73 Yards

308 – "73 Yards"
Doctor Who episode
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Cast
Doctor Ncuti Gatwa – Fifteenth Doctor
Companion Millie Gibson – Ruby Sunday
Others Hilary Hobson – The Woman Susan Twist – Hiker Maxine Evans – Lowri Palin Siân Phillips – Enid Meadows Sion Pritchard – Joshua Steele Gwion Morris Jones – Ifor Jones Elan Davies – Thin Lucy Glyn Pritchard – Eddie Jones Michelle Greenidge – Carla Sunday Angela Wynter – Cherry Sunday Anita Dobson – Mrs Flood Jemma Redgrave – Kate Lethbridge-Stewart Graham Butler – Frank Hinchey Ali Ariaie – Sanjay Miah Albey Brookes – Rufus Bray Aneurin Barnard – Roger ap Gwilliam Miles Yekinni – Craig Deloach Amol Rajan – Himself Sophie Ablett – Marti Bridges Shane David-Joseph – Akhim Patil Jason May – Groundsman Dylan Baldwin – Security Officer David Constant – Armed Policeman Deeviya Meir – Newsreader Amanda Walker – Old Ruby Rhyanna Alexander-Davis – Elizabeth Campbell Vee Vimolmal – Nurse
Production
Directed by	Dylan Holmes Williams
Written by	Russell T Davies
Script editor	Scott Handcock
Produced by	Vicki Delow
Executive producer(s)	Russell T Davies Julie Gardner Jane Tranter Joel Collins Phil Collinson
Music by	Murray Gold
Series	Series 14
Running time	47 minutes
First broadcast	25 May 2024 (2024-05-25)
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"73 Yards" is the fourth episode of the fourteenth series of the science fiction television series Doctor Who. The episode was first released in the United Kingdom on BBC iPlayer on 25 May 2024 and was broadcast on BBC One the same night. It was released simultaneously on Disney+ in the United States on 24 May. The episode was written by Russell T Davies and directed by Dylan Holmes Williams.

In the episode, the Fifteenth Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) suddenly vanishes from a clifftop in Wales after breaking a fairy circle. His companion Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson), searches for him whilst being followed by a mysterious woman who is always 73 yards away from her. Described by Davies as folk horror, "73 Yards" was the first episode of the fourteenth series to be filmed, with shooting taking place in various locations around Wales in late 2022 and early 2023.

"73 Yards" was watched by 4.058 million viewers and received positive reviews from critics, with Gibson's performance being widely praised.