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Season 8

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The Doctor (Peter Capaldi) arrives in Victorian London and finds a dinosaur causing havoc, tries to help a spaceship surrounded by a Dalek fleet, and strikes up an alliance with Robin Hood.

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Episode 11: Dark Water

Summary

Part one of two. Clara's life is devastated by a sudden tragedy, and she seeks the Doctor's help in putting things right. This personal mission leads them to an encounter with a mysterious organisation that promises to hold back death itself - as well as a showdown with an alliance of old foes who have adopted unexpected new forms. Guest starring Michelle Gomez and Chris Addison

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Patrick Mulkern

“Death is not an end” is the promise of tonight’s episode — the start of a deeply troubling two-part season finale. Having shown the Moon and the Earth in a brave new (some might say ludicrous) light already this season, now Doctor Who toys with the concept of heaven, or at least a “Promised Land”, as the action moves to the Nethersphere. In Dark Water, Steven Moffat seems to show us what happens to people after they’ve died. Whatever the later revelations, a lot of this episode will appear crass and in poor taste to anyone who’s suffered a bereavement. Which is most of us.

There are positive aspects. Early on, there are harrowing scenes for Clara, Danny and the Doctor, which test their bonds to the limit. Chris Addison (Peter Capaldi’s chum from The Thick of It) is terrific as Seb, the Nethersphere’s prissy answer to St Peter, and Michelle Gomez is almost literally “to die for” as the quirky archvillain heretofore known as Missy. But who is she really..?

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2014-11-01

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Cast

rolenameThe DoctorPeter CapaldiClaraJenna ColemanDannySamuel AndersonMissyMichelle GomezGranSheila ReidSebChris AddisonDr ChangAndrew LeungFlemingBradley FordMr ArmitageNigel BettsWomanJoan BlackhamBoyAntonio BourouphaelCybermanJeremiah KrageVoice of the CybermenNicholas Briggs

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rolenameDirectorRachel TalalayProducerPeter BennettWriterSteven MoffatExecutive producerSteven MoffatExecutive producerBrian Minchin

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8.5/10

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