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In [[2024]], [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] lands in [[UNIT Tower]], the [[Fifteenth Doctor|Doctor]] and [[Ruby Sunday|Ruby]] stepping out to greet everyone assembled. [[Rose Noble]], [[Kate Stewart|Kate Lethbridge-Stewart]], and two new faces, [[Morris Gibbons]], UNIT scientific advisor, and [[Harriet Arbinger|Harriet]], head of the archive. The Doctor asks the assembled group for their help, wherever he lands a woman appears. Be her an [[Villengard Automated Ambulance Unit|ambulance]], a communications officer, or someone’s mother, she just keeps showing up. The group immediately tabs over to a feed of the woman practicing a speech, they’ve already been keeping tabs on her. [[Susan Triad]], owner of [[S Triad Technology]], who plans on giving her tech away for free later today. The Doctor points out that “S Triad” is an anagram for [[TARDIS | In [[2024]], [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] lands in [[UNIT Tower]], the [[Fifteenth Doctor|Doctor]] and [[Ruby Sunday|Ruby]] stepping out to greet everyone assembled. [[Rose Noble]], [[Kate Stewart|Kate Lethbridge-Stewart]], and two new faces, [[Morris Gibbons]], UNIT scientific advisor, and [[Harriet Arbinger|Harriet]], head of the archive. The Doctor asks the assembled group for their help, wherever he lands a woman appears. Be her an [[Villengard Automated Ambulance Unit|ambulance]], a communications officer, or someone’s mother, she just keeps showing up. The group immediately tabs over to a feed of the woman practicing a speech, they’ve already been keeping tabs on her. [[Susan Triad]], owner of [[S Triad Technology]], who plans on giving her tech away for free later today. The Doctor points out that “S Triad” is an anagram for [[TARDIS]], and those assembled explain that this is part of why they’ve been keeping an eye on her. Ruby also points out that “Susan” is the name of the Doctor’s [[Susan Foreman|granddaughter]]. As the group discusses the issue, the solution of the Doctor just going to meet with Susan Triad is floated, but everything lining up does suggest a decent likelihood of a trap. | ||
The assembled group moves on - the Doctor discusses another mystery woman, Ruby’s mother. He can’t go back to the night where Ruby was left on the church’s doorstep, he was already there, and he can’t cross his own timeline. This night in particular is so volatile that it’s dangerous, whenever Ruby and the Doctor even discuss it, [[Snow (The Church on Ruby Road)|snow]] has the tendency to fall. Harriet thinks they’re overcomplicating the issue, this was 2004, [[CCTV]] existed. There was a camera nearby. But Ruby has the video tape, her and her grandmother asked for it years back, you can’t see anything. Morris suggests that due to UNIT’s technology they could sharpen the image and maybe see something new. Ruby and Rose head back to Ruby’s flat to get the tape. | The assembled group moves on - the Doctor discusses another mystery woman, Ruby’s mother. He can’t go back to the night where Ruby was left on the church’s doorstep, he was already there, and he can’t cross his own timeline. This night in particular is so volatile that it’s dangerous, whenever Ruby and the Doctor even discuss it, [[Snow (The Church on Ruby Road)|snow]] has the tendency to fall. Harriet thinks they’re overcomplicating the issue, this was 2004, [[CCTV]] existed. There was a camera nearby. But Ruby has the video tape, her and her grandmother asked for it years back, you can’t see anything. Morris suggests that due to UNIT’s technology they could sharpen the image and maybe see something new. Ruby and Rose head back to Ruby’s flat to get the tape. | ||
Revision as of 00:05, 15 June 2024
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The Legend of Ruby Sunday will be the seventh episode of Season 1 of Doctor Who.[1]
Synopsis
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.[2]
Plot
In progress
In 2024, the TARDIS lands in UNIT Tower, the Doctor and Ruby stepping out to greet everyone assembled. Rose Noble, Kate Lethbridge-Stewart, and two new faces, Morris Gibbons, UNIT scientific advisor, and Harriet, head of the archive. The Doctor asks the assembled group for their help, wherever he lands a woman appears. Be her an ambulance, a communications officer, or someone’s mother, she just keeps showing up. The group immediately tabs over to a feed of the woman practicing a speech, they’ve already been keeping tabs on her. Susan Triad, owner of S Triad Technology, who plans on giving her tech away for free later today. The Doctor points out that “S Triad” is an anagram for TARDIS, and those assembled explain that this is part of why they’ve been keeping an eye on her. Ruby also points out that “Susan” is the name of the Doctor’s granddaughter. As the group discusses the issue, the solution of the Doctor just going to meet with Susan Triad is floated, but everything lining up does suggest a decent likelihood of a trap.
The assembled group moves on - the Doctor discusses another mystery woman, Ruby’s mother. He can’t go back to the night where Ruby was left on the church’s doorstep, he was already there, and he can’t cross his own timeline. This night in particular is so volatile that it’s dangerous, whenever Ruby and the Doctor even discuss it, snow has the tendency to fall. Harriet thinks they’re overcomplicating the issue, this was 2004, CCTV existed. There was a camera nearby. But Ruby has the video tape, her and her grandmother asked for it years back, you can’t see anything. Morris suggests that due to UNIT’s technology they could sharpen the image and maybe see something new. Ruby and Rose head back to Ruby’s flat to get the tape.
Cast
- The Doctor - Ncuti Gatwa
- Ruby Sunday - Millie Gibson
- Kate Lethbridge-Stewart - Jemma Redgrave
- Rose Noble - Yasmin Finney
- Colonel Ibrahim - Alexander Devrient
- Morris Gibbons - Lenny Rush
- Harriet Arbinger - Genesis Lynea
- The Vlinx - Aidan Cook
- Voice of the Vlinx - Nicholas Briggs
- Susan Triad - Susan Twist
- Bailey Sinclair - Fela Lufadeju
- Melanie Bush - Bonnie Langford
- Carla Sunday - Michelle Greenidge
- Mrs Flood - Anita Dobson
- Cherry Sunday - Angela Wynter
- Colonel Chidozie - Tachia Newall
- Voice of Sutekh - Gabriel Woolf
- Corporal Alice Sullivan - Jasmine Bayes
Crew
to be added
Worldbuilding
to be added
Notes
- The title of the episode was revealed on the official Doctor Who Twitter account on 31 March 2024.[1]
- In his Letter from the Showrunner column in DWM 584, Russell T Davies said the first line of the episode's script was "INT. COFFEE BAR, USA - DAY, 1947".[3]
- Davies told Radio Times that there were aspects of the story he had been "thinking of for 40 or 50 years".[4]
- On 22 May, UK cinematic screenings of this episode and Empire of Death were announced for the night of 21 and 22 June, with tickets going on sale on 23 May.[5]
Myths
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Filming locations
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Ratings
to be added
Production errors
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Continuity
to be added
Home media releases
to be added
Gallery
- Main article: The Legend of Ruby Sunday (TV story)/Gallery
External links
- Official The Legend of Ruby Sunday page on doctorwho.tv
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 @bbcdoctorwho (2024-05-31). THE LEGEND OF RUBY SUNDAY
Writer: Russell T Davies
Director: Jamie Donoughue
#DoctorWho. Archived from the original on 2024-05-29. - ↑ Doctor Who, Season 1, The Legend of Ruby Sunday. bbc.co.uk. BBC. Archived from the original on 2024-06-05.
- ↑ DWM 584
- ↑ Morgan Jeffery (2024-04-30). Doctor Who boss says finale contains scenes he's been planning for 50 years. RadioTimes.com. Archived from the original on 2024-04-30.
- ↑ David Craig (2024-05-22). Doctor Who's final 2 episodes of season 14 to be screened in UK cinemas. RadioTimes.com. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22.
