The War Between the Land and Sea cast: who is in Doctor Who spin-off? Full cast
The War Between the Land and Sea will continue this weekend - but who is in the cast? 👽📺
- The War Between the Land and Sea continues.
- The BBC’s new Doctor Who spin-off is back tonight.
- But who is in the cast of the series?
A new batch of The War Between the Land and Sea episodes are almost here. The Doctor Who spin-off is set to continue in just a few hours.
Russell T. Davies is back with a fresh take on the Whoniverse. Bringing back one of the classic villains - the sea devils - it is being broadcast weekly on the BBC.
But who can you expect to see in the cast? Here’s all you need to know:
What time is The War Between the Land and Sea on today?
Fans can tune in for another double dose of Whoniverse action tonight (December 14). The BBC spin-off will be broadcasting episode three and four in the coming hours.
The War Between the Land and Sea will return at 8.30pm for its third episode, following the Strictly results show. It is then followed by the fourth instalment at 9.20pm.
Both episodes will have finished by 10.05pm, it has been confirmed.
What to expect from The War Between the Land and Sea?
The War Between the Land and the Sea showcases how the world reacts when a fearsome and ancient species emerges from the ocean, dramatically revealing themselves to humanity and triggering an international crisis.
Barclay (Russell Tovey) is a low-level UNIT staff member whose ordinary life becomes a world of terror when an ancient species rises from the sea. He becomes humanity’s ambassador when the mysterious Salt (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) emerges from the Tank at a summit on the Thames.
And UNIT, led by Kate Lethbridge-Stewart (Jemma Redgrave), fights for control as humanity faces destruction.
Who is in the cast of The War Between the Land and Sea?
A few familiar faces for Doctor Who fans are in the cast of this BBC spin-off. It includes Jemma Redgrave as Kate Lethbridge-Stewart and others from UNIT.
- Russell Tovey - Barclay Pierre-Dupont
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw - Salt, the Ambassador of the Sea Devils
- Jemma Redgrave - Kate Lethbridge-Stewart
- Colin McFarlane - General Austin Pierce
- Alexander Devrient - Colonel Christofer Ibrahim
- Ruth Madeley - Shirley Anne Bingham
- Adrian Lukis - Jonathan Hynes
- Francesca Corney - Sergeant Hana Chakri
- Waleed Hammad - Colonel Tariq Hashim
- Hannah Donaldson - Captain Louise Mackie
- Ann Akinjirin - Barbara Pierre-Dupont
Where do you know the cast from?
As previously mentioned, there are a few familiar faces for Doctor Who fans. Plenty of the members of UNIT have appeared in the recent seasons including of course Jemma Redgrave as Kate Lethbridge-Stewart.
Alexander Devrient has also returned as Colonel Christofer Ibrahim, while Ruth Madeley is also back as Shirley. However, for fans of Torchwood, Colin McFarlane is back as General Austin Pierce.
Russell Tovey is known for his roles in shows like Being Human, Him & Her, and Looking. However he is no stranger to Doctor Who, having been Midshipman Alonso Frame in The Voyage of the Damned Christmas special in 2007 - later returning to the role in The End of Time.
Viewers may have seen Gugu Mbatha-Raw before in the San Junipero episode of Black Mirror, while she also had roles in The Morning Show and Disney+’s Loki. Similar to Russell, she has also been in Doctor Who before appearing as Tish Jones in four episodes in 2007.
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