Meet the cast of Doctor Who - 73 Yards
The most mysterious episode yet is finally here. WARNING: contains full spoilers.
Warning: Spoilers ahead for Doctor Who season 14 episode 4, 73 Yards.
The fourth episode of Doctor Who season 14, 73 Yards, is now available to stream on BBC iPlayer, and it tells a unique, mysterious story written by showrunner Russell T Davies.
The episode opens with the Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) arriving on the Welsh coast, but quickly finding things taking a strange, folk horror infused turn.
The story features a very mysterious woman at its centre, and Davies has described it as unlike any other Doctor Who episode. He also told RadioTimes.com that it features "the strangest villain you’ll ever see" which, if you've now seen the episode, you'll understand.
So, as we unpack the episode, here's everything you need to know about the cast of 73 Yards.
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Doctor Who - 73 Yards cast: Full list of actors and characters
- Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday
- Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor
- Sian Phillips as Enid Meadows
- Aneurin Barnard as Roger ap Gwilliam
- Maxine Evans as Lowri Palin
- Hilary Hobson as The Woman
- Susan Twist as Hiker
- Sion Pritchard as Joshua Steele
- Gweion Morris Jones as Ifor Jones
- Elan Davies as Thin Lucy
- Glyn Pritchard as Eddie Jones
- Michelle Greenidge as Carla Sunday
- Angela Wynter as Cherry Sunday
- Anita Dobson as Mrs Flood
- Jemma Redgrave as Kate Lethbridge-Stewart
- Graham Butler as Frank Hinchey
- Ali Ariaie as Sanjay Miah
- Albey Brookes as Rufus Bray
- Miles Yekinni as Craig DeLoach
- Amol Rajan as Himself
- Sophie Ablett as Marti Bridges
- Shane David-Joseph as Akhim Patil
- Jason May as Groundsman
- Dylan Bladwin as Security Officer
- David Constant as Armed Policeman
- Deeivya Meir as Newsreader
- Amanda Walker as Old Ruby
- Rhyanna Alexander-Davis as Elizabeth Campbell
- Vee Vimolmal as Nurse
Millie Gibson plays Ruby Sunday
Who is Ruby Sunday? Ruby Sunday is the Doctor's companion. In 73 Yards, she's faced with a puzzling mystery - and can't go to the Doctor for help.
Where have I seen Millie Gibson before? Aside from Doctor Who, Gibson is best known for her role as Kelly Neelan in Coronation Street.
Ncuti Gatwa plays the Doctor
Who is the Doctor? The Doctor is a time traveller from Gallifrey. 73 Yards has been described as a "Doctor-lite" episode, which means he's likely to be out of action for one reason or another for much of the episode.
Where have I seen Ncuti Gatwa before? Aside from Doctor Who, Gatwa is known for his role as Eric Effiong in Sex Education, as one of the Kens in Barbie, and as Lt Robert Daniels in Masters of the Air.
Dame Siân Phillips plays Enid Meadows
Who is Enid Meadows? Enid is a character Ruby meets during her journey in 73 Yards.
Where have I seen Dame Siân Phillips before? Phillips has had an illustrious career across stage and screen. She's known for roles including Livia in I, Claudius (a role she won a BAFTA for), Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam in David Lynch's Dune, and Cassiopeia in Clash of the Titans.
Aneurin Barnard plays Roger ap Gwilliam
Who is Roger ap Gwilliam? Roger ap Gwilliam is a politician who appears in 73 Yards.
Where have I seen Aneurin Barnard before? Barnard is known for roles including Davey in Hunky Dory (alongside Minnie Driver), Gibson in Dunkirk, Adult Boris in The Goldfinch and Bobby in Cilla.
Maxine Evans plays Lowri Palin
Who is Lowri Palin? Lowri Palin is the landlady of a pub in 73 Yards.
Where have I seen Maxine Evans before? This isn't Evans's first role in the Whoniverse, with the actress previously appearing as Helen Sherman in Torchwood. She's also appeared as Rhian in Stella, and as Mrs Preston in the 2003 miniseries Canterbury Tales.
Hilary Hobson plays The Woman
Who is The Woman? The Woman is at the heart of the mystery of 73 yards. At the start of the episode her identity is unknown, but she follows Ruby throughout, always staying exactly 73 yards away from her. At the end it becomes clear that she is in fact an older version of Ruby herself, just before her death. While The Woman is played by Hilary Hobson, the older version of Ruby is played in other scenes by Amanda Walker.
Where have I seen Hilary Hobson before? 73 Yards is Hobson's first credited role on IMDB.
Jemma Redgrave plays Kate Lethbridge-Stewart
Who is Kate Lethbridge-Stewart? Kate Lethbridge-Stewart, daughter of the Doctor's old friend Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, is the Chief Scientific Officer and Head of UNIT. She first debuted in 2012 story The Power of Three, and has appeared opposite the Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Doctors, as well as the Tenth Doctor and the War Doctor in 50th anniversary story The Day of the Doctor.
Where have I seen Jemma Redgrave before? Outside of her role as Kate Stewart, Redgrave is known for her past roles in Holby City, Grantchester, Bramwell, Cold Blood, Judge John Deed and Waking the Dead.
Michelle Greenidge plays Carla Sunday
Who is Carla Sunday? Carla is Ruby's adoptive mother, who lives with her own mother Cherry in London. She has fostered many children over the years, but Ruby is the only one she adopted.
Where have I seen Michelle Greenidge before? Greenidge has previously had roles in series such as After Life, It's a Sin, Code 404, Mandy, I May Destroy You, Small Axe and The Witchfinder, as well as in films including Cruella and Venom: Let There be Carnage.
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