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‘Doctor Who’ Reveals Mrs. Flood’s Identity & Who Archie Panjabi Is Playing — and Brings Back
- Doctor Who revealed Mrs. Flood as the renegade Time Lord known as the Rani in the 2025 episode The Interstellar Song Contest.
- Mrs. Flood first appeared as Ruby Sunday's neighbour in the 2023 Christmas special before her true identity was planned to be disclosed this season.
- After being injured by Kid, played by Freddie Fox, Mrs. Flood bi-generates into two figures, including a villainous Rani incarnation played by Archie Panjabi.
- Showrunner Russell T Davies stated, “Finally we found out who Mrs. Flood is,” confirming the reveal was planned “almost from the beginning.”
- The Rani’s return reignites a classic nemesis dynamic with the Doctor and continues on BBC starting May 24, 2025, with new episodes weekly.
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Doctor Who's The Rani returns after 29 years with Archie Panjab taking over iconic role - Birmingham Live
Doctor Who has seen the comeback of the Rani, one of the Time Lord's most infamous adversaries, with Archie Panjabi stepping into the role of the villain for the first time in 29 years
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