‘Doctor Who’ Star Says “Doctor Woke” Criticism Means Series Is Simply Spreading Kindness

‘Doctor Who’ Star Says “Doctor Woke” Criticism Means Series Is Simply Spreading Kindness

Varada Sethu, the new star of Doctor Who, has defended the BBC and Disney+ series against claims it has gone “woke.” In an interview with the Radio Times, the new companion to Ncuti Gatwa’s Time Lord said that the “woke” barb means the drama is simply doing the right thing in being inclusive. “There’s been a couple of Doctor Woke [references] or whatever, but I just think we’re doing the right thing if we’re getting comments like that,” Seth…

‘Woke’ criticism of Doctor Who proves show on right track, says its newest star

Varada Sethu joining series as Doctor’s latest companion, marking first time Tardis team is wholly people of colourCriticisms that Doctor Who has become too “woke” prove the series is doing the right thing by being inclusive, its new star Varada Sethu has said.Sethu plays the Doctor’s latest travelling companion, Belinda Chandra, in new episodes airing next month. With Ncuti Gatwa returning as the Doctor, the pairing marks the first time a Tardi…