Ever since it was announced that Sex Education’s Ncuti Gatwa would be taking on the role of the fifteenth Doctor in Doctor Who, we’ve been waiting patiently to see what Gatwa’s take on the iconic character would look like.

Now, at long last, we have our answer: the BBC’s trailer for the actor’s first proper stint as the Doctor (he appeared briefly in the last of the 60th-anniversary specials earlier this year) has finally treated us to a first proper look at the character alongside his new companion Ruby Sunday (played by Millie Gibson).

And, whether he’s kilt-clad and dancing with wild abandon in a nightclub or dashing across rooftops in a long leather trench coat and checkered suit, we have to admit that this version of the Doctor has some serious style.

Watch the trailer for Doctor Who: The Church On Ruby Road below:

A hoard of cannibalistic goblins? A pirate ship floating in the skies above the United Kingdom? An intrepid young woman searching for her birth parents? And the effortlessly charming Ncuti Gatwa? Yep, we’re already 100% invested in this series.

Calling it a “reinvention of the show, brand new, but not a reboot”, showrunner Russell T Davies has promised fans that “it’s the same old show” but “everything starts again, everything’s seen through the eyes of Ruby Sunday and it’s that lovely feeling of here we go, a new era beginning”.

He also said the episode “kind of goes into territory we’ve never touched before”.

“In many ways that’s more… fresher than special two. We’ve never done this before,” he explained to SFX Magazine. 

The only other thing we know about Gatwa’s series (besides the trailer above, of course) is that the actor is “deeply honoured, beyond excited and of course a little bit scared” to be taking on the iconic role of the Doctor. 

Speaking when his casting was first announced, he explained: “This role and show means so much to so many around the world, including myself, and each one of my incredibly talented predecessors has handled that unique responsibility and privilege with the utmost care. I will endeavour my utmost to do the same.

“Russell T Davies is almost as iconic as the Doctor himself and being able to work with him is a dream come true. His writing is dynamic, exciting, incredibly intelligent and fizzing with danger. An actor’s metaphorical playground.”

We’re confident that Gatwa’s “cheeky and mischievous” take on the Doctor will be just as iconic as he is. Roll on Christmas day…

Doctor Who: The Church On Ruby Road will air at 5pm on Monday 25 December via BBC One and BBC iPlayer

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