Millie Gibson’s Doctor Who character Ruby Sunday will only make fleeting appearances in next year’s series, show insiders say.
Viewers saw Ruby bid a tearful farewell to the Doctor in Saturday’s finale, choosing to stay on Earth with her newly discovered biological mother, played by Faye McKeever.
And sources told the Mirror that Millie’s 2025 scenes will be minimal. One insider said: “In next year’s series there is a big standalone episode featuring Ruby reminiscing about her time with the Doctor, as a flashback. And then the story about her and her family members is wrapped up in the season finale. But it’s more about them than her.”
However, the insider added “the door has been left open” for Millie to return as Ruby in the future.
Doctor Who’s Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson (right) with Varada Sethu (
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A clip featuring Ruby has been released as a “sneak peak” trailer for the next series and shows the character in a bar telling people to stay inside, then flicking through a photo album with her mum and friends.
Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies said Ruby had simply been put on hold for now but she would return to the show before long. He explained: “This is a pause. I genuinely felt Ruby’s story paused there. She couldn’t get all that information about her family, all that emotional overload, and run off in the TARDIS. It pauses there. She’s coming back.”
The Mirror revealed in January that Millie was being replaced by a new companion played by Varada Sethu, 32.
Millie, 20, has since signed to star in a major new TV adaptation of The Forsyte Saga for a US channel.
Russell has suggested Ncuti Gatwa’s 15th Doctor, Millie and Varada will become a time-travelling trio next year.
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“A new companion is coming in, but you’ll see the three of them together,” he said. “Three people in this TARDIS fighting evil. There are really crucial stories for Ruby to come, and her family.
“We were ordered for two years of a series off Disney and the Ruby Sunday story literally spans those two years.”
It is understood Varada, who has starred in the Disney+ series Andor for the last two years, landed the role having impressed bosses with her brief appearance as Mundy in this year’s episode Boom. However, the new companion will be a different character.
More than eight million viewers watched the festive special in which Ncuti and Millie made their debut. The series opener, in May, has now been seen by more than six million.
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