Doctor Who - Series 13: John Bishop Joins Cast

We may have lost Graham O'Brien (Bradley Walsh) and Ryan Sinclair (Tosin Cole) but after Revolution Of The Daleks aired, the BBC were quick to reveal that the Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) and Yasmin Khan (Mandip Gill) will have company in the TARDIS.

Comedian John Bishop (who's also had acting gig in things such as Skins and Accused) will be joining Whittaker and Gill as the new companion, called Dan. Not much is known about the character at the moment, other than going by the trailer, he's from Liverpool, a builder and has a friend (Craige Els) who reads his horoscope to him. 

The scene showed some brief shots of moments that were filmed for the upcoming thirteenth series but nothing too revealing either. Saying that, we know that Bishop's character will have his own encounter with the Sontarans and will likely be in all eight episodes of the upcoming series. 

The 54-year-old, who recently tested positive for coronavirus, said boarding the Tardis was a "dream come true", that his character "becomes embroiled in the Doctor's adventures" and faces "evil alien races beyond his wildest nightmares".

I know some people were keen on just the Doctor and Yaz only for Series, but personally I think Chris Chibnall has made the right call adding a new companion into the mix and we've seen countless times that older companions work very well on the series. In other words, I think audiences will actually like John Bishop as Dan.

Press Release: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55509582

Welcome To The TARDIS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHSob62p17Q

Series 13 of Doctor Who should resume filming this month for a 2021 airing on both BBC1 and BBCAmerica.