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How Doctor Who became the star-making role nobody in their right mind would want
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How Doctor Who became the star-making role nobody in their right mind would want

The BBC has announced it is cancelling the 2026 Christmas special of ‘Doctor Who’, following reports that producers are struggling to replace Ncuti Gatwa’s recently departed Time Lord. One of TV’s biggest roles is looking like a poisoned chalice, writes Louis Chilton

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