Ncuti Gatwa praises Doctor Who's meaning for marginalised people
The actor spoke at a lunch hosted by BBC and Disney following their distribution deal.
Ncuti Gatwa has opened up about how "powerful" his upcoming turn as the Doctor in Doctor Who is for representation.
The Sex Education actor is set to take over the TARDIS reins in 2023, despite Whittaker's final episode, The Power of the Doctor, delivering a regeneration twist that saw David Tennant reprise the role as part of the show's 60th anniversary celebrations.
Gatwa spoke about the series's importance during a lunch hosted by the BBC and Disney, whose streamer Disney Plus will be the home of Doctor Who outside of the UK. He said the roots of the series "are so deep in British culture and the fabric of British-ness that as a Rwandan immigrant to the country, it feels just really powerful".
He added: "For people of colour, for marginalised people who really gravitate towards the show because it’s about friendship and it’s about adventure and it’s about union and unity. And also Doctor Who is able to turn into anything or anyone, so the possibilities are endless. So the fact that that mission is going out to lots of people, that the possibilities are endless, is extremely cool."
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