Space Babies

305 – "Space Babies"
Doctor Who episode
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Cast
Doctor Ncuti Gatwa – Fifteenth Doctor
Companion Millie Gibson – Ruby Sunday
Others Golda Rosheuvel – Jocelyn Sancerre Michelle Greenidge – Carla Sunday Angela Wynter – Cherry Sunday Mason McCumskey – Eric Sami Amber – Voice of Eric Sienna-Robyn Mavanga-Phipps – Poppy Shola Olaitan-Ajiboye – Voice of Poppy Cadence Williams – Voice of Sandra Param Patel – Voice of Marcel Lonnee Archibong – Voice of Adjani Jesus Reyes Ortiz – Rico Trieste Yasmine Bouabid – Lucia Colasanto Robert Strange – Bogeyman Susan Twist – Comms Officer Gina Scalzi (uncredited)[1]
Production
Directed by	Julie Anne Robinson
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 Julie Anne Robinson
Music by	Murray Gold
Series	Series 14
Running time	46 minutes
First broadcast	11 May 2024 (2024-05-11)
Chronology
← Preceded by "The Church on Ruby Road" Followed by → "The Devil's Chord"
List of episodes (2005–present)

"Space Babies" is the first episode of the fourteenth series of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who. It was written by Russell T. Davies and directed by Julie Anne Robinson. The episode was released alongside the next episode, "The Devil's Chord", on BBC iPlayer in the United Kingdom on 11 May 2024 and in the United States on Disney+ on 10 May 2024. A broadcast on BBC One followed later in the day.

The episode picks up immediately after the events of "The Church on Ruby Road", and follows an alien time traveller known as the Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) as they travel to a space station and find a baby farm. The babies are under threat by a creature dubbed the Bogeyman.

Davies wrote "Space Babies" as a soft reboot to serve as an introductory episode for new viewers. It was filmed throughout March and April 2023. The episode was watched by 4.01 million viewers and was met with generally positive reviews from critics. A novelisation written by Alison Rumfitt was released on 8 August 2024.