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Ncuti Gatwa leaves Doctor Who in shock regeneration

The actor leaves his role as the Doctor after playing the iconic character for two series on Doctor Who.

Piper, who previously played the Doctor's assistant, Rose Tyler, said the opportunity to "step back on that Tardis one more time was just something I couldn't refuse". After playing Rose Tyler for two full series in 2005 and 2006, she won acclaim for roles including sex worker Belle de Jour in Secret Diary of a Call Girl and the lead character in Sky Atlantic's I Hate Suzie. And most recently was nominated for a Bafta for playing TV producer Sam McAlister in Scoop, a drama about Prince Andrew's disastrous interview on Newsnight in 2019.

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