{"id":53403,"date":"2024-06-17T19:00:17","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T17:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2058090"},"modified":"2024-06-17T22:38:54","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T20:38:54","slug":"doctor-who-confirms-classic-sutekh-story-for-new-tales-of-the-tardis","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-confirms-classic-sutekh-story-for-new-tales-of-the-tardis\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who confirms classic Sutekh story for new Tales of the TARDIS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pyramids of Mars has been remastered into a feature-length omnibus episode. <\/p>

By Morgan Cormack\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 17 June 2024 at 17:00 PM<\/p>

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As we near the anticipated final episode of Doctor Who<\/a> season 14, all eyes are on the Whoniverse to see what further surprises, villains and plot twists are in store.<\/p>\n

Well, just before the nail-biting finale Empire of Death<\/a>, it\u2019s been confirmed that the upcoming episode of Tales of the TARDIS<\/a> with Ncuti Gatwa\u2019s Fifteenth Doctor and Millie Gibson\u2019s Ruby Sunday will feature a remastered Pyramids of Mars.<\/p>\n

The original four-part 1975 story \u2013 which will air here as a feature-length omnibus episode with updated visual effects \u2013 saw Tom Baker<\/a>\u2018s Fourth Doctor and Elisabeth Sladen\u2019s Sarah Jane Smith<\/a> having to battle the almighty Sutekh<\/a>, who we were dramatically re-introduced to in last weekend\u2019s The Legend of Ruby Sunday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This also marks Fifteen and Ruby\u2019s very first time in the Remembered TARDIS<\/a>, as they \u201cpause in battle\u201d to reflect on their own recent slew of adventures too.<\/p>\n

Speaking about reviving the character of Sutekh after almost 50 years, returning voice actor Gabriel Woolf said: \u201cIt felt sort of inevitable in a way. I\u2019d never lost Sutekh because of the fans. They\u2019ve kept him alive, organised conventions all over the place, so it feels kind of natural.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Ncuti Gatwa as The Doctor and Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday in Doctor Who.<\/span><\/figcaption> James Pardon\/Bad Wolf\/BBC Studios<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

On the announcement of the remastered episode, executive producer, Phil Collinson, said: \u201cRevisiting the rich history of Doctor Who is endlessly thrilling and this is no exception. It\u2019s so exciting to bring back Tales of the TARDIS again, and to revisit a classic enemy of the Doctor.<\/p>\n

\u201cGabriel Woolf as Sutekh, returning to terrify a whole new generation of children in a blistering season finale, is what makes this show so special and appeal to so many across the generations.\u201d<\/p>

Also chatting about the importance of revisiting the classic story of Pyramids of Mars in the upcoming Tales of the TARDIS episode, Woolf said: \u201cIt\u2019s excellent; they will have the complete backstory of Sutekh so they will know how it all began.<\/p>\n

\u201cTom and I play off each other and it was dramatic, it was a bit like a play. I hope it gives a tremendous added dimension to the excitement for the finale \u2013 the fact it\u2019s spread out over cinemas and across the world is wonderful.\u201d<\/p>\n

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