When Ncuti Gatwa left Doctor Who, it was a shock to many, but one theory may have proven that it's not the end for this Doctor.

Mrs. Flood bigenerated into Archie Panjabi ‘s character. “Our name is The Rani. Although, she’s become a Rani, while I’m The Rani, the definite article, so to speak,” she said.

The time has come for the Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) to return Belinda (Varada Sethu), and it’s the same date that Mrs. Flood (Anita Dobson), recently revealed to be the Rani (Archie Panjabi) after ...

When all was said and done, the return of the Rani was far from the biggest deal in the Doctor Who season finale. Rather, the headline coming out of “The Reality War” is that Ncuti Gatwa’s … ...

Turns out, it was exactly what many Doctor Who fans had, jokingly or otherwise, guessed immediately. In some ways, according to showrunner Russell T Davies, that was the point.

And yes, she has bigenerated, and now she’s Mrs. Flood and Archie Panjabi as The Rani, which is so exciting.” He continued, “It was kind of the plan almost from the beginning.

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