{"id":38571,"date":"2023-05-26T00:26:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T23:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/?p=38571"},"modified":"2023-05-25T15:27:36","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T14:27:36","slug":"torchwood-star-indira-varma-to-star-in-doctor-who-series-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/2023\/05\/26\/torchwood-star-indira-varma-to-star-in-doctor-who-series-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Torchwood Star, Indira Varma, to Star in Doctor Who Series 14"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Indira Varma will return to the Who<\/em>niverse in Doctor Who<\/em> Series 14!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Varma previously played Suzie Costello in spin-off series, Torchwood<\/em>, a part which involved her… well, dying quite a bit. Fortunately, it’s hard to keep Suzie down, and Indira returned to the part for Big Finish’s audio range. And Varma now steps aboard the TARDIS, this time in her new mysterious role as the Duchess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, the Duchess sounds like a Time Lord name. It has also sparked rumours that she will play — of course! — the Rani. It’s always the Rani. Despite the fact we’ve not seen the character on TV since the 1980s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Varma has starred in a whole host of popular shows including Luther<\/em> (which also starred Eighth Doctor actor, Paul McGann), Game of Thrones<\/em>, and, most recently, the thriller series\u00a0Obsession<\/em>. She’s also been seen in Disney+\u2019s record-breaking\u00a0Star Wars<\/em>\u00a0series, Obi-Wan Kenobi<\/em>; perhaps pertinent, given that the next series of Doctor Who<\/em> will stream around the world on the platform. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking of joining Doctor Who<\/em>, Indira Varma says:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“I\u2019m thrilled to be in Doctor Who<\/em> and particularly excited to be crossing cosmic paths with Ncuti [Gatwa] as the Doctor, and look\u00a0forward to creating interplanetary mischief with him. I loved playing Suzie Costello for Russell T Davies in Torchwood<\/em> so am thrilled to be entering this world again.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Showrunner, Russell T Davies says<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“I\u2019m overjoyed to be reunited with Indira after our Torchwood<\/em> days, and this part is truly spectacular! A whole new audience will be hiding behind the settee when the Duchess unleashes her terror.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Okay, she’s the Rani, isn’t she? (Is she?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doctor Who<\/em> Series 14 will air in 2024.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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She’ll play the mysterious Duchess in the next season of Doctor Who.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38572,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"Torchwood Star, Indira Varma, to Star in #DoctorWho Series 14","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":[5,5845,6987,901,4677,711,12,904,370],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Indira-Varma.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":37214,"url":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/2022\/12\/11\/indira-varma-returns-as-suzie-costello-for-the-first-audio-in-a-torchwood-trilogy\/","url_meta":{"origin":38571,"position":0},"title":"Indira Varma Returns as Suzie Costello for the First Audio in a Torchwood Trilogy","author":"Philip Bates","date":"11 December 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Plus, Tom Price writes his first Torchwood adventure.","rel":"","context":"In "Merchandise"","block_context":{"text":"Merchandise","link":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/category\/news\/doctor-who-merchandise\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/TW_Romance.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/TW_Romance.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/TW_Romance.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/TW_Romance.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/TW_Romance.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3112,"url":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/2016\/06\/11\/out-now-torchwood-moving-target\/","url_meta":{"origin":38571,"position":1},"title":"Out Now: Torchwood – Moving Target","author":"Philip Bates","date":"11 June 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"They keep killing Suzie! 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