[Headie]

Pearl Mackie

Youtube video

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36111598

[Denver]

Underwhelmed is a overstatement

[Shaun]

She has two acting credits. One of those was an episode of Doctors. OK then...

she seems irritating.

[AProducer'sWetDream]

I was hoping for Rakhee Thakrar but she seems really good from that little clip. Very different from Clara so I'm looking forward to seeing how her and Peter Capaldi interact.

[Firewire]

I reserve judgement until I see her first episode. Nice that she's a woman of colour though!

[Lostie!]

Saw the clip on TV, excited for her!

Can't say I really care how much or little she's been in so far, it's not a prerequisite for the new companion to be played by a household name.

[Denver]

Tbf I was always going to be disappointed with anyone who was Rahkee

[Marsh.]

Hard to judge her straight away off a random clip. I was expecting someone well known considering the time slot for the announcement.

But, I do like that they seem to have gone back to a normal girl being introduced to the Doctor over a sassy, know-it-all with a mystery around them again.

[Headie]

Youtube video

[Pete.]

Love her already Unknowns > Big Names

[_Tom_]

That trailer is tragic

[LaLaLand]

#WeWantShabnam

[Braden]

I haven't paid attention to Doctor Who since Matt Smith's first series, but I actually really like this new companion from what I saw in the clip.

I like that she just seems like a normal, everyday-like character. I think Stephen Moffat has got too caught up with trying to make people like Amy, River Song and Clara far too complex. I loved the simplicity of Russell T Davies taking a normal person and having their life completely change by The Doctor, as oppose to having a character which The Doctor's world revolves around...if that makes sense.

[VanessaFeltz.]

it is not catherine tate so

goodbye

[Firewire]

Well it was never going to be Catherine Tate was it

[Greg!]

Why is the character name Bill that's almost umm2 worthy

[Samm]

I'm hopeful she's just a normal gal and not some big mystery

[Denver]

Originally Posted by Firewire

Well it was never going to be Catherine Tate was it

We can dream right?

[Crimson Dynamo]

terrible

some unknown lassie that makes doc who look like a paedo

well done BBC

twats

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

terrible

some unknown lassie that makes doc who look like a paedo

well done BBC

twats

She looks older than Rose and Clara did when they joined.

[Glenn.]

I like her. She seems interesting.

[AProducer'sWetDream]

Originally Posted by Glenn.

I like her. She seems interesting.

This is why I like relatively unknown actors. I've never seen her in anything before so I have virtually no idea what she'll be like in the role... which is much more interesting to watch.

[Scarlett.]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Hard to judge her straight away off a random clip. I was expecting someone well known considering the time slot for the announcement.

But, I do like that they seem to have gone back to a normal girl being introduced to the Doctor over a sassy, know-it-all with a mystery around them again.

Definitely, I liked Clara and Amy, but the whole "most important person in the universe" gets tired after a while, lol.

[Ashley.]

Think she's alright, I just can't wait for them to get rid of Capaldi. Love him in anything else but under Moffat's writing Pure cheese.

[Marsh.]

Doctor Who is pure cheese no matter who's writing or acting in it, let's be honest.