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Bafta TV Awards 2022: New Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa beams with Russell T Davies hours after announcementMeghna Amin

Bafta TV Awards 2022: New Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa beams with Russell T Davies hours after announcementMeghna Amin

The Time Lord posed in a cute pic with the Doctor Who screenwriter (Picture: Scott Garfitt/REX/Shutterstock​ for BAFTA)

Doctor Who’s new Time Lord Ncuti Gatwa was all smiles in an adorable image posing with returning showrunner Russell T Davies on the Bafta TV Awards red carpet.

Following an announcement today, the 29-year-old will become the 14th Doctor on the popular BBC sci-fi series after Jodie Whittaker announced last July she will be leaving the role.

In the photo, the Sex Education star posed next to Russell, the returning Doctor Who showrunner who had teased the announcement on Instagram earlier today.

Russell and Ncuti had both posted on Instagram with two heart emojis, a plus symbol, and a blue square (presumably referencing the Doctor’s two hearts and the Tardis).

Speaking about the announcement and his new role, Ncuti gushed: ‘Russell T Davies is almost as iconic as the Doctor himself and being able to work with him is a dream come true. His writing is dynamic, exciting, incredibly intelligent and fizzing with danger.’

These two! (Picture: Scott Garfitt/REX/Shutterstock​ for BAFTA)

Russell, who has worked on Queer As Folk and It’s A Sin, will return as a showrunner after departing the show in 2009, after David Tennant’s time as the 10th doctor.

He was responsible for the show’s revival in 2005, and will be back to celebrate the 60th anniversary next year.

‘The future is here and it’s Ncuti!’ he enthused. ‘Sometimes talent walks through the door and it’s so bright and bold and brilliant, I just stand back in awe and thank my lucky stars.

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‘Ncuti dazzled us, seized hold of the Doctor and owned those Tardis keys in seconds.

‘It’s an honour to work with him, and a hoot, I can’t wait to get started. I’m sure you’re dying to know more, but we’re rationing ourselves for now, with the wonderful Jodie’s epic finale yet to come.

‘But I promise you, 2023 will be spectacular!’

Bafta TV Awards 2022 nominations

Comedy Entertainment Programme

The Graham Norton Show
The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan
Race Around Britain
The Ranganation

Current Affairs

Fearless: The Women Fighting Putin (Exposure)
Four Hours at the Capitol
The Men Who Sell Football (Al Jazeera Investigations)
Trump Takes on the World

Daytime

The Chase
Moneybags
Richard Osman’s House of Games
Steph’s Packed Lunch

Drama Series

In My Skin
Manhunt: The Night Stalker
Unforgotten
Vigil

Entertainment Performance

Alison Hammond (I Can See Your Voice)
Big Zuu (Big Zuu’s Big Eats)
Graham Norton (The Graham Norton Show)
Joe Lycett (Joe Lycett’s Got Your Back)
Michael McIntyre (Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel)
Sean Lock (8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown)

Entertainment Programme

An Audience with Adele
Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway
Life & Rhymes
Strictly Come Dancing

The Factual Series

The Detectives: Fighting Organised Crime
9/11: One Day in America
Undercover Police: Hunting Paedophiles
Uprising

Features

Big Zuu’s Big Eats
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
Sort Your Life Out
The Great British Sewing Bee

Female Performance in a Comedy Programme

Aimee Lou Wood (Sex Education)
Aisling Bea (This Way Up)
Anjana Vasan (We Are Lady Parts)
Natasia Demetriou (Stath Lets Flats)
Rose Matafeo (Starstruck)
Sophie Willan (Alma’s Not Normal)

International

Call My Agent!
Lupin
Mare of Easttown
Squid Game
Succession
The Underground Railroad

Leading Actor

David Thewlis (Landscapers)
Hugh Quarshie (Stephen)
Olly Alexander (It’s A Sin)
Samuel Adewunmi (You Don’t Know Me)
Sean Bean (Time)
Stephen Graham (Help)

Leading Actress

Denise Gough (Too Close)
Emily Watson (Too Close)
Jodie Comer (Help)
Kate Winslet (Mare of Easttown)
Lydia West (It’s A Sin)
Niamh Algar (Deceit)

Live Event

The Brit Awards 2021
The Earthshot Prize 2021
The Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance
Springwatch 2021

Male Performance in a Comedy Programme

Jamie Demetriou (Stath Lets Flats)
Joe Gilgun (Brassic)
Ncuti Gatwa (Sex Education)
Samson Kayo (Bloods)
Steve Coogan (This Time With Alan Partridge)
Tim Renkow (Jerk)

Mini-Series

It’s A Sin
Landscapers
Stephen
Time

News Coverage

Channel 4 News: Black to Front
Good Morning Britain: Shamima Begum
ITV News at Ten: Storming of the Capitol
Sky News: Afghanistan: Endgame

Reality and Constructed Factual

Gogglebox
Married at First Sight UK
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK
The Dog House

Scripted Comedy

Alma’s Not Normal
Motherland
Stath Lets Flats
We Are Lady Parts

Short Form Programme

Hollyoaks Saved My Life (Hollyoaks IRL)
Our Land
People You May Know
Please Help

Single Documentary

9/11: Inside the President’s War Room
Grenfell: The Untold Story
My Childhood, My Country – 20 Years in Afghanistan
Nail Bomber: Man Hunt

Single Drama

Death of England: Face to Face
Help
I Am Victoria
Together

Soap & Continuing Drama

Casualty
Coronation Street
Emmerdale
Holby City

Specialist Factual

Black Power: A British Story of Resistance
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act
The Missing Children
Silenced: The Hidden Story of Disabled Britain

Sport

The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
ITV Racing: The Grand National
Tokyo 2020 Olympics
UEFA Euro 2020 Semi-Final: England v Denmark

Supporting Actor

Callum Scott Howells (It’s A Sin)
David Carlyle (It’s A Sin)
Matthew MacFadyen (Succession)
Nonso Anozie (Sweet Tooth)
Omari Douglas (It’s A Sin)
Stephen Graham (Time)

Supporting Actress

Cathy Tyson (Help)
Celine Buckens (Showtrial)
Emily Mortimer (The Pursuit of Love)
Jessica Plummer (The Girl Before)
Leah Harvey (Foundation)
Tahirah Sharif (The Tower)

Virgin Media’s Must-See Moment

An Audience with Adele – Adele is surprised by her schoolteacher
I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! – Ant and Dec make dig at Downing Street partygate
It’s A Sin – Colin is diagnosed with Aids
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK – Bimini’s verse on UK Hun
Squid Game – Red Light, Green Light game
Strictly Come Dancing – Rose and Giovanni’s silent dance to celebrate Deaf community

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