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'''Series 8''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', consisting of 12 episodes, will air beginning on [[23 August (releases)|23 August]] [[2014 (releases)|2014]]. Filming began on [[6 January (production)|6 January]] [[2014 (production)|2014]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.examiner.com/article/series-8-of-doctor-who-begins-filming-today|title=Series 8 of 'Doctor Who' begins filming today|author=Varney, Bertena|date of source=6 January 2014|website name=Examiner.com|accessdate=6 January 2014}}</ref> and ended on [[7 August (production)|7 August]] of the same year.<ref name="BBCRW">Interview with [[Steven Moffat]] on [[BBC Radio Wales]], 7 August 2014: recording of the event can be found [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04cg4sf here]</ref> This will be the first full series to feature the [[Twelfth Doctor]], played by [[Peter Capaldi]]; he will be joined by [[Jenna Coleman]] as [[Clara Oswald]] as primary [[companion]] throughout the entire run.<ref name="BBCRW" /> [[Executive producer]] [[Steven Moffat]] revealed in [[DWM 469]] that, unlike the [[Series 6 (Doctor Who)|previous]] [[Series 7 (Doctor Who)|two]] series, series 8 will be broadcast straight, with no series split halfway through it.
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'''Series 8''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran from [[23 August (releases)|23 August]] [[2014 (releases)|2014]] to [[8 November (releases)|8 November]] 2014. It starred [[Peter Capaldi]] as the [[Twelfth Doctor]] and [[Jenna Coleman]] as [[Clara Oswald]]. The series opened with {{cs|Deep Breath (TV story)}} and concluded with {{cs|Death in Heaven (TV story)}}.


== Cast ==
== Overview ==
Series 8 will see the debut of [[Peter Capaldi]] as the [[Twelfth Doctor]]. Capaldi was announced in a live television special, ''[[Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor]]'', on [[4 August (production)|4 August]] 2013.<ref name="capaldi">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/Peter-Capaldi-exclusively-revealed-to-the-nation-as-the-Twelfth-Doctor|title=Peter Capaldi exclusively revealed to the nation as the Twelfth Doctor|author=The Doctor Who Team|date of source=12 March 2013|website name=BBC|accessdate=7 December 2013}}</ref> The [[Eleventh Doctor|previous Doctor]], [[Matt Smith]], announced he was leaving on [[1 June (production)|1 June]] of the same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/Matt-Smith-to-leave-Doctor-Who|title=Matt Smith announces he is to leave Doctor Who|author=The Doctor Who Team|date of source=1 June 2013|website name=BBC|accessdate=7 December 2013}}</ref>
It consisted of eleven stories and twelve episodes. The series saw the debut of [[Peter Capaldi]] as the [[Twelfth Doctor]]. Capaldi was announced in a live television special, ''[[Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor]]'', on [[4 August (production)|4 August]] 2013.<ref name="capaldi">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/Peter-Capaldi-exclusively-revealed-to-the-nation-as-the-Twelfth-Doctor|title=Peter Capaldi exclusively revealed to the nation as the Twelfth Doctor|author=The Doctor Who Team|date of source=12 March 2013|website name=BBC|accessdate=7 December 2013}}</ref> The [[Eleventh Doctor|previous Doctor]], [[Matt Smith]], announced he was leaving on [[1 June (production)|1 June]] of the same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/Matt-Smith-to-leave-Doctor-Who|title=Matt Smith announces he is to leave Doctor Who|author=The Doctor Who Team|date of source=1 June 2013|website name=BBC|accessdate=7 December 2013}}</ref>
 
Filming began on [[6 January (production)|6 January]] [[2014 (production)|2014]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.examiner.com/article/series-8-of-doctor-who-begins-filming-today|title=Series 8 of 'Doctor Who' begins filming today|author=Varney, Bertena|date of source=6 January 2014|website name=Examiner.com|accessdate=6 January 2014}}</ref> and ended on [[7 August (production)|7 August]] of the same year.<ref name="BBCRW">Interview with [[Steven Moffat]] on [[BBC Radio Wales]], 7 August 2014: recording of the event can be found [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04cg4sf here]</ref> Series 8 was the first series since [[series 5 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 5]] in 2010 to be broadcast straight with no series split halfway through it, and the first series of the revival not to consist of 13 episodes (excluding Christmas and other specials), instead running for 12.
 
The new Doctor was joined by [[Series 7 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 7, Part 2]]'s [[companion]], [[Clara Oswald]], as played by [[Jenna Coleman]], in her first full series.<ref name="coleman">{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-03-12/doctor-who-jenna-louise-coleman-confirms-her-return-for-series-eight|title=Doctor Who: Jenna-Louise Coleman confirms her return for series eight|author=Susanna Lazarus|date of source=12 March 2013|website name=Radio Times|accessdate=1 June 2013}}</ref>
 
Samuel Anderson joined the cast as a new recurring character, [[Danny Pink]], a fellow teacher at [[Coal Hill School]].<ref name="anderson">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/Rising-Star-Joins-Doctor-Who-for-Peter-Capaldis-First-Series|title=Rising Star Joins Doctor Who for Peter Capaldi's First Series|author=The Doctor Who Team|date of source=24 February 2014|website name=Doctor Who website|accessdate=24 February 2014}}</ref> Although initially reported by media as being a new companion for the Doctor, in fact the character never actually took on an official companion role during the course of the season.


The new Doctor will be joined by [[Series 7 (Doctor Who)|series 7, part 2]]'s [[companion]], [[Clara Oswald]], as played by [[Jenna Coleman]], in her first full series.<ref name="coleman">{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-03-12/doctor-who-jenna-louise-coleman-confirms-her-return-for-series-eight|title=Doctor Who: Jenna-Louise Coleman confirms her return for series eight|author=Susanna Lazarus|date of source=12 March 2013|website name=Radio Times|accessdate=1 June 2013}}</ref>
The [[Paternoster Gang]] returned,<ref name="paternoster">{{cite web|url=http://www.denofgeek.com/tv/doctor-who/27678/doctor-who-returning-characters-confirmed-for-series-8|title=Doctor Who: returning characters confirmed for series 8|author=Mellor, Louisa|date of source=14 October 2013|website name=Den of Geek|accessdate=2 January 2014}}</ref><ref name="paternoster2">{{cite web|url=http://www.cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/8204-doctor-who-vastra-jenny-and-strax-back-in-series-8|title='Doctor Who': Vastra, Jenny and Strax back in series 8|author=Martin, William|date of source=13 October 2013|website name=CultBox|accessdate=2 January 2014}}</ref> each using a [[sonic device]] designed in a ''[[Blue Peter]]'' competition in the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/articles/bp-doctor-who-competition|title=Blue Peter: Doctor Who Competition: Design a Sonic Device|website name=CBBC|accessdate=2 January 2014}}</ref> [[Kate Stewart]], Osgood<ref name="Osgood" /> and [[UNIT]] also appeared.<ref name="UNIT">{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/doctor-who-series-8-filming-7345456|title=Doctor Who films in Cardiff city centre as the Cybermen take over |author=Williams, Kathryn and Meville-Smith, Alicia|date of source=30 June 2014|website name=Wales Online|accessdate=30 June 2014}}</ref>


Samuel Anderson will join the cast as a new recurring character, Danny Pink, a fellow teacher at [[Coal Hill School]].<ref name="anderson">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/Rising-Star-Joins-Doctor-Who-for-Peter-Capaldis-First-Series|title=Rising Star Joins Doctor Who for Peter Capaldi’s First Series|author=The Doctor Who Team|date of source=24 February 2014|website name=Doctor Who website|accessdate=24 February 2014}}</ref>
This series also saw the return of [[the Master]], now in a female incarnation known as Missy, played by [[Michelle Gomez]], which was the first time a Time Lord had been portrayed in two distinct genders. The overarching story elements revolve around characters who have died in the episode being greeted to 'Heaven,' by [[Missy]], where the heaven is revealed to be a data cloud to store the minds of the deceased, as Missy upgrades the bodies into Cybermen before manipulating the minds to delete their emotions and put them into their old cyber-upgraded bodies as an army. This is a plan to lure the Doctor into a trap so she can get her 'friend back.'


The [[Paternoster Gang]] will also return,<ref name="paternoster">{{cite web|url=http://www.denofgeek.com/tv/doctor-who/27678/doctor-who-returning-characters-confirmed-for-series-8|title=Doctor Who: returning characters confirmed for series 8|author=Mellor, Louisa|date of source=14 October 2013|website name=Den of Geek|accessdate=2 January 2014}}</ref><ref name="paternoster2">{{cite web|url=http://www.cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/8204-doctor-who-vastra-jenny-and-strax-back-in-series-8|title='Doctor Who': Vastra, Jenny and Strax back in series 8|author=Martin, William|date of source=13 October 2013|website name=CultBox|accessdate=2 January 2014}}</ref> and will each use a [[sonic device]] designed in a ''[[Blue Peter]]'' competition in the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/articles/bp-doctor-who-competition|title=Blue Peter: Doctor Who Competition: Design a Sonic Device|website name=CBBC|accessdate=2 January 2014}}</ref> [[Kate Stewart]], [[Osgood (The Day of the Doctor)|Osgood]] and [[UNIT]] will also appear.<ref name="UNIT">{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/doctor-who-series-8-filming-7345456|title=Doctor Who films in Cardiff city centre as the Cybermen take over |author=Williams, Kathryn and Meville-Smith, Alicia|date of source=30 June 2014|website name=Wales Online|accessdate=30 June 2014}}</ref>
== Cast ==
* [[Twelfth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Peter Capaldi]]
* [[Clara Oswald]] - [[Jenna Coleman]]
* [[Danny Pink]] - [[Samuel Anderson]], [[Remi Gooding]]<!--Appeared in 10 episodes out of 12-->
* [[Missy]] - [[Michelle Gomez]]<!--Appeared in 7 episodes out of 12-->


=== Recurring ===
=== Recurring ===
* The [[Twelfth Doctor]] - [[Peter Capaldi]]<ref name="capaldi" />
* [[Eleventh Doctor]] - [[Matt Smith]]
* [[Clara Oswald]] - [[Jenna Coleman]]<ref name="coleman" />
* [[Vastra|Madame Vastra]] - [[Neve McIntosh]]
* Danny Pink - Samuel Anderson<ref name="anderson" />
* [[Strax]] - [[Dan Starkey]]
* [[Vastra]] - [[Neve McIntosh]]<ref name="paternoster" /><ref name="paternoster2" />
* [[Jenny Flint]] - [[Catrin Stewart]]
* [[Jenny Flint]] - [[Catrin Stewart]]<ref name="paternoster" /><ref name="paternoster2" />
* [[Gregson (Vastra Investigates)|Inspector Gregson]] - [[Paul Hickey]]
* [[Strax]] - [[Dan Starkey]]<ref name="paternoster" /><ref name="paternoster2" />
* [[Courtney Woods]] - [[Ellis George]]
* [[Kate Stewart]] - [[Jemma Redgrave]]<ref name="UNIT" />
* [[Rusty (Into the Dalek)|Rusty]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]]
* [[Osgood (The Day of the Doctor)|Osgood]] - [[Ingrid Oliver]]<ref name="UNIT" />
* [[Fleming (Into the Dalek)|Fleming]] - [[Bradley Ford]]
* [[Frank Armitage|Mr. Armitage]] - [[Nigel Betts]]
* [[Dalek]]s - [[Dalek operator|operated]] by [[Barnaby Edwards]] and voiced by [[Nicholas Briggs]]
* [[Seb (The Caretaker)|Seb]] - [[Chris Addison]]
* [[Rigsy]] - [[Joivan Wade]]
* [[Clara Oswald's gran]] - [[Sheila Reid]]
* [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] - [[Jeremiah Krage]] and voiced by [[Nicholas Briggs]]
* Osgood<ref name="Osgood">The story features Osgood from [[Operation Double]] but it is not clear whether that is the [[Petronella Osgood|human]] or the [[Zygon Osgood|Zygon]].</ref> - [[Ingrid Oliver]]
* [[Kate Stewart|Kate Lethbridge-Stewart]] - [[Jemma Redgrave]]
* [[Santa Claus]] - [[Nick Frost]]


=== Guest ===
=== Guest ===
* Inspector Gregson - Paul Hickey<ref>[https://twitter.com/Ruther2/status/420641646020419584/photo/1 Paul Hickey's CV]</ref>
* [[Half-Face Man]] - [[Peter Ferdinando]]
* Alf - Tony Way<ref>[https://twitter.com/Ruther2/status/425410955414355968/photo/1 Tony Way's CV]</ref>
* [[Journey Blue]] - [[Zawe Ashton]]
* Elsie - Maggie Service<ref>[https://twitter.com/Ruther2/status/433480838433734656/photo/1 Maggie Service's CV]</ref>
* [[Morgan Blue|Colonel Morgan Blue]] - [[Michael Smiley]]
* Colonel Blue - Michael Smiley<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/9200-spaced-actor-joins-doctor-who-series-8|title='Spaced' actor joins 'Doctor Who' Series 8|author=Martin, William|date of source=17 February 2014|website name=CultBox|accessdate=24 February 2014}}</ref>
* [[Gretchen Carlisle]] - [[Laura Dos Santos]]
* TBA - Tom Riley<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/doctor-who-tom-riley-signs-3339982|title=Doctor Who: Tom Riley signs up for Mark Gatiss-written episode|author=Walker, Danny|date of source=2 April 2014|website name=Mirror|accessdate=5 April 2014}}</ref>
* [[Ross (Into the Dalek)|Ross]] - [[Ben Crompton]]
* TBA - Robert Goodman<ref name="goodman">{{cite web|url=http://www.cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/9248-more-doctor-who-guest-stars-announced-for-series-8|title=More 'Doctor Who' guest stars announced for Series 8|author=Martin, William|date of source=24 February 2014|website name=CultBox|accessdate=24 February 2014}}</ref>
* [[Robin Hood]] - [[Tom Riley]]
* TBA - Jonathan Bailey<ref name="goodman" />
* [[Sheriff of Nottingham]] - [[Ben Miller]]
* TBA - Pippa Bennett-Warner<ref name="goodman" />
* [[Alan-a-Dale]] - [[Ian Hallard]]
* Ms Delphox - Keeley Hawes<ref name="hawes">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2014/keeley-hawes-doctor-who.html|title=Keeley Hawes to star in Doctor Who|date of source=13 March 2014|website name=BBC Media Centre|accessdate=15 March 2014}}</ref>
* [[Friar Tuck]] - [[Trevor Cooper]]
* TBA - Ben Miller<ref name="miller">{{cite web|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/doctor-who-ben-miller-joins-3387630|title=Doctor Who: Ben Miller joins new series and set to guest star as VILLAIN opposite Peter Capaldi|date of source=8 April 2014|website name=Mirror.co.uk|accessdate=9 April 2014}}</ref>
* [[Little John]] - [[Rusty Goffe]]
* TBA - Hermione Norris<ref name="Norris">http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/Hermione-Norris-to-Guest-Star-in-New-Series</ref>
* [[Will Scarlet]]t - [[Joseph Kennedy]]
* TBA - Tony Osoba<ref name="Norris" />
* [[Maid Marian]] - [[Sabrina Bartlett]]
* TBA - Phil Nice<ref name="Norris" />
* [[Reg (Listen)|Reg]] - [[Robert Goodman]]
* TBA - Frank Skinner<ref name="Frank Skinner">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-27441329|title=Frank Skinner to star in Doctor Who|website name=BBC News|date of source=16 May 2014|accessdate=16 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[Delphox|Ms. Delphox]] - [[Keeley Hawes]]
* TBA - David Bamber<ref name="Frank Skinner" />
* [[Psi]] - [[Jonathan Bailey]]
* TBA - Daisy Beaumont<ref name="Frank Skinner" />
* [[Saibra]] - [[Pippa Bennett-Warner]]
* TBA - Janet Henfrey<ref name="Frank Skinner" />
* [[The Teller (Time Heist)|The Teller]] - [[Ross Mullan]]
* TBA - Christopher Villiers<ref name="Frank Skinner" />
* [[Skovox Blitzer]] - [[Jimmy Vee]]
* TBA - Foxes (Louisa Rose Allen)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2014/foxes-doctor-who|title=Foxes to appear in new series of Doctor Who|date=29 May 2014 |website=BBC |publisher=BBC |accessdate=29 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[Adrian Davies]] - [[Edward Harrison]]
* TBA - Harley Bird <ref name="cottrell boyce" />
* [[Lundvik]] - [[Hermione Norris]]
* TBA - Abigail Eames <ref name="cottrell boyce" />
* [[Duke (Kill the Moon)|Duke]] - [[Tony Osoba]]
* TBA - Ashley Foster <ref name="cottrell boyce" />
* [[Henry (Kill the Moon)|Henry]] - [[Phil Nice]]
* TBA - Jaydon Harris-Wallace <ref name="cottrell boyce" />
* [[McKean]] - [[Christopher Dane]]
* Gatekeeper of the Nethersphere - Michelle Gomez<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/Michelle-Gomez-to-star-in-Doctor-Who|title=Michelle Gomez to star in Doctor Who|author=The Doctor Who Team|website name=BBC - Blogs - Doctor Who|date of source=30 June 2014|accessdate=4 July 2014}}</ref>
* [[Hector Quell|Captain Quell]] - [[David Bamber]]
* [[Perkins (Mummy on the Orient Express)|Perkins]] - [[Frank Skinner]]
* [[Emile Moorhouse|Prof Emile Moorhouse]] - [[Christopher Villiers]]
* [[Maisie Pitt]] - [[Daisy Beaumont]]
* [[Gus (Mummy on the Orient Express)|Gus]] - [[John Sessions]]
* [[Fenton (Flatline)|Fenton]] - [[Christopher Fairbank]]
* [[Forrest (Flatline)|PC Forrest]] - [[Jessica Hayles]]
* [[Roscoe (Flatline)|Roscoe]] - [[John Cummins]]
* [[Maebh Arden]] - [[Abigail Eames]]
* [[Samson (In the Forest of the Night)|Samson]] - [[Jaydon Harris-Wallace]]
* [[Bradley (In the Forest of the Night)|Bradley]] - [[Ashley Foster]]
* [[Ruby (In the Forest of the Night)|Ruby]] - [[Harley Bird]]
* [[Chang (Dark Water)|Dr. Chang]] - [[Andrew Leung (actor)|Andrew Leung]]
* [[Ahmed (Death in Heaven)|Colonel Ahmed]] - [[Sanjeev Bhaskar]]
* [[Boy (Dark Water)|Boy]] - [[Antonio Bourouphael]]


== Production ==
== Production ==
[[Brian Minchin]], the new [[producer]] of the series, explained in the [[DWM 461|July 2013 issue of ''Doctor Who Magazine'']] that "I have just spent a very happy few days meeting some scarily clever writers, and we have an incredible set of stories to work on. More adventures ahead!". In a [[May (production)|May]] 2013 interview, Steven Moffat claimed that "the next season is plotted out."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.buzzfeed.com/jordanzakarin/doctor-who-eighth-season-steven-moffat-matt-smith |title=Storyline For The Next "Doctor Who" Season Already Written |author=Jordan Zakarin |date of source=21 May 2013 |website name=BuzzFeed |accessdate=1 June 2013}}</ref>
[[Brian Minchin]], the new [[producer]] of the series, explained in the [[DWM 461|July 2013 issue of ''Doctor Who Magazine'']] that "I have just spent a very happy few days meeting some scarily clever writers, and we have an incredible set of stories to work on. More adventures ahead!". In a [[May (production)|May]] 2013 interview, Steven Moffat claimed that "the next season is plotted out."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.buzzfeed.com/jordanzakarin/doctor-who-eighth-season-steven-moffat-matt-smith |title=Storyline For The Next "Doctor Who" Season Already Written |author=Jordan Zakarin |date of source=21 May 2013 |website name=BuzzFeed |accessdate=1 June 2013}}</ref>


The first readthrough for series 8 was held on [[17 December (production)|17 December]] [[2013 (production)|2013]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/412950381627314176|title=Doctor Who Official Twitter announcement|author=BBC|date of source=17 December 2013|website name=Twitter|accessdate=7 January 2014}}</ref>. This was an unusually long lead time, as actual filming for the first episodes of series 8 did not commence until [[6 January (production)|6 January]] [[2014 (production)|2014]], with Capaldi filming his first scenes the [[7 January (production)|next day]]. In a break from what was done with [[Christopher Eccleston]], [[David Tennant]] and [[Matt Smith]], the first episode filmed by Capaldi is also to be the first episode to be broadcast.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/Peter-Capaldi-begins-filming-on-Doctor-Who|title=Peter Capaldi begins filming on Doctor Who|author=BBC|date of source=7 January 2014|website name=BBC.co.uk|accessdate=7 January 2014}}</ref>
The first read-through for series 8 was held on [[17 December (production)|17 December]] [[2013 (production)|2013]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/412950381627314176|title=Doctor Who Official Twitter announcement|author=BBC|date of source=17 December 2013|website name=Twitter|accessdate=7 January 2014}}</ref> This was an unusually long lead time, as actual filming for the first episodes of series 8 did not commence until [[6 January (production)|6 January]] [[2014 (production)|2014]], with Capaldi filming his [[Deep Breath (TV story)|first scenes]] the [[7 January (production)|next day]]. In a break from what was done with [[Christopher Eccleston]], [[David Tennant]] and [[Matt Smith]] and several Classic era Doctors, the first episode filmed by Capaldi was also to be the first episode to be broadcast.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/Peter-Capaldi-begins-filming-on-Doctor-Who|title=Peter Capaldi begins filming on Doctor Who|author=BBC|date of source=7 January 2014|website name=BBC.co.uk|accessdate=7 January 2014}}</ref>


=== Crew ===
=== Crew ===
==== Producers ====
==== Producers ====
Series 8 will be co-[[executive producer|executive produced]] by [[Steven Moffat]] and [[Brian Minchin]]. ([[DWM 460]]) [[Series 7 (Doctor Who)|Series 7]]'s producer, [[Caroline Skinner]], officially stepped down on [[13 March (production)|13 March]] [[2013 (production)|2013]], <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/Doctor-Who-Executive-Producer-Moves-On|title=Doctor Who: Executive Producer Moves On|author=The Doctor Who Team |date of source=13 March 2013|website name=BBC - Blogs - Doctor Who|accessdate=14 December 2013}}</ref> and Minchin was announced as her replacement on [[30 April (production)|30 April]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/Brian-Minchin-confirmed-as-New-Executive-Producer-of-Doctor-Who |title=Brian Minchin confirmed as New Executive Producer of Doctor Who|author=The Doctor Who Team|date of source=30 April 2013 |website name=BBC - Blogs - Doctor Who|accessdate=14 December 2013}}</ref>
Series 8 was co-[[executive producer|executive produced]] by [[Steven Moffat]] and [[Brian Minchin]]. ([[DWM 460]]) [[Series 7 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 7]]'s producer, [[Caroline Skinner]], officially stepped down on [[13 March (production)|13 March]] [[2013 (production)|2013]], <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/Doctor-Who-Executive-Producer-Moves-On|title=Doctor Who: Executive Producer Moves On|author=The Doctor Who Team |date of source=13 March 2013|website name=BBC - Blogs - Doctor Who|accessdate=14 December 2013}}</ref> and Minchin was announced as her replacement on [[30 April (production)|30 April]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/Brian-Minchin-confirmed-as-New-Executive-Producer-of-Doctor-Who |title=Brian Minchin confirmed as New Executive Producer of Doctor Who|author=The Doctor Who Team|date of source=30 April 2013 |website name=BBC - Blogs - Doctor Who|accessdate=14 December 2013}}</ref>


Producer [[Marcus Wilson]] stepped down following production of ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]''. His role will be filled by former producers [[Nikki Wilson]] and [[Peter Bennett]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2014/capaldi.html |title=Peter Capaldi begins filming on Doctor Who|date of source=7 January 2014 |website name=BBC Media Centre|accessdate=7 January 2014}}</ref>
Producer [[Marcus Wilson]] stepped down following production of {{cs|The Time of the Doctor (TV story)}}. His role was filled by former producers [[Nikki Wilson]] and [[Peter Bennett]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2014/capaldi.html |title=Peter Capaldi begins filming on Doctor Who|date of source=7 January 2014 |website name=BBC Media Centre|accessdate=7 January 2014}}</ref>


==== Writers ====
==== Writers ====
[[Steven Moffat]] has penned both the series opener and episode 4 ([[DWM 471]]), [[Phil Ford]] wrote episode 2, <ref name="cottrell boyce" /> {{facts}} [[Mark Gatiss]] did episode 3,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kasterborous.com/2013/07/gatiss-on-writing-and-showrunning/|title=Gatiss on Writing... and Showrunning?|author=Reynolds, Andrew|date of source=20 July 2013|website name=Kasterborous|accessdate=2 January 2014}}</ref> ([[DWM 472]])  [[Steve Thompson]]'s script is for episode 5, ([[DWM 471]]) and [[Gareth Roberts]] wrote the the sixth episode of the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/8828-doctor-who-writer-gareth-roberts-returning-for-series-8|title='Doctor Who' writer Gareth Roberts returning for Series 8|author=Martin, William|date of source=2 January 2014|website name=CultBox|accessdate=2 January 2014}}</ref> ([[DWM 472]])
[[Steven Moffat]] penned both the series opener, episode 4, and the two-part series finale, as well as co-writing on episodes 2, 5 and 6. [[Phil Ford]] wrote episode 2, [[Mark Gatiss]] wrote episode 3, [[Steve Thompson]]'s script is for episode 5, and [[Gareth Roberts]] wrote episode 6 of the series. Three new writers joined the series: [[Peter Harness]] (episode 7), [[Jamie Mathieson]] (episodes 8 and 9) and [[Frank Cottrell-Boyce]] (episode 10). All three of these new writers returned for further episodes, in later series.
 
Also writing for this series are Peter Harness, Jamie Mathieson ([[DWM 473]]) and Frank Cottrell Boyce. <ref name="cottrell boyce" />


==== Directors ====
==== Directors ====
Ben Wheatley will [[direct]] the first two episodes of the series,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2013/10/director-writer-news-14102013203015.html|title=Director and writer news|author=Weight, Anthony|date of source=14 October 2013|website name=Doctor Who News|accessdate=7 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/ben-wheatley-to-direct-doctor-who/5062452.article|title=Ben Wheatley to direct Doctor Who|author=Wiseman, Andreas|date of source=14 October 2013|website name=ScreenDaily.com|accessdate=}}</ref> while Paul Murphy will direct episodes 3 and 6.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/8573-doctor-who-series-8-another-director-confirmed|title='Doctor Who' Series 8: Another director confirmed|author=Martin, William|date of source=27 November 2013|website name=CultBox|accessdate=7 December 2013}}</ref> [[Douglas Mackinnon]] is set to direct two episodes of the series as well,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/drmuig/status/411867443108524033|title=Douglas Mackinnon|date of source=14 December 2013|website name=Twitter|accessdate=14 December 2013}}</ref> as is Paul Wilmshurst.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/paul-wilmshurst/13/b2b/2ba?trk=pub-pbmap|title=Paul Whimshurst - LinkedIn|accessdate=27 April 2013}}</ref> Sheree Folkson will direct an episode. <ref name="cottrell boyce" />
[[Ben Wheatley]] [[direct]]ed episodes one and two. [[Paul Murphy]] directed episodes 3 and 6, [[Douglas Mackinnon]] directed episodes 4, 5 and 9, [[Paul Wilmshurst]] directed episodes 7 and 8, [[Sheree Folkson]] directed episode 10 and [[Rachel Talalay]] directed the two-part finale.


== Television stories ==
== Television stories ==
{| class="wikitable"
{| {{prettytable}}
!# || Title<ref name="titles and writers">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/New-Series-All-the-Episode-Titles-and-More|title=New Series: All the Episode Titles and More|website name=BBC Doctor Who|date of source=18 August 2014|accessdate=18 August 2014}}</ref> || Writer<ref name="titles and writers" /> || Director<ref name="titles and writers" /> || Notes
!'''Episode<br />Number''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Director''' || '''Notes'''
|-
|-
||1||''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]''||[[Steven Moffat]]||Ben Wheatley||First full story featuring the [[Twelfth Doctor]].<br />Return of the [[Paternoster Gang]].
||1||{{cs|Deep Breath (TV story)}}||[[Steven Moffat]]||rowspan=2|[[Ben Wheatley]]||Final televised appearance of the [[Paternoster Gang]]. First appearance of [[Missy]] and [[Courtney Woods]].
|-
|-
||2||''Into the Dalek''||[[Phil Ford]]<br>Steven Moffat||Ben Wheatley||Reappearance of the [[Dalek]]s
||2||{{cs|Into the Dalek (TV story)}}||[[Phil Ford]] & Steven Moffat|||First appearance of [[Danny Pink]], [[Frank Armitage|Mr. Armitage]] and [[Rusty (Into the Dalek)|Rusty]].
|-
|-
||3||''Robot of Sherwood''||[[Mark Gatiss]]||Paul Murphy||
||3||{{cs|Robot of Sherwood (TV story)}}||[[Mark Gatiss]]||[[Paul Murphy]]||
|-
|-
||4||''Listen''||Steven Moffat||[[Douglas Mackinnon]]||
||4||{{cs|Listen (TV story)}}||Steven Moffat||rowspan=2|[[Douglas Mackinnon]]||Appearance of a young [[First Doctor]].
|-
|-
||5||''Time Heist''||[[Steve Thompson]]<br>Steven Moffat||Douglas Mackinnon||
||5||{{cs|Time Heist (TV story)}}||[[Steve Thompson]] & Steven Moffat|||  
|-
|-
||6||''The Caretaker''||[[Gareth Roberts]]<br>Steven Moffat||Paul Murphy||
||6||{{cs|The Caretaker (TV story)}}||[[Gareth Roberts]] & Steven Moffat||Paul Murphy||First appearance of [[Seb (The Caretaker)|Seb]]. Courtney takes her first trip aboard the Doctor's TARDIS. The Doctor finds out that Danny is Clara's boyfriend.
|-
|-
||7||''Kill the Moon''||Peter Harness||Paul Whimshurst||
||7||{{cs|Kill the Moon (TV story)}}||[[Peter Harness]]||rowspan=2|[[Paul Wilmshurst]]||Courtney takes her second trip aboard the Doctor's TARDIS. Clara decides to leave the Doctor's company.
|-
|-
||8||''Mummy on the Orient Express''||Jamie Mathieson||Paul Whimshurst||
||8||{{cs|Mummy on the Orient Express (TV story)}}||rowspan=2|[[Jamie Mathieson]]|||Clara reconsiders her decision and resumes travelling with the Doctor.
|-
|-
||9||''Flatline''||Jamie Mathieson||Douglas Mackinnon||
||9||{{cs|Flatline (TV story)}}||Douglas Mackinnon||[[Doctor-lite]] episode. First appearance of [[Rigsy]].
|-
|-
||10||''In the Forest of the Night''||Frank Cottrell Boyce||Sheree Folkson||
||10||{{cs|In the Forest of the Night (TV story)}}||[[Frank Cottrell-Boyce]]||[[Sheree Folkson]]|||
|-
|-
||11 & 12||''Dark Water'' / ''Death in Heaven''||Steven Moffat||Rachel Talalay||
||11 & 12||{{cs|Dark Water (TV story)}} / {{cs|Death in Heaven (TV story)}}||Steven Moffat||[[Rachel Talalay]]||Missy is revealed to be [[the Master]]. First story to show a [[Time Lord]] with a gender different from previously seen. Deaths of Danny, [[Zygon Osgood]] and Seb. Posthumous appearance of [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]], reanimated as a [[Cyberman]]. Clara and the Doctor part ways. Conclusion to the "Promised Land" arc. First on-screen appearance of [[Santa Claus]].
|}
|}


== Rumours ==
=== Episode notes ===
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* This is the first series of the revived series that does not consist of 13 episodes (excluding Christmas and other specials).
* Capaldi may face the [[Dalek]]s this series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailystar.co.uk/showbiz-tv/hot-tv/365780/Dr-Who-New-doc-Peter-Capaldi-lives-his-teen-dream|title=Dr Who: New doc Peter Capaldi lives his teen dream|author=Dyke, Peter and Begley, Katie|website name=Daily Star|date of source=17 February|accessdate=24 February 2014}}</ref>
* This is the first series since [[Series 5 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 5]] to be broadcast straight with no split.
* On-set filming for the first episode seems to reveal that the [[Eleventh Doctor]] may phone Clara and the Twelfth Doctor.<ref>http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/doctor-who-cameo-matt-smith-3143573</ref>
* {{cs|Deep Breath (TV story)}}, {{cs|Into the Dalek (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Caretaker (TV story)}}, {{cs|Flatline (TV story)}} and {{cs|In the Forest of the Night (TV story)}} all feature the appearance of a mysterious character known only as "Missy". This is analogous to the early appearances of [[Madame Kovarian]] in [[Series 6 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 6]] and is the overall arc for the series. In ''Dark Water'', Missy is revealed to be a female incarnation of [[the Master]].
* The Doctor and Clara may return to the planet [[Sarn (planet)|Sarn]], last seen in [[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]''.<ref>http://observationdeck.io9.com/possible-sequel-to-doctor-who-episode-planet-of-fire-1575135113</ref>
* This is the first series since [[Series 5 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 5]] to end with a two-part story and the first since [[Series 6 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 6]] to have an officially-designated two-parter.
* [[The Master]] will return. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailystar.co.uk/showbiz-tv/hot-tv/384417/Doctor-Who-new-series-master-returns|title=The Master plan: The Doctor will face his old enemy again|author=Dyke, Peter and Begley, Katie|website name=Daily Star|date of source=18 June 2014|accessdate=24 June 2014}}</ref>
* One episode experienced censorship issues during the series. BBC Entertainment serving SouthEast Asia announced it was required to delete a brief sequence from the region's broadcasts of {{cs|Deep Breath (TV story)}} showing Vastra and Jenny transferring oxygen by way of a kiss due to some jurisdictions prohibiting the depiction of same-sex kissing.
* On 4th September 2014, [[BBC One]] announced that a brief sequence in {{cs|Robot of Sherwood (TV story)}} was to be removed from the broadcast edit on 6th September in the wake of the recent execution of two Western journalists by terrorists, out of concern that it might be disrespectful or otherwise inappropriate.<ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/doctor-who-beheading-scene-cut-from-robot-of-sherwood-after-steven-sotloff-murder-9712496.html?amp</ref> As of 2020, the scene has not been included in any release of the episode.
* This is the first full Doctor Who series in [[Australia]] to be rated M (for mature audiences) <ref>Australia's Classification website (Doctor Who Series 8)
http://www.classification.gov.au/Pages/View.aspx?sid=69RopHhhBWvUbT%252fpWbFxFw%253d%253d&ncdctx=CS%2bmGrIk86InRL%2bTUFqPefzY4hRzQs24Ci%2bbEv0WqasqB6llZOIGTxb%252fMQecAI5FChov8be%252f5GGazzHQh2s9jDJkREdcr6K27nDctGfCTEk%253d
</ref>. This rating had previously been given to {{cs|The Waters of Mars (TV story)}} (before being reclassified the family-friendly rating of PG), [[Doctor Who (TV story)|the TV Movie]], ''[[Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)|Attack of the Cybermen]]'' & ''[[The Ambassadors of Death (TV story)|The Ambassadors of Death]]''. It would also later be given to [[Series 9 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 9]] on release.
* This series is the first series since [[Series 3 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 3]] not to feature [[River Song]].
* Counting {{cs|The Day of the Doctor (TV story)}} as part of Series 7, this is the first series in which the 9th and 10th Doctor TARDIS interior does not appear.
* The title sequence of {{cs|Death in Heaven (TV story)}} has Jenna Coleman credited before Peter Capaldi and Clara's eyes appear instead of the Doctor's, thus marking the first time for a companion both being credited before the main incarnation of the Doctor in the episode and replacing the Doctor's face in the opening credits.
* This series is the only series during Steven Moffat's time as showrunner to not include a story written by [[Toby Whithouse]].
 
== Aliens and enemies ==
* [[Paternoster Gang]]
** [[Vastra|Madame Vastra]] ([[Silurian]])
** [[Jenny Flint]] ([[human]])
** [[Strax]] ([[Sontaran]])
* [[Half-Face Man]]
* [[Clockwork Droid]]s
* [[Dalek]]s
* [[Dalek antibody|Dalek antibodies]]
* [[Sheriff of Nottingham|The Sheriff of Nottingham]]
* [[Knight (Robot of Sherwood)|Robot Knights]]
* [[Figure (Listen)|Being]] (possibly)
* [[Memory worm]]s
* [[Delphox|Ms. Delphox]]
* [[Karabraxos|Madame Karabraxos]]
* [[The Teller (Time Heist)|The Teller]]
* [[Skovox Blitzer]]
* [[Spider germ]]s
* [[Creature (Kill the Moon)|Giant bat-chicken]]
* [[Foretold]]
* [[Gus (Mummy on the Orient Express)|Gus]]
* [[Boneless]]
* [[Seb (The Caretaker)|Seb]]
* [[Missy]]
* [[Cyberman|Cybermen]]
 
== Adaptations and merchandising ==
=== Home media ===
==== DVD / Blu-ray ====
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|+
|-
! style="width:30%;" | '''Title'''
! style="width:10%;" | '''Number and duration<br />of episodes'''
! style="width:10%;" | '''R2 release date'''
! style="width:10%;" | '''R4 release date'''
! style="width:10%;" | '''R1 release date'''
|-
| Doctor Who: Deep Breath<br />{{cs|Deep Breath (TV story)}} || 1 × 76 min. || [[8 September (releases)|8 September]] 2014 || [[10 September (releases)|10 September]] 2014 || |[[9 September (releases)|9 September]] 2014
|-
| Doctor Who: The Complete Eighth Series<br />{{cs|Deep Breath (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|Into the Dalek (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|Robot of Sherwood (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|Listen (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|Time Heist (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|The Caretaker (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|Kill the Moon (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|Mummy on the Orient Express (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|Flatline (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|In the Forest of the Night (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|Dark Water (TV story)}} / {{cs|Death in Heaven (TV story)}} || 1 × 76 min.<br />10 × 45 min.<br />1 x 60 min.
|| [[24 November (releases)|24 November]] [[2014 (releases)|2014]] || [[19 November (releases)|19 November]] 2014 || [[9 December (releases)|9 December]] 2014
|-
|Doctor Who: Series Eight, Part One (DVD Exclusive)
{{cs|Deep Breath (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|Into the Dalek (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|Robot of Sherwood (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|Listen (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|Time Heist (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|The Caretaker (TV story)}}
|1 x 76 min.<br />5 x 45 min.
|TBA
|TBA
|[[20 September (releases)|20 September]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]]
|-
|Doctor Who: Series Eight, Part Two (DVD Exclusive)
{{cs|Kill the Moon (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|Mummy on the Orient Express (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|Flatline (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|In the Forest of the Night (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|Dark Water (TV story)}} / {{cs|Death in Heaven (TV story)}}
|5 x 45 min.<br />1 x 60 min.
|TBA
|TBA
|[[20 December (releases)|20 December]] 2016
|}
 
Series 8 released on [[21 November (releases)|21 November]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]] in a limited edition Blu-ray box set containing every "New Who" series up to [[Series 13 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 13]].<ref>https://www.ign.com/articles/doctor-who-limited-edition-complete-new-who-blu-ray-set-is-up-for-preorder</ref>
 
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" widths="150">
Limited Edition New Who Blu-Ray Collection Box Set front.jpg|New Who Limited Edition (front)
Limited Edition New Who Blu-Ray Collection Box Set back.jpg|New Who Limited Edition (back)
Limited Edition New Who Blu-Ray Collection Box Set promo front.jpg|New Who Limited Edition (front)
Limited Edition New Who Blu-Ray Collection Box Set promo back.jpg|New Who Limited Edition (back)
Limited Edition New Who Collector's promo 1.jpg|New Who Limited Edition promo
Limited Edition New Who Collector’s promo 2.jpg|New Who Limited Edition promo
</gallery>
 
== Notes ==
* The box set was previewed in [[DWM 480]].
 
== Stories set during this series ==
=== Novels ===
* ''[[The Blood Cell (novel)|The Blood Cell]]''
* ''[[Silhouette (novel)|Silhouette]]''
* ''[[The Crawling Terror (novel)|The Crawling Terror]]''
 
=== Short Stories ===
* ''[[Lights Out (short story)|Light's Out]]'' (between {{cs|Deep Breath (TV story)}} and {{cs|Into the Dalek (TV story)}})
 
=== Comic books ===
* ''[[Four Doctors (comic story)|Four Doctors]]'' (before ''Dark Water'')
* ''[[The Fractures (comic story)|The Fractures]]'' (before ''Dark Water'')


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Series 8 of Doctor Who ran from 23 August 2014 to 8 November 2014. It starred Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor and Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald. The series opened with Deep Breath [+]Loading...["Deep Breath (TV story)"] and concluded with Death in Heaven [+]Loading...["Death in Heaven (TV story)"].

Overview[[edit] | [edit source]]

It consisted of eleven stories and twelve episodes. The series saw the debut of Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor. Capaldi was announced in a live television special, Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor, on 4 August 2013.[1] The previous Doctor, Matt Smith, announced he was leaving on 1 June of the same year.[2]

Filming began on 6 January 2014,[3] and ended on 7 August of the same year.[4] Series 8 was the first series since series 5 in 2010 to be broadcast straight with no series split halfway through it, and the first series of the revival not to consist of 13 episodes (excluding Christmas and other specials), instead running for 12.

The new Doctor was joined by Series 7, Part 2's companion, Clara Oswald, as played by Jenna Coleman, in her first full series.[5]

Samuel Anderson joined the cast as a new recurring character, Danny Pink, a fellow teacher at Coal Hill School.[6] Although initially reported by media as being a new companion for the Doctor, in fact the character never actually took on an official companion role during the course of the season.

The Paternoster Gang returned,[7][8] each using a sonic device designed in a Blue Peter competition in the series.[9] Kate Stewart, Osgood[10] and UNIT also appeared.[11]

This series also saw the return of the Master, now in a female incarnation known as Missy, played by Michelle Gomez, which was the first time a Time Lord had been portrayed in two distinct genders. The overarching story elements revolve around characters who have died in the episode being greeted to 'Heaven,' by Missy, where the heaven is revealed to be a data cloud to store the minds of the deceased, as Missy upgrades the bodies into Cybermen before manipulating the minds to delete their emotions and put them into their old cyber-upgraded bodies as an army. This is a plan to lure the Doctor into a trap so she can get her 'friend back.'

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Recurring[[edit] | [edit source]]

Guest[[edit] | [edit source]]

Production[[edit] | [edit source]]

Brian Minchin, the new producer of the series, explained in the July 2013 issue of Doctor Who Magazine that "I have just spent a very happy few days meeting some scarily clever writers, and we have an incredible set of stories to work on. More adventures ahead!". In a May 2013 interview, Steven Moffat claimed that "the next season is plotted out."[12]

The first read-through for series 8 was held on 17 December 2013.[13] This was an unusually long lead time, as actual filming for the first episodes of series 8 did not commence until 6 January 2014, with Capaldi filming his first scenes the next day. In a break from what was done with Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant and Matt Smith and several Classic era Doctors, the first episode filmed by Capaldi was also to be the first episode to be broadcast.[14]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Producers[[edit] | [edit source]]

Series 8 was co-executive produced by Steven Moffat and Brian Minchin. (DWM 460) Series 7's producer, Caroline Skinner, officially stepped down on 13 March 2013, [15] and Minchin was announced as her replacement on 30 April. [16]

Producer Marcus Wilson stepped down following production of The Time of the Doctor [+]Loading...["The Time of the Doctor (TV story)"]. His role was filled by former producers Nikki Wilson and Peter Bennett.[17]

Writers[[edit] | [edit source]]

Steven Moffat penned both the series opener, episode 4, and the two-part series finale, as well as co-writing on episodes 2, 5 and 6. Phil Ford wrote episode 2, Mark Gatiss wrote episode 3, Steve Thompson's script is for episode 5, and Gareth Roberts wrote episode 6 of the series. Three new writers joined the series: Peter Harness (episode 7), Jamie Mathieson (episodes 8 and 9) and Frank Cottrell-Boyce (episode 10). All three of these new writers returned for further episodes, in later series.

Directors[[edit] | [edit source]]

Ben Wheatley directed episodes one and two. Paul Murphy directed episodes 3 and 6, Douglas Mackinnon directed episodes 4, 5 and 9, Paul Wilmshurst directed episodes 7 and 8, Sheree Folkson directed episode 10 and Rachel Talalay directed the two-part finale.

Television stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Episode
Number		 Title Writer Director Notes
1 Deep Breath [+]Loading...["Deep Breath (TV story)"] Steven Moffat Ben Wheatley Final televised appearance of the Paternoster Gang. First appearance of Missy and Courtney Woods.
2 Into the Dalek [+]Loading...["Into the Dalek (TV story)"] Phil Ford & Steven Moffat First appearance of Danny Pink, Mr. Armitage and Rusty.
3 Robot of Sherwood [+]Loading...["Robot of Sherwood (TV story)"] Mark Gatiss Paul Murphy
4 Listen [+]Loading...["Listen (TV story)"] Steven Moffat Douglas Mackinnon Appearance of a young First Doctor.
5 Time Heist [+]Loading...["Time Heist (TV story)"] Steve Thompson & Steven Moffat
6 The Caretaker [+]Loading...["The Caretaker (TV story)"] Gareth Roberts & Steven Moffat Paul Murphy First appearance of Seb. Courtney takes her first trip aboard the Doctor's TARDIS. The Doctor finds out that Danny is Clara's boyfriend.
7 Kill the Moon [+]Loading...["Kill the Moon (TV story)"] Peter Harness Paul Wilmshurst Courtney takes her second trip aboard the Doctor's TARDIS. Clara decides to leave the Doctor's company.
8 Mummy on the Orient Express [+]Loading...["Mummy on the Orient Express (TV story)"] Jamie Mathieson Clara reconsiders her decision and resumes travelling with the Doctor.
9 Flatline [+]Loading...["Flatline (TV story)"] Douglas Mackinnon Doctor-lite episode. First appearance of Rigsy.
10 In the Forest of the Night [+]Loading...["In the Forest of the Night (TV story)"] Frank Cottrell-Boyce Sheree Folkson
11 & 12 Dark Water [+]Loading...["Dark Water (TV story)"] / Death in Heaven [+]Loading...["Death in Heaven (TV story)"] Steven Moffat Rachel Talalay Missy is revealed to be the Master. First story to show a Time Lord with a gender different from previously seen. Deaths of Danny, Zygon Osgood and Seb. Posthumous appearance of Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, reanimated as a Cyberman. Clara and the Doctor part ways. Conclusion to the "Promised Land" arc. First on-screen appearance of Santa Claus.

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  • This is the first series of the revived series that does not consist of 13 episodes (excluding Christmas and other specials).
  • This is the first series since Series 5 to be broadcast straight with no split.
  • Deep Breath [+]Loading...["Deep Breath (TV story)"], Into the Dalek [+]Loading...["Into the Dalek (TV story)"], The Caretaker [+]Loading...["The Caretaker (TV story)"], Flatline [+]Loading...["Flatline (TV story)"] and In the Forest of the Night [+]Loading...["In the Forest of the Night (TV story)"] all feature the appearance of a mysterious character known only as "Missy". This is analogous to the early appearances of Madame Kovarian in Series 6 and is the overall arc for the series. In Dark Water, Missy is revealed to be a female incarnation of the Master.
  • This is the first series since Series 5 to end with a two-part story and the first since Series 6 to have an officially-designated two-parter.
  • One episode experienced censorship issues during the series. BBC Entertainment serving SouthEast Asia announced it was required to delete a brief sequence from the region's broadcasts of Deep Breath [+]Loading...["Deep Breath (TV story)"] showing Vastra and Jenny transferring oxygen by way of a kiss due to some jurisdictions prohibiting the depiction of same-sex kissing.
  • On 4th September 2014, BBC One announced that a brief sequence in Robot of Sherwood [+]Loading...["Robot of Sherwood (TV story)"] was to be removed from the broadcast edit on 6th September in the wake of the recent execution of two Western journalists by terrorists, out of concern that it might be disrespectful or otherwise inappropriate.[18] As of 2020, the scene has not been included in any release of the episode.
  • This is the first full Doctor Who series in Australia to be rated M (for mature audiences) [19]. This rating had previously been given to The Waters of Mars [+]Loading...["The Waters of Mars (TV story)"] (before being reclassified the family-friendly rating of PG), the TV Movie, Attack of the Cybermen & The Ambassadors of Death. It would also later be given to Series 9 on release.
  • This series is the first series since Series 3 not to feature River Song.
  • Counting The Day of the Doctor [+]Loading...["The Day of the Doctor (TV story)"] as part of Series 7, this is the first series in which the 9th and 10th Doctor TARDIS interior does not appear.
  • The title sequence of Death in Heaven [+]Loading...["Death in Heaven (TV story)"] has Jenna Coleman credited before Peter Capaldi and Clara's eyes appear instead of the Doctor's, thus marking the first time for a companion both being credited before the main incarnation of the Doctor in the episode and replacing the Doctor's face in the opening credits.
  • This series is the only series during Steven Moffat's time as showrunner to not include a story written by Toby Whithouse.

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Title Number and duration
of episodes 		R2 release date R4 release date R1 release date
Doctor Who: Deep Breath
Deep Breath [+]Loading...["Deep Breath (TV story)"]		 1 × 76 min. 8 September 2014 10 September 2014 9 September 2014
Doctor Who: The Complete Eighth Series
Deep Breath [+]Loading...["Deep Breath (TV story)"]
Into the Dalek [+]Loading...["Into the Dalek (TV story)"]
Robot of Sherwood [+]Loading...["Robot of Sherwood (TV story)"]
Listen [+]Loading...["Listen (TV story)"]
Time Heist [+]Loading...["Time Heist (TV story)"]
The Caretaker [+]Loading...["The Caretaker (TV story)"]
Kill the Moon [+]Loading...["Kill the Moon (TV story)"]
Mummy on the Orient Express [+]Loading...["Mummy on the Orient Express (TV story)"]
Flatline [+]Loading...["Flatline (TV story)"]
In the Forest of the Night [+]Loading...["In the Forest of the Night (TV story)"]
Dark Water [+]Loading...["Dark Water (TV story)"] / Death in Heaven [+]Loading...["Death in Heaven (TV story)"]		 1 × 76 min.
10 × 45 min.
1 x 60 min. 		24 November 2014 19 November 2014 9 December 2014
Doctor Who: Series Eight, Part One (DVD Exclusive)

Deep Breath [+]Loading...["Deep Breath (TV story)"]
Into the Dalek [+]Loading...["Into the Dalek (TV story)"]
Robot of Sherwood [+]Loading...["Robot of Sherwood (TV story)"]
Listen [+]Loading...["Listen (TV story)"]
Time Heist [+]Loading...["Time Heist (TV story)"]
The Caretaker [+]Loading...["The Caretaker (TV story)"]

1 x 76 min.
5 x 45 min. 		TBA TBA 20 September 2016
Doctor Who: Series Eight, Part Two (DVD Exclusive)

Kill the Moon [+]Loading...["Kill the Moon (TV story)"]
Mummy on the Orient Express [+]Loading...["Mummy on the Orient Express (TV story)"]
Flatline [+]Loading...["Flatline (TV story)"]
In the Forest of the Night [+]Loading...["In the Forest of the Night (TV story)"]
Dark Water [+]Loading...["Dark Water (TV story)"] / Death in Heaven [+]Loading...["Death in Heaven (TV story)"]

5 x 45 min.
1 x 60 min. 		TBA TBA 20 December 2016

Series 8 released on 21 November 2023 in a limited edition Blu-ray box set containing every "New Who" series up to Series 13.[20]

  • New Who Limited Edition (front)

    New Who Limited Edition (front)

  • New Who Limited Edition (back)

    New Who Limited Edition (back)

  • New Who Limited Edition (front)

    New Who Limited Edition (front)

  • New Who Limited Edition (back)

    New Who Limited Edition (back)

  • New Who Limited Edition promo

    New Who Limited Edition promo

  • New Who Limited Edition promo

    New Who Limited Edition promo

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  • The box set was previewed in DWM 480.

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  1. ↑ The Doctor Who Team (12 March 2013). Peter Capaldi exclusively revealed to the nation as the Twelfth Doctor. BBC. Retrieved on 7 December 2013.
  2. ↑ The Doctor Who Team (1 June 2013). Matt Smith announces he is to leave Doctor Who. BBC. Retrieved on 7 December 2013.
  3. ↑ Varney, Bertena (6 January 2014). Series 8 of 'Doctor Who' begins filming today. Examiner.com. Retrieved on 6 January 2014.
  4. ↑ Interview with Steven Moffat on BBC Radio Wales, 7 August 2014: recording of the event can be found here
  5. ↑ Susanna Lazarus (12 March 2013). Doctor Who: Jenna-Louise Coleman confirms her return for series eight. Radio Times. Retrieved on 1 June 2013.
  6. ↑ The Doctor Who Team (24 February 2014). Rising Star Joins Doctor Who for Peter Capaldi's First Series. Doctor Who website. Retrieved on 24 February 2014.
  7. ↑ Mellor, Louisa (14 October 2013). Doctor Who: returning characters confirmed for series 8. Den of Geek. Retrieved on 2 January 2014.
  8. ↑ Martin, William (13 October 2013). 'Doctor Who': Vastra, Jenny and Strax back in series 8. CultBox. Retrieved on 2 January 2014.
  9. ↑ Blue Peter: Doctor Who Competition: Design a Sonic Device. CBBC. Retrieved on 2 January 2014.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 The story features Osgood from Operation Double but it is not clear whether that is the human or the Zygon.
  11. ↑ Williams, Kathryn and Meville-Smith, Alicia (30 June 2014). Doctor Who films in Cardiff city centre as the Cybermen take over. Wales Online. Retrieved on 30 June 2014.
  12. ↑ Jordan Zakarin (21 May 2013). Storyline For The Next "Doctor Who" Season Already Written. BuzzFeed. Retrieved on 1 June 2013.
  13. ↑ BBC (17 December 2013). Doctor Who Official Twitter announcement. Twitter. Retrieved on 7 January 2014.
  14. ↑ BBC (7 January 2014). Peter Capaldi begins filming on Doctor Who. BBC.co.uk. Retrieved on 7 January 2014.
  15. ↑ The Doctor Who Team (13 March 2013). Doctor Who: Executive Producer Moves On. BBC - Blogs - Doctor Who. Retrieved on 14 December 2013.
  16. ↑ The Doctor Who Team (30 April 2013). Brian Minchin confirmed as New Executive Producer of Doctor Who. BBC - Blogs - Doctor Who. Retrieved on 14 December 2013.
  17. ↑ Peter Capaldi begins filming on Doctor Who. BBC Media Centre (7 January 2014). Retrieved on 7 January 2014.
  18. ↑ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/doctor-who-beheading-scene-cut-from-robot-of-sherwood-after-steven-sotloff-murder-9712496.html?amp
  19. ↑ Australia's Classification website (Doctor Who Series 8) http://www.classification.gov.au/Pages/View.aspx?sid=69RopHhhBWvUbT%252fpWbFxFw%253d%253d&ncdctx=CS%2bmGrIk86InRL%2bTUFqPefzY4hRzQs24Ci%2bbEv0WqasqB6llZOIGTxb%252fMQecAI5FChov8be%252f5GGazzHQh2s9jDJkREdcr6K27nDctGfCTEk%253d
  20. ↑ https://www.ign.com/articles/doctor-who-limited-edition-complete-new-who-blu-ray-set-is-up-for-preorder
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