"Fugitive of the Judoon" | |
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Series Doctor Who Season 12/38, Episode 5 | |
Air date | January 26th, 2020 |
Writers | Chris Chibnall; Vinay Patel |
Director | Nida Manzoor |
Producers | Chris Chibnall; Nikki Wilson; Alex Mercer |
Starring | Jodie Whittaker; Bradley Walsh; Tosin Cole; Mandip Gill |
Episode guide | |
Previous "Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror" |
Next "Praxeus" |
"Fugitive of the Judoon" is the fifth episode of season twelve of the relaunch of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which is also season thirty-eight of the entire franchise. It is the 861st episode of the entire series overall. The episode was directed by Nida Manzoor with a script written by Chris Chibnall and Vinay Patel. It first aired on BBC America on Sunday, January 26th, 2020.
Cast[]
Starring[]
Actor | Role |
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Jodie Whittaker | The Doctor |
Bradley Walsh | Graham O'Brien |
Tosin Cole | Ryan Sinclair |
Mandip Gill | Yasmin Khan |
Guest Starring[]
Actor | Role |
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Jo Martin | Ruth Clayton |
John Barrowman | Jack Harkness |
Neil Stuke | Lee Clayton |
Ritu Arya | Gat |
Co-Starring[]
Actor | Role |
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Paul Kasey | Judoon Captain |
Michael Begley | All Ears Allan |
Judith Street | Marcia |
Katie Luckins | Tourist |
Nick Briggs | Judoon Captain voice |
Simon Carew | Judoon |
Richard Highgate | Judoon |
Richard Price | Judoon |
Matthew Rohman | Judoon |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Doctor Who was created by British TV producer Sydney Newman, with additional material developed by Donald Wilson and C.E. Webber. The original series began airing in the United Kingdom in November 1963 and ran for twenty-six seasons until December 1989. The show was relaunched in 2005 and has since been aired on BBC One and BBC America.
- By the standards of the TV Parental Guidelines Monitoring Board of the United States, this episode is rated TV-PG. It contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children.
- Voice actor Nicholas Briggs is credited as Nick Briggs in this episode.
- This is the second episode of Doctor Who directed by Nida Manzoor and the second episode from series twelve. Nida previously directed "Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror"
- This is the fifteenth episode of Doctor Who written or co-written by Chris Chibnall. It is his third episode from series twelve. He previously wrote "Spyfall (Part 2)".
- This is the second episode of Doctor Who co-written by Vinay Patel and his first episode from episode from series twelve. He previously wrote "Demons of the Punjab" from season eleven.
- This is the first time that the Thirteenth Doctor has encountered the Judoon. They last appeared during the Twelfth Doctor's run back in "Face the Raven".
- Jack Harkness appeared last in the "Miracle Day: The Blood Line" episode of Torchwood. His last appearance on Doctor Who was "The End of Time (Part 2)".
- The Doctor uses the word "moon" as a word to rhyme with Judoon. In the first appearance of the Judoon in "Smith and Jones", the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones had to deal with the Judoon on the moon.
- The Thirteenth Doctor has yet to encounter Jack Harkness. The last iteration of The Doctor that Harkness had met was the Tenth Doctor. He never met the Eleventh Doctor or the Twelfth Doctor.
Allusions[]
- Jack Harkness makes reference to the Cybermen in this episode and delivers a chilling warning to the Doctor, "Beware the Lone Cyberman".
- According to Ruth Clayton, Harry Potter was filmed at Gloucester Cathedral.
- The Thirteenth Doctor compares Ruth's fighting skills to that of martial arts master and action film hero Jackie Chan.
- This is the second time that Graham O'Brien has been mistaken for The Doctor this season. The first was in "Spyfall (Part 1)" when C addressed him as The Doctor, unaware that The Doctor was now in female form.
Quotes[]
- Jack Harkness: Beware the Lone Cyberman.