Ncuti performed The Physician for a complete of two seasons, the shortest stint accountable for the Tardis since Christopher Eccleston 20 years in the past.
Final month, the Barbie star admitted to BBC anchor Laura Kuenssberg that he give up the collection as a result of “I’m getting outdated and my physique was drained”.
“It’s probably the most superb job on the planet, a job that any actor would dream of and – as a result of it’s so good – it’s strenuous,” the 32-year-old mentioned. “It takes so much out of you, bodily, emotionally, mentally, and so it was time.”
On whether or not he would ever return to the present, he cryptically responded: “By no means say by no means.”
With Physician Who’s future nonetheless not presently clear, followers are at present debating precisely what Billie’s shock cameo within the collection finale means, and whether or not or not she’s actually set to painting the Sixteenth Physician.
A spin-off collection, The Struggle Between The Land And The Sea, can also be set to air on the BBC later this 12 months, starring Russell Tovey, Gugu Mbathu-Uncooked, and Jemma Redgrave, reprising her position as Kate Lethbridge-Stewart.