ESSENTIAL INFO
Broadcast: Saturday 12 April at 8.00am on BBC iPlayer, then on BBC One exclusively in the UK; and (at 3.00am ET) on Disney+ where available in the rest of the world.
Starring: Ncuti Gatwa, Varada Sethu, Jonny Green, Evelyn Miller, Max Parker, Nadine Higgin, Caleb Hughes, William Ellis, Jeffin Kunjumon, Belinda Owusu, Tom Storey, Stephen Love, Robert Strange, Nicholas Briggs
Written by Russell T Davies Directed by Peter Hoar
In a Nutshell...
Under a starlit sky, two teenage sweethearts share a moment: he (Green) presents her (Sethu) 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 (voiced by Briggs) rock up at Belinda’s. They’re from Missbelindachandra One – and they want their queen back. Can the Doctor (Gatwa) rescue Her Majesty Queen Belinda, and quash the robot revolution?
Quote, Unquote:
ROBOT 1: “The planet Missbelindachandra One will celebrate your royal wedding.”
ALL ROBOTS: “Congratulations to your Majesty!”
BELINDA: “What do you mean, wedding? Who am I marrying?! A spark plug?”
ROBOT 1: “The Great A.I. Generator. Behold!”
On Target:
Doctor Who: The Robot Revolution by Una McCormack
Release date: 10 July 2025