Kris Marshall backed for role as Doctor Who companion

Bookies have slashed the odds on him joining the cast.

Published Jul 20, 2017

Kris Marshall arrives at a screening for new film A Few Best Men at the Soho Hotel in London.

Kris Marshall might still be joining the cast of Doctor Who – as the companion to the first female Doctor.

The former Death In Paradise star was once tipped to be named as the successor to Peter Capaldi as the next star of the show, before Jodie Whittaker was unveiled as the latest Time Lord.

But Marshall could still be joining the cast as the first ever female Doctor’s companion, taking the place of Pearl Mackie, who played Bill Potts, the companion to Capaldi’s Doctor.

Peter Capaldi and Pearl Mackie (Yui Mok/PA)

Jessica Bridge, a spokeswoman for Ladbrokes, said: “Kris might have missed out on the main gig, but the odds suggest punters would love to see him in the companion role.”

At Coral, Marshall is odds-on at 1-2 after his odds were cut from 3-1.

Actor Kris Marshall arrives for the UK premiere of Merchant Of Venice at the Odeon Leicester Square in central London. — Kris Marshall has been backed by bookies (Ian West/PA)

A spokesman for the BBC said no decision about casting has been made.