The Robot Revolution

Miss Belinda Chandra is taken
to Missbelindachandra by a 
revolutionary robot

One episode (The Robot Revolution)

First broadcast: Apr 12 2025
Audience for story: 3.57m

REGULAR CAST

Ncuti Gatwa (The Doctor) Born Oct 15 1992 Click here for Ncuti Gatwa's entry on The Giggle

Varada Sethu (Belinda Chandra) Born May 12 1992 Click here for Varada Sethu's entry on Boom

GUEST CAST

Nicholas Briggs (Voice of the Robots) Born Sep 29 1961 Click here for Nicholas Briggs' entry on Rose

Anita Dobson (Mrs Flood) Born Apr 29 1949 Click here for Anita Dobson's entry on The Church on Ruby Road

Thalia Dudek (Kirby Blake)

Career highlights

Thalia's screen debut came in 2016's The Remnant, followed by the short I Wish I Had a River (2021) and Better Man (2024).

Facts

Thalia is one of the founders of the Three Fates Theatre Company. They identify as Assigned Female At Birth non-binary, and straight.

Lucas Edwards (Robot 4)

Career highlights

Lucas's other work includes 2022 short The Youth, It's My Shout (2024) and Rob1n (2025).

William Ellis (Prime Minister)

Career highlights

William's CV began with The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (2006), followed by roles in Hotel Babylon (2009), Parade's End (2012), Great Expectations (2012), Queen of the Desert (2015), Father Brown (2016), The Crown (2019) and, most significantly, he played villainous teacher Theo Hawthorne in 48 episodes of soap EastEnders (2023).

Facts

William is a keen open water swimmer, representing Great Britain at Masters level, and also produces a podcast on the subject.

Jonny Green (Alan Budd) Born May 9 1996

Career highlights

Jonny's screen debut came in It's My Shout: Short Films for Wales (2016), followed by Doctors (2018), White Lines (2020), It's a Sin (2021), Strike (2022), Count Abdulla (2023) and Riot Women (2025).

Nadine Higgin (Shago) Born 1986

Career highlights

Nadine's other work includes Military Wives (2019), Doctors (2022) and Delivery Run (2024).

Caleb Hughes (Scoley)

Career highlights

Caleb's earliest screen credit was on Outlander (2020), followed by Living Proof (2021, a short film he also wrote and directed) and Nightsleeper (2024).

Jeffin Kunjumon (Stefan Haines) Born Dec 13 1994

Career highlights

Indian-born Jeffin debuted in Liverpool Narcos (2021), then The Family Man (2021), The Little Mermaid (2023) and Doghouse (2023).

Facts

In 2021 Jeffin said his life's dream was to become the first South Indian actor to win an Oscar.

Stephen Love (Robot 1)

Doctor Who credits

Played: Wrarth Warrior in The Star Beast (2023)

Played: Robot 1 in The Robot Revolution (2025)

Career highlights

Creature performer Stephen's other work includes The Great (2020), Behind Her Eyes (2021), The Crown (2022), The Peripheral (2022) and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024).

Facts

Stephen is also a website and brand designer.

Evelyn Miller (Sasha 55)

Career highlights

Evelyn's other work includes Holby City (2013), Post Coital (2016), Doctors (2020), Flowers in the Attic: The Origin (2022), Foundation (2023), The Lovers (2023) and Gangs of London (2025).

Belinda Owusu (Receptionist) Born Apr 19 1989

Career highlights

Belinda's breakthrough role was playing Libby Fox in more than 340 episodes of soap EastEnders between 2006-17, after which she won the role of Nicky McKendrick in more than 130 episodes of Holby City between 2017-22. Other credits include Father Brown (2024), Only Child (2024) and Trigger Point (2024).

Facts

In 2016, Belinda's younger brother Ziggy was stabbed to death in Redbridge, London, hours after celebrating his 19th birthday.

Max Parker (Manny) Born Feb 7 1992

Career highlights

Debuted in My BFF (2016), then Casualty (2018-19), World on Fire (2019), COBRA (2020), Vampire Academy (2022), Blood, Sex & Royalty (2022) and Strictly Confidential (2024), but he will be best recognised as Luke Posner in more than 70 episodes of soap Emmerdale (2019-21).

Facts

Max came out in an interview with Attitude magazine in 2020, revealing he was dating his Emmerdale co-star Kris Mochrie, who he got engaged to in 2022.

Charles Sandford (Robot 3)

Career highlights

Charles's other work includes The Hippopotamus (2017), The Stuarts: A Bloody Reign (2018) and Terror (2023).

Tom Storey (Tombo)

Career highlights

Tom's only other credit to date is the 2022 short Indigo, but he has also appeared on the stage, including the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child play in 2022-23, in which he played Yann Fredericks.

Robert Strange (Robot 2) Born 1989

Doctor Who credits

Played: Wrarth Warrior [Sergeant Zogroth] in The Star Beast (2023, uncredited)

Played: Bogeyman in Space Babies (2024)

Played: Robot 2 in The Robot Revolution (2025)

Career highlights

6f5 5in tall Robert (who also performs under his birth surname of Nairne (Strange is his mother's maiden name)) is a busy creature performer and puppeteer whose earliest credit was in 2014's The Nightmare of Nevermoor, followed by Penny Dreadful (2014), Howl (2015), Londongrad (2015), Red Dwarf (2016), The Crown (2016), Zapped (2017), Survive the Night (2019), Boys from County Hell (2020), The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022), The Winter King (2023) and The Wheel of Time (2025). He has performed in each of the five Star Wars films released between 2015-19, including Professor Allium in The Force Awakens and Kullbee Sperado in Rogue One.

CREW

Russell T Davies (writer) Born Apr 27 1963 Click here for Russell T Davies' entry on Rose

Peter Hoar (director)

Doctor Who credits

Directed: A Good Man Goes to War (2011), The Robot Revolution (2025), Lucky Day (2025)
Career highlights
Peter's first directorial work was on Hollyoaks in 2002, after which he worked on Grange Hill (2004-05), Dream Team (2006), Wire in the Blood (2006-08), Spooks (2008), Mistresses (2008-09), Breaking the Mould (2009), Vera (2011-12), Shetland (2013), The Last Kingdom (2015-17), Da Vinci's Demons (2014-15), Daredevil (2016), Iron Fist (2017), The Defenders (2017), Altered Carbon (2018), The Umbrella Academy (2019), It's a Sin (2021), Cipher (2022), Nolly (2023) and The Last of Us (2023-25). He has also been producer on series such as Da Vinci's Demons, The Last Kingdom, The Umbrella Academy and It's a Sin. However, he started out as a location manager on Dressing for Breakfast (1998), The Wedding Tackle (2000) and Heartlands (2002).

Awards

2021: Royal Television Society Craft and Design Award for Best Director - Drama (It's a Sin)

2022: BAFTA TV Award for Best Director, Fiction (It's a Sin)

2024: BAFTA TV Award for Best Director, Fiction (The Last of Us)

2024: Directors' Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series (The Last of Us)

2024: Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation - Short Form (The Last of Us)