Doctor Who set to air ‘ridiculous Eurovision-themed episode’ that could be most expensive instalment to date

Doctor Who is reportedly set to air ‘a ridiculous Eurovision-themed episode’ which could be the most expensive instalment to date. 

The sci-fi series, fronted by Ncuti Gatwa as the fifteenth Time Lord, is gearing up to screen the episode to coincide with the competition. 

This year’s Eurovision competition will take place in St Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland from May 13 – 17. 

Writer Juno Dawson has claimed the episode is set to be ‘mahoosive’ as there’s ‘no limit to the imagination.’

A source told The Mirror: ‘Think Eurovision in space. There will be singing and there will be competition. Hey, there might even be a cameo for Graham Norton! Anything is possible.’

Juno added: ‘It’s the most ridiculous episode they’ve ever done – and the most expensive.’

Doctor Who is reportedly set to air ‘a ridiculous Eurovision-themed episode’ which could be the most expensive instalment to date

The sci-fi series, fronted by Ncuti Gatwa as the fifteenth Time Lord, is gearing up to screen the episode to coincide with the competition (Nemo representing Switzerland in 2024)

She continued: ‘There’s no limit to the imagination on the show. I think it’s the best show ever made. Just you wait. This episode is mahoosive.’ 

It comes amid the news that Doctor Who is reportedly facing the axe, while lead actor Ncuti is thought to be on the verge of quitting.

The long-running sci-fi show has suffered a huge drop in ratings of late, with fans said to be fed up of the injection of woke storylines. 

The Scottish actor, 32, joined the show in 2023 after Jodie Whittaker bowed out as the Time Lord, but it’s rumoured that he’s set to walk away from the BBC show after just two seasons. 

According to reports, a decision of the show’s future will only be decided by bosses once Ncuti’s second series hits screens later this year.

It is thought that Ncuti has already filmed his regeneration exit scene, with crews allegedly fearing that this could spell the end of the series after a whopping 62 years. 

A source told The Sun: ‘Ncuti doesn’t want to be tied to the series beyond this and plans to relocate to Los Angeles with several Hollywood projects standing by for him.

‘His team also see a lot of fan backlash from the series, and don’t want the perception of him still being The Doctor to get in the way of any future work.’

Writer Juno Dawson has claimed the episode is set to be ‘mahoosive’ as there’s ‘no limit to the imagination’  

They continued: ‘The show has been poorly managed in recent years and there’s a lot of people who’ve been working on this show for years and now being cast aside due to poor leadership.’

The insider added that people had warned that the episodes were becoming ‘too caught up on an agenda’ rather than focusing ‘telling a story’, with those people apparently being ‘shouted down’ and ‘ignored.’

MailOnline have contacted representatives of BBC and Ncuti for comment. 

According to the publication, Ncuti’s first series attracted between ‘2.25million and 3.18million viewers’, much less than previous series’. 

Ncuti was the first black actor to take on the leading role as The Doctor, after Jodie made history as the first permanent female Time Lord in 2017. 

He became a household name when he starred as gay teenager Eric Effiong in the Netflix comedy-drama series Sex Education.