Former Doctor Who stars and crew pay tribute to Jodie Whittaker's first episode
Mark Gatiss, Sylvester McCoy and Matt Lucas loved the Thirteenth Doctor’s debut – while Karen Gillan was just gutted to miss it...
- Huw Fullerton
Published: Monday, 8 October 2018 at 3:03 pm
Jodie Whittaker's new Doctor crash-landed into living rooms on Sunday night, and it's fair to say she was a hit with us ordinary viewers – but what did people who have actually worked on the show think of her debut story The Woman Who Fell to Earth?
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Well, from what we’ve seen the former stars and behind-the-scenes crew of Doctor Who past were big fans, with the likes of Mark Gatiss, Matt Lucas and John Barrowman all expressing their excitement about the episode on social media.
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From a behind-the-scenes perspective Whittaker got a big thumbs up as well, with regular director Rachel Talalay (who shot Whittaker’s regeneration) and two-time writer Neil Gaiman noting their excitement and singing the new Doctor’s praises.
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And Whittaker also got the seal of approval from some classic series stars, with one of the Doctor’s former selves – Seventh Doctor actor Sylvester McCoy – paying tribute to her performance along with Katie Manning, who played Third Doctor Jon Pertwee's companion Jo Grant.
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And then there was poor old ex-Amy Pond Karen Gillan, who would have been watching and enjoying along with everybody – if it wasn't for the fact that she was stuck on a flight while the episode was on.
Such are the breaks of becoming a globetrotting international movie star – less opportunity to watch Doctor Who in your downtime.
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Still, overall it looks like the extended Doctor Who family are more than happy with their new TV relative. The Doctor is in!
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Huw FullertonCommissioning editor
Huw Fullerton is a commissioning editor for Radio Times magazine handling comedy, entertainment and specialist drama. In a previous regeneration, he covered all things sci-fi and fantasy for RadioTimes.com.
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