DOCTOR WHO: SYNOPSIS, TIMESLOT AND CAST LIST REVEALED FOR THE ROBOT REVOLUTION

In the new series, audiences join The Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and Belinda Chandra (Varada Sethu) on an epic quest to get Belinda back to Earth. But a mysterious force is stopping their return and the time-travelling TARDIS team must face great dangers, ferocious enemies and wilder terrors than ever before.

The BBC have confirmed that the first episode, The Robot Revolution written by Russell T Davies, will air at 6:50pm on BBC One, with the episode available on iPlayer the same day from 8am in the UK and Disney+ internationally. The run time is 46 minutes.

The synopsis for the episode reads: "Under a starlit sky, two teenage sweethearts share a moment: he presents her with a star - her star - named in her honour. Miss Belinda Chandra. It's cute, it's quirky, it's... just a certificate. But then Robots rock up at Belinda's. They're from Missbelindachandra One - and they want their queen back. Can The Doctor rescue Her Majesty Queen Belinda, and quash the robot revolution?"

Cast list

The Doctor	Ncuti Gatwa
Belinda Chandra	Varada Sethu
Alan Budd	Jonny Green
Manny	Max Parker
Mrs Flood	Anita Dobson
Kirby Blake	Thalia Dudek
Stefan Haines	Jeffin Kunjumon
Receptionist	Belinda Owusu
Tombo	Tom Storey
Robot 1	Stephen Love
Robot 2	Robert Strange
Voice of the Robots	Nicholas Briggs
Sasha 55	Evelyn Miller
Robot 3	Charles Sandford
Robot 4	Lucas Edwards
Scoley	Caleb Hughes
Shago	Nadine Higgin
Prime Minister	William Ellis
Writer	Russell T Davies

Doctor Who continues Saturdays on BBC One, with each episode available from 8am on BBC iPlayer.