Indira Varma (Game of Thrones, Luther) cast in the fourteenth season of Doctor Who

The fourteenth season of Doctor Who has cast Game of Thrones and Luther actress Indira Varma as The Duchess, a mystery role in the first season starring Ncuti Gatwa. Ncuti Gatwa's upcoming adventures are expected in 2024, following the Sex Education actor's first adventure in the TARDIS. In season fourteen of Doctor Who, the fifteenth Doctor of Gatwa will travel through space and time alongside Millie Gibson's new companion Ruby Sunday. He visits England of the Regency era and the height of Beatlemania in the 1960s.

In a new tweet shared by the official Doctor Who Twitter account, it was confirmed that Indira Varma is the latest addition to join the incredible cast of the fourteenth season. The actress who has previously portrayed Dornish leader Ellaria Sand in Game of Thrones, Zoe Luther in Luther and Imperial turncoat Tala Durith in Obi-Wan Kenobi, among others, will portray a mysterious new character known as The Duchess, a character first referred to. was referenced in a tweet showing Gatwa and Gibson's Doctor Who costumes for the Regency era.



Both Varma (pictured) and returning showrunner Russell T. Davies released statements as part of the official announcement. Varma emphasized her excitement about working with Gatwa, with both the actress and Davies celebrating her surprise return to the Doctor Who universe.

Indira Varma: "Ik vind het geweldig om in Doctor Who te spelen en vooral om samen met Ncuti, als de Doctor, kosmische paden te kruisen en kijk ernaar uit om samen met hem interplanetair kattenkwaad uit te halen. Ik vond het geweldig om Suzie Costello te spelen voor Russell T. Davies in Torchwood, dus ik vind het geweldig om deze wereld opnieuw te betreden."

Showrunner, Russell T Davies says: "I’m overjoyed to be reunited with Indira after our TORCHWOOD days, and this part is truly spectacular! A whole new audience will be hiding behind the settee when the Duchess unleashes her terror."

Indira Varma is the latest Torchwood star to transfer to Doctor Who.

Doctor Who season fourteen marks Varma's transition from the adult-oriented spin-off series Torchwood. Despite being a high-ranking member of the team, Suzie's fear of death led her to become obsessed with the alien artifact known as the Resurrection Gauntlet, committing a series of murders while plotting to meet her own demise. to escape. While Suzie was shot when she confronted Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) and Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles), her plan would briefly resurrect her to stop her plot, before being killed again.

Varma isn't the only member of the Torchwood cast to play a different role in the Doctor Who series. Before appearing in Torchwood, Eva Myles played Victorian maid Gwyneth in the season one episode "The Unquiet Dead," who would later be established as an ancestor of Gwen Cooper in the season four finale "Journey's End." Peter Capaldi, after guest starring as merchant Caecilius in Doctor Who season four 'The Fires of Pompeii', would also join Torchwood as the tragic Home Secretary John Frobisher during Torchwood's harrowing season three episode 'Children of Earth', only to return and to lead the main series as the Twelfth Doctor from 2014 to 2017.

With Varma, her surprise return to Doctor Who should excite viewers new and old alike. In addition to her participation in Doctor Who season fourteen, many who know her from her previous Doctor Who roles will also be intrigued by how her mysterious Duchess character will differ from her portrayal of Suzie Costello. And with Varma returning to Doctor Who, other familiar faces may also return in new roles.