The cast list for the first 2024 Doctor Who series episode Space Babies was released on the BBC One listing for the programme.
In the episode, the Doctor and Ruby travel to the far future to a baby farm, run by babies, which is terrorized by a monster called the Bogeyman.
The Doctor: Ncuti Gatwa
Ruby Sunday: Millie Gibson
Jocelyn Sancerre: Golda Rosheuvel
Carla Sunday: Michelle Greenidge
Cherry Sunday: Angela Wynter
Eric: Mason McCumskey
Voice of Eric: Sami Amber
Poppy: Sienna-Robyn Mavanga-Phipps
Voice of Poppy: Shola Olaitan-Ajiboye
Voice of Sandra: Cadence Williams
Voice of Marcel: Param Patel
Voice of Adjani: Lonnee Archibong
Rico Trieste: Jesus Reyes Ortiz
Lucia Colasanto: Yasmine Bouabid
Bogeyman: Robert Strange
Jocelyn Sancerre is likely in charge of monitoring the space station baby farm.
Carla and Cherry Sunday are Ruby’s Mother and Grandmother, respectively.
The character names for some of the babies appear on the cast list. They are Eric, Poppy, Sandra, Marcel and Adjani.
Eric is the baby seen saying, “It’s you!” in the trailer.
Poppy is mentioned by Russell T Davies in Doctor Who Magazine.
“The Doctor’s interaction with baby Poppy is unusually affecting because you know the real baby on set, little Sienna, isn’t acting. It’s a completely honest reaction to Ncuti as the Doctor, who plays it beautifully. Magic happens there.”
Actor Jesus Reyes Ortiz is known mainly as a talented dancer. Lucia Colasanto is listed as “Chief Engineer Colasanto” on Yasmine Bouabid’s Spotlight CV.
Robert Strange, who was most recently seen as Wrarth Warrrior Sergeant Zogroth in the Doctor Who 60th anniversary special The Star Beast, rounds out the cast as the Bogeyman.
Doctor Who, starring Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson returns on 11 May 2024 midnight, 00:00 BST (10 May 7:00pm ET) streaming on BBC iPlayer and Disney+ with Space Babies and The Devil’s Chord. Both episodes will broadcast on BBC One in the UK and Ireland on 11 May immediately before Eurovision with Space Babies at 6:20pm and The Devil’s Chord at 7:05pm. The remaining six episodes will stream at 00:00 BST on the six subsequent Saturdays.