DOCTOR WHO: SYNOPSIS, TIMESLOT AND CAST LIST REVEALED FOR FIFTH EPISODE, THE STORY & THE ENGINE

In the new series, audiences join The Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and Belinda Chandra (Varada Sethu) on an epic quest to get Belinda back to Earth. But a mysterious force is stopping their return and the time-travelling TARDIS team must face great dangers, ferocious enemies and wilder terrors than ever before.

The BBC have confirmed that the fourth episode 'The Story & The Engine', written by Inua Ellams, will air at 7:10pm on Saturday 10th May, with the episode available on iPlayer the same day from 8am in the UK and Disney+ internationally. The run time is 47 minutes.

The synopsis for the episode reads: "In Lagos, the mysterious Barber reigns supreme. The Doctor discovers a world where stories have power, but can he stop the Spider and its deadly web of revenge?"

Cast list

The Doctor	Ncuti Gatwa
Belinda Chandra	Varada Sethu
The Barber	Ariyon Bakare
Omo Esosa	Sule Rimi
Abena	Michelle Asante
Rashid Abubakar	Stefan Adegbola
Tunde Adebayo	Jordan Adene
Obioma Okoli	Michael Balogun
Paramedic	Simon Bailey
Consultant	Adrian Pang
Patient	Tessa Bell-Briggs
Mrs Flood	Anita Dobson
Market Seller	Inua Ellams
Security Guard	Funmi James

Doctor Who continues Saturdays on BBC One, with each episode available from 8am on BBC iPlayer.