{"id":41196,"date":"2023-12-06T16:14:45","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T15:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1939948"},"modified":"2023-12-06T18:39:42","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T17:39:42","slug":"doctor-whos-russell-t-davies-teases-rubys-backstory","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-whos-russell-t-davies-teases-rubys-backstory\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who\u2019s Russell T Davies teases Ruby\u2019s backstory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The Doctor Who showrunner has revealed some details about new companion Ruby Sunday. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Morgan Cormack\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 06 December 2023 at 15:11 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>It\u2019s only a matter of days before the third and final <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-60th-anniversary-specials-release-schedule\/\">Doctor Who 60th anniversary special<\/a> and the much-anticipated regeneration of David Tennant\u2019s Time Lord into the Fifteenth Doctor, played by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-the-giggle-trailer-newsupdate\/\">Ncuti Gatwa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gatwa will helm the new season, but before then we have the exciting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-christmas-special-time-slot-newsupdate\/\">Christmas special<\/a> to look forward to, which has been teased as a \u201ccomplete reinvention\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Yet while fans are eagerly awaiting more details about the episode, which is entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-2023-christmas-confirmed-newsupdate\/\">The Church on Ruby Road<\/a>, the new instalment will obviously also introduce fans to the new companion, Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) \u2013 and explore parts of her own backstory.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson are on the cover of SFX 373, which comes with great Doctor Who gifts: a poster, 2 art cards &amp; a bookmark. Also inside: Rebel Moon, Wonka, A Ghost Story For Christmas and more! <br\/>More info: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TuuKLP2m2A\">https:\/\/t.co\/TuuKLP2m2A<\/a><br\/>Buy online: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QpMIfL80UW\">https:\/\/t.co\/QpMIfL80UW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HzKtvz58sn\">pic.twitter.com\/HzKtvz58sn<\/a><\/p>\u2014 SFX magazine (@SFXmagazine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SFXmagazine\/status\/1731978546388599003?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/sfx-magazine-new-issue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SFX magazine<\/a>, showrunner Russell T Davies said of the new Christmas special: \u201cIt\u2019s completely freestanding, and indeed when the series starts you can watch that from scratch, and yet faithful viewers\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s unashamedly the story of Ruby, it\u2019s called The Church on Ruby Road because that\u2019s where the church is where Ruby is left as a baby in 2004.\u201d<\/p> <p>Davies continued: \u201cSo, she\u2019s named after that church. She\u2019s a foundling, so no one knows who her mother or father is. She was named after the church on Ruby Road, which does carry over into the series itself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot every question is answered in the Christmas special, and that continues all the way through to the most magnificent finale ever shot on planet Earth. No hype! I swear that\u2019s true.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-christmas-special-reinvention-newsupdate\/\">Doctor Who\u2019s Christmas special will be \u201ccomplete reinvention\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-star-beast-ratings-five-years-newsupdate\/\">Doctor Who\u2019s The Star Beast becomes highest rated episode in 5 years<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While exact plot details remain under wraps for now, we do now have a confirmed time slot for the festive episode, as well as the cast list \u2013 which includes presenter Davina McCall.<\/p>\n<p>McCall will play herself in the episode, with the rest of the Christmas special\u2019s cast including It\u2019s a Sin\u2019s Michelle Greenidge as Ruby\u2019s mum Carla, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/\">EastEnders<\/a>\u2018 Angela Wynter as Ruby\u2019s grandmother Cherry and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-anita-dobson-seaosn-14-newsupdate\/\">Anita Dobson<\/a>\u00a0as Mrs Flood.<\/p> <div class=\"brightcove embed\"> <div class=\"embed__intrinsic\"> <div class=\"brightcove__player vjs-playlist-player-container\"> <video data-video-id=\"6342160496112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"video-js\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js\"\/> <p><strong>Doctor Who\u2019s third 60th anniversary special The Giggle airs at 6:30pm on Saturday 9th December on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. <\/strong><strong>Previous episodes are available on BBC iPlayer and\u00a0<\/strong><strong>on BritBox \u2013 you can sign up for a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?id=489797&amp;clickref=radiotimes-0&amp;awinmid=33021&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwatch.britbox.co.uk%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">7-day free trial here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0<a id=\"OWAd6a6c3ba-49f5-0b08-841b-80c9962943d5\" title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\" data-loopstyle=\"linkonly\">subscribe now<\/a>. 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