Summary
Period balls, a laser pistol-toting gunman, and romance await Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor and Millie Gibson’s Ruby Sunday in their visit to Regency-era England inDoctor Whoseason 14’s episode 6 trailer. The newest TARDIS team came together in 2023’s seasonal special “The Church on Ruby Road” with goblins, secret origins, and the Doctor’s grappling with his complex past. Spanning eight episodes, the Doctor and Ruby’sadventures so far inDoctor Whoseason 14have taken them to distant space stations, 1960s London, alien battlegrounds, alternate timelines, and a technologically advanced world hiding a horrific truth.
Following “Dot and Bubble’s” gut-wrenching ending, the officialDoctor WhoYouTube channel released a trailer for season 14’s next adventure.
Titled “Rogue,” the episode sees the Doctor and Ruby visit a Regency-era ball in 1913 in hopes of their own period-drama-esque adventure. However, shapeshifting aliens and Jonathan Groff’s gunman Rogue also lurk amidst the celebrations, bringing threats of monsters, scandals, and even romance.
What We Know About “Rogue”
After “Dot and Bubble” led toone ofDoctor Who’s darkest endings, the Time Lord’s upcoming historical adventure, “Rogue”, is shaping up to be a lighter story in tone. With the Doctor getting swept up in a dance with Rogue, Ruby’s quick allusions toBridgertonand a group of aliens masquerading as nobility for unknown goals, the episode will have fun paying tribute to the Netflix hit and other period dramas. “Rogue” is also one of the few episodes of season 14 to be not penned by Russell T Davies, withLoki’s Kate Herron and Briony Redman writing the adventure.
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Alongside the Doctor and Ruby, Groff’s Rogue will be a fellow traveller lurking the dance floor in 1813, searching the guest list for his bounty. Meanwhile,Obi-Wan Kenobi,Game of Thrones, andTorchwoodstar Indira Varma joinsDoctor Whoas the Duchess of Pemberton, who hides her own alien identity for currently unknown goals. Viewers can also expect to seethe mystery of Susan Twist’s charactersbuild, as season 14’s recurring face will appear as a “Portrait”, while the Doctor and Ruby are seemingly set to return home as Michelle Greenidge will return as Ruby’s mother Carla Sunday.
WithDoctor Whoseason 14 embracing the glamor of a period drama in an episode by Gatwa’s formerSex Educationseason 1 collaborator, “Rogue” promises to be a fun penultimate story before a climactic two-part finale. Between an all-star cast and crew and nods to its inspiration, the adventure is a more lighthearted breather that’ll throw the latest TARDIS duo into what should be a safe trip. However, aliens and bounty hunters may not be the only dangers the Doctor and Ruby face, as the two may be swept up in the scandals of Regency England themselves.
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Doctor Who: Released on July 01, 2025, this series follows the Doctor and their companion as they journey across time and space, encountering a range of extraordinary friends and adversaries, expanding the universe of the long-running British science fiction series.
