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Doctor Who<\/a><\/strong> producer Jane Tranter recently opened up about the casting of Ncuti Gatwa<\/strong> and Jodie Whittaker as the fifteenth and the thirteenth Doctors in the show, respectively. Although the two stars\u2019 runs on the show have ended, their casting had previously led to mixed responses from fans. The British TV show is considered to be a science fiction classic, and it is one of the longest-running series on television.<\/p>\n Jane Tranter, known for producing Doctor Who, recently sat down with InTouch Magazine<\/a> and shared her views on the casting of Ncuti Gatwa and Jodie Whittaker.<\/p>\n Tranter, who worked with showrunner Russell T Davies on the show, labeled the casting of the two actors \u201cnormal\u201d and stated, \u201cI like the fact Doctor Who can touch on sensitive issues and do it in an entertaining and engaging way, but that\u2019s how Russell T Davies writes. I also don\u2019t see the casting of Jodie Whittaker as the first female Doctor or casting Ncuti Gatwa as the first Black Doctor as some bold step in the culture wars. It\u2019s simply as it should be.\u201d<\/p>\n Gatwa was a part of the show from 2023 to 2025. When speaking about why he left the show in July 2025, Gatwa revealed<\/a> that he was \u201cgetting old,\u201d adding that his \u201cbody was tired.\u201d Whittaker left the show in 2022, reportedly due to her wanting to spend more time with her family.<\/p>\n Due to Doctor Who being criticized for allegedly making creative decisions due to \u201cwokeness\u201d in the past few years, showrunner Davies has also slammed critics who have called out the casting choices. In a conversation with BBC Radio 2, he asserted, \u201cSomeone always brings up matters of diversity. And there are online warriors accusing us of diversity and wokeness and involving messages and issues. And I have no time for this. I don\u2019t have a second to bear [it]. Because what you might call diversity, I just call an open door.\u201d (via BBC News<\/a>)<\/p>\n Originally reported by Ishita Verma on SuperHeroHype<\/a>.<\/p>\n The post Doctor Who Producer Explains \u2018Woke\u2019 Casting Choices in Sci-Fi Series<\/a> appeared first on ComingSoon.net – Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Doctor Who producer Jane Tranter recently opened up about the casting of Ncuti Gatwa and Jodie Whittaker as the fifteenth and the thirteenth Doctors in the show, respectively. Although the two stars\u2019 runs on the show have ended, their casting had previously led to mixed responses from fans. 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