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BBFC reveals spoilery details about some of the scenes from the Doctor Who finale episodes: The Legend Of Ruby Sunday and Empire of Death.

There’s been a lot of speculation about what is going to happen in the finale, especially with the mystery surround Ruby Sunday, and who is Susan Triad? And there’s only two episodes left to hopefully answer these questions.

BBFC is an age classification site which reviews content before it releases to the public and while there are justifications given for the content warnings, details may end up revealing spoilery details. These two episodes have been given a 12a age rating for moderate horror, and fantasy threat.

Under the content advice category: ‘Threat and horror’, the BBFC posted this on their site:

There are scenes of horror and fantastical threat involving an ancient, godlike creature and his sinister minions. Characters are possessed, making their voices distort and their faces turn sinister and emaciated. A person is transformed into crumbling sand, without gory detail. All of time and space hangs in the balance, with scenes of panic as terrified civilians flee a giant cloud of killer sand.

Action scenes involve gunfire and explosions. There are undetailed references to the death of a child and to teenage pregnancy, as well as a brief allusion to domestic abuse. Emotional scenes see a character shown a hologram image of her long-lost biological mother, though her face cannot be seen. Bad language includes ‘oh my God’ and ‘hell’.

There was a quick glimpse of a sandstorm attack shown in the Doctor Who season 1 trailer from two months ago as well. Although, people ‘being posessed by an ancient godlike creature and his minions’ have not been shown yet. This may well imply that Susan Triad is not the overall villain afterall?

The content advisory details also mention there is a teenage pregnancy involved, although it is unclear who this character is connected to, as there involves the death of a child, and domestic abuse.

Who is starring in final two episodes of Doctor Who season 1?

Main cast lists and a brief synopsis were posted online by the BBC for both episodes which include Ncuti Gatwa as The Doctor and Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday.

The Legend of Ruby Sunday

The Doctor and UNIT investigate Ruby’s past. But as the Time Window reveals horrifying secrets from Christmas Eve, the mysterious Triad Technology unleash the greatest evil of all.

• Kate Lethbridge-Stewart (Jemma Redgrave)
• Melanie Bush ( Bonnie Langford)
• Susan Triad (Susan Twist)
• Rose Noble (Yasmin Finney)
• Harriet (Genesis Lynea)
• Morris Gibbons (Lenny Rush)
• Bailey Sinclair (Fela Lufadeju)
• Colonel Ibrahim (Alexander Devrient)
• Corporal Sullivan (Jasmine Bayes)
• Mrs Flood (Anita Dobson)
• Carla Sunday (Michelle Greenidge)
• Cherry Sunday (Angela Wynter)
• The Vlinx (Aidan Cook)
• Voice of the Vlinx (Nicholas Briggs)

Empire of Death

The Doctor has lost, his ageless enemy reigns supreme, and a shadow is falling over creation. Nothing can stop the devastation… except, perhaps, one woman.

• Kate Lethbridge-Stewart (Jemma Redgrave)
• Melanie Bush ( Bonnie Langford)
• Susan Triad (Susan Twist)
• Rose Noble (Yasmin Finney)
• Harriet (Genesis Lynea)
• Morris Gibbons (Lenny Rush)
• Colonel Ibrahim (Alexander Devrient)
• Corporal Sullivan (Jasmine Bayes)
• Mrs Flood (Anita Dobson)
• Carla Sunday (Michelle Greenidge)
• Cherry Sunday (Angela Wynter)
• Kind Woman (Sian Clifford)
• The Vlinx (Aidan Cook)
• Voice of the Vlinx (Nicholas Briggs)

When is the finale of Doctor Who?

The Legend of Ruby Sunday releases on June 14 (US) and June 15 (UK) for a majority of the world, and Empire of Death releases on June 21 (US) and June 22 (UK). Also, on June 21 there are cinema screenings for both episodes. See all of the 2024 cinema release dates here.