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Doctor Who New Series: All the Episode Titles
Doctor Who New Series: All the Episode Titles
From the official site…
The BBC have officially confirmed all the episode titles and writers for the new series of Doctor Who which begins on Saturday at 7.50pm on BBC One…
Episode 1: Deep Breath.
Written by Steven Moffat
Directed by Ben Wheatley
Episode 2: Into The Dalek
Written by Phil Ford and Steven Moffat
Directed by Ben Wheatley
Introducing Samuel Anderson as Danny Pink.
Episode 3: Robot Of Sherwood
Written by Mark Gatiss
Directed by Paul Murphy
Episode 4: Listen
Written by Steven Moffat
Directed by Douglas MacKinnon
Episode 5: Time Heist
Written by Stephen Thompson and Steven Moffat
Directed by Douglas MacKinnon
Episode 6: The Caretaker
Written by Gareth Roberts and Steven Moffat
Directed by Paul Murphy
Episode 7: Kill The Moon
Written by Peter Harness
Directed by Paul Wilmshurst
Episode 8: Mummy On The Orient Express
Written by Jamie Mathieson
Directed by Paul Wilmshurst
Episode 9: Flatline
Written by Jamie Mathieson
Directed by Douglas MacKinnon
Episode 10: In The Forest Of The Night
Written by Frank Cottrell Boyce
Directed by Sheree Folkson
Episode 11/12 Dark Water/Death In Heaven
Written by Steven Moffat
Directed by Rachel Talalay
Anonymous
August 21st, 2014 - 9:13pmHere are other official story synopsis for the episodes of Series 8…
Ep.4 – Listen
What happens when the Doctor is alone pacing the TARDIS by candlelight, poking the shadows with a stick, listening for a footfall among all those endless, empty rooms? What scares the grand old man of space and time? What horrors lurk under his bed?
Ghosts of the past and future crowd into the lives of the Doctor and Clara: a terrified caretaker in a children’s home, the last man standing in the universe, and a certain little boy who doesn’t want to join the army
Ep.5 – Time Heist
The Bank of Karabraxos is the deadliest bank in the cosmos, only a fool or a genius would attempt to rob it. Fortunately for the Doctor, he is both
with the help of a beautiful shape-shifter and a cyber-augmented gamer, the Doctor and Clara fight their way past the most dangerous security system ever devised. But nothing the Doctor has encountered can prepare them for the Teller: a creature of terrifying power that can detect guilt
Ep.6 – The Caretaker
Clara has it all under control: her life at school, her life in space, her new boyfriend and her mad old Time Lord. Everything is humming along just fine, so long as everybody never actually meets.
And then, one morning, just before assembly, Coal Hill School welcomes a new relief caretaker with a Scottish accent.
With Clara’s world about to explode around her, terrifying events near the school make it clear that the rest of the world is about to do the same. The Skovox Blitzer is ready to destroy all humanity and worse, any second now, Danny Pink and the Doctor are going to meet
Ep.7 – Kill The Moon
In the near future, the Doctor and Clara arrive on a decrepit shuttle making a suicide mission to the Moon. Crashing on the lunar surface, they find a mining base full of eviscerated corpses, spider-like creatures scuttling in the dark, and a terrible dilemma.
When Clara turns to the Doctor for help she gets the shock of her life. Is the man she has trusted so long really a hero after all? Is he even her friend?
Ep.8 – Mummy on the Orient Express
Aboard the most beautiful train in history speeding along the stars of the future, a legend is stalking the passengers. Once you see the Mummy, you have 66 seconds to live. No exceptions, no reprieve.
As the Doctor races against the clock to defeat this mythical foe, Clara sees him at his deadliest and most ruthless and finally realises she has made the right decision.
Because this is their last adventure: it’s time to say goodbye to the Time Lord
Ep.9 – Flatline
Separated from the Doctor, Clara discovers a new menace from another dimension. But how do you hide when the walls are no protection?
With people to save and no madman in a box to help, Clara goes against an enemy that exists far beyond normal human perception
Ep.10 – In the Forest of the Night
One morning in London, and every city and town in the world, the human race wakes up to the most surprising invasion yet: the trees have moved back in. Everywhere, in every land, a forest has grown overnight and taken back the Earth, an impossible stranglehold of vegetation, The Doctor soon realises that the final days of humanity have arrived…
Ep.11 – Dark Water
You betrayed me. You betrayed my trust, our friendship, and everything I’ve ever stood for. You let me down.
In the mysterious world of the Nethersphere, plans have been drawn. Old friends and old enemies manoeuvre round the Doctor, and an impossible choice is looming before him.
Death is not the end, promises the sinister organisation known only as 3W but as the Doctor and Clara discover, you might wish it was
Ep.12 – Death in Heaven
The Earth has been invaded by Cybermen, will the combined forces of the Doctor, Clara and UNIT be enough to prevent the end of the world?
The Doctor
September 16th, 2014 - 8:50pmHave you Got Any Good Ideas For The Next Series?
Please Reply If You Have.
PS: Include Ideas In The Reply.
Thanks!
THE ERGON
August 21st, 2014 - 6:01pmNot so sure about the time heist alien with the phallic protrubrances on its face. Remember the vervoid head designs. Might invoke a few giggles.
Jason Wright
August 21st, 2014 - 9:11amI’m Looking forward to Episode 2 Into The Dalek and the Title sounds scary Just what Doctor Who Needs a Scary Title Brillient.
Exterminate
RORY DOCTOR RIVER POND
August 20th, 2014 - 2:53pmthey all sound quite classicy
PedroPete
August 20th, 2014 - 1:47pmKill the Moon sounds good!
dan23uk
August 20th, 2014 - 12:57pmEp9 flatline. Iv search youtube & Tardis data core site and theres & some classic doctor who ep where tardis shrinks Get smaller/or dimensional circuit is tampered with.
dan23uk
August 20th, 2014 - 11:11amCoz of episodes 3 I searched robotic knights on youtube &
Tardis data core site.
“classic doctor who 3rd doctor episodes time warrior
A Sontaran built robotic knights for a king.”
obey the whispermen
August 19th, 2014 - 6:26pmOn twitter Jamie Mathieson said something about episode 9 (Flatline) He said ‘Found out last night :a monster from one of my doctor who episodes was officially deemed ‘too scary’ to go in the series 8 trailer.
DWISTHEBESTSHOWEVER100
August 20th, 2014 - 12:52pmGreat I love scary monsters
Doctor Who Crazy Ross
August 19th, 2014 - 2:08pmEpisode 1: Deep Breath 10/10
Episode 2: Into the Dalek 10/10
Episode 3: Robots of Sherwood 8/10
Episode 4: Listen 9/10
Episode 5: Time Heist 10/10
Episode 6: The Caretaker 6/10
Episode 7: Kill The Moon 8/10
Episode 8: Mummy On The Orient Express 9/10
Episode 9: Flatline 10/10
Episode 10: In The Forest Of The Night 9/10
Episode 11/12 Dark Water/Death In Heaven 10/10
The Werewolf
August 19th, 2014 - 8:23pmI assume you’re rating the titles and not the episodes?
Anonymous
August 20th, 2014 - 10:20amWell he can’t of seen them unless hes from the future
Fiona Ting
August 19th, 2014 - 1:03pmI think all episode is perfect for this series 8 and I am happy to watch it this saturday
Doctor, 13th
August 19th, 2014 - 11:41amI’m looking forward to:
Deep Breath
Into the Dalek
Robots of Sherwood
Listen (Only because of Moffat though)
The Caretaker
Kill the Moon
Dark Water/ Death in Haven
Doctor, 13th
August 19th, 2014 - 11:42amAnd maybe Mummy on the Orient Express. But I’m excited for them all.
Anonymous
August 19th, 2014 - 8:30amWasn’t The Mummy On The Orient Express mentioned at the end of the Series 5 Finale where the Eleventh Doctor got that telephone call?
the astronaut of death
August 19th, 2014 - 9:34amYes
Dalek The Supreme
August 21st, 2014 - 4:29amI suppose it is true that the Twelfth Doctor will be going back and fixing past mistakes.
Dalek The Supreme
August 19th, 2014 - 4:40amInto the Dalek is the one interesting me the most, though I’m very happy to see a two-parter for the first time in three years! 😀
Doctor Stu
August 18th, 2014 - 11:46pmThey all sound good but I hope Strax is a little bit more serious this series because the sontarans were a powerful species that in series 4 choked the whole planet and now its just Strax telling cringy grenade jokes….it would be good to see a sontaran story line where strax’s alliegence is tested though.
the astronaut of death
August 18th, 2014 - 11:35pmWow moffats writing alot
The Other
August 18th, 2014 - 10:56pmMy faves are:
Deep Breath
Robot of Sherwood
Listen
Flatline
Dark Water/Death in Heaven
They all sound like really interesting episodes based on the titles!
Not sure about “Kill The Moon” though
still, I’m sure it’ll make sense after seeing the episode though!
The Other
August 18th, 2014 - 11:00pmI’m also glad to have a two part finale too, since I always felt it added an extra element of grandness to the finale, not to mention that it gives more time to build up a good story without being rushed, and leaves everyone more excited for the last episode (part 2)
The Other
August 18th, 2014 - 11:03pmAlso, “The Caretaker” sounds like another good episode
I’m assuming the titular Caretaker is The Doctor, since he’s used that alias before, but you never know!
DWISTHEBESTSHOWEVER100
August 18th, 2014 - 10:18pmI’m looking forward to Deep Breath,Robots Of Sherwood,Listen and Flatline. Mainly Flatline because Steven Moffat as said its a proper horror story and I like those.
Lea
August 18th, 2014 - 8:28pmI’m disapionted that they have only one 2 part story
the astronaut of death
August 18th, 2014 - 8:46pmI’m thank full we have not had a two partner in ages
Anonymous
August 20th, 2014 - 6:57amThere has not been a two-parter for Doctor Who since The Rebel Flesh/The Almost People.
DALEKSKITTLES
August 18th, 2014 - 8:15pmHere’s my theory on “into the dalek”
The lobe reble ship being hunted and chased by the daleks is carrying a dalek prisoner, the doctor lands on the reble ship and decides to help them, the only way he can get to the daleks is through the dalek! Using codes he still has from Clara (dalek Clara) from asylum of the daleks he hacks into the daleks telepathy path web and him and Clara go into the daleks mind….revealing directs etc…but also the biggest dalek secret.. How to turn them good, using the dalek he can turn them good, but must ask himself, he dosnt know if he’s a good man yet, so what right does he have to turn the daleks good. Danny pink may go with them as he could be a reble on the ship and ends up being a companion 🙂
Just my theory ! 🙂
DALEKSKITTLES
August 18th, 2014 - 8:17pm*lone reble….sorry if anymore spelling errors!!
The Other
August 18th, 2014 - 10:49pmInteresting theory!
But it’s been confirmed that Danny Pink is a teacher from Coal Hill School
From preview clips The Dalek seems to be asking for help, and so I think it is a good, but damaged Dalek, and by going inside it (through use of a shrink ray – ala Fantastic Voyage) they fix it, but also find a means to turn the rest of The Daleks good, but The Doctor questions whether it is ethical to change the morality of a whole species, and whether he himself is a good man
DALEKSKITTLES
August 18th, 2014 - 11:05pmI don’t see how they can do the whole shrink ray thing, but would be intresting to see of they do it 🙂 if it’s it’s his first time in the tardis…daleks ouch bad first time 😛
The Other
August 18th, 2014 - 11:06pmAlthough when I say good Dalek I really mean ‘good Dalek’ since you can NEVER trust a Dalek
DALEKSKITTLES
August 18th, 2014 - 11:08pmI wanna know how it got damaged either a off screen war? Time war?? Or a dalek from trenzalor that survived the doctors regeneration !
The Other
August 18th, 2014 - 11:09pmThings similar to shrink rays have been done before in Who
There was a shrink ray in “The Armaggedon Factor”, and minature clones in “The Invisible Enemy”
The Other
August 18th, 2014 - 11:10pmOr perhaps a battle with the rebel ship?
DALEKSKITTLES
August 18th, 2014 - 11:13pmCould be! 🙂 perhaps it’s a prisoner of the rebel ship and the daleks must destroy the only good dalek as it goes against the whole dalek race!!
The Other
August 18th, 2014 - 11:14pmMy 11:09 post was replying to your 11:05 post, and my 11:10 post was replying to your 11:08 post
Bit confusing looking at our posts!
🙂
The Other
August 18th, 2014 - 11:16pmWould explain why what seems to be multiple ships are so interested in one rebel ship!
DALEKSKITTLES
August 18th, 2014 - 11:18pmI know right lol ! I really hope this episode isn’t a repeat of asylum! I liked the idea of asylum just I didn’t think it was pulled off very well :/ apparently this episode shows a very darker side to the daleks!! It’s was described as “a gritty dalek episode where they get nasty”
lepter
August 20th, 2014 - 11:15pmmaybe its one of the human factor daleks from the classic missing story….evil of the daleks. If its a good dalek…..and phil morris could have found the story in his african search. Web of fear referenced in the snowman? History repeating itself? who knows.
Doyouhearthem?
August 18th, 2014 - 8:08pmMethinks Moffat knows how to run a show. With three magnificent series under his belt as well as the greatest piece of drama ever written, every inch of everything we know reeks of magnificence.
I’m excited.
Can you tell?
Handbot10
August 18th, 2014 - 10:15pmMoffat doesn’t run Doctor Who, he IS Doctor Who
dalek 105
August 18th, 2014 - 5:31pmCAN NOT WAIT!!!!!!!!
Robot Of Sherwood
August 18th, 2014 - 6:13pmwell I think episode three is gonna be a blast cause I love the idea of a medial time and the robot looks super cool… also I love the into a dalek episode cause daleks are back and I hope it is gonna be better than all the other dalek stories anyway I think all these stories are great buy my fave has to be robot of Sherwood…
WFK DVD Collector 14
August 18th, 2014 - 4:06pmOnly 12 episodes? It’s not a problem but I wonder why they cut the series by one episode?
Darren
August 18th, 2014 - 4:23pmWell seeing episode one is feature length and nearly the length of two episodes maybe that’s why its been cut by one episode than normal, although we won’t know if the cut down is BBC driven till we know how many episodes series 9 will be
Just a random guy passing by
August 18th, 2014 - 5:25pmMaybe because of the Easter special
The Cyber Squirrel
August 18th, 2014 - 7:21pmWhat Easter Special?
100,000BC
August 18th, 2014 - 8:20pmProduction time for episode 1 would be around 2 episodes worth, but Moffat thinks that you should only have 2 parters if the episode changes direction in part 2. Therefore it is one episode nearly the length of two (and I wouldn’t be surprised if the final 2-parter was a little longer than 45 minutes too) so they are pretty much doing the same amount.
Anonymous
August 19th, 2014 - 8:27amThe Christmas will be Episode 13
Rebel Time Lord
August 18th, 2014 - 3:08pmThese sound cool
DOCTOR WHO ONE
August 18th, 2014 - 2:57pmNot the most exciting titles, but then again, we are heading into darkness now with Doctor Who.
Still not ginger
August 18th, 2014 - 1:24pmBooboo do you think they will release those movie style posters for the episodes?
booboo
August 18th, 2014 - 1:27pmno sign of any but there are hardly any promo images out there
all the TV mags are put tomorrow maybe then
ryan0ry
August 18th, 2014 - 1:06pmMoffat is involved in writing seven of the episodes, its interesting that he’s co-writing with other writers.
Professor When
August 18th, 2014 - 1:00pm“Death in heaven…”
It would be interesting if they discuss the afterlife in that one, as it would contradict statements about death in Torchwood. Unless Time Lords percieve nothingness in a different way to Human Beings, perhaps?
Anonymous
August 18th, 2014 - 2:37pmI will bet that “Heaven” is the name of a place/planet and not the mythical Christian place.
Professor When
August 18th, 2014 - 10:38pmGood point. Not to get all spiritual and stuff, but I do believe in an Afterlife; not a christian one, just a sort of happy place that I probably only believe in to deal with the inevitability of death… I just don’t think it would really work in the world of Doctor Who. Doctor Who is about accepting change, and an afterlife model goes against that, and is more at home in series such as Harry Potter. But then again, I also thought that Matt Smith wouldn’t work as a Doctor, and I was very wrong indeed….
I love the idea of a planet though,that could sprout all sorts of cool ideas and visuals. 😀
Doctor Who Crazy Ross
August 19th, 2014 - 1:58pm“How can a town be called Christmas?”
“How can an island be called Easter?!”
just saying…
timelord327
August 18th, 2014 - 12:19pmFinally! A 2 parter finale!
Callum Metcalfe
August 18th, 2014 - 12:14pmThey all sound really intriguing
matt9982
August 18th, 2014 - 12:04pmCool 🙂