Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa has been axed by the BBC after just two series and the once popular show has been put on an ‘extended pause’ amid falling ratings and woke storylines, it’s been reported today. The Mail has more.
The BBC programme is also said to have been paused for an extended break amid criticism about plots about non-binary aliens and incels.
Fans of the show have also lamented some of the programme’s best loved villains being given ‘woke’ facelifts. In one episode Ncuti’s Doctor admitted he was gay.
It came after Gatwa’s withdrawal from presenting the UK’s Eurovision jury scores on Saturday night after Israel made the final. Gatwa has previously been vocal in his support for Palestine.
The current Doctor Who is yet to comment but the BBC has said that claims he has already been axed are “pure speculation” and that no decision has been made.
There have also been rumours Mr Gatwa was planning to walk away himself and concentrate on breaking Hollywood.
“As we have previously stated, the decision on season 3 will be made after season 2 airs'” a BBC spokesman said.
There was some anger as the announcement Rwandan-Scottish actor Ncuti had withdrawn from presenting Eurovision came moments after Israel’s Yuval Raphael – a survivor of the October 7th attacks – qualified for the final with her song “New Day Will Rise”. She ended up finishing second to Austria last Saturday. Sophie Ellis-Bextor stepped in for him.
A TV insider reportedly said: “If the final nail wasn’t already in the coffin, it was well and truly hammered in after that.
“Bosses were incredibly disappointed. Ncuti, as the Doctor, is one of the corporation’s most high-profile faces.
The source told the Sun: “His withdrawal was incredibly embarrassing. It caps what has been a largely depressing tenure in the Tardis for Ncuti.” …
An insider said: “Everything is now pointing in the direction of a prolonged break once the next series has aired. It will be back to the drawing boards for the Doctor Who team.”
All together now: go woke, go broke.
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