Doctor Who to push for filming in Kirkcaldy

DOCTOR Who star Ncuti Gatwa says he wants to film an episode in Fife.

The Rwandan-born actor, who was brought up in the Kingdom, says he will ask director Russel T Davies to “make it happen”.

Gatwa, 31, was announced as the 15th Doctor for the latest series, which began airing earlier this month.

He is the first person of colour to star as The Doctor.

When asked by a Hollywood reporter if he has requested an episode to be filmed in Scotland, he said: “Do you know what? I haven’t, but I will.

“I was preoccupied. Next trip, Bonnie Scotland. Fight for the Kingdom of Fife. There’s a big something going down in Kirkcaldy.”

He also joked about the thought of Americans trying to pronounce Kirkcaldy, adding: “Oh, we know it’ll be fun!”

Gatwa rose to fame after starring as Eric Effiong in the hit Netflix series Sex Education.

His family fled to Scotland during the Rwandan genocide in the early 1990s, originally settling in Edinburgh before moving to Fife.

He previously opened up about receiving racist abuse while attending Dunfermline High School.

In a BBC documentary, he claimed it was “normal” for him to suffer racist abuse while at school.

He added: “It was so normal for me to have racial abuse spat at me and then when I moved to Dunfermline, there were a group of boys who made up a racist social media page geared at me.

“There were no black Scottish role models.”

During school he also played a staring role in Queen musical We Will Rock You.

Following school, he graduated from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and performed at Dundee Rep.

The actor also earned a role in the 2014 BBC Sitcom Bob Servant, which starred Dundee acting legend Brian Cox.

The latest Doctor Who series can be watched on BBC iplayer.