Dwebble

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Oct 25, 2017
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It's been a long time coming. We've waited, and watched, and expected, and now the moment's here.

Ncuti Gatwa now has the keys to the TARDIS, and the future has arrived.

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DOCTOR WHO, STARRING NCUTI GATWA AND MILLIE GIBSON

This Week:
Episode 6: Rogue
BBC iPlayer/Disney+
June 8th, 2024, 12.00am (BST)/ June 7th, 2024, 7.00pm (EDT)

Written by Kate Herron and Briony Redman, directed by Ben Chessell, produced by Vicky Delow


STARRING
Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor
Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday
Jonathan Groff as Rogue
Indira Varma as the Duchess of Pemberton
Paul Forman as Lord Barton
Camilla Aiko as Emily Beckett
Michelle Greenidge as Carla Sunday
Susan Twist as The Portrait

The Doctor and Ruby land in 1813, where guests at a duchess's party are being murdered and a mysterious bounty hunter called Rogue is about to change the Doctor's life forever.
COMING SOON...
Episode 7: The Legend of Ruby Sunday
BBC iPlayer/Disney+
June 15th, 2024, 12.00am (BST)/ June 14th, 2024, 7.00pm (EDT)

Written by Russell T Davies, directed by Jamie Donoughue, produced by Vicky Delow


STARRING
Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor
Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday
Jemma Redgrave as Kate Lethbridge-Stewart
Bonnie Langford as Melanie Bush
Yasmin Finney as Rose Noble
Lenny Rush as Morris Gibbons
Michelle Greenidge as Carla Sunday
Angela Wynter as Cherry Sunday
Anita Dobson as Mrs. Flood
Susan Twist as Susan Triad

The Doctor and UNIT investigate Ruby's past. But as the Time Window reveals horrifying secrets from Christmas Eve, the mysterious Triad Technology unleash the greatest evil of all.

Episode 8: Empire of Death
BBC iPlayer/Disney+
June 22nd, 2024, 12.00am (BST)/ June 21st, 2024, 7.00pm (EDT)

Written by Russell T Davies, directed by Jamie Donoughue, produced by Vicky Delow




THE SERIES SO FAR
Christmas Special: The Church on Ruby Road
BBC One/Disney+
December 25th, 2023, 5.55pm (GMT)/12.55pm (EST)/9.55am (PST)

Written by Russell T Davies, directed by Mark Tonderai, produced by Vicky Delow

STARRING
Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor
Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday
Michelle Greenidge as Carla Sunday
Angela Wynter as Cherry Sunday
Anita Dobson as Mrs. Flood
Davina McCall as herself
Susan Twist as Woman At Concert

Long ago, on Christmas Eve, a baby was abandoned in the snow. Today, Ruby Sunday meets the Doctor, goblins, stolen babies and, perhaps, the secret of her birth.

Episode 1: Space Babies
BBC iPlayer/Disney+
May 11th, 2024, 12.00am (BST)/ May 10th, 2024, 7.00pm (EDT)

Written by Russell T Davies, directed by Julie Anne Robinson, produced by Vicky Delow

STARRING
Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor
Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday
Golda Roshuevel as Jocelyn Sancerre
Mason McCumsky as Eric
Sienna-Robyn Mavanga-Phipps as Poppy
Michelle Greenidge as Carla Sunday
Angela Wynter as Cherry Sunday
Susan Twist as Woman on Screen

Ruby learns the Doctor's amazing secrets when he takes her to the far future. There, they find a baby farm run by babies. But can they be saved from the terrifying bogeyman?


Episode 2: The Devil's Chord
BBC iPlayer/Disney+
May 11th, 2024, 12.00am (BST)/ May 10th, 2024, 7.00pm (EDT)

Written by Russell T Davies, directed by Ben Chessell, produced by Vicky Delow

STARRING
Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor
Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday
Jinkx Monsoon as Maestro
George Capel as Paul McCartney
Chris Mason as John Lennon
Philip Davies as George Harrison
James Hoyles as Ringo Starr
Susan Twist as the Tea Lady

The Doctor and Ruby meet The Beatles but discover that the all-powerful Maestro is changing history. London becomes a battleground with the future of humanity at stake.


Episode 3: Boom
BBC iPlayer/Disney+
May 18th, 2024, 12.00am (BST)/ May 17th, 2024, 7.00pm (EDT)

Written by Steven Moffat, directed by Julie Anne Robinson, produced by Vicky Delow

STARRING
Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor
Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday
Varada Sethu as Mundy Flynn
Joe Anderson as John Francis Vater
Caoilinn Springall as Splice Alison Vater
Bhav Joshi as Canterbury James Olliphant
Majid Mehdizadeh-Valoujerdy as Carson
Susan Twist as the Ambulance

Caught in the middle of a devastating war on Kastarion 3, the Doctor is trapped when he steps on a landmine. Can he save himself and Ruby, plus the entire planet... without moving?


Episode 4: 73 Yards
BBC iPlayer/Disney+
May 25th, 2024, 12.00am (BST)/ May 24th, 2024, 7.00pm (EDT)

Written by Russell T Davies, directed by Dylan Holmes Williams, produced by Vicky Delow

STARRING
Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor
Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday
Sian Phillips as Enid Meadows
Aneurin Barnard as Roger ap Gwilliam
Michelle Greenidge as Carla Sunday
Angela Wynter as Cherry Sunday
Jemma Redgrave as Kate Lethbridge-Stewart
Hilary Hobson as The Woman
Susan Twist as Hiker

Landing on the Welsh coast, the Doctor and Ruby embark on the strangest journey of their lives. In a rain-lashed pub, the locals sit in fear of ancient legends coming to life.


Episode 5: Dot and Bubble
BBC iPlayer/Disney+
June 1st, 2024, 12.00am (BST)/ May 31st, 2024, 7.00pm (EDT)

Written by Russell T Davies, directed by Dylan Holmes Williams, produced by Vicky Delow

STARRING
Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor
Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday
Callie Cooke as Lindy Pepper-Bean
Tom Rhys Harries as Ricky September
Niamh Lynch as Hoochy Pie
Pete MacHale as Gothic Paul
Jamie Barnard as Brewster Cavendish
Susan Twist as Penny Pepper-Bean

The world of Finetime seems happy and harmonious. But an awful terror is preying on the citizens. Can the Doctor and Ruby make them see the truth before it's too late?



THE STORY SO FAR
The Doctor is a traveller in time and space, who has had a great many faces, and an awful lot of tragedy in their past. They travel the universe, righting wrongs and helping those who need it, while wearing a variety of different faces and personalities, and the new Doctor (officially the Fifteenth, for those keeping count) promises to be unlike any we've previously seen.
Following an encounter with the Toymaker in the previous episode, the last Doctor (as played by David Tennant) was struck down and regenerated, as is typical for a Doctor at the end of their life. Instead of the usual regeneration, however, this process mysteriously left two Doctors behind - the old Doctor, a tired and traumatised figure, and the new Doctor, played by Ncuti Gatwa, full of a lust for life and an effervescent energy lacking from his predecessor. As the old Doctor enters a well deserved retirement, the Fifteenth has gone off into time and space to see the universe, unbound by all of the trauma and heartache of the past - a new Doctor, for a new age.

Now the Doctor's going to find himself crashing into the life of Ruby Sunday, a young woman trying to find her way in a world which abandoned her at a young age. What brings these two together, and what revelations their friendship is going to bring, will be revealed soon...

BEHIND THE SCENES
Following the drama and the hype of Doctor Who's 60th anniversary, with its old Doctor, older enemies and continuity all the way down, head writer Russell T Davies is looking to relaunch the show for a whole new generation - one that may not have previously been interested in Doctor Who. To do this, he has recruited some iconic young talent, of which Ncuti is the most prominent - he gained worldwide fame for his portrayal of Eric Effiong in Netflix's Sex Education, and following appearances in Sex Education and Barbie, he's ready to headline his own show. Playing Ruby Sunday is Millie Gibson, an 18 year old actress (her favourite childhood companion was Amy Pond, if you want to feel old) best known for playing a leading role over the last few years in Coronation Street, the iconic British soap opera, where she received great acclaim for the sheer believability she brought to her character throughout a variety of different types of storyline.

The pair's first full series together will air in the Spring, but the Fifteenth Doctor's first full appearance, and Ruby's debut, will come on Christmas Day, as the pair battle baby-eating goblins and try to uncover the truth of Ruby's past...


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DrForester

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Oct 25, 2017
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Still not a fan of the whole bigeneration thing (especially as RTD elaborates on it), but man did Ncuti knock it out of the park with his first appearance. I am hyped for his full series.

Know absolutely nothing about the actress playing Ruby, but the little clips so far make it look like they're going to be fun together.
 

Captain_Vyse

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Jun 24, 2020
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Really excited for Ncuti.

He's great, and I think he'll be able to overcome RTD's lackluster writing.

I just want to forget about the bigeneration nonsense.
 

Babu93

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Feb 9, 2021
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Let's gooo.

My boy Ncuti is gonna knock this out the park. A new golden age is upon us.
 

KingWillance

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Oct 25, 2017
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Truly cannot wait to meet Fifteen properly. The little bit we got during "The Giggle" was charming as all hell and Gatwa already seems to have taken to the 'show ambassador ' role swimmingly. Only question is for I wait to watch the show when I don't have to worry about family talking over it or if I accept I will have to rewatch it later. Just hoping I'm not waiting too long for season one. Some hinkiness aside the specials reminded me of why I fell in love with the show in the first place.
 

DECK’ARD

Creator of Worms
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Nov 26, 2017
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Can't wait.

No warming up needed for this Doctor, I love him in the role already.
 

ClivePwned

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Oct 27, 2017
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Australia
Cool, looking forward to this (but it'll land here on Boxing Day but whatever).

I have managed not to hear this goblin song so far so I will wait for the special to finally hear it.
 

LawfulEnder

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Oct 25, 2017
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Really excited for this.

Been working my way through the Whittaker era to try and catch up, though I won't quite get there before this airs. Hoping to be done everything but the specials, and I already jumped ahead to watch the Tennant specials so not too upset about it.
 
Dec 17, 2022
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I've seen the ads… at first I thought it was for an upcoming movie until I realized who it was.

Was planning to resub to D+ early next year, but this is making me reconsider.
 

PlanetSmasher

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Oct 25, 2017
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Dumb question but does this fully replace the Doctor Who Era OT or is this just for new-episode related stuff like the 60th thread?

This one is basically replacing the 60th Anniversary Specials thread, I think - it'll be the home for discussion of the 15th Doctor's seasons and episodes, the same way we had threads for Thirteen's and the 60th.

If everyone's amenable to the idea, we can still use the general Doctor Who thread for general show/Big Finish/etc discussion.
 

acheron_xl

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Oct 27, 2017
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The franchise feels so ascendant and fun right now. Ncuti is going to own the part so damn hard. Like every Doctor I really like, I hope he sticks around longer than the stock three seasons.
 

filkry

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Oct 25, 2017
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I think the thing I'm most excited about is to see what NuWho looks like without a Doctor haunted by trauma. In some ways I expect it to feel slightly more like the classic series if the Doctor isn't regularly brooding.
 
Oct 25, 2017
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I think the thing I'm most excited about is to see what NuWho looks like without a Doctor haunted by trauma. In some ways I expect it to feel slightly more like the classic series if the Doctor isn't regularly brooding.

Agreed. Wiping the slate clean and basically relaunching the series with a more healed and non-brooding Doctor definitely suggests that we might see some more similarities to the classic era material.
 
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Dwebble

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Oct 25, 2017
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This one is basically replacing the 60th Anniversary Specials thread, I think - it'll be the home for discussion of the 15th Doctor's seasons and episodes, the same way we had threads for Thirteen's and the 60th.

If everyone's amenable to the idea, we can still use the general Doctor Who thread for general show/Big Finish/etc discussion.
Yeah, that's the sort of divide I had in mind - happy to go with the group, though.
 

AgeEighty

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Oct 25, 2017
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I'm so psyched to see where the series goes from here. It's going to feel like a long wait for the season to start after Christmas.
 

DrForester

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Oct 25, 2017
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Opening theme going to be the same as the specials, because I didn't really care for those (the breathing noise or whatever was terrible).
 

Shayde

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Aug 3, 2023
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Yeah, definitely excited to see the 15th Doctor era take off! Ncuti really stole the show at the end of the last special and it's hard to think of a Doctor who won over what seems to be a good portion of the audience so quickly (maybe Smith?)
 

milamber182

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Dec 15, 2017
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Yeah, definitely excited to see the 15th Doctor era take off! Ncuti really stole the show at the end of the last special and it's hard to think of a Doctor who won over what seems to be a good portion of the audience so quickly (maybe Smith?)

Ncuti is going to crush it. Smith's a good shout. There was a lot of skepticism because of his young age when he was cast but he quickly showed how good of an actor he was.
 

Guppeth

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Oct 25, 2017
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Yeah, definitely excited to see the 15th Doctor era take off! Ncuti really stole the show at the end of the last special and it's hard to think of a Doctor who won over what seems to be a good portion of the audience so quickly (maybe Smith?)

Yep Ncuti is like a reverse Colin Baker. Amazingly likeable right out of the gate.
 

Guppeth

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Violence Jack

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Oct 25, 2017
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Mark me down also as not being a fan of the biregeneration stuff. I know why they did it, but it still doesn't sit right with me.

That being said, the new Doctor seems full of energy the likes we hadn't seen since Matt Smith, and his writing team hopefully won't suck ass this time around like they did with poor Jodie's version.
 

John Harker

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Oct 27, 2017
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Well it's working because I've never seen a single Doctor Who episode, or trailer, or anything outside of jokes on Community and occasionally clicking a thread here about the show and flipping through.

So, how do I watch this in the states? Is it in Disney+ ?lol
 

Tansut

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Dec 16, 2017
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Well it's working because I've never seen a single Doctor Who episode, or trailer, or anything outside of jokes on Community and occasionally clicking a thread here about the show and flipping through.

So, how do I watch this in the states? Is it in Disney+ ?lol
Yup. Basically anything Who going forward will be Disney+ exclusive in the US.
 
May 26, 2018
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Well it's working because I've never seen a single Doctor Who episode, or trailer, or anything outside of jokes on Community and occasionally clicking a thread here about the show and flipping through.

So, how do I watch this in the states? Is it in Disney+ ?lol

All the brand new material will be on Disney+. Everything in the revival from 2005 to 2022 is on HBO Max, but not sure for how much longer, though.
 

VegiHam

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Oct 25, 2017
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So exciting to have doctor who back properly on Christmas day again, reminds me of when I was a kid
 

hamghost

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Sep 1, 2019
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I'm so excited about this! Ncuti and Millie are going to smash it. Can't wait to see EastEnders legends Anita Dobson and Angela Wynter in the show too!
 

MrKlaw

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Oct 25, 2017
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is this also (and the full next season) Availalble in 4k on iplayer?

thinking about that - they must have to provide Disney with dolby vision or similar so I wonder if they might ever update the apple tv app to serve that (I know they prefer HLG as its more suited for live stuff but for VOD maybe they need to accept other formats are popular)
 

IMCaprica

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Aug 1, 2019
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Gatwa is the first person my brain has immediately accepted as the Doctor. Like I've always been down for whoever, but there was not even a second of adjusting. He just is the Doctor.