Sutekh comeback 'proves Doctor Who hasn't severed its roots', says Russell T Davies
Sutekh comeback 'proves Doctor Who hasn't severed its roots', says Russell T Davies
The villain's return was also influenced by a certain Marvel series.
...being on Disney Plus now, this is a very deliberate choice to bring back an old BBC enemy – we've even cast the same actor [Gabriel Woolf] – to prove that the show hasn't severed its roots. To delve into your backstory is a very fine thing. That's thrilling for new viewers, and for old viewers it's a great reward.
Also, you're guaranteed that the internet will do your work for you. In the old days, you could feasibly have said, 'Will people know who Sutekh is?' Now, it's on our official site. It's on our Instagram posts. Type in the word 'Sutekh' and there's an entire Wikipedia article, full of the history.
The hand-wringing over the Disney distribution deal has been fascinating to watch...
I get the sense of national angst that corporate US entertainment might sink its teeth into something so quintessentially British, but I think even Disney understands the lay of the media landscape well enough not to retread the mistakes of the TV movie...