{"id":43913,"date":"2024-01-16T14:47:54","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T13:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1961135"},"modified":"2024-01-16T16:27:04","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T15:27:04","slug":"doctor-who-audiobook-reveals-new-details-about-mrs-flood-scene","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-audiobook-reveals-new-details-about-mrs-flood-scene\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who audiobook reveals new details about Mrs Flood scene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> A new clip goes into the mysterious character&#8217;s inner monologue. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Louise Griffin\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 16 January 2024 at 13:47 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>Since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-season-14-release-date\/\">Doctor Who<\/a>\u2018s Christmas special <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-the-church-on-ruby-road-spoiler-review\/\">The Church on Ruby Road<\/a> aired, everyone has been clamouring to find out more about the mysterious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-christmas-mid-credits-mrs-flood-explained\/\">Mrs Flood<\/a>, played by Anita Dobson \u2013 and now we have some new details to share!<\/p>\n<p>During the special, Mrs Flood was introduced as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-ruby-sunday-story-russell-t-davies-newsupdate\/\">Ruby\u2019s (Millie Gibson)<\/a> neighbour \u2013 but the mid-credits scene revealed that there\u2019s more to her than meets the eye.<\/p>\n<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-tardis-interiors-ranked\/\">TARDIS<\/a> de-materialised, she chuckled at neighbour Abdul\u2019s (Hemi Yeroham) incredulity, before turning to the camera and asking: \u201cNever seen a TARDIS before?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While we\u2019re still in the dark about who exactly Mrs Flood is, the audiobook of The Church on Ruby Road adds some detail to that scene \u2013 including a bit of Mrs Flood\u2019s amused inner monologue.<\/p>\n<p>A clip exclusively shared with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> describes Mrs Flood\u2019s reaction to seeing the TARDIS vanish with Ruby inside: \u201cAcross the road, Mrs Flood nodded, smiling to herself, and stood up, folding her chair and tucking it under one arm. \u2018Enough excitement for one day,\u2019 she thought.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-handler__container image-handler__container--aspect\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ 1.501210653753);\"> <picture> 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https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/457825-db3bc63.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=1667%2C1111 3x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/457825-db3bc63.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=2222%2C1481 4x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> \n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div><div class=\"caption-hold\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-copy\"><i class=\"icon-arrow icon-camera-circle\"\/> Hemi Yeroham as Abdul and Anita Dobson as Mrs Flood in Doctor Who.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"im-image-caption\"> <i>BBC Studios\/James Pardon<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>It goes on to describe Abdul\u2019s \u201cbewildered\u201d reaction and adds that Mrs Flood \u201ctried not to let her amusement show on her face\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The audiobook adds: \u201cMrs Flood just waved a hand. She and Abdul rarely saw eye to eye, but she liked him really. \u2018Oh, merry Christmas, Abdul,\u2019 she tutted. \u2018Stop making such a fuss!&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It continues: \u201cWhen he was gone, Mrs Flood allowed a sly smile to break out over her face. \u2018What?\u2019 she whispered to herself when he was safely out of earshot. \u2018Never seen a TARDIS before?!&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Much like the Christmas special, the audiobook clip ends there, on a major cliffhanger. But it does mean we\u2019ve got a tiny bit more information about Mrs Flood\u2019s mysterious \u2013 but playful \u2013 character.<\/p> <p>There are plenty of theories about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-mrs-flood-mystery-slow-burn-newsupdate\/\">who Mrs Flood might be<\/a> and what exactly she knows about the TARDIS, but Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies revealed that we might not find out for quite a while.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-unleashed-ncuti-gatwa-david-tennant-exclusive-newsupdate\/\">Doctor Who: Unleashed<\/a>, showrunner Davies said: \u201cMrs Flood is a mysterious character. You will eventually find out more about her. She\u2019s a slow burn, Mrs Flood. Who is Mrs Flood? Come back and find out!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dobson, meanwhile, wasn\u2019t giving anything away, saying: \u201cToday, what you see is a friendly neighbour. What the future may be, no one knows. 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