The Torchwood actress is returning to the Whoniverse! <\/p>
With Doctor Who<\/a> season 14 comes a whole host of noteable guest stars<\/a> \u2013 and one of them is the incredible Indira Varma<\/a>, who\u2019s returning to the Whoniverse<\/a> as the Duchess, an intriguing new character.<\/p>\n The actress, who previously appeared in Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood<\/a>, will unleash terror on the Doctor<\/a> and his companion<\/a> Ruby Sunday.<\/p>\n She\u2019ll star alongside Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson<\/a>, as well as fellow guest stars including Jinkx Monsoon<\/a>, Jonathan Groff<\/a>\u00a0and Golda Rosheuvel<\/a>.<\/p>\n But what exactly can we expect from Varma and the Duchess?<\/p>\n The Duchess of Pemberton is a character in the Regency period who encounters the Doctor and Ruby in the new episode of Doctor Who, Rogue.<\/p>\n She\u2019s the host of the party the pair are attending \u2013 but it seems things are going to go very wrong.<\/p>\n A synopsis for Rogue reads: \u201cThe Doctor and Ruby land in 1813, where guests at a duchess\u2019s party are being murdered and a mysterious bounty hunter called Rogue is about to change the Doctor\u2019s life forever.\u201d<\/p>\n Announcing her casting last year, showrunner Russell T Davies referred to the Duchess \u201cunleashing her terror\u201d and suggested audiences will be \u201chiding behind the settee\u201d \u2013 so she certainly sounds like a formidable foe<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The Duchess unleashed! \ud83d\udc40Who is the Duchess of Pemberton in Doctor Who?<\/strong><\/h2>\n