Doctor Who‘s chief showrunner has dismissed fans’ views that it has become too ‘woke‘ after viewers complained about the beloved science-fictions show online.
The long-running sci-fi phenomenon, which has a global following of millions, has seen its ratings plummet after fans were left fed up by some of its recent plots.
Campaigners have accused bosses behind the BBC series of ‘promoting the cult of gender ideology‘ in the latest episodes of the time-hopping romp, which is streamed globally thanks to a lucrative deal with Disney thought to be worth £100million.
In the show’s 60th anniversary, fans were introduced to Rose Noble, the transgender daughter of Donna Noble, who blasts the Doctor for ‘assuming the gender‘ of a rat-like furry alien.
Fuming Whovians have also lamented the introduction of the screeching, deranged, wide-mouthed, ginger-haired non-binary villain, Maestro – played by American drag queen Jinkx Monsoon.
Returning boss Russell T Davies has introduced a string of controversial plots – included David Tennant’s Doctor realising he was gay after developing a crush on the ‘hot’ Sir Isaac Newton.
Yet this week, 61-year-old Davies told BBC Radio 2: ‘Someone always brings up matters of diversity.
‘There are online warriors accusing us of diversity and weakness and involving messages and issues. I have no time for this. I don’t want to bear [it].
Pictured: Doctor Who boss Russell T Davies (right) with the current Doctor, Ncuti Gatwa
Pictured: Billie Piper as Rose and David Tennant as the Doctor in the 2006 episode Fear Her
In the 60th anniversary episode of Dr Who, fans were introduced to Rose Noble, the transgender daughter of Donna Noble, who blasts the Doctor for ‘assuming the gender’ of a rat-like furry alien
Fans also lamented the introduction of the screeching, deranged, wide-mouthed, ginger-haired non-binary villain, Maestro – played by American drag queen Jinkx Monsoon (pictured)
David Tennant’s Doctor said to his companion that Isaac (Nathaniel Curtis, pictured) ‘was so hot’. He added in an apparent reference to his own sexuality: ‘Oh, is that who I am now?’
‘Because what you might call diversity, I just call and open door.
He added: ‘Why limit to yourself? Why breathe in the exhaust fumes? ‘Why be toxic? Come over here where the life and light and air and sound is.’
It comes amid rumours the franchise’s lead star, Ncuti Gatwa, is on the verge of quitting his role as the Time Lord and that the show could soon be cancelled.
Ncuti’s first series attracting between 2.25million and 3.18million viewers – a tiny fraction of what the franchise used to pull in.
The Scottish actor, 32, joined the cast in 2023 after Jodie Whittaker bowed out as the Doctor, but it’s rumoured he’s set to walk away from the show after two seasons.
