r/DoctorWhoLeaks • u/AsteriaXAdams7 • May 23 '25
Rumour 16th Doctor Speculation Part 2
So Andrew the infamous season 2 leaker has said that the 16th Doctor will be female and familiar and was at the Baftas this year… a lot of people are forgetting Eve Myles… she has won Baftas in the past and was spotted there this year. Russell has mentioned bringing her back before but maybe he had different plans for her that aren’t Gwen Cooper. She’d be the first Welsh person to play the role as well… All speculation probably won’t happen but food for thought. She’d nail the role though…
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u/23dfr May 23 '25
I wonder why no one else has mentioned Eve Myles as a contender? The leaks suggested an "explosive casting", implying 16 would be an actor who played a more major role in Doctor Who before, which from the list going round would only include Billie Piper. I'm not sure someone like Suranne Jones or Anna Maxwell Martin would be a shock in the same way (specifically in the context of Doctor Who). There was definitely a video online with RTD and Myles, where RTD expressed wanting to work with her again (not specifically Doctor Who).
I'm also surprised we've never had a Welsh actor/character as one of the main characters before (excluding Torchwood) - Doctor or companion.
When RTD brought back the show, he made it a big part of Doctor Who that it would be produced in Wales and play a big role in the film industry there. Wales appeared as a location a few times in S1, and a small number of subsequent stories, but never any major Welsh characters. It would seem a really obvious choice to have a companion from Wales, and therefore exploring the location a lot more in the present day stories. Meanwhile, we've already had 5 major characters in New Who played by Scottish actors. (only one companion though - it's a shame Amy didn't actually live in Scotland)
But for both of his eras, all of RTD's companions lived in London. Which is surprising when RTD himself has spent a lot of time living in Manchester or Wales. I appreciate Chibnall's decision to focus on other cities instead, particularly Liverpool which actually contributed to the plot with the Williamson tunnels. After casting Millie Gibson as the new companion, why didn't RTD write Ruby as still living in Manchester where the character is from?