Doctor Who stars break down every episode of Ncuti Gatwa's first season, from the Bridgerton episode to a "huge" finale

EntertainmentTVSci-Fi ShowsDoctor WhoDoctor Who stars break down every episode of Ncuti Gatwa’s first season, from the Bridgerton episode to a “huge” finaleWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. EntertainmentTVSci-Fi ShowsDoctor WhoDoctor Who stars break down every episode of Ncuti Gatwa’s first season, from the Bridgerton episode to a “huge” finaleWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. (Image credit: BBC) The global launch ofDoctor Who season 1has been rumbling along for quite some time. Earlier this year, SFX caught up with showrunner Russell T Davies and lead cast Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson about the new season. Below, we get into all of the details about every episode of the new season, which began on May 11, and was simultaneously broadcast in nearly 250 countries at the same time. No pressure. An exciting new era awaits… Subscribe to SFX!(Image credit: Future)This article first appeared in the May 2024 edition of SFX, issue 378.Subscribe to the magazine here to never miss a Doctor Who exclusive again. Subscribe to SFX! (Image credit: Future)This article first appeared in the May 2024 edition of SFX, issue 378.Subscribe to the magazine here to never miss a Doctor Who exclusive again. (Image credit: Future) This article first appeared in the May 2024 edition of SFX, issue 378.Subscribe to the magazine here to never miss a Doctor Who exclusive again. SFX: First of all, can we please put the tabloid rumours about Millie to bed? Millie Gibson:Yeah, definitely. Sign up to the SFX Newsletter Get sneak previews, exclusive competitions and details of special events each month! Ncuti Gatwa:Yeah! It feels good that it’s out there. People have gotten a chance to get to know us a little bit. It definitely was like it calmed both of our nerves though. Like, “it works” and it looks amazing. But of course, obviously we had Russell’s writing. So that was always going to be the case, but yeah, it calmed us down. It is slightly amping up again now with the series about to drop. MG:That’s how I feel. That’s why it’s weird to answer this question, because I already feel the same as when you last asked me! RTD:Is the feeling coming back? MG:Just the anticipation. We want to get to that level of the same love that the Christmas episode had. This series will get a lot of love, but yeah, it’s almost pressure to fill the shoes of the Christmas one now! RTD:You can never relax, can you? That was so successful. The fear is, how do we keep being successful for eight episodes in a row? It is a worry, but the worry makes it good. I really believe that. That’s why everyone, every designer, every runner on that set, every costumer, every wig maker works hard because they’re worried about it being good. MG:Exactly.Exactly. (Image credit: BBC/Disney Plus) Was there a moment on set where you thought, “Oh, this is where it first clicks”? MG:Probably when I did the whole walk around the TARDIS thing. I’ve watched that TARDIS so much since I was a little girl. So I think just being the one going into it is a really surreal and important memory to have. It’s such an iconic moment to do. Thank you for giving me that little scene. NG:That was my best friend Patsy’s favourite bit as well. She was like, “That’s the bit where we’re about to go into a new era.” The way the camera goes onto your face, and your reaction. NG:I guess the scene following directly after that, scene one of “Space Babies”, where he’s got the spiel about the Rani, Conquistador, he’s talking about all the different Time Lords and he was like, I’m the Doctor. It was the first time I said it [claps hands] properly. RTD:Gallifrey! That’s the first time you say Gallifrey… NG: Gallifrey and explaining my backstory was like, of what? Oh, this character that I’m playing, which is? The Doctor… Let’s tease season one! Starting with “Space Babies”. Let’s tease season one! Starting with ‘Space Babies’. NG:And also she wants to. MG:She’s just dying for adventure and dying to believe in it because she’s just in awe. It’s a fun episode. It’s fun. “Give me a year” – just to be so random about it. I love it. MG:We didn’t know what the Bogeyman was gonna look like. Remember when we were Googling it? Going, “What does it look like?” and we saw this cosy cute bear? Then the prop designer showed it to us and we were like, “Oh, good god!” NG:Terrifying! MG:No wonder the babies are scared of that. That was a really fun monster for sure. Robert Strange as that monster was incredible. (Image credit: BBC) ‘The Devil’s Chord’. RTD:Episode two, Jinkx Monsoon [drag star Hera Hoffer]! Open the door: Jinkx Monsoon. Welcome, hurray! MG:I love Jinkx. That episode is for Jinkx. There’s so many outstanding scenes where me and Ncuti were like, “Shall we just go home?” NG:[Growls] She’s so good! MG:She was insane. NG:Such a delicious villain. RTD:A huge villain. NG:HUGE villain. RTD:The like of which we’ve never seen before. Off the scale. You almost forget the Beatles are in it, which is iconic! RTD:Yeah, I know what you mean. The Beatles were an important part of it, and that was fun casting them. I mean, the chance to cast Paul and John and Ringo and George was amazing, and they’re a lovely bunch of lads. RTD:And it visually shows what we’re doing. Pam Downe on costume and Claire Williams on make-up. You’ve seen the photos of these two in the 1960s. What an image, what extraordinary work. That says a lot about our intent. Big, bold. We’re not sneaking into the 1960’s, we are arriving, big time. It’s gorgeous. When you look at doing tie-ins for BBC shows around release, have you considered a RuPaul’s Drag Race one? MG:[Gasps] Oh Russell, you have to do that! RTD:Imagine! Well not me, you two can do it! MG:Well I’ll do that any day! RTD:What was I doing? Dragging up? Can you imagine! RuT! [Roars laughing] MG:I would love to do that. [To Ncuti] You’ve got to do it! RTD:You must’ve been asked to be a judge on it, surely? NG:I’ve been asked a couple of times… MG:Why didn’t you do it?! NG:Because I’ve not watched it yet! I’ve never seen an episode yet. I know, I know… Everyone keeps getting on at me about it. MG:Just watch Jinkx’s – trust me, that’s the best season. RTD:Do you just not fancy it? I resisted it for a long time, actually, and now I love it. NG:It’s not that I’m resisting, I just don’t have time. [Laughs] Where is my time? MG:Every single thing I’ve recommended to Ncuti he doesn’t watch. [Laughs] I made a list of things and he doesn’t watch them. He’s just a busy, busy man (Image credit: BBC) Had you not seen Jinkx doing stuff on Drag Race? NG:No, never. MG:I showed him her best moments and we were in stitches. NG:What I do know is the creativity on that show, and the performance element of what they do, is just insane. I thought, just what incredible casting. MG:So clever. NG:Such a master of her craft. RTD:And who else could have played that? MG:No one. RTD:It’s an extraordinary thing to look at that and go, “Who else would we have got?” Who else would we have gone to? Jinkx is the drag queen of drag queens. She’s the winner of the super final. MG:Yeah, she won her season and then she won All Stars. No drag queen’s done that. RTD:That’s the Olympic gold of drag queens. But then the imagination… The professionalism she brought with her was gobsmacking. MG: She came prepared. In that page turn [script read-through], me and Ncuti were like [drops jaw]. NG:I know! Are you going to try and top the iTunes chart again? RTD:Yes, there is music in there. That would be nice – we haven’t got the old goblin singer but we’ve got you two singing! That’s exciting. It’s lovely. It’s hard to talk about it, it’s a very musical episode. We should be top of every chart, SFX. Episode three, ‘Boom;. RTD:Clever director though, clever. MG:It was really cool. It just adds to the whole intensity of it for sure. RTD:It’s tough. MG: In-between that we were flipping between “Space Babies”. [Laughs] NG:We were doing two [episodes] at the same time so it was a bit mad. We went from the most intense to “Space Babies” [laughs]. Gosh, mad. RTD:Steven Moffat at his best. Of course I asked him back, one of my first phone calls was to say “Please come and write an episode” and god it’s good. (Image credit: BBC) Episode four, ‘73 Yards’. What’s it like when you get a script like that? RTD:You sent me the loveliest text. MG:I texted you straight away. I was like, that is some episode! It’s a really cool episode. RTD:Mad. MG:Great ending. What was the episode like for you, Ncuti? NG:Umm, it was… Cold! [Laughs] It was cold. MG:That was our first scene! NG:It was our fi… [Looks quizzically] No? MG:We filmed our first scene in that episode! RTD:I thought that was the barrage… Was it not the barrage? MG: Oh, sorry, I’ve wiped the barrage out of my head [Laughs] NG:Yeah, it was the barrage! Second, then? One of. MG:First leaving the TARDIS scene, going “Where are we?” So that was our first experience doing that. NG:It was amazing. Got to see Millie shine, and it was a delight. What’s the barrage? RTD:Oh! Well, let’s move on to episode five… Episode five, ‘Dot And Bubble’. How would you sum up episode five? MG:I feel like that’s quite… can I say it’s quite [puts hand over face and mouths to Russell]. RTD:I’m rubbish at this! Don’t ask me to lip read again! [Laughs] MG:I think that’s quite Black Mirror, that one. RTD:Yes. It’s an alien planet. It’s a colony. [Millie and Ncuti roll their eyes and laugh] MG:He just tells everything! We’re trying to keep it vague! RTD:There’s trailers going out this week, you’ll see alien colonies! So a very Black Mirror-y story with a lot to say about our world, and on this world, it’s running out of control. Good stuff. Callie Cook is the leader. She’s absolutely wonderful. She’s phenomenal, a phenomenal guest star and is stunning in this episode. It’s a difficult one – this episode there’ll be more to say about afterwards than any other. Possibly. (Image credit: BBC) Episode six, ‘Rogue’. RTD:Travel with us, SFX, to 1813. [Millie squeals and claps] The Bridgerton episode, let’s just say it. MG:We had to learn the waltz! NG:The waltz and the fandango. MG:You had to learn the… NG:I had to learn the tango! Getting to do period stuff twice, with wigs and costume, what’s that been like? MG:Oh my god. Bridgerton I had the most fun filming. I just was floating around in my princess dress like I was the queen or something. I was just taking myself off – we were filming in the most beautiful manors. We filmed in three different manors. It was like when I used to play dress-up when I was younger. I was like, “This is the real thing and I’ve got my own castle” [Ncuti laughs hard]. Ncuti wasn’t there, because we didn’t have that many scenes, so I’m just roaming around… [Ncuti in hysterics]. I actually have a video of me next to this waterfall and Jack the runner was trying to find me, because I just wandered off and was taking pictures like I was Snow White in the forest or something. I was loving it [both Russell and Ncuti are in hysterics]. It was great. All the runners were like, “Has anyone seen Millie?” RTD:She’s just walked into the forest! RTD:Can we have the cover of SFX with that? [Millie and Ncuti are falling about laughing] MG: I was throwing pebbles… This is what I was doing when you were working with Jonathan. You were doing night shoots and Ncuti was at Beyoncé with Jonathan… [Ncuti howls with laughter] MG:How the other half live. I was covering for Ncuti so he could live his Beyoncé dream. NG:Jonathan took me to Beyoncé, yes. [Laughs] That was amazing. He had that in his contract [Bursts out laughing again] Incredible. Incredible. What was it like working with Indira Varma? NG:Exceptional. She’s HIL-arious. NG:You could see her just eating that role up. It was like, this is just so much fun [laughs]. You are fun. RTD:A good old-fashioned Doctor Who villain. NG:[Laughing] She’s the sort of actor that can make the ridiculous sublime. She’s just exceptional. What a skill. MG:She committed to it, so skilled. RTD:I’ve got to say, also, about these two, that they work so hard. One day you’re flying on wires, the next day you’re running away from a monster – in amongst all that, in amongst the busiest schedule in the world, they had to learn all that choreography. It’s a proper Bridgerton episode with dances and waltzes. That’s a lot of work and you must have packed that into your spare time on your Saturdays. You worked so hard. MG:Can I say about… RTD:The psychic earrings? Yes. MG:I said to Ncuti, it’s fine, because we’re not from this era, it doesn’t have to be accurate we’ll be fine not being amazing at the waltz, and he went, “No, we have psychic earrings that we can switch so we can do whatever we need in the best way.” NG:Like, literally we have to be perfect. [Laughs] RTD:The psychic earrings beam the choreography into your head, that’s scene one. So let go of that dream! MG: I’d better get learning! NG:[Looking ill] I was going to say, oh my god – I was in Brazil. Doctor Who is streaming weekly on BBC iPlayer and BBC One in the UK andDisney Plusin the US. For more, check out theDoctor Who release schedule. For more Who,check out the latest issue of SFX magazine too, which features more exclusive insight into the show. 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