The Fifteenth Physician is lastly right here — at the very least, for a one-off Christmas particular.
After making an look within the third anniversary particular by means of a little bit of “bigeneration,” Ncuti Gatwa is eventually stepping as much as the plate as The Physician. He’ll be joined by new companion Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson), who lives a quiet life along with her grandma and mother till The Physician exhibits up. In “The Church on Ruby Highway,” they’ll each come head to head with mysterious goblins, and must riddle their manner out of a Christmas journey.
Although it’ll be a bit earlier than the brand new season of Physician Who premieres, we’ve been ready an awfully very long time to see Gatwa as The Physician. So it’s comprehensible if we’re all excited to observe the Christmas particular as quickly as we probably can — and right here’s how.
How one can watch the Physician Who Christmas particular on Disney Plus
As with the anniversary specials (and all Physician Who seasons shifting ahead), Physician Who shall be streaming its Christmas episode on Disney Plus. Meaning we are able to most likely anticipate the identical kind of launch schedule: Disney shall be releasing the particular concurrently with its broadcast within the U.Ok., which means for those who’re watching it on Disney Plus, the brand new specials will drop on Christmas at 9:55 a.m. PST/12:55 p.m. EST.
Can I watch the Christmas Physician Who particular on BBC?
Yup! You’ll have the ability to watch Physician Who’s 2023 Christmas particular on BBC One and the BBC iPlayer within the U.Ok. beginning at 5:55 p.m. on December 25 (that’s Christmas).
What do I must have watched beforehand?
As with the Physician Who anniversary specials: Technically nothing — the franchise has been going for 60 years and counting, so there’s a number of Who you possibly can atone for, however how may you even decide the place to start out?
But it surely’s most likely useful to have at the very least watched the anniversary specials, notably the final one, “The Giggle,” which options the handoff between David Tennant’s Tenth/Fourteenth Physician and Gatwa’s Fifteenth. Suffice it to say, Gatwa’s Physician will get launched in an unorthodox (and, frankly, lower than stellar) manner, which is able to little question be a little bit of backstory for the particular. Plus it’s simply enjoyable to get a way of what Gatwa is bringing to the function already — he’s a star!
In case you do wish to revisit any older Physician Who, you’ll wish to try the Russell T. Davies part, as he’s the brand new (returning) showrunner; so that you’re in search of collection 1 by means of collection 5. These received’t be viewable on Disney Plus, although, solely Max.
Is there a trailer so I can watch Ncuti Gatwa already?
There may be! Right here’s an early Christmas current, ya rascal:
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