Despite multiple reports that Disney+ is looking to end its partnership with the BBC to finance and stream Doctor Who, the UK television channel has made it clear that it remains committed to the ...

Until recently, the long-running British show was too often content with iteration. Actor Ncuti Gatwa brought an unapologetic queerness to the character of the Doctor.

But the scene where he is frozen in space, close to death, is the first time we see the vision too. "Grandfather," says Susan, in what appears to be a TARDIS very much like the Doctor's.

Doctor Who will live on "with or without Disney," the BBC has now said, as the wait for the show's renewal continues.

Doctor Who looks set to repeat a previous mistake in a bid to get back on the air in the near future.