Duke of Pemberton's mother

A portrait of the late mother of the Duke of Pemberton was on display in the ballroom of the Pemberton manor in Bath, England, in 1813. The Duchess of Pemberton told Ruby Sunday who the portrait was of when she noticed it, stating that the painting's eyes tended to follow her around the room as if in judgement. She resembled a woman Ruby and the Fifteenth Doctor had been seeing across their journeys, (TV: Rogue ^[+]Loading...["Rogue (TV story)"]) and was connected to the 21st century billionaire Susan Triad. (TV: The Legend of Ruby Sunday ^[+]Loading...["The Legend of Ruby Sunday (TV story)"])

Behind the scenes

Ruby recognising the lady in the portrait is the third acknowledgement of Susan Twist's multiple roles in Season 1, after finding her character familiar in 73 Yards ^[+]Loading...["73 Yards (TV story)"] and noticing a similarity to her character in Dot and Bubble ^[+]Loading...["Dot and Bubble (TV story)"].
On the BBC website listing for the cast, Susan Twist was credited as playing the character, named as "The Portrait". ^[1]

↑ Doctor Who, Season 1, Rogue. bbc.co.uk. BBC. Archived from the original on 2024-04-29.