Scots doctor who fan favourite to return amid ncuti gatwa 'axe' fears

DOCTOR WHO HAS REVEALED THAT TWO FAN FAVOURITES ARE REPRISING THEIR ROLES AMID RUMOURS THAT NCUTI GATWA IS GOING TO BE AXED, WITH ONE OF THEM BEING A HUGE SCOTS STAR - AND IT'S NOT

DAVID TENNANT. 15:48, 29 May 2025 Two Doctor Who stars are making a comeback to the beloved BBC sci-fi series amid fears of a 'crisis'. There have been rumours that

Scottish-Rwandan actor Ncuti Gatwa, who is currently playing the fifteenth doctor is going to be 'axed' from the show. However, this has been denied by the broadcaster. Instead

it's now been revealed that both Scots star Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill, who formerly played Amy Pond and Rory Williams in the Matt Smith era of the show, will reprise their roles

for a special episode of Doctor Who: Unleashed. Host Steffan Powell will follow the journey through a series of previously announced Doctors, companions and showrunners including Ncuti

Gatwa, David Tennant, Jodie Whittaker, Varada Sethu, Billie Piper, Pearl Mackie, Mandip Gill, Steven Moffat, Chris Chibnall, and Russell T Davies as they discuss the secrets from behind the

scenes. Former production designer Edward Thomas and costume designer Ray Holman will also be on screen to discuss the exciting moments - both in front and behind the camera - that make the

show so magical, the Mirror reports. A special hour-long episode of Doctor Who: Unleashed is set to air on Saturday June 7 at 6am on BBC iPlayer and will air on BBC One Wales and BBC Three

later that day. The special will come a week after the season two finale of Doctor Who - The Reality War which is airing this Saturday on May 31. There had been rumours that Sex Education

star Ncuti would be leaving the show after two series when he pulled out of announcing the UK's jury score at the Eurovision Song Contest a few weeks ago. A BBC spokesperson shut down

speculation that Ncuti had been dropped from the show. They said: "Whilst we never comment on the future of the Doctor, any suggestion that Ncuti Gatwa has been 'axed' is pure

fiction." As for whether the series will continue, the BBC explained: "As we have previously stated, the decision on season 3 will be made after season 2 airs and any other claims

are just pure speculation. "The deal with Disney+ was for 26 episodes – and we still have an entire spin off, The War Between the Land and the Sea, to air. And as for the rest, we

never comment on the Doctor and future storylines." Scots actress Karen Gillan exited the show in 2012 and revealed at the time she was gutted to say goodbye. She said: "I just

can’t believe it’s real. I have just always thought in my head I am in the show until the final episode airs, so I thought I had loads of time. _JOIN THE_ _DAILY RECORD'S WHATSAPP

COMMUNITY HERE _A_ND GET THE LATEST NEWS SENT STRAIGHT TO YOUR MESSAGES._ "But now it is approaching. It is a really weird sensation because I can’t wait to see the episode and can’t

wait for everyone else to see it – but I don’t want it to air at the same time. Article continues below "I was emotional for about two weeks filming the episode and I was crying at

everything. Things that weren’t even sad, anything would set me off. "Everything was already bubbling under the surface. So in my final scene it is not even acting, it is real because I

knew I had to leave in real life and I had to leave Matt and Arthur." DOCTOR WHO: UNLEASHED AIRS ON SATURDAY JUNE 7 ON BBC IPLAYER AND BBC THREE