Doctor Who boss promises "strangest villain" in new episode '73 Yards'
Doctor Who boss Russell T Davies has said the sci-fi show’s "strangest villain" yet will make their debut in the fourth episode of series 14, titled '73 Yards'.
While details about the new villain and who will be playing them remain scarce, Davies, who wrote the upcoming episode, told RadioTimes that "episode four has got possibly the strangest villain you’ll ever see".
"You have to come and watch – even in an interview like this, it’s hard to describe. You’ve got to come and watch episode four to understand what’s going on," he added.
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The synopsis for '73 Yards' reveals that the Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and his companion Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) will land on the Welsh coast before embarking on "the strangest journey of their lives".
It’s also been confirmed that the guest cast includes Peaky Blinders’ Aneurin Barnard as Roger, Good Omens' Sian Phillips as Enid, Call the Midwife's Maxine Evans as Lowri, Mammoth's Sion Pritchard as Joshua, The Winter King's Gwion Morris Jones as Ifor and Andor's Glyn Pritchard as Eddie, while Susan Twist will once again return as a new character known as Hiker.
The episode will first premiere on Saturday (May 25) at midnight on BBC iPlayer in the UK and Disney+ internationally, before its linear premiere later that day at 6.50pm on BBC One.
Elsewhere, Davies recently teased a possible return for Jinkx Monsoon's villain Maestro, who was ultimately banished into their piano prison after wreaking havoc for the Doctor and Ruby in episode two, titled 'The Devil's Chord'.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter after the episode's premiere, Davies said: "If ever there's a character ripe for return – it's Maestro!"
Doctor Who debuts new episodes at midnight on Saturday, airing on BBC One in the UK and Disney+ elsewhere. Classic episodes of Doctor Who are available on BBC iPlayer in the UK.
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