Who Says

The Thirteenth Doctor and Yaz return - we're all ears

-  ROBBIE DUNLOP

SFX RECENTLY JOINED Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill at the Big Finish studios to celebrate their forthcoming return to Doctor Who in 12 new hour-long audio adventures.

You left Doctor Who two years ago. But did Doctor Who leave you?

JW and MG [in unison]: No! [Laughs] JW: In one way you're never allowed to, but I would never let go of it anyway.

MG: You can't, can you? JW: I'm clinging on to them coattails for the rest of my life.

Did you have any hesitation about reprising your roles on audio?

MG: We've been waiting a while. Everyone says to us, "Are you going to do Big Finish?" and I'm like, "Awkward! Because I've not been asked. When they ask, yes."

JW: We were bullied into it by the fans! [Laughs]

MG: Personally, for me it was a very easy decision. I didn't know what I was getting myself into. I'd done radio plays, I'd done audiobooks, and I totally assumed it was like an audiobook; you were in a space by yourself, reading thousands and thousands of words...

JW: Panicking! MG: It was only when we got here on the day I was like, "Wait, there are other people?" JW: It was amazing!

MG: We're, like, acting!