Doctor Who: Empire Of Death | Preview (BBC One)

The BBC have confirmed the timeslot for Doctor Who Season 1: Episode 8, which will air on Saturday 22nd June. A short synopsis has also been released.

This season of Doctor Who will see Ncuti Gatwa return as the Fifteenth Doctor, alongside Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday, it comes after they made their highly acclaimed debut on Christmas Day in The Church on Ruby Road.

Within the series, audiences will see the Doctor and Ruby travel through time and space on adventures to unknown lands, to the Regency era in England, to outer space worlds and the sixties.

This season will also see the return of Michelle Greenidge as Carla Sunday, Angela Wynter as Cherry Sunday and Anita Dobson as Mrs Flood as well as featuring an array of special guest stars including Jinkx Monsoon, Aneurin Barnard, Yasmin Finney, Jonathan Groff, Bonnie Langford, Jemma Redgrave, Lenny Rush and Indira Varma.

Episode 8 - Empire Of Death

Synopsis: The Doctor has lost, his ageless enemy reigns supreme, and a shadow is falling over creation. Nothing can stop the devastation... except, perhaps, one woman.

BBC iPlayer: Saturday 22nd June, 00:00am

BBC One: Saturday 22nd June, 6:40pm

Running time: 54 minutes

THE CAST

Role	Contributor
The Doctor	Ncuti Gatwa
Ruby Sunday	Millie Gibson
Kate Lethbridge-Stewart	Jemma Redgrave
Melanie Bush	Bonnie Langford
Susan Triad	Susan Twist
Rose Noble	Yasmin Finney
Harriet	Genesis Lynea
Morris Gibbons	Lenny Rush
Colonel Ibrahim	Alexander Devrient
Corporal Sullivan	Jasmine Bayes
Mrs Flood	Anita Dobson
Carla Sunday	Michelle Greenidge
Cherry Sunday	Angela Wynter
Kind Woman	Sian Clifford
The Vlinx	Aidan Cook
Voice of the Vlinx	Nicholas Briggs
Writer	Russell T Davies

Doctor Who continues this Saturday on BBC One.