We've known for some time now that Varada Sethu will be joining the cast of Doctor Who in season 15, playing a new companion who joins the Doctor and, when she returns , Ruby Sunday, aboard the TARDIS. However, we haven't actually been told anything about her character, other than that she will be playing a new role, rather than reprising her season 14 role of Mundy Flynn . That is, until now.
During Doctor Who's San Diego Comic-Con panel in Hall H, it was confirmed that Sethu's character will be called Belinda Chandra. The character's name is all that has been revealed thus far, but that hasn't stopped fans already wondering whether Belinda's surname could link her to fan-favourite Sarah Jane Adventures character, Rani Chandra. Sethu's character's name wasn't the only bit of major Who news to come out of the panel - fans also got their first look at the 2024 Christmas special, with the clip now available to watch online .
Read more: Doctor Who’s Callie Cooke would "love" to return: 'Maybe as someone else' Doctor Who's Jodie Whittaker praises Chris Chibnall's "beautiful" Thasmin writing The cast and synopsis were also confirmed for long-rumoured spin-off series The War Between the Land and the Sea , with two familiar faces returning to the Whoniverse. Russell Tovey and Gugu Mbatha-Raw, who previously played Midshipman Alonso Frame and Tish Jones in Davies's first era running the show, will be playing new roles in the spin-off, which will be made up of five parts and has bee.