Episode Info
Episode Title: 'The Legend of Ruby Sunday'
Episode Number: Season 14, Episode 7 / Season 1, Episode 7
Release Date: June 15, 2024
Writer: Russell T Davies
Director: Jamie Donoughue
The Doctor: Ncuti Gatwa
Companion(s): Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday
Synopsis
The Doctor and Ruby crash down into the UNIT Ops Room where they reconnect with Kate Stewart, Mel... and Rose Noble, who's now part of the team. They investigate Ruby's mystery past and The Doctor is particularly keen to know exactly who Susan Triad is. But as the Time Window reveals horrifying secrets from Christmas Eve, the mysterious Triad Technology unleash the greatest evil of all...
Cast list
The Doctor: Ncuti Gatwa
Ruby Sunday: Millie Gibson
Kate Lethbridge-Stewart: Jemma Redgrave
Melanie Bush: Bonnie Langford
Rose Noble: Yasmin Finney
Colonel Ibrahim: Alexander Devrient
Morris Gibbons: Lenny Rush
Harriet: Genesis Lynea
Susan Triad: Susan Twist
Bailey Sinclair: Fela Lufadeju
Carla Sunday: Michelle Greenidge
Mrs Flood: Anita Dobson
Cherry Sunday: Angela Wynter
Colonel Chidozie: Tachia Newall
Corporal Sullivan: Jasmine Bayes
The Vlinx: Aidan Cook
Voice of the Vlinx: Nicholas Briggs
Quotes
Russell T Davies (Showrunner): "There's an unusually high number of stories dovetailed through this season. With the title 'The Legend of Ruby Sunday', you've got that foundling story reaching its peak. Millie plays it beautifully. I'm delighted with the way it all dovetails."
Bonnie Langford (Melanie Bush): "Mel is still working for UNIT and is on a mission to find out more information about an enterprise they're a little concerned about. Mel is trying to infiltrate and do a bit of spying. She tries to get all the intel and report back to UNIT and the Doctor. It's very layered. I was so excited to read the scripts. We also have Ruby's story unfolding. As we know, she is so desperate to find those missing pieces of the puzzle when it comes to her birth mother. The Doctor is trying to stay away from it because he doesn't want to mess things up. So there's a lot happening and a lot of twists and turns for the viewers."
Lenny Rush (Morris Gibbons): "A standout, funny moment for me is when we were filming an emotional scene, and in the scene we are having pizza. It was like an emotional dinner... So when it was my turn to say my line, I couldn't say it and had to ruin the whole emotion of the scene, because I had a mouthful of pizza and couldn't get my words out!"
Episode Pictures
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Kate
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Morris
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Ruby, The Doctor and Mel
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Colonel Ibrahim and The Doctor
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Ruby and Rose
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Susan Triad
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The Doctor and Susan Triad
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Carla and Ruby
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Mrs Flood and Cherry
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Rose
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The Doctor and Mel
Episode Clips
'Next Time' clip:
'Who is Susan Triad?' preview clip:
Doctor Who podcast preview:
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