Doctor Who Series 15 is underway, with the Fifteenth Doctor (Nucit Gatwa) trying to get Belinda Chandra (Varada Sethu) back home. But before that, they’ve got a trip to Miami in the 1950s, where a sinister presence lurks in an abandoned theatre…
Here’s the synopsis for Lux, this weekend’s episode:
“The Doctor’s quest to get Belinda home takes the TARDIS to Miami in 1952, where an abandoned cinema is hiding a terrifying secret. Can the Doctor uncover Lux’s power?”
And here’s who’s starring in the episode alongside Gatwa and Sethu:
- Linus Roache: Reginald Pye
- Alan Cumming: Mr Ring-a-Ding
- Millie O’Connell: Sunshine Sally
- Ian Shaw: Newsreader
- Cassius Hackforth: Tommy Lee
- Ryan Speakman: Husband
- Lewis Cornay: Logan Cheever
- Lucy Thackeray: Renée Lowenstein
- Jane Hancock: Helen Pye
- William Meredith: Policeman
- Samir Arrian: Hassan
- Bronte Barbe: Lizzie
- Steph Lacey: Robyn
- Anita Dobson: Mrs Flood
Yep, Anita Dobson is back as Mrs Flood, a role she first played in The Church on Ruby Road. And fans will remember Alan Cumming for playing King James in The Witchfinders, with Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor. Here, he’s an animated character, Mr Ring-a-Ding, as is Millie O’Connell, playing Sunshine Sally.
The 43-minute episode will be followed by an instalment of Doctor Who Unleashed, on BBC Three at 8:00pm, going behind the scenes on the story.
Written by Russell T Davies and directed by Amanda Brotchie, Lux airs on Saturday 19 April from 8am on BBC iPlayer and 7:15pm on BBC One in the UK. Fans outside the UK can catch it on Disney+.
