Russell T Davies says actor who plays Doctor Who's next Doctor has "got to be limitless"

Asked by Attitude what he thought of Olly Alexander being the next owner of the sonic screwdriver, he was quick to point out that his return to the series is too far off to make any concrete comments on casting. "Oh, stop it, what nonsense! I'm not joining any speculation about that. My Doctor Who is way off. It's the 60th anniversary, which is November 2023! This is all too soon... I can't."

But he did offer a hint of the sort of person he would be looking for. "They've got to be limitless. In a single word, they've got to be limitless. They've got to be capable of doing anything."

Davies had said previously that he wanted the focus to be on the current version of the show for the time being, and that does make sense given we still have many episodes left to go with that before Jodie Whittaker's run draws to a close – including a special episode to mark the BBC's centenary next year.

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