BBC to announce new Doctor Who companion tomorrow

Doctor WhoThe BBC is expected to announce the new Doctor Who companion at a press conference tomorrow.

The end of the Ponds is nigh – fans of Doctor Who have known for a while now that Amy (Karen Gillian) and Rory (Arthur Darvill) will make their exits in the forthcoming seventh series and a new companion will then be introduced. However, the identity of that new companion has, up until now, been a mystery. The press – for the most part – has been oddly quiet on the issue with little speculation as to whom the BBC will cast in Doctor Who.

Tomorrow though it is expected that the BBC will announce who will be joining Matt Smith as the new series regular. The announcement is expected tomorrow morning and will published online on the BBC’s official Twitter feed.