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Ncuti Gatwa
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Mr Ring-a-Ding
Mr Ring-a-Ding
 The Doctor's quest to get Belinda home takes the TARDIS to Miami in 1952, where an abandoned cinema is hiding a terrifying secret.

 Investigating the disappearance of 15 people from the Palazzo Picture Palace, The Doctor and Belinda encounter a sinister new enemy who is not as two-dimensional as he first appears…



General Information

Season: Forty Two (New Series 15)
Production Code: 15-2
Story Number: 314 (New Series: 158)
Episode Number:886 (New Series: 190)
Number of Episodes: 1
Percentage of Episodes Held:100%
Production Dates:
Broadcast Date: 19 April 2025
Colour Status: HD Colour
Studio: Wolf Studios (Cardiff, Wales)
Location:
Writer:Russell T Davies
Director:Amanda Brotchie
Series Producer:Vicki Delow
Producer:Chris May
Executive Producers:Jane Tranter, Joel Collins, Julie Gardner, Phil Collinson and Russell T Davies
Brand Director for BBC Studios:Vanessa Hamilton
Production Executive for BBC Studios:John Hamer
Executive Producer for the BBC:Nick Lambon
Co-Producer:Jess Gardiner
Director's Assistant:Abdoul Razak Ceesay
Script Supervisors:Richard Pask and Ines Mayorga (Assistant)
Script Editors:David Cheung and Hilla Hamidi (Assistant)
Editors:Ulrike Munch, Emily Lawrence (Assistant), Joseph Keirle (Assistant), Yas Downess (Assistant), Harri McAinsh (VFX) and Catrin Rees (VFX Assistant)
Colourist:Gareth Spensley
Production Executive:Steffan Morris
Junior Production Executive:Charlotte Cox
Production Manager:Delmi Thomas
Production Assistant:Lisa Elena Williams
Post Production Producer:Ceres Doyle
Post Production Supervisor:Louise Sutton
Location Managers:Alex Moore and Shuaib Said (Assistant)
Supervising Location Manager:Iwan Roberts
Studio Managers:Richard Balshaw and Lloyd Di Mauro (Assistant)
Unit Manager:Kyle Yates
Production Designer:Phil Sims
Director of Production:Emily Russell
Director of Photography:Nick Dance BSC
Casting Director:Andy Pryor CDG/CSA
Online Editors:Christine Kelly and Monika Bednarczyk (Assistant)
Line Producer:Angela Phillips
Costume Designer:Pam Downe
Hair & Make-Up Designer:Julie Kendrick
Cameramen:Andrea Jovanovska (Clapper Loader), Sarah MacLeod (Clapper Loader), Martin Stephens ACO (Operator), Steve Rees (Operator), Chai Lee Tan (Trainee) and Salma Salah (Trainee)
Visual Effects:Framestore
VFX Producer:Anne Akande
VFX Supervisor:Dave Houghton
Additional VFX:BBC Wales Graphics
Special Effects:Real SFX
Creature Design:Painting Practice
Stunt Co-ordinator:Derek Lea
Stunt Performers:Ayesha Hussain and Paul Joseph
Choreographers:Jack Murphy and Nicole Alphonce (Assistant)
Incidental Music:Murray Gold
Sound Recordist:Alex Thompson
Re-recording Mixer:Paul McFadden
Music Performed By:BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Music Conducted By:Alastair King
Assistant to Composer:Sam Dinley
Music Mixed By:Jake Jackson
Score Preperation By:Dave Foster
Music Supervisors:Ollie White and Estera Dabrowska (Assistant)
Music Editor:Marnie Davidge
Title Sequence:Painting Practice & Realtime Visualisation
Title Music:Ron Grainer and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Arranged by Murray Gold
Animation: Framestore
Dialect Coach: Nia Lynn
Projectionist Advisor: Alex Cooper
Number of Doctors: 1
The Doctor:
Ncuti Gatwa (The Fifteenth Doctor)
Number of Companions: 1
The Companion:
Varada Sethu (Belinda Chandra)
Guest Cast:
Anita Dobson (Mrs Flood)
Additional Cast:
Ian Shaw (Newsreader), Cassius Hackforth (Tommy Lee), Ryan Speakman (Husband), Linus Roache (Reginald Pye), Alan Cumming (Mr Ring-a-Ding), Millie O'Connell (Sunshine Sally), Lewis Cornay (Logan Cheever), Lucy Thackeray (Renée Lowenstein), Jane Hancock (Helen Pye), William Meredith (Policeman), Samir Arrian (Hassan Chowdry), Bronté Barbé (Lizzie Abel), Steph Lacey (Robyn Gossage)
Setting:
Miami, Florida (1952)
Villain:Mr Ring-a-Ding


The Episodes

No. Episodes Broadcast
(UK)
Duration Viewers
(Millions)
In Archive
886Lux19 April 202543'56"-Yes

Total Duration 44 Minutes


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Story Images

 
Mr Ring-a-Ding
Mr Ring-a-Ding
Belinda Exits the TARDIS
Belinda Exits the TARDIS
The Doctor
The Doctor
Don't Make Me Laugh
Don't Make Me Laugh
 
Reginald Pye
Reginald Pye
Cartoon Belinda and The Doctor
Cartoon Belinda and The Doctor
Still Trapped In Film
Still Trapped In Film
Doctor Who Fans
Doctor Who Fans
 
The Doctor is Attacked
The Doctor is Attacked
Absorbing The Doctor's Energy
Absorbing The Doctor's Energy
Let There Be Light
Let There Be Light
Mrs Flood
Mrs Flood



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Release Information

No Video or Audio Release


In Print

FormatTitleRelease Date (UK)PublisherAuthorCover ArtRemarks
Novel
Novel
LuxDue: July 2025BBC BooksJames GrossTarget Collection. ISBN: 978-1-52997-029-6 (Paperback)
CD
CD
LuxDue: July 2025BBC AudioJames GrossAudio version of the BBC Books Novel
Doctor Who Magazine - PreviewIssue 615 (Released: April 2025)

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