Doctor Who director explains why he never returned after fan-favourite episodes

Doctor Who fans convinced they've cracked show's biggest mystery

Mrs Flood is played by EastEnders alum Anita Dobson (Picture: James Pardon/Bad Wolf/BBC Studios) Doctor Who fans think they might have cracked one of the biggest mysteries of Ncuti Gatwa’s run as the Time Lord so far. Gatwa’s second season of the BBC sci-fi classic has seen Mrs Flood, played by EastEnders alum Anita Dobson, pop up all over the shop with each new episode, much like Susan Twist’s character, Susan Triad. Dobson’s character made her…

Doctor Who director explains why he never returned after fan-favourite episodes

Joe Ahearne helmed five episodes of the 2005 revival, including Dalek, Father's Day and The Parting of the Ways.

Doctor Who Series 1 Director, Joe Ahearne, Explains Why He Never Returned to the Show

Doctor Who Series 1 director, Joe Ahearne, has spoken about being asked to return to the programme, and the reason he didn’t come back. At a BFI event celebrating 20 years since Doctor Who returned to screens fronted by the Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) and Rose Tyler (Billie Piper), Ahearne explained: “I kind of felt that I’d already come back, because I’d only come on to do two episodes and then they invited me back for another three… …