Doctor Who has its first transgender companion in the show’s history – with trans actress Rebecca Root playing the role. Root will play Tania Bell in Stranded, an episode in Doctor Who’s Big Finish audio series.
The character won’t be on screen yet. But it is still the first time Doctor Who fans will have seen the Doctor have a trans companion.
However, it isn’t an ‘issues-led’ story about being trans. Root, aged 51, told geek-loving site Nerdist that Tania Bell’s gender identity is not at the