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The newest addition to ‘Doctor Who’ is on the prowl

“Doctor Who” fans still wrapping their heads around the show’s fierce-eyebrowed star, Peter Capaldi, were introduced to another new cast member on Saturday: Danny Pink, played by actor Samuel Anderson.

“He teaches at the Coal Hill School,” says Anderson, “and he, um, takes a bit of a fancy to Miss Clara Oswald.”

Oswald (Jenna Coleman), as Whovians know, is the Doctor’s current sidekick; she came on at the start of last season, starring opposite previous Doctor Matt Smith. But fans have been clamoring for another companion, as the Doctor sometimes travels with more than one person. Could Anderson be it?

The 32-year-old actor is cagey about plot details — understandably, given the show’s uproar over some script leaks in recent months — but he did give The Post some enticing background on his character.

“Before joining the school, he was a soldier in the British army,” he says of Danny. “But he left, for reasons that will be revealed throughout the season. He’s an everyday sort of man, which I think is neat, especially pitched against such a massive hero as the Doctor. He’s sort of a straight man.”

Will he be joining them in the TARDIS, then? Looks that way. “I would say I become a companion for the companion,” he says.

Samuel Anderson plays Danny Pink on the beloved BBC series.BBC

Unlike Capaldi, an avowed fan of the sci-fi series, Anderson says he hasn’t followed the show in recent years. “As a kid, I was a fan — but as an adult, not so much,” he admits. “Work and life kind of got in the way. But when you’re part of the show, it’s difficult not to become a fan. The writing is so good!”

It won’t be the first time Anderson has acted alongside Coleman; the two were both regulars in the British soap “Emmerdale” several years ago. Now, they may be the first TARDIS romance since Amy Pond and Rory, back in mid-2012. “There’s a cute dynamic between them,” Anderson says of his character and Clara. “The Doctor rolls with it. He wants them to be happy.”

Romance-tinged roles are familiar territory for Anderson, who’s known for playing a womanizer on the British show “Gavin & Stacey.”

“That’s a polite way of putting it,” says Anderson, laughing. “I mean, his name was Fingers. Yeah, he was absolutely a womanizer. The kind of guy who knows what he wants and [knows] how to get it.”

But his favorite role, he says, was right here in New York. “I was in ‘The History Boys’ on Broadway,” Anderson says of the 2006 Alan Bennett play, which was made into a film the same year, also including Anderson. “It’s still the highlight of my career. It was incredible. One thing I loved about New York is how you could spark up a conversation with anyone about anything, with people you’re never going to see again — and there’s no pretend-nonsense about exchanging numbers or whatever. It’s just, ‘Nice talking to you!’ ”

Compared to his home city, he says, New York’s reputation for brusqueness did not hold up. “To be honest,” he says, “once you’ve lived in London for a bit, most places seem friendly!”