Teasing what fans have in store from the show’s upcoming stories, Russell T Davies told RadioTimes.com earlier this year that fans “will be screaming” at the show’s final episode when it airs in two weeks’ time.

“I have to say, we are dropping these episodes at midnight, and if ever you’re going to stay up until midnight with a bottle of cider or a box of chocolates and sit there and watch Doctor Who, I would recommend it for [the final] one- because you will be screaming,” he teased.

He continued by warning: “Try to stay unspoilt, because it’s so hard to be unspoilt with things. Try, try, try, and you will have a whale of a time with that one.”

Doctor Who continues on BBC iPlayer and BBC One every Saturday.