As fans await Doctor Who‘s first fully-fledged, brand-new spin-off for some time, The War Between the Land and the Sea, one of the show’s stars, Russell Tovey, has just given some hints as to what we can expect.
Variety, Tovey called working on the series “one of the most joyful jobs I’ve ever done”, before saying that the show is “a refresh” of “these creatures” from the show’s past – AKA the Sea Devils.
He also said that the show has “got everything for the Doctor Who world, but it also feels completely fresh” and “like an indie film”, adding: “I wanted it to feel gritty and indie and dynamic in that way”.
Speaking about the characters, Tovey added that Jemma Redgrave’s role as Kate Lethbridge-Stewart is “so elevated” in the show, before confirming a key detail – that Gugu Mbatha-Raw is in prosthetics for the series, while his own character is not.
It has previously been rumoured that one or both of the actors could be playing a Sea Devil in the show – does this seemingly confirm that Mbatha-Raw is?
[image id="2080065" size="full" title="Russell Tovey and Gugu Mbatha-Raw" alt="Russell Tovey and Gugu Mbatha-Raw in side-by-side headshots" classes=""] Russell Tovey and Gugu Mbatha-Raw.The five-part series has been written by Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies and Pete McTighe, while all of the episodes are being directed by Dylan Holmes-Williams, who previously directed season 14 episodes 73 Yards and Dot and Bubble.
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Additional cast members who are set to appear in the show include Ruth Madeley and Alexander Devrient, reprising their Doctor Who characters, and Colin McFarlane, reprising his role from Torchwood.
Adrian Lukis, Patrick Baladi, Vincent Franklin, Francesca Corney and Mei Mac are all expected to be playing new characters.
Of course, before The War Between the Land and the Sea arrives, fans have the 15th season of Doctor Who to tide them over – as the spin-off is, according to Davies, still “far from transmission”.
The War Between the Land and the Sea will air on BBC One on BBC iPlayer. Doctor Who season 15 will be released in 2025.
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