Paul McGann’s latest Doctor Who adventures are coming this year, and Coronation Street and Strictly Come Dancing star Natalie Gumede is leading the new arrivals into the TARDIS.
The first episode of The Eighth Doctor Adventures: New Pathways lands in November 2026, launching a fresh six-part audio miniseries for McGann’s Doctor and introducing not one but two new companions for this era.
Gumede joins the long-running Big Finish range alongside Vikings: Valhalla actor Sam Stafford, as the pair step into a brand new chapter for the Eighth Doctor.
Gumede will be the name many viewers recognise first. The actress is best known for playing Kirsty Soames in Coronation Street, while she also finished as a runner-up on Strictly Come Dancing in 2013. She is also no stranger to the Who-niverse, having previously appeared in the 2014 festive special, Last Christmas.
In New Pathways, Gumede plays Chase Moyo, a sharp and adventurous woman whose everyday call centre routine is upended when a phone call connects her to the TARDIS. Stafford, meanwhile, plays Alfie, a gentle giant from a London estate in the mid-21st century who is already travelling with the Doctor when the story begins.
Stafford may be a slightly newer face for some viewers, but he has already picked up credits across both screen and audio. Along with playing Ulf in Vikings: Valhalla, Big Finish listeners may also recognise his name from earlier work in the wider Doctor Who franchise (Doctor Who: Time War), and even the Torchwood podcast series, making New Pathways a fitting next step for the actor.
Big Finish has also teased a bigger mystery running through the miniseries, revealing that soon after his regeneration, the Doctor receives an unusual call — one that appears to come back around many years later when Chase enters the picture. The six-episode story will unfold across two box sets, with New Pathways 1 due in November 2026 and New Pathways 2 following in December.
Producer David Richardson has said both Gumede and Stafford had been on his radar as potential companions for some time, with the pair now set to become the Doctor’s "new best friends" in audio. With a fresh TARDIS dynamic and a longer mystery already being teased, The Eighth Doctor Adventures: New Pathways is shaping up to be a notable new phase for McGann’s Doctor.
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