{"id":35755,"date":"2022-06-22T00:17:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T23:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/?p=35755"},"modified":"2022-06-21T13:18:53","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T12:18:53","slug":"paul-mcgann-talks-about-ncuti-gatwa-were-in-good-hands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/2022\/06\/22\/paul-mcgann-talks-about-ncuti-gatwa-were-in-good-hands\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul McGann Talks About Ncuti Gatwa: “We’re in Good Hands”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Eighth Doctor actor, Paul McGann, has shared his thoughts on the new Doctor, Ncuti Gatwa, and reckons “we’re in good hands”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McGann said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“He\u2019s 40 years younger than I am. I had not watched any\u00a0Sex Education<\/em>\u00a0until someone made me watch it. I really thought it was good and he looks great. And I just think, again, we\u2019re in good hands. And I love it that he\u2019s young because they needed that. I don\u2019t think when another middle-aged so-and-so, just particularly like a white male as well, would have probably been, you know, it would have been wrong. Mostly I\u2019m glad it\u2019s somebody young, from that generation, because it\u2019s for them.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

It is admittedly a shame that identity politics has crept in, but one suspects Paul is right here: the vocal side of fandom would be resistant to “another middle-aged… white male”, however good said metaphorical guy might’ve been. But Ncuti, I’m sure, will be fantastic; I love the enthusiasm and energy he’s already demonstrated and think the show has a bright future with him behind the TARDIS console.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And it sounds like there’s some inter-Doctor chatting (and rivalry) going on too, as McGann further revealed<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It\u2019s another Scottish actor! When he was cast, [Seventh Doctor actor, Sylvester] McCoy texted me and just said \u2018Scots four, Scousers two!\u2019 Right, it\u2019s four\/two now to the Scots.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

For anyone who wants to keep track of these things, both Tom Baker and Paul McGann come from Liverpool, while the four Scottish actors are: McCoy, David Tennant, Peter Capaldi, and now Gatwa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, there’s been no Doctors from either Cardiff or Bristol, the most recent filming locations. Justice for the Welsh and the Farmers! (I live near Bristol; I’m allowed to say this and still think they’re gert lush.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

David Tennant and Catherine Tate are returning for the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who<\/em>, and Ncuti Gatwa is expected to debut as the next Doctor shortly after.<\/p>\n

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And there’s a bit of inter-Doctor rivalry behind the scenes too…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28317,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"Paul McGann Talks About New #DoctorWho Ncuti Gatwa: \"We're in Good Hands\"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[205],"tags":[44,45,5741,46,711,12,13,15,49],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/TV-Movie-8th-7th-Eighth-Seventh-Paul-McGann-Sylvester-McCoy-TARDIS.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":36139,"url":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/2022\/08\/04\/will-ncuti-gatwas-doctor-debut-in-a-multi-doctor-episode-with-david-tennant\/","url_meta":{"origin":35755,"position":0},"title":"Will Ncuti Gatwa’s Doctor Debut in a Multi-Doctor Episode with David Tennant?","author":"Frank Danes","date":"4 August 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"And will he, as Neil Patrick Harris says, play the \"first gay Doctor\"?","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Ncuti-Gatwa-Fourteenth-14th-Doctor.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Ncuti-Gatwa-Fourteenth-14th-Doctor.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Ncuti-Gatwa-Fourteenth-14th-Doctor.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Ncuti-Gatwa-Fourteenth-14th-Doctor.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":39953,"url":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/2023\/11\/10\/rumours-of-a-doctor-who-spin-off-with-paul-mcganns-eighth-doctor-gain-traction\/","url_meta":{"origin":35755,"position":1},"title":"Rumours of a Doctor Who Spin-Off With Paul McGann’s Eighth Doctor Gain Traction","author":"Philip Bates","date":"10 November 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"More from McGann? 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