{"id":7639,"date":"2021-11-23T11:38:41","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T10:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1516522"},"modified":"2021-11-23T11:54:09","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T10:54:09","slug":"doctor-who-unveils-new-episode-5-pictures-confirming-return-of-unit","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-unveils-new-episode-5-pictures-confirming-return-of-unit\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who unveils new episode 5 pictures \u2013 confirming return of UNIT"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By David Craig\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 23 November 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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First-look images at this weekend\u2019s penultimate episode of Doctor Who: Flux<\/a> have confirmed what many fans had suspected: UNIT is back!<\/p>\n

The military organisation has been a recurring presence in the sci-fi drama, but its most recent reference in 2019\u2019s New Year special suggested that it had been closed down due to government cuts.<\/p>\n

The unfortunate development angered many fans, so UNIT\u2019s return under long-serving Chief Scientific Officer Kate Lethbridge-Stewart (Jemma Redgrave) will no doubt come as a pleasant surprise.<\/p>\n

The character made a brief appearance<\/a> in the \u2018next time\u2019 preview at the end of Village of the Angels<\/a>, but it\u2019s not yet clear exactly what her role in new episode Survivors of the Flux will be.<\/p>

Kate is the daughter of classic Who character Brigadier Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart (Nicholas Courtney) and has appeared opposite Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi\u2019s incarnations of The Doctor.<\/p>\n

But she isn\u2019t the only character featured in new images from this week\u2019s chapter, with Swarm and Azure also returning for episode five, portrayed by Sam Spruell and Rochenda Sandall respectively.<\/p>\n

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Of course, it wouldn\u2019t be an episode of Doctor Who without the Time Lord\u2019s trusted companions, with Dan (John Bishop) and Yaz (Mandip Gill) seen venturing through a tunnel, accompanied by Kevin McNally\u2019s Professor Jericho \u2013 a character that some fans are hoping will get a spin-off<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The Doctor\u2019s new ally Vinder also returns this week, as portrayed by Game of Thrones star Jacob Anderson, seen here stealthily sneaking a peek at something \u2013 but who or what?<\/p>\n

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There are just two episodes left of Flux, which is sowing the seeds for Jodie Whittaker\u2019s departure from the series, but there\u2019s still no word who the next Doctor<\/a> will be. Watch this space.<\/p>\n

Doctor Who continues on BBC One at 6:25pm on Sunday 28th November. Check out more of our Sci-Fi<\/a> coverage or visit our TV Guide<\/a> to see what\u2019s on tonight.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n

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