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73 Yards
"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. The episode was nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.
The Doctor and Ruby arrive on a clifftop in Wales. The Doctor accidentally steps on a "fairy circle" with a 2 scrolls inside it. Ruby finds a message written on the scroll which reads, "Miss you" and "Rest in Peace, Mad Jack", thereafter, the Doctor vanishes. A mysterious woman appears 73 yards (67 m) away from Ruby, and remains at exactly that distance no matter where she goes. Every person who talks to the woman flees in terror and becomes hostile to Ruby.
Ruby returns home and asks her mother, Carla, for help. Carla talks to the woman, but also flees, and disowns Ruby. A year later, Ruby has a meeting with Kate Lethbridge-Stewart of UNIT, who tells her the Doctor was never seen again after disappearing in Wales. Kate also comments on the increase of supernatural activity recently tracked by UNIT. She speculates the TARDIS's perception filter on the fairy circle may have created the phenomenon. Several UNIT soldiers attempt to capture the woman, but when they get close to her, she speaks to them. Kate immediately cancels the operation, abandoning Ruby. Ruby then spends the next twenty years alone.
While on a date, Ruby sees an advertisement for Roger ap Gwilliam, a candidate for prime minister. Ruby recalls that the Doctor said Gwilliam would bring Britain to the brink of nuclear war after he is elected. She sees that his nickname is "Mad Jack," and connects him to the fairy circle. Ruby joins Gwilliam's campaign team to stop him. Gwilliam wins the election, and plans to make a public address where he will announce that Britain is leaving NATO and buying Pakistan's nuclear arsenal. Ruby stands 73 yards from Gwilliam, causing him to encounter the woman. After speaking to her, he flees in terror and immediately resigns.
The woman does not leave, and Ruby spends another forty years alone. An elderly Ruby lies in a hospital bed and watches as the woman slowly approaches her. The woman reaches her just as Ruby's heart monitor stops. Ruby then appears in the past, on the day she and the Doctor interacted with the circle. She views them from the woman's position, whom the younger Ruby now notices earlier, and warns her younger self. Ruby prevents the Doctor from stepping on the fairy circle before the pair leave.
"73 Yards" was written by Russell T Davies, who described the episode as being "Welsh folk horror" and the antagonist to be the "strangest villain you'll ever see." He further explained that the episode showed Ruby living "a life of penitence", required to do "something good" to earn forgiveness for the Doctor's unintentional "lack of respect" in breaking the fairy circle. Davies considered it to be "one of the greatest things I've ever made in my life". Gatwa stated that "73 Yards" was important to Ruby's overall development throughout the series.
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73 Yards
"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. The episode was nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.
The Doctor and Ruby arrive on a clifftop in Wales. The Doctor accidentally steps on a "fairy circle" with a 2 scrolls inside it. Ruby finds a message written on the scroll which reads, "Miss you" and "Rest in Peace, Mad Jack", thereafter, the Doctor vanishes. A mysterious woman appears 73 yards (67 m) away from Ruby, and remains at exactly that distance no matter where she goes. Every person who talks to the woman flees in terror and becomes hostile to Ruby.
Ruby returns home and asks her mother, Carla, for help. Carla talks to the woman, but also flees, and disowns Ruby. A year later, Ruby has a meeting with Kate Lethbridge-Stewart of UNIT, who tells her the Doctor was never seen again after disappearing in Wales. Kate also comments on the increase of supernatural activity recently tracked by UNIT. She speculates the TARDIS's perception filter on the fairy circle may have created the phenomenon. Several UNIT soldiers attempt to capture the woman, but when they get close to her, she speaks to them. Kate immediately cancels the operation, abandoning Ruby. Ruby then spends the next twenty years alone.
While on a date, Ruby sees an advertisement for Roger ap Gwilliam, a candidate for prime minister. Ruby recalls that the Doctor said Gwilliam would bring Britain to the brink of nuclear war after he is elected. She sees that his nickname is "Mad Jack," and connects him to the fairy circle. Ruby joins Gwilliam's campaign team to stop him. Gwilliam wins the election, and plans to make a public address where he will announce that Britain is leaving NATO and buying Pakistan's nuclear arsenal. Ruby stands 73 yards from Gwilliam, causing him to encounter the woman. After speaking to her, he flees in terror and immediately resigns.
The woman does not leave, and Ruby spends another forty years alone. An elderly Ruby lies in a hospital bed and watches as the woman slowly approaches her. The woman reaches her just as Ruby's heart monitor stops. Ruby then appears in the past, on the day she and the Doctor interacted with the circle. She views them from the woman's position, whom the younger Ruby now notices earlier, and warns her younger self. Ruby prevents the Doctor from stepping on the fairy circle before the pair leave.
"73 Yards" was written by Russell T Davies, who described the episode as being "Welsh folk horror" and the antagonist to be the "strangest villain you'll ever see." He further explained that the episode showed Ruby living "a life of penitence", required to do "something good" to earn forgiveness for the Doctor's unintentional "lack of respect" in breaking the fairy circle. Davies considered it to be "one of the greatest things I've ever made in my life". Gatwa stated that "73 Yards" was important to Ruby's overall development throughout the series.