Doctor Who Christmas Special: The Church on Ruby Road review – the charismatic Ncuti Gatwa knocks it out of the park
Warning: this review is also a recap, meaning it contains spoilers for the episode
He’s only just taken charge of the Tardis, but 15th Doctor Ncuti Gatwa is already creating waves across space, time and fashion. There was that trouser-free regeneration opposite David Tennant in the last of the 60th anniversary episodes. Then, the BBC marked the countdown to the Doctor’s Christmas special by releasing the first pop single in the franchise’s history with “The Goblin Song”. Tom Baker must be retrospectively fuming that nobody in the 1970s suggested he duet with David Bowie. “All the Young Daleks” has a ring to it, no?
It’s been . The actor playing the Time Lord with two hearts would be only human if he was . If that is the case, Gatwa keeps all signs of stress concealed under the kilt he’s wearing for his big entrance. Amid the hype and hyperbole, Gatwa makes playing the Doctor look effortless.
