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Summary
Varada Sethu opens up about how herDoctor Whocompanion casting took her by surprise following her season 14 Edgar Albert Guest character alongside Ncuti Gatwa ’s Fifteenth Doctor . Doctor Whoseason 14episode 3 , " Boom " , examine Gatwa ’s Time Lord trapped when he steps atop a landmine , thrust him to suppose of a room to escape without setting off the virulent gimmick . Sethu star as Mundy , an Anglican Marine stationed on Kastarion 4 who slow becomes an friend to the physician when it becomes vindicated that the sequence could bear witness cataclysmal for the world .
After Sethu made a surprisal appearance inDoctor Whoseason 14 , the coming companion actor , who was thought to debut in season 15 , explained toDoctor Who : Unleashedhow she find herself returning to the serial . Initially , Sethu assumed that she would be playing a one - off graphic symbol , but find herself grateful to be called back to play a companion to Gatwa ’s Doctor . Check out Sethu ’s full explanation below :
Oh , no ! I was just in it for the ride . I had a bang-up fourth dimension for those three calendar week , and it was just , you know , I was devastate to be leaving because I had so much play . But yeah , I did n’t know anything about it . That call came much after . calendar month and months . calendar month later on . So yeah .
Doctor Who season 14 is Ncuti Gatwa ’s first full picnic as the Doctor , and he is joined by an exciting cast of newcomers and familiar faces .
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It has already been confirmed that , when Sethu returns toDoctor Whoin season 15 , she will not be reprising the part of Mundy , and instead will be playing a new fibre . While it has n’t been confirmed whether Sethu ’s new character ’s inevitable resemblance to Mundy will be excuse in - creation , showrunner Russell T Davies did promise some hints down the line of credit towards a connection . However , while fledgling toDoctor Whomay raise their brow at this casting decision , it is n’t the first time a intimate guest star take on a new role .
Within Humphrey Davy ' first era ofDoctor Who , Eve Myles and Freema Agyeman played supporting office within the first two seasons of the show , only to later be throw off asTorchwoodlead Gwen Cooper and time of year 3 companion Martha Jones . Their previous roles were tied in as relatives and ascendent to their main characters . Karen Gillan also made an appearance as a Sister of the Sibylline in " The fire of Pompeii " before portraying Amy Pond . Even the Doctor is n’t immune to these situations , as both Colin Baker and Peter Capaldi had guest character before play the Time Lord .
How Mundy and Sethu ’s forthcoming companion are connected remain to be seen , but her early role has already show that she has incredible interpersonal chemistry with both of her TARDIS crewmates . Gatwa ’s Doctor and Ruby Sunday ( Millie Gibson ) . Mundy is an essential fictional character in " Boom , " allowingAndorstar Sethuto show off her skills in meet intoDoctor Who ’s wild world . As such , Sethu ’s functioning has left viewers just as eager as her to see her homecoming in 2025 .
Doctor Whoseason 14 releases every Friday simultaneously on Disney+ for international audiences and BBC iPlayer for UK viewers .
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The latest Doctor Who series introduces the Fifteenth Doctor , joined by new companion Ruby Sunday .
The latest Doctor Who series introduces the Fifteenth Doctor, joined by new companion Ruby Sunday.
