Rogue (TV story)

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Rogue is the sixth episode of Season 1 of Doctor Who, to be broadcast in 2024. It is written by Kate Herron and Briony Redman.

	Rogue
	Fifteenth Doctor
	Ruby
	Chuldur family
	Great Britain, 1813
	Kate Herron, Briony Redman
	Ben Chessell
	Science fiction
	310
	1
	8 June 2024
	BBC One, Disney+
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Synopsis

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.

Plot

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In 1813 Bath two men are arguing, Lord Galpin is demanding that Lord Barton take accountability for ruining the reputation of his sister. Barton resolutely refuses, taunts Galpin and insists that the latter duel him if he wishes satisfaction. Galpin reflects and decides that Barton’s life is far, far more fun than his, gambling, affairs, insulting others. Galbin grabs Barton, electricity flashes, and a burnt husk of Barton’s body falls to the ground, another copy of Barton standing atop it.

The Doctor and Ruby Sunday dance in a ballroom, Ruby marvelling at how she’s keeping up when she doesn’t know the steps. The Doctor tells her the earrings she’s been given are psychic - they beam the information directly to her, and she can adjust the dance, so long as she stays off of battle mode. Their hostess, the Duchess of Pemberton, walks over to them and the trio become acquainted. Ruby notices some interference in her earrings, some feedback, and the Doctor endeavours to determine the source as the Duchess pulls Ruby away to find a suitable suitor.

Lord Barton approaches Ruby, and she finds him to be quite off-putting and rude, walking away. Barton latches on soon after to Emily Beckett, and Ruby, sensing drama, follows them into the library. Using his sonic screwdriver the Doctor narrows the frequencies to be coming from a strange man standing on a balcony, watching the party from above. The man introduces himself as Rogue, and after some extended verbal sparring, suggests that the two should venture outside.

The Duchess finds herself outside, and notices her housekeeper is visible to the partygoers, which she takes to be scandalous. As the Duchess tells her off, the housekeeper replies that she made a stupid mistake being staff, working all day. And the housekeeper grabs the Duchess; lightning flashes.

Ruby watches Barton and Beckett in the library, their lives a melodrama. Barton insisting that he won't marry Beckett, even as she tempts him, Beckett begging him to leave her reputation intact as she wrestles with his continued presence. Ruby stumbles into some shelves, prompting Barton to leave. Ruby tries to comfort Beckett, and ultimately the pair decide to go back to the dance floor.

The Doctor and Rogue walk through the gardens, talking, much to Rogue's consternation, as they find the husk of the Duchess. The Doctor scans her with his screwdriver, trying to determine what's happened, and the Doctor and Rogue both come to the same conclusion - that this happened due to otherworldly technology. And each blames the other. Each insists it was the other. And then Rogue pulls a weapon on the Doctor. The pair walk back to Rogue's ship, cloaked in a field, Rogue insisting that the Doctor is a Chuldur.

Cast

• The Doctor - Ncuti Gatwa
• Ruby Sunday - Millie Gibson
• Lord Barton - Paul Forman
• Lord Galpin - Maxim Ays
• Duchess of Pemberton - Indira Varma
• Rogue - Jonathan Groff
• Emily Beckett - Camilla Aiko
• Housekeeper - Debra Baker
• Butler - Ashley Campbell
• Miss Talbot - Nancy Brabin-Platt
• Carla Sunday - Michelle Greenidge
• Mr Price - David Charles

Crew

• Writers - Kate Herron & Briony Redman
• Director - Ben Chessell

Worldbuilding

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Notes

• Since the Doctor Who crew, as of 2022, with the 60th Anniversary Specials, began filming content far in advance, the fanbase would become aware of bits of information about episodes before their announcement, with this episode becoming known among fans as "Regency" as a result of a comment from Ncuti Gatwa. This eventually led to Russell T Davies himself calling it that in DWM 598.
• The episode's official title was first revealed on the official Doctor Who Twitter account on 31 March 2024.
• In his column for DWM 602, Davies said that Rogue had less FX than other episodes in the season, and that he and his team had recently watched and enjoyed the episode's final cut, describing it as having "one of the best monsters ever". He also revealed a line of dialogue from the episode: "Live vivisection!"
• Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson considered it their favourite episode of the season.
• This episode is the first with multiple credited writers since the show's return in 2005 in which neither writer is the current showrunner. It is also the first since The Haunting of Villa Diodati in which neither credited writer had previously written for the series.

Myths

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Filming locations

• Tredegar House, Newport

Ratings

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Production errors

If you'd like to talk about narrative problems with this story — like plot holes and things that seem to contradict other stories — please go to this episode's discontinuity discussion.

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Continuity

• Rogue's scan reveals a number of incarnations of the Doctor, including the Fugitive Doctor, introduced in TV: Fugitive of the Judoon ^[+]Loading...["Fugitive of the Judoon (TV story)"], the War Doctor, introduced in TV: The Name of the Doctor ^[+]Loading...["The Name of the Doctor (TV story)"], and the Ninth Doctor played by Richard E Grant in WC: Scream of the Shalka ^[+]Loading...["Scream of the Shalka (webcast)"].

Home media releases

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Gallery

Main article: Rogue (TV story)/Gallery

External links

• Official Rogue page on doctorwho.tv