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Ingrid Oliver still wants Osgood return after show closed down UNIT

Ingrid Oliver still wants Osgood return after show closed down UNIT

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Doctor Who has plenty of poetic licence in its remit, thanks to all that timey-wimey, wibbly-wobbly stuff, so there’s every chance Ingrid Oliver’s dreams of a series comeback can still come true. Right?

After her last appearance in series nine four (!) years ago, Ingrid has revealed that she would “love” to reprise her role as UNIT scientist Petronella Osgood – despite Osgood now being out of a job.

Chatting to Entertainment Weekly about Osgood’s potential, Ingrid said: “Osgood never got to go in the TARDIS, and I think that’s such a shame, and I’d love her to be with a female Doctor as well.”

Keen for Osgood to work alongside Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteen, the actress added: “I think Osgood and a woman Doctor would be brilliant. I still work for UNIT, as far as I’m concerned!”

Unfortunately, not everyone has kept Osgood on UNIT’s books – if the Unified Intelligence Taskforce’s books even exist anymore, that is.

That’s because, as revealed in this year’s New Year special, UNIT no longer exists. In ‘Resolution’, the Doctor demands to speak to Kate Stewart at UNIT, only to be redirected to a special armed forces helpline.

“UNIT operations have been suspended pending a review of funding,” a disappointed Thirteen is told.

There’s no need to give up on Osgood entirely, though. There’s every chance the Unified Intelligence Taskforce can make a comeback – just ask the Daleks.

FIRST LOOK: The Runaway VR Trailer

FIRST LOOK: The Runaway VR Trailer

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The new original story set in the TARDIS will see Jodie Whittaker reprise her role as the Doctor in animated form. It will run for around 12 minutes and will be available on selected VR headsets in the coming months.

Viewers will join the Thirteenth Doctor on board the TARDIS in this animated interactive story from the BBC and Passion Animation Studios. Fans will get the chance to be the Doctor’s champion and help her on this exciting adventure, as they find themselves at the centre of the action facing a deadly threat.

Synopsis:

You’ve been in a collision. You wake inside the TARDIS. The Doctor introduces you to the person, or thing, you collided with. He’s a strange and magnificent ball of living energy called Volta. Part surly teenager, part bomb, Volta is very unstable. In fact, he’s primed to explode. Big time. Unless he can be returned to his home planet, sharpish. The problem is, a squad of galactic busybodies has other plans for Volta. Bad ones. Drawn into a frantic chase, you become The Doctor’s unlikely assistant as she races against time to get Volta home to his parents. Armed with a sonic screwdriver, it is down to you to help The Doctor as she faces the forces of evil, and teenage angst, in this animated 13-minute VR adventure from the team behind Doctor Who Series 11.

Featuring new original music from series composer Segun Akinola, Doctor Who: The Runaway has been written by Victoria Asare-Archer and directed by Mathias Chelebourg, whose previous VR films include Alice, the Virtual Reality Play and The Real Thing VR. It has been produced by the BBC’s digital drama team, BBC VR Hub and Passion Animation Studios.