Fugitive of the Judoon (TV story)

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Fugitive of the Judoon was the fifth episode of series 12 of Doctor Who.

It featured the introduction of another incarnation of the Doctor, with her own TARDIS, though neither Doctor can remember living the life of the other. This other Doctor is said to have used a Chameleon Arch to hide on Earth in her "Ruth Clayton" identity and has a history working for the Time Lords, in an undisclosed capacity. As a result of this revelation, Jo Martin makes history by becoming the first female non-white person to play the Doctor and the first non-white actor to play a distinct incarnation of the character.

This episode also saw the return of Captain Jack Harkness, who last made a televised appearance at the end of Torchwood series 4 in 2011 with The Blood Line. However, it was his first appearance in televised Doctor Who in just over a decade with him last being seen in The End of Time in 2010. Although Jack does not interact with the Thirteenth Doctor over the course of the story, he warns her companions about the Lone Cyberman, setting up a story arc that, for now, would go unresolved.

As the name suggested, this story also saw the reintroduction of the Judoon who became the first monsters from the Russell T Davies era to reappear in Chris Chibnall's. They last appeared in a cameo in 2015's Face the Raven but had not been as prominently featured in a televised story since The Sarah Jane Adventures story Prisoner of the Judoon in 2009 and not in televised Doctor Who since their introductory story, Smith and Jones in 2007.

Synopsis

The Judoon are on the hunt for a runaway and they have narrowed their search down to modern-day Gloucester. The Thirteenth Doctor and her friends decide to step in before anyone can get hurt, but things are far more complex than they seem. A complex web is about to unfold, featuring a surprising new face and a worrying prophecy from an old friend.

Plot

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Cast

And introducing Jo Martin as The Doctor

Crew

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References

Story notes

  • John Barrowman had to fake a house renovation in Cardiff to keep it secret that he was filming for Doctor Who. In fact, in order to keep up the ruse, Barrowman did actually carry out this renovation.[1]
  • The Judoon Captain is named Pol-Con-Don as a tribute to late Doctor Who fan and friend of Chris Chibnall, Paul Condon.[2]
  • West Usk Lighthouse served as a filming location for this story. Since 2012, this lighthouse-turned-bed and breakfast has had a Dalek in the foyer and a TARDIS as changing room for the hot tub on the roof.[3]

Ratings

  • 4.21 million (BBC overnight)[4]

Filming locations

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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

Home video releases

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External links

Footnotes