Start date of the 15th start date of Doctor WHO officially confirmed – with a returning guest star

In addition to the announcement of the publication date, it was confirmed that Alan Cumming will return to the Whonverses, this time as a cartoon character MR Ring-A-thing, which we scratched out of a cinema screen in season 15 of the 15-year-old.

The character is described as “a happy, funny, Singalong cartoon, who lives with his friend Sunshine Sally in the sunny city”.

“1952, after years of repetitions in cinemas across the country, Mr. Ring-A-thing suddenly looks over the screen and sees the real world outside-and the consequences are scary.”

Cumming Before the guest was subsequently the 2018 Witchfinder as King James I.

Showrunner Russell T Davies said about his casting: “Only Alan Cumming could give so much wit, malice, danger and fun. He makes the entire universe of Doctor Who Wilder and Wilder than ever before and it is an absolute honor to greet him on board the Tardis. “

The new season will of course see Ncuti Gatwa at the top, where he is accompanied by Varada Sethu as Belinda Chandra, with Millie Gibson playing a smaller role in the new season.

In view of the final of the 14th season, this was to be expected in which Ruby found her biological mother Louise and decided to get to know her by living her life back on earth. But Ruby will not be far away because the showrunner Russell T Davies teases more stories for the coming Sundays.

In an interview with Entertainment weeklyDavies said: “We go to the second season, and my god, ruby ​​Sunday, is important for that. There are good things.”

While the details of the 15th season are kept under closure, a very special teaser on Christmas Day last year gave an insight into what is to be expected.

The trailer sees itself together with the new companion Belinda and the return of Ruby next to the unit.

The clip also indicates the return of Discord's pantheon when the doctor warns “fatal” games against “armed forces beyond this universe.

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Doctor Who will return to BBC One and IPlayer on April 12th.

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