Russell T Davies also said that the new villain is “hard to describe”. <\/p>
This week\u2019s episode of Doctor Who<\/a>, 73 Yards<\/a>, is perhaps the most mysterious instalment of the whole season, with little known about its plot or even the villain the Doctor and Ruby will be facing.<\/p>\n Well, it seems there may be a reason for that, as showrunner Russell T Davies has teased that the villain is \u201chard to describe\u201d, saying that viewers have to watch it to understand.<\/p>\n Davies spoke with RadioTimes.com<\/a> at the premiere for episodes 1 and 2, Space Babies<\/a> and The Devil\u2019s Chord<\/a>, where he said that the season will feature \u201clots of great villains\u201d.<\/p>\n He continued: \u201cEpisode 4 has got possibly the strangest villain you\u2019ll ever see. You have to come and watch \u2013 even in an interview like this, it\u2019s hard to describe. You\u2019ve got to come and watch episode 4 to understand what\u2019s going on.\u201d<\/p>\n Davies also mentioned Indira Varma\u2019s character The Duchess<\/a> as a standout villain in episode 6, Rogue, as well as \u201cgreat big ugly monsters\u201d that feature in episode 5, Dot and Bubble<\/a>.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/b><\/p>\n Davies also recently gave some hints as to what fans can expect from the episode when speaking on the\u00a0Official Doctor Who Podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n He said<\/a>: \u201cThis is Welsh folk horror coming up, with an astonishing cast\u2026 It\u2019s spooky, it\u2019s strange, it\u2019s genuinely unlike any other episode we\u2019ve ever done before. We all found ourselves fascinated by making this. We had to test so much and get so much exactly right.<\/p> \u201cIt\u2019s very strange, 73 yards is very significantly important. Pay attention to those scrolls at the beginning and you might wonder what the message means \u2013 \u2018Rest in peace, Mad Jack.’\u201d<\/p>\n The episode\u2019s guest cast<\/a> will include\u00a0Peaky Blinders<\/a>\u2018 Aneurin Barnard as politician Roger ap Gwilliam<\/a>, while Si\u00e2n Phillips will be playing Enid Meadows and Susan Twist<\/a> will be returning for another role, this time playing \u201cThe Hiker\u201d.<\/p>\n Doctor Who continues on Saturday 25th May on BBC iPlayer and BBC One.<\/strong>\u00a0Previous seasons are available to stream on\u00a0BBC iPlayer<\/a>\u00a0with episodes of the classic series also available on BritBox \u2013 you can sign up for a\u00a07-day free trial here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Check out more of our\u00a0Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a> to see what\u2019s on tonight. <\/strong>For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to <\/strong>The Radio Times Podcast<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n Russell T Davies also said that the new villain is “hard to describe”. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":51867,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/doctor-who-boss-teases-strangest-villain-youll-ever-see-in-73-yards.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/doctor-who-boss-teases-strangest-villain-youll-ever-see-in-73-yards-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/doctor-who-boss-teases-strangest-villain-youll-ever-see-in-73-yards-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/doctor-who-boss-teases-strangest-villain-youll-ever-see-in-73-yards.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/doctor-who-boss-teases-strangest-villain-youll-ever-see-in-73-yards.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/doctor-who-boss-teases-strangest-villain-youll-ever-see-in-73-yards.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/doctor-who-boss-teases-strangest-villain-youll-ever-see-in-73-yards.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Russell T Davies also said that the new villain is \"hard to describe\".","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/51866"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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