{"id":51016,"date":"2024-05-08T22:00:38","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T20:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2037292"},"modified":"2024-05-09T00:03:04","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T22:03:04","slug":"doctor-who-star-golda-rosheuvel-on-crazy-space-babies-monster-theres-a-history-to-it","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-star-golda-rosheuvel-on-crazy-space-babies-monster-theres-a-history-to-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who star Golda Rosheuvel on \u201ccrazy\u201d Space Babies monster: \u2018There\u2019s a history to it\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

She says showrunner Russell T Davies is “pushing the boundaries”. <\/p>

By Louise Griffin\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 08 May 2024 at 20:00 PM<\/p>

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As Doctor Who<\/a> returns to screens this weekend, guest star Golda Rosheuvel<\/a> has given an intriguing insight into the \u201ccrazy\u201d monster we\u2019re set to meet in the first episode.<\/p>\n

Space Babies<\/a> sees the Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa<\/a>) and companion Ruby Sunday<\/a> (Millie Gibson) encounter a baby farm years in the future\u2026 run by babies.<\/p>\n

Along the way, they meet Rosheuvel\u2019s Jocelyn \u2013 and, of course, the very first monster of the new run.<\/p>\n

Chatting exclusively to RadioTimes.com<\/a>, Rosheuvel says: \u201cThere\u2019s definitely a monster. What that is, I won\u2019t tell you, you\u2019ll have to watch the episode. But it\u2019s a very interesting monster, one that we have known.\u201d<\/p>\n

She adds: \u201cThere\u2019s a history to the name of the monster, and I think Russell\u2019s done a really great job in incorporating it into this episode.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I read it, I was like, \u2018That\u2019s crazy, but obviously yes, why not?! That\u2019s where it comes from!\u2019 It\u2019s a very clever way of introducing it.\u201d<\/p>\n

While details about the Bridgerton<\/a> actress\u2019s role are being kept under wraps, she teases: \u201cOh, Jocelyn, bless her heart! She is isolated, she\u2019s been abandoned, and she basically looks after these babies that run this planet.<\/p>\n

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Golda Rosheuvel as Jocelyn in Doctor Who episode Space Babies.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC STUDIOS AND BAD WOLF,James Pardon<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of loneliness there for her, there are difficulties which she\u2019s got to contend with on a personal level.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you\u2019re confined to a space like yours, you know, that can be quite challenging. She\u2019s really loyal to these babies, she wants to protect them, [but] maybe she doesn\u2019t make the best choices because of the isolation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chatting about how she and the Doctor have the isolation in common, she goes on to say: \u201cThey recognise that in each other.<\/p>

\u201cHe recognises that \u2013 I think that\u2019s important to say, that he sees this woman and understands where she\u2019s coming from, so can kind of get that kind of nurturing and positive energy into her.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for the episode as a whole? Rosheuvel describes it as \u201ca real sense of newness, a real sense of fresh energy\u201d.<\/p>\n