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The Hungry Earth is the eighth episode of Series Five. It is the first part of a two-part story. It marks the re-appearance of the Silurians for the first time in 26 years.
Synopsis
It’s 2015 and the most ambitious drilling project in history has reached deeper beneath the Earth’s crust than man has ever gone before – but now the ground itself is fighting back.
In the latest episode of the time-travelling drama, written by Chris Chibnall, the Doctor, Amy and Rory arrive in a tiny mining village and find themselves plunged into a battle against a deadly danger from a bygone age. [2]
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Story notes
- The title was confirmed on the cover of Doctor Who Magazine 421.
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Rumours
- It is rumoured that there will be two types of Silurians (the original and a new evolved type). This is with the appearance of 2 similar but different types seen in many of the trailers.
- It is also rumoured that the Sea Devils will appear as one of the races seen in the trailers.
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Continuity
- The Silurians return after a 26 year absence, having last appeared in DW: Warriors of the Deep.
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