Doctor Who makes unexpected merge with Strictly Come Dancing for epic Swinging ... trends now

It's not long until the return of the long-awaited new series of Doctor Who as Ncuti Gatwa makes his official debut as the fifteenth Doctor. 

However fans can be sure to expect the unexpected as the new series sees the world of the Time Lord and Strictly Come Dancing merge in an epic Glee-style dance scene.

Professional dancer Johannes Radebe and head judge Shirley Ballas will be swapping the tango for the TARDIS as they join Ncuti and his sidekick Millie Gibson for the Swinging Sixties scene. 

And fans won't have long to wait as the scene will be in the second episode, The Devil's Chord, set for release on BBC iPlayer at midnight on May 11, and is a homage to the 1960s and The Beatles in particular.

Speaking about the fun collaboration during a Q&A event ahead of the new series, Millie, 19, who plays Ruby Sunday, said: 'I remember reading The Devil's Chord and getting the biggest goosebumps at the end. It just seemed like this incredible episode.

'And I was like, "Wait, we dance with Joh­­annes and Shirley from Strictly, OK. Next page". It's just like the craziest thing. And it was crazy to film it.' 

Ncuti added: 'And I mean, that day we were dancing with them, we had a ball. We had so much fun.

'I loved The Devil's Chord episode so much. Loved reading it and then working and shooting it. We had an amazing choreog­rapher who whipped us into shape with such kindness.

'He made the choreography accessible. So we had a lot of help and a lot of fun.' 

Last November Shirley confirmed she was set to make a guest appearance in the BBC sci-fi show and revealed she was 'very excited' for people to see her as she appeared alongside screenwriter and

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