Episode Info
Episode Title: 'Rogue'
Episode Number: Season 14, Episode 6 / Season 1, Episode 6
Release Date: June 8, 2024
Writer: Kate Herron and Briony Redman
Director: Ben Chessell
The Doctor: Ncuti Gatwa
Companion(s): Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday
Synopsis
The Doctor and Ruby land in 1813 and attend the highlight of high society season - the Duchess of Pemberton's ball. As they enjoy themselves, a bounty hunter called Rogue observes the crowd. Then, the guests start being murdered...
Cast list
The Doctor: Ncuti Gatwa
Ruby Sunday: Millie Gibson
Rogue: Jonathan Groff
Duchess of Pemberton: Indira Varma
Lord Barton: Paul Forman
Emily Beckett: Camilla Aiko
Carla Sunday: Michelle Greenidge
Lord Galpin: Maxim Ays
The Portrait: Susan Twist
Housekeeper: Debra Baker
Butler: Ashley Campbell
Miss Talbot: Nancy Brabin-Platt
Mr Price: David Charles
Quotes
Millie Gibson (Ruby Sunday): "Oh my god. [The] Bridgerton [episode] I had the most fun filming. I just was floating around in my princess dress like I was the queen or something. I was just taking myself off – we were filming in the most beautiful manors. We filmed in three different manors. It was like when I used to play dress-up when I was younger. I was like, 'This is the real thing and I've got my own castle!'" (SFX)
Chris May (Producer): "It has felt like we're making an episode of Bridgerton but this is Doctor Who, so the minute you step out the doors of the ballroom, you step into the dark. There's something amiss out there in the night. There are whole other things going on!" (Doctor Who Magazine #604)
Ben Chessell (Director): "This feels like a classic Doctor Who episode and I'm enjoying that about it. It's a period setting, there's hidden alien evil, there's death, it's got a locked house murder-mystery kind of vibe to it too." (Doctor Who Magazine #604)
Jonathan Groff (Rogue): "Being chased by an alien was the first thing we shot, and I was like 'what is happening?' It was very strange, very surreal. To be with The Doctor and running away from people who are dressed as birds, it was really funny. It really felt like I was in a sci-fi show, it was great." (Doctor Who Magazine #604)
Pam Downe (Costume designer): "I don't know if viewers will pick up on it, but the burgundy velvet of Ncuti's jacket is a nod to past Doctors. I like to put little nods to the past in where I can." (Radio Times)
Russell T Davies (Showrunner): "Indira really leaned into it. She's in what we call the Bridgerton episode set in 1813 in Regency Bath. She kind of looks like a lady at the manor - she looks very privileged, posh, haughty, smart and aloof. And then oh my god she lets rip and runs and fights and is completely wonderful, so that was a joy to see." (Metro)
Jack Murphy (Choreographer): "I was asked if I'd be interested in working on the Regency episode. I said 'Yes, I would love to, so long as you let me do the Twist because I'm never allowed out of the 19th century'." (The Sun)
Indira Varma (The Duchess of Pemberton): "The Duchess is from Regency Era England. She's a woman of society and is throwing an enormous party. It's all very fabulous and fashionable, her costume is amazing. We find her at the centre of it all."
Script Snippets
Ruby: "Oh, this is so Bridgerton!"
The Doctor (to Rogue): "The brooding look works really well for you. Do you practice in a mirror?" (Doctor Who Magazine #604)
Episode Pictures
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Rogue, Ruby and The Doctor
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Chuldurs
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Ruby
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Emily Beckett and Ruby
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The Doctor and Ruby
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The Doctor and Ruby
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The Doctor
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Rogue
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The Duchess and Lord Barton
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Chuldur
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The Doctor and Rogue
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Emily Beckett and Lord Barton
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Ruby and The Doctor
Episode Clips
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