{"id":678868,"date":"2026-07-07T17:15:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T17:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/678868\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T17:15:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T17:15:08","slug":"ncuti-gatwa-to-produce-doctor-who-actor-niamh-marie-smiths-short-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/678868\/","title":{"rendered":"Ncuti Gatwa to Produce Doctor Who Actor Niamh Marie Smith’s Short Film"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tNcuti Gatwa<\/a> is reuniting with his \u201cDoctor Who<\/a>\u201d co-star Niamh Marie Smith to executive produce her new short film \u201cPassing Through.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tMarie Smith, who featured in the 2024 \u201cDoctor Who\u201d Christmas special \u201cJoy to the World\u201d as Sylvia Trench, will star in the short alongside Gemma Laurie (\u201cShetland,\u201d \u201cThe Long Shadow\u201d) as well as write and direct. Becky Rossmaur, who worked in the casting department on \u201cDoctor Who\u201d and Russell T Davies\u2019 \u201cTip Toe,\u201d is on board as casting director.<\/p>\n

\n\tDescribed as a \u201cmodern, queer take on a meet-cute,\u201d \u201cPassing Through\u201d draws on the \u201cchemistry and heart of timeless British rom-coms\u201d and follows two strangers who \u201cmeet on a train station platform in December,\u201d according to its synopsis. \u201cA tender and hopeful story, the film explores grief, connection and the unexpected importance of seemingly small interactions.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tOf executive producing the film, Gatwa said: \u201cI had the pleasure of working with N\u00edamh on \u2018Doctor Who\u2019 and was blown away by her talent and insight. So, I\u2019m overjoyed to be joining this project as EP and work with such fresh new talent. \u2018Passing Through\u2019 is a beautiful script about human connection, grief and taking in the small pleasures of life. It\u2019s really simple and beautifully layered at the same time and as soon as I read it my heart was warmed and I knew I wanted to be involved.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe \u201cPassing Through\u201d team is rounded out by cinematographer Sunshine Hsien Yu Niu, a BAFTA winner for her work on short \u201cRock, Paper, Scissors\u201d; BAFTA- and BIFA-longlisted producer Augusta Woods (\u201cSister Wives,\u201d \u201cThe Track\u201d); and producer Sarah Boyks (\u201cThe Christophers,\u201d \u201cDekho\u201d). It marks the second short from Marie Smith, who said in a statement that she aims to \u201cplatform stories and moments previously overlooked as \u2018unimportant.’\u201d Marie Smith added: \u201cThis story is very close to my heart. I\u2019m so grateful to be collaborating with this team of incredible creatives to bring it to life.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe script for \u2018Passing Through\u2019 feels so tender and sparky, and shows how two strangers can make a meaningful impact on each other in quite a fleeting space of time,\u201d Laurie said. \u201cI\u2019m excited to be acting alongside Niamh on this beautiful project.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cPassing Through\u201d is produced by Track Films, Blank Canvas Pictures and Loinnir Pictures, with filming starting soon and a release planned for later this year.<\/p>\n

\n\t(Pictured above, from left to right: Niamh Marie Smith, Ncuti Gatwa, Gemma Laurie.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ncuti Gatwa is reuniting with his \u201cDoctor Who\u201d co-star Niamh Marie Smith to executive produce her new short…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":678869,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[6491,835,96,837,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-678868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-doctor-who","tag-entertainment","tag-ncuti-gatwa","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/678868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=678868"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/678868\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/678869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=678868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=678868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=678868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}