Who is this fugitive? Many Doctor Who viewers will most likely recognise Ritu Arya from her recent role in Channel 4‘s 2015 sci-fi drama Humans, which ran for three series before its untimely cancellation last year. Thought the Master returning was big? The BBC sci-fi show introduced a new gay character in New Year’s Day special “Resolution,” but they didn’t hang around for long. Celebs you didn’t know have an LGBT sibling, “Not to mention that obviously it’s been one of the most visible shows for gay people.”. @ritu_Arya_ is Lila. ( TV: The Timeless Children) She worked with the Judoon to capture the Doctor following their disappearance, and upon discovering the Doctor's location, she executed Lee Clayton and proceeded to search for the Doctor. It’s a moment of monumental crisis for the Doctor that is so draining—the frazzled, aimless way she wanders around Gloucester after being dropped off by her other self is utterly heartbreaking for a hero usually so defined by their sense of purpose—that it takes Ryan, Graham, and Yaz reminding her that she’s not at alone to snap her out of it all. PROFILE: Ritu Arya – Guest Star – Doctor Who: ‘Fugitive of the... Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Doctor Who Series 10 Now on DVD & Blu-ray, Video of the Day – Access Hollywood, 2019, Video of the Day – Conversations with Jeff Weeks, 2019. The Doctor, Yaz, Ryan and Graham race back to Earth in order to prevent them doing too much damage to the cathedral city. He wants pictures. She started watching Doctor Who at the age of eight in 2005 and hasn't looked back since. But one thing can be certain, in this sea of Time Lords, old friends, and new mysteries: it’s exciting as all heck to watch it unfold. Last year also saw Arya star in ITV‘s Sticks and Stones, created by previous Doctor Who writer Mike Bartlett (Knock Knock). Ahead of her appearance as Gat in this week’s episode, BlogtorWho recaps some of her best-known roles to date! Gat is killed when she fires a sabotaged weapon confiscated from Ruth. Arya will star alongside a number of familiar faces who make up the regular cast, including Ellen Page (Juno, Inception), Robert Sheehan (Misfits, Mortal Engines) and Tom Hopper (Doctor Who, Merlin). She appeared in the second episode of the show’s third series The Sign of Three, which centred around John Watson (Martin Freeman) and Mary Morstan (Amanda Abbington)’s wedding day. And Ruth harbored a wilder secret than even she knew: She was the Doctor, altered by her Chameleon Arch into believing herself to be a human, hiding away on Earth from a faction of Time Lords hunting her down in the name of glorious Gallifrey. There were familiar aliens—the titular Judoon themselves, making their return for the first proper time since the rhino-space-cops appeared in season four’s “The Stolen Earth/Journey’s End,” itself a season on from their more substantial debut in “Smith and Jones.” Putting said Judoon on the streets of Gloucester, happily hunting down a mysterious target in contemporary England as they cataloged humans, felt ripped right out of the very best of Russell T. Davies’ “aliens among us” oeuvre. They even grimly executed a few civilians after their mandatory “here’s a scene explaining my life just so you feel a little sad when I get mercilessly offed” screentime! Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. It followed Kate (Clarke), a disillusioned employee at a year-round Christmas shop in London, whose life begins to change when she meets the mysterious Tom (Golding). Maxine Peake (L) and Neil Stuke attend the press night after party for “True West” at the Foundation Bar on December 4, 2018 in London, England. Last night’s Doctor Who was meant to be, like much of season 12 so far, a reminder of its more familiar self of the past few years in the wake of last season’s bold experiments with the tone and scope of the show. #DoctorWho pic.twitter.com/jYwckHWDSV, — Doctor Who Official (@bbcdoctorwho) January 23, 2020. It’s clearly a version of him that knows of the Doctor, so it’s not Time Agent Jack—who is the mysterious alliance he now works for? Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page. 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