Fun, flirty and far too brief: why did Ncuti Gatwa leave Doctor Who so soon?

Fun, flirty and far too brief: why did Ncuti Gatwa leave Doctor Who so soon?

Young, beautiful and queer, the first Black man to hold the sonic screwdriver made waves before his shock regeneration – but his time in the Whoniverse was the shortest in 20 years. What next for him … and the show?At the weekend, Doctor Who attempted to pull off the holy grail of a surprise regeneration, with Billie Piper appearing to step into the shoes of the departing 15th Doctor Ncuti Gatwa in a move that, unless you are constantly online i…