Doctor Who's Ncuti Gatwa appears in revamped An Adventure in Space and Time
The conclusion of the 50th anniversary docudrama was tweaked for its latest broadcast.
The era of Ncuti Gatwa is almost here and, to celebrate, the new Doctor Who star has been added to the revamped version of An Adventure in Space and Time.
The docudrama, which tells the story of Doctor Who's beginnings, was penned by Mark Gatiss and released for the sci-fi's 50th anniversary in 2013. The emotional final scene showed William Hartnell looking up to see Matt Smith, playing the Eleventh Doctor (and the current Doctor when the programme was released), marking how the series would continue for years to come.
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However, with the programme repeated on BBC Four and being added to BBC iPlayer as part of the "Whoniverse", a small addition has been made - now, when Hartnell looks up, he sees incoming Doctor Ncuti Gatwa.
Returning showrunner Russell T Davies was previously tight-lipped about why An Adventure in Space and Time hadn't been released on BBC iPlayer with the rest of the back catalogue, simply promising that it would be there soon.
Gatiss recently chatted exclusively with RadioTimes.com about a potential sequel to the programme.
He reflected: "The origins of everything, that's always the interesting thing. The other interesting thing is crisis..
"The documentary about The Trial of a Time Lord is an absolutely fascinating piece of work, because it's so full of what ifs and conflict."
He added: "It's a strange thing to say, but the darkest hour for the show would definitely make a very interesting drama, wouldn't it? I mean, the personal conflicts, the professional conflicts, the resignations... that's the one, isn't it?
"And I suppose out of the darkness comes the light, because there's a rosy future to look forward to.
"There's something very moving about [Tales of the TARDIS] rounding all that off."
Gatwa will play the Fifteenth Doctor, with his era beginning this Christmas. He'll be joined by Millie Gibson, who's playing companion Ruby Sunday.
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An Adventure in Space and Time is available to watch on BBC iPlayer. Doctor Who's first 60th anniversary special The Star Beast airs at 6:30pm on Saturday 25th November on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. Classic episodes are available on BritBox – you can sign up for a 7-day free trial here.
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Louise Griffin is the Sci-Fi & Fantasy Editor for Radio Times, covering everything from Doctor Who, Star Wars and Marvel to House of the Dragon and Good Omens. She previously worked at Metro as a Senior Entertainment Reporter and has a degree in English Literature.
