DOCTOR WHO: SYNOPSIS, TIMESLOT AND CAST LIST REVEALED FOR THIRD EPISODE, THE WELL

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 third episode 'The Well', written by Russell T Davies and Sharma Angel Walfall, will air at 7:20pm on Saturday 26th April, 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: "Far in the future, on a tough, brutal planet, a devastated mining colony has only one survivor. To discover the truth, the Doctor and Belinda must face absolute terror."

Cast list

The Doctor	Ncuti Gatwa
Belinda Chandra	Varada Sethu
Aliss Fenly	Rose Ayling-Ellis
Shaya Costallion	Caoilfhionn Dunne
Cassio Palin-Paleen	Christopher Chung
Mo Gilliben	Bethany Antonia
Hanno Yeft	Annabel Brook
Callo Rence	Luke Rhodri
Kai Sabba	Gaz Choudhry
Albie Bethick	Gary Pillai
Sal Van Hyten	Frankie Lipman
Ulric Dazen	Jermaine Dominique
Mrs Flood	Anita Dobson
Val Vivo	Amy Tyger
Writer	Russell T Davies

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