The Doctor Who Christmas particular, The Church On Ruby Road, is returning to a Christmas Day slot on BBC One.
Even as we await the second of three particular 60th anniversary specials of Doctor Who this coming Saturday, there’s one eye on what’s approaching Christmas Day: the arrival of the 15th Doctor’s first full story.
Ncuti Gatwa turns into the Time Lord within the episode, that’s entitled The Church On Ruby Road. And the BBC has launched contemporary pictures from the present, in addition to a synopsis.
It reads as follows…
Airing on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, the episode sees the Doctor come face-to-face with the legendary and mysterious goblins as his life collides with Ruby Sunday, performed by Millie Gibson.
Little is thought about Ruby Sunday as she was deserted on Christmas Eve as a child. Now residing together with her mum, Carla and grandmother, Cherry her world is about to be turned upside when she encounters the Doctor and the 2 set off on their first journey collectively…
We additionally be taught that alongside Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson as the brand new TARDIS staff, The Church On Ruby Road will see Davina McCall play herself for causes not but revealed. As she says within the official announcement, ““It is past an honour to be requested to seem in not solely Doctor Who but additionally Ncuti’s first episode as the brand new Doctor. It was such a rare expertise and Russell has written you all a Christmas delight! Now I simply can’t wait for everybody to see it!”
Here are the brand new pictures…
Furthermore, it’s been confirmed – and many people had been anticipating this – that Doctor Who can be returning to its Christmas Day slot, that it vacated below the earlier showrunner, Chris Chibnall. But now, it’s again on 25th December, at a time we’re set to be taught shortly. As present showrunner Russell T Davies declared, ““From Day One on this job, I needed Doctor Who again on Christmas Day! And with Ncuti, Millie, Davina and the Goblin King, I hope it’s a feast for all of the household!”
Doctor Who is subsequent on our screens on Saturday night time at 6.30, with Wild Blue Yonder.
