Doctor Who – season 15, episode 5 – The Story & the Engine

In Lagos, a mysterious figure called the Barber rules. The TARDIS lands in Lagos so that the Doctor can visit the Barber, and Doctor’s friend… but something goes very wrong with the TARDIS as soon as he crosses the threshold. The Doctor finds stories hold real power as he confronts the Spider weaving a vengeful web. There can be some complains that the episode does not have the action or the expectancies some people may have waited about it, but it’s not a bad episode.

Of course, it could have been better, but what would you do if you get yourself trapped in a place you love, together with some other people, without the possibility to get out? Would you talk about the situation, would you share your stories, would you take control of the situation and the engine trying to get out of there? If your answers are yes then you are prepared to watch the episode or you are prepared to watch the episode again. The best thing about it is that it shows people can forgive and they can give second chances to the people that makes mistakes. And remember one important thing: the Doctor’s life is full with stories. There are people around the world that are watching the stories from the beginning, all the 62 years, and they still like or love them.

Join the rest of the fans and the Doctor who team as we all go behind the scenes of the latest episode of Doctor Who show: The Story & the Engine. Discover how the crew brought Lagos South Wales… and how they brought back a familiar face from the Doctor’s past… In the first moments you may not understand who’s that familiar face but the Fugitive Doctor will help you. She appears briefly, but she will clearly help you.

Meantime, we have the first black Doctor in an Africa environment. Ncuti Gatwa said that this episode was the one he was most looking forward to people watching this year, and I can understand that, and he seemed to have had an absolute joy on set. He clearly relished showing his Doctor feeling alive and accepted within a Black African community on Earth, but as events unfolded, he also got to flex flashes of anger alongside all the joy.

The Doctor Who team uncovers how Doctor Who brought Lagos to South Wales to film Inua Ellams ‘The Story & the Engine, and Steffan has to cater for two-hundred and fifty hungry people on set! Hold tight; there’s a lot to discover.

The episode was directed by Makalla McPherson and written by Inua Ellams.

Cast: Stefan Adegbola (Rashid Abubakar), Jordan Adene (Tunde Adebayo), Michelle Asante (Abena), Ariyon Bakare (The Barber), Michael Balogun (Obioma Okoli), Tessa Bell-Briggs (Patient), Anita Dobson (Mrs. Flood), Inua Ellams (Market Seller), Ncuti Gatwa (The Doctor), Funmi James (Security Guard), Jo Martin (The Fugitive Doctor), Sienna-Robyn Mavanga-Phipps (Poppy), Adrian Pang (Consultant), Sule Rimi (Omo Esosa), Varada Sethu (Belinda Chandra).

The next episode: Doctor’s quest to get Belinda back home to Earth leads to a space station hosting the famous song contest. But, as many fans have learn to expect from the Doctor stories, a harmless night of fun soon becomes a battle to survive.

The next episode will be aired Saturday, 17th of May 2025.