"Here we go again..."
AROUND lunchtime today a tweet dropped confirming the new Doctor Who casting. No specially-shot promo during the FA Cup final or a live unveiling, complete with awkward walk-on from One Direction, this time around. It was a back-to-basics announcement which felt in the style of the show's original relaunch in the mid-noughties. Name. Quotes. Startdate. Ncuti Gatwa will undoubtedly grab headlines tomorrow as "the first black actor" in the role, even if the claim - repeated on BBC News' own official article - isn't quite correct. Under Chris Chibnall's more than messy attempt to insert previously unknown doctors into the timeline, Jo Martin has previously made a couple of guest appearances as a mysterious new incarnation. But Gatwa's arrival is still very significant. He'll be the first non-white actor to properly own the part. He will top the cast list. He'll be the first to appear on an officially licensed pencil case! For fans the questions are al