Nina Wadia set to play villain in Series 5
February 13th, 2010
According to a report in The Sun newspaper today, Nina Wadia will be appearing as an evil adversary in the upcoming fifth series of Doctor Who.
The Bend It Like Beckham actress, now acclaimed for her current portrayal of Zainab Masood in EastEnders, reportedly filmed her scenes earlier this year, and said it was “great working with Matt Smith”.
“I play a doctor - more of a psychiatric doctor than a traditional medical one,” she said of the role. “And yes, like my EastEnders character, she’s not a very pleasant woman - but at least I’m human and not some kind of strange alien life-form!”
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Brilliant. A fantastic piece of casting.
Cool, she does a good job in EastEnders. I wonder how’ll she do in Doctor Who.
I hope this is true. Considering that we don’t know that much about Simon or Gareth’s episodes, it’s probably one of those she’s in.