Michelle Gomez wants Doctor Who return

Michelle Gomez wants to return to \'Doctor Who\' to face off against new Time Lord Jodie Whittaker.

The 52-year-old actress paved the way for Jodie, 36, to become the first woman to play the Doctor when she was cast by former showrunner Steven Moffat as Missy, the female incarnation of villainous Time Lord The Master.

Michelle bowed out of the role in some style alongside Twelfth Doctor Peter Capaldi in Series 10 finale \'Extremis\', but she\'s definitely interested in returning if new boss Chris Chibnall wants the two Time Ladies to fight it out.

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Speaking to RadioTimes.com, Michelle - who played Missy in \'Doctor Who\' in Series Eight and Series Nine too - said: "Oh gosh yeah of course I would, I\'d love to have a little run around with her. I don\'t know if that\'s ever gonna happen but I\'m completely open to it, and I\'d love to see Missy come back in and just get to play again. I don\'t know how that\'s going to work but I\'m always open to offers."

Michelle is currently starring in new Netflix supernatural series \'Chilling Adventures of Sabrina\' star and she\'s been very pleased with the response to the programme and the rapidly growing fan base it has.

However, the Scottish actress admits the programme - which features Kiernan Shipka as the titular half-human half-witch character - has a long way to go until its fandom can compare to \'Doctor Who\'.

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She said: "I don\'t think any fandom can quite compare to the \'Doctor Who\' fandom, who I am eternally loyal to and grateful for.

"I mean, that fandom has grown up over 50 years, from generation to generation to generation. \'Sabrina\' fandom is definitely this generation, because it was born in this generation. It seems to be as passionate as the \'Doctor Who\' fans for sure, but, you know, it\'s just the beginning for \'Sabrina\', and we have a long way to go. We seem to be earning that intense loyalty, but it\'s still in its infancy."