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The Hungry Earth (TV story)

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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 2020 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. 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. [1]

Plot

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Cast

Production crew

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Story notes

  • The episode was incorrectly entitled, The Ground Beneath their Feet.
  • The title was confirmed on the cover of Doctor Who Magazine 421.
  • A review for the episode by Beehive City states that the year is actually 2020 despite the press release saying 2015. It may have been changed due to some events of the previous episode happen in 2015.
  • The masks the Silurians wear are similar to the helmets the Sycorax wore. (DW: The Christmas Invasion)
     
    The Doctor dragging Amy from a mysterious hole

Ratings

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Rumours

  • It is rumoured that the Sea Devils will appear as one of the races seen in the trailers.
  • Melanie Walters will appear in this episode and in Cold Blood. This is likely as Walters has been confirmed as a guest star. Also, she is Welsh, and The Hungry Earth and Cold Blood are set in a Welsh village.

Filming locations

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Production errors

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Continuity

DVD and Blu-ray releases

BBC Video - Doctor Who Series Five - Volume Three will feature Amy's Choice, The Hungry Earth, Cold Blood and Vincent and the Doctor. It will be released on Monday 2nd August 2010 (UK Only) on DVD and Blu-ray.[3]

See also

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External links

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Footnotes


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