Doctor Who? RTD Has “No Idea” if Billie Piper is Next Doctor

Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies has said he has “no idea” whether Billie Piper is the next Doctor.

Despite the Series 15 finale appearing to show Gatwa regenerating into Piper, her role was uncredited, and remains unacknowledged in any official press release.

During a recent interview with Your Manchester, when asked directly on Piper’s role, Davies simply shrugged, “I have no idea.”

The interviewer followed up by suggesting, “She’d make a very good Doctor though, wouldn’t she?”, to which Davies replied, “That’s clever… you should work in PR.”

In the past, such a comment might have been dismissed as typical RTD misdirection. But in 2025, amid increasing uncertainty over Doctor Who’s future, it carries greater weight.

If Davies genuinely has no idea what Piper’s appearance means, the more pressing question is why such a pivotal moment was included at all without a clear path forward for the show.

The BBC has yet to confirm a new season following Series 15, which concluded on 31 May 2025. No cast announcements or production updates have been released.

Meanwhile, multiple reports suggest Disney is withdrawing its co-production role, raising questions about the show’s long-term funding and global distribution model.