Space Babies (TV story)
Space Babies was the first episode of Season One of Doctor Who,[1], broadcast on 11 May 2024, back-to-back with The Devil's Chord [+]Loading...["The Devil's Chord (TV story)"].[2]
Synopsis
Ruby learns the Doctor's amazing secrets when he takes her to the far future. There, they find a baby farm run by babies. But can they be saved from the terrifying bogeyman?[3]
Plot
Ruby Sunday boards the TARDIS, amazed. The Doctor tells her a bit about himself, and promptly sets the ship on a random course, landing 150 million years in the past. Before stepping outside to see if there are dinosaurs, Ruby is concerned about the butterfly effect, but the Doctor tells her there's nothing to worry about. However, shortly after stepping into prehistoric Wyoming, Ruby steps on a butterfly and is promptly replaced by Rubathon Blue, who threatens to kill the Doctor if he's accused her of doing something wrong. The Doctor revives the butterfly and restores Ruby's existence. He quickly ushers her back onboard the TARDIS and decides to take her to the future instead, asking Ruby to give him a year.
Cast
- The Doctor - Ncuti Gatwa
- Ruby Sunday - Millie Gibson
- Jocelyn Sancerre - Golda Rosheuvel
- Carla Sunday - Michelle Greenidge
- Cherry Sunday - Angela Wynter
- Eric - Mason McCumskey
- Voice of Eric - Sami Amber
- Poppy - Sienna-Robyn Mavanga-Phipps
- Voice of Poppy - Shola Olaitan-Ajiboye
- Voice of Sandra - Cadence Williams
- Voice of Marcel - Param Patel
- Voice of Adjani - Lonnee Archibong
- Rico Trieste - Jesus Reyes Ortiz
- Lucia Colasanto - Yasmine Bouabid
- Bogeyman - Robert Strange
Uncredited cast
- Sandra - TBA
- Marcel - TBA
- Adjani - TBA
- Gina Scalzi - Susan Twist
Crew
| Executive Producers Russell T Davies, Julie Gardner and Jane Tranter with Joel Collins and Phil Collinson |
| Series Producer Vicki Delow |
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| Not every person who worked on this adventure was credited. The absence of a credit for a position doesn't necessarily mean the job wasn't required. The information above is based solely on observations of the actual end credits of the episodes as broadcast, and does not relay information from IMDB or other sources. |
Worldbuilding
- The TARDIS console has a butterfly compensation switch.
Notes
- The title of the episode was revealed on the official Doctor Who Twitter account on 31 March 2024.[1]
- Parts of the script of this episode were used in auditions for Ruby Sunday. The script for self-tapes from potential actors were truncated from the scripts of this episode and the next; however, the longer script for in-person auditions[4] in London[5] was adapted solely from this.[4]
- Russell T Davies revealed in the Letter from the Showrunner column for DWM 589 that the script includes the words "roar", "Glastonbury", and "conquistador".[6]
- Davies also said that the episode's title was coincidentally spoken in an episode of the third season of the television series Star Trek: Picard.[7]
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Gallery
- Main article: Space Babies (TV story)/Gallery
External links
- Official Space Babies page on the Doctor Who website
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Official Doctor Who Twitter (31 March 2024). "SPACE BABIES". Archived from the original on 31 March 2024. Retrieved on 31 March 2024.
- ↑ Doctor Who Season One Premieres 11th May 2024. Doctor Who (2024-03-15). Archived from the original on 2024-04-11.
- ↑ Doctor Who, Season 1, Space Babies. BBC One. BBC. Archived from the original on 2024-05-01.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 DWM 586 - A Brand New Face, Page 21
- ↑ DWM 586 - Hello, Ruby Sunday, Pages 16-20
- ↑ DWM 589, Letter from the Showrunner
- ↑ DWM 591
