Modern Series Episode 185:
The Church On Ruby Road

Plot

An airship lurking in the skies above Great Britain is home to a mob of Goblins -- temporal troublemakers who thrive on coincidence. The target of their mischief is Ruby Sunday, a foundling whose adoptive mother, Carla, regularly fosters children. Christmas Eve is Ruby's nineteenth birthday... and it also happens to be the day that Carla takes in newborn Lulubelle. When the Goblins kidnap the infant, Ruby sets off in pursuit, and she soon finds unexpected help in the form of the Doctor. But even if the Doctor and his new friend manage to save Lulubelle, can they stop the Goblins from unravelling Ruby's own history?

Original Transmission
Date 25th Dec 2023
Time 5.54pm
Duration 55'13"
Viewers (more) 7.5m (3rd)
· BBC1/HD
   7 days 7.5m
   28 days 8.0m
Appreciation 82%


Cast
The Doctor
Ncuti Gatwa (bio)
Ruby
Millie Gibson (bio)
Davina McCall
Davina McCall
(more)
Denzel
Bobby Bradley
Trudy
Mary Malone
Mrs Flood
Anita Dobson (bio)
Abdul
Hemi Yeroham
Carla Sunday
Michelle Greenidge (bio)
Cherry Sunday
Angela Wynter (bio)
Ruth Lyons
Gemma Arrowsmith
Goblin 1
Rachelle Beinart
Goblin 2
Jess Judge
Goblin 3
Dilu Miah
Goblin 4
Giuseppe Lentini
Goblin 5
Andrew Francis
Goblin 6
Lukas Disparrow


Crew
Written by
Russell T Davies (bio)
Directed by
Mark Tonderai (bio)
(more)

Executive Producers
Russell T Davies (bio)
Julie Gardner
Jane Tranter
Joel Collins
Phil Collinson
Producer
Chris May
Stunt Coordinator
Derek Lea
Stunt Performers
Jessica Barfoot
Nikita Mitchell
Paul Joseph
Goblin King Puppeteers
Andrew Heath
Brian Herring
Colin Purves
Jeremiah Krage
Josh Elwell
Mark Whittaker
Matt Lyons
Nick Kellington
1st Assistant Director
Gareth Tandy
2nd Assistant Director
Lauren Pate
Crowd 2nd Assistant Director
Charlie Campbell
3rd Assistant Director
Jennifer Day
Floor Runners
Jac Lewis
Devante Fleming
SAW Floor Runner
Micah Joshua Brown
Base Runner
Jamal Price
SAW Floor Runner / Stand In
Beyagy Demba
Floor Runner / Stand In
Emmy Williams
SAW Cast Assistant
Juanee Scott
Production Manager
Delmi Thomas
Production Coordinator
Sandra Cosfeld
Assistant Production Coordinator
Liam Hobbs
Production Secretaries
Florence Trott
Chris Harkus
Travel & Accommodation Coordinator
Ariana Scott
Travel & Accommodation Secretary
Adam Byard
Production Office Runners
Danilo Van-Der Nguyen
Lisa Elena Williams
SAW Director's Assistants
Rugie Begum
Abdoul Razak Ceesay
Creative Coordinator
Fabia Sinigaglia
Executive Assistant to Jane Tranter
Dee Brooker
Executive Assistant to Julie Gardner
Kaleigh O'Boyle
Executive Assistant to Russell T Davies, Phil Collinson & Joel Collins
Joshua MG Thomas
Location Manager
Baljinder Sidhu
Assistant Location Managers
Alex Moore
Shuaib Said
Unit Manager
Kyle Yates
Location Assistants
Robyn Selby
Nathan Rose
Studio Manager
Richard Balshaw
Studio Assistant
Lloyd Di Mauro
1st Assistant Accountant
Greg Robinson
AP Assistant Accountant
Devon Anscombe
Assistant Accountants - Payroll
Aimee Bond
Laura Gardner
Cashier
Joseff Thomas
SAW Accounts Trainee
Lauren Mackey
A Camera and Steadicam Operator
Martin Stephens
Focus Pullers
Jonathan Vidgen
Steve Rees
Clapper Loaders
Sarah MacLeod
Evangeline Davies
Camera Trainees
Farah Rose
Chai Lee Tan
Andrea Jovanovska
Digital Imaging Technician
Nick Everett
Data Manager
David Buckley
Key Grip
Bobby Williams
Grip
Ken Hodgson
Best Boy Grip
Moses Stringer-Ogundeji
Grip Trainee
Rhys Jones
Entry Level Grip Trainee
Emily Badger-Knight
Assistant Script Editor
Rasheed Bello
Script Supervisor
Richard Pask
Entry Level Script Supervisor
Ines Mayorga
1st Assistant Sound
James Bowen
2nd Assistant Sound
Angharad Evans
SAW Sound Trainee
Tayne McIntosh-Barrett
Gaffer
Pete Chester
Rigging Gaffer
Chris Kiley
Best Boy
Sion Davies
Rigging Best Boy
Scott Smallwood
Lighting Rigger
Paul Davies
Desk Operator
Alan Tippetts
Rigging Desk Operator
Pete Davies
Electricians
Andy Green
Joe Jennings
Jon Down
ScreenSkills Trainee Electrician
Bianca Parris
Supervising Art Director
Robyn Paiba
Senior Art Directors
Rhys Ifan
Gareth Cousins
Art Directors
Hattie Gent
Kartik Kundan Nagar
Jon Horsham
Location Art Director
Alex Stannus
Prop Art Director
Michael Van Kesteren
Assistant Art Director
Eleri Lloyd
Standby Art Director
Ifan Lewis Lewis
Set Decorator
Adrian Anscombe
Assistant Set Decorators
Verity Scott
Billie Blue Williams
Production Buyer
Helen O'Leary
Action Props Buyer
Tara Lily Johnston
Assistant Buyers
Taymar Lee
Camilla Blair
Harriet Wall
Petty Cash Buyers
Charlie Shelley
Llinos Jones
Oyrania Morris
Draughtsperson
David Merryweather
Junior Draughtspersons
Lucia Heseltine
Lakota Gunter
Katja Allen-Kormylo
Diana Samuila
Art Department Coordinator
Jason Davies-Redgrave
Art Department Assistant
Sam Hanson
Storyboard Artist
Rupert Smissen
Prop Master
Nick Thomas
Props Chargehands
Stuart Rankmore
Ifan Ramage
Standby Props
Phill Bull
Jonathan Barclay
Prop Hands
Declan Petryna
Atiff Tahir
John Thomas
Ingo Hans
Joseph Craig
Jason White
Matt Shrimpton
Ieuan Parker
Practical Electrician
Phillip Jones
Storeman
Charlie Malik
Prop Store Assistant
Stephen Bright
Standby Painter
Jessie Thomas
Graphic Art Director
Erica McEwan
Graphic Designer
Stephen Fielding
Assistant Graphic Designer
Sophie Cowdrey
Graphics Assistant
Aled Llyr Griffiths
Prop Modeller HOD
Barry Jones
Modellers
Grant Humberstone
Paul Mazonas
Stephanie Howell
Penny Howarth
Prop Sculptor
Valma Hiblen
Fabrication Buyer
Hester Haslett-Venus
Rigging
Shadow Scaffolding
Standby Rigger
Nigel Owen
Construction Manager
Rhys Griffiths
Construction Coordinator
Ffion Roberts
Chargehand Carpenter
Martyn Russell
Carpenters
Mark Borde
Sam Burridge
Dave Martynski
Christopher Hawksworth
Patrick Watts
Gareth Jones
Huw Morgan
Jonathan Tylke
Sam Riddiford
HOD Scenic Art
Jody Raynes
Chargehand Scenic Artist
Deb Clarke
Scenic Artists
Inga Jastrumskaite
Mike Carter
Sculptors
Brent Johnson
Tony Hitchcock
Painters
Justin Abraham
Drew Abraham
Scenic Carpenter
Justin Williams
Standby Carpenter
Sam Crowley
Construction
4Wood TV & Film
Special Effects
Real SFX
Creature FX
Millennium FX
Assistant Costume Designer
Raïssa Hans
Costume Supervisor
Laura Baker
Costume Design Assistant
Charlotte Godfrey
Costume Coordinator
Anthony Williams
Principal Costume Standbys
Kitty Carin-Boyd
Leila Headon
Michelle Victoria McGrath
Crowd Costume Supervisor
Nicola Clay Vidales
Crowd Costume Standby
Nicola Rodd
Costume Artist
Heather Waterton
Costume Makers
Issy Lawrence
Jessica Hardy
Hannah Carey
SAW Principal Costume Trainee
Lizzie Doody
SAW Crowd Costume Trainee
Hettie Kitson
Hair & Make-up Supervisor
Clarice Gill
Crowd Hair & Make-up Supervisor
Scott Beswick
Senior Hair & Make-up Artists
Sarah Davies
Juliet Ireland
Make-up Artist to Ncuti Gatwa
Bella Arghiros
Junior Hair & Make-up Artists
Kate Rawsthorne
Stuart Cheadle
Trainee Hair & Make-up Artists
Madison Garland
Charlotte Threadwell
Facilities
AP Transport
c/o Bob Gurney and Richard Gurney
Casting Associate
Ri McDaid-Wren
Casting Assistant
Kristian Wall
1st Assistant Editors
Joseph Keirle
Emily Lawrence
VFX Editor
Matt Nathan
VFX Editor Trainee
Catrin Rees
VFX Temp Editor
Alastair Gray
Post Production Supervisor
Liv Duffin
Audio Post
Bang Post Production
Crowd ADR
Wild ADR
VFX Supervisors
Dan May
Sean Varney
VFX On Set Supervisor
Daniel Roberts
VFX Line Producer
Liam Tully
VFX Coordinators
Siân Reynish
Livvy Edwards
Data Wrangler
Hattie Williams
VFX Assistant
Sarah-Hoor Aboubakar
Creature Design, Concept Art Previs & VFX Art Direction
Painting Practice
Visual Effects
Automatik VFX
Additional VFX
Egg VFX
BBC Wales Graphics
Post Production Facility
Gorilla
The Goblin Song by
Murray Gold and
Russell T Davies (bio)
Sung by
Christina Rotondo
Music Performed by
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Music Conducted by
Alastair King
Original Theme Music by
Ron Grainer
Music Supervisor
Oliver White
Title Sequence
Painting Practice &
Realtime Visualisation
Co-Producer
Ellen Marsh
Script Editor
Scott Handcock
Colourist
Gareth Spensley
Online Editor
Christine Kelly
VFX Producer
Will Cohen
Post Production Producer
Ceres Doyle
Supervising Location Manager
Iwan Roberts
Sound Recordist
Alex Thompson
Re-Recording Mixer
Paul McFadden
Casting Director
Andy Pryor CDG
Music by
Murray Gold
Editor
Rebecca Trotman BFE
Director Of Photography
Mirowslaw Baszak
Production Designer
Phil Sims
Costume Designer
Pam Downe
Hair & Make-Up Designer
Claire Williams
Financial Controller
Dyfed Thomas
Line Producer
Mark Devlin
Series Producer
Vicki Delow
Junior Production Executive
Charlotte Cox
Production Executive
Steffan Morris
Director of Production
Emily Russell
Production Executive for BBC Studios
John Hamer
Executive Producer for the BBC
Rebecca Ferguson
Commissioning Editor for the BBC
Lindsay Salt

Updated 28th March 2024