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Sarah Dollard was the third female writer since 2005 and second under Steven Moffat, penning the tenth episode of the series.<ref name="PCNews" /> It marked the first time more than one woman wrote for the show in the same season or series.
Sarah Dollard was the third female writer since 2005 and second under Steven Moffat, penning the tenth episode of the series.<ref name="PCNews" /> It marked the first time more than one woman wrote for the show in the same season or series.


Regular writer [[Mark Gatiss]] also contributed an episode, stating in an interview with the Telegraph that he was "in the midst of that right now – I broke off to come here today, in fact, but I'm hoping to finish the script tonight," and added, “It has been a tough nut to crack, but I'm delighted with how scary it is. I can't say any more than that."<ref>http://www.thegallifreytimes.co.uk/2015/03/mark-gatiss-confirmed-as-writer-for.html</ref> The story was told in an unusual format, featuring only point of view and base camera footage showing Time Lord and Clara join a rescue team in an attempt to defeat a group of monsters. Executive producer Brian Minchin stated "We're considering not even having opening titles and just running the footage", something that did ultimately occur.<ref name="FootageDoctor">http://www.dailystar.co.uk/showbiz-tv/hot-tv/460025/Doctor-Who-surprises-new-series</ref> Instead the episode was given a title sequence in the form of a code.
Regular writer [[Mark Gatiss]] also contributed an episode, stating in an interview with the Telegraph that he was "in the midst of that right now – I broke off to come here today, in fact, but I'm hoping to finish the script tonight," and added, “It has been a tough nut to crack, but I'm delighted with how scary it is. I can't say any more than that."<ref>http://www.thegallifreytimes.co.uk/2015/03/mark-gatiss-confirmed-as-writer-for.html</ref> The story was told in an unusual format, featuring only point of view and base camera footage showing Time Lord and Clara join a rescue team in an attempt to defeat a group of monsters. Executive producer Brian Minchin stated "We're considering not even having opening titles and just running the footage", something that did ultimately occur.<ref name="FootageDoctor">http://www.dailystar.co.uk/showbiz-tv/hot-tv/460025/Doctor-Who-surprises-new-series</ref> Instead, the episode was given a title sequence in the form of a code.


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|10 ||''[[Face the Raven (TV story)|Face the Raven]]''||[[Sarah Dollard]]||Justin Molotnikov||Reappearance of [[Rigsy]] and Ashildr. Death of Clara Oswald.
|10 ||''[[Face the Raven (TV story)|Face the Raven]]''||[[Sarah Dollard]]||Justin Molotnikov||Reappearance of [[Rigsy]] and Ashildr. Death of Clara Oswald.
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|11 & 12 ||''[[Heaven Sent (TV story)|Heaven Sent]]'' / ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]''||Steven Moffat||[[Rachel Talalay]]||Reappearance of the [[Sisterhood of Karn]], [[Gallifrey]], Ashildr, [[Rassilon]] (in a new incarnation) and [[the General]]. The Doctor finally returns to Gallifrey and exiles Rassilon. Functional resurrection of Clara Oswald, by bending the [[Laws of Time]] to indefinitely stall her ultimate fate. Features old-style TARDIS design for the first time in the modern era. The General [[Regeneration|regenerates]] in the first regeneration to explicitly depict a [[Time Lord]] changing genders. The Doctor enacts a gambit to wipe away all his ties with Clara for their own well-being, but it backfires and erases most of his memories of her. Clara and Ashildr begin travelling in their own stolen TARDIS. The Doctor receives a new sonic screwdriver from [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]]. ''Heaven Sent'' primarily features only Capaldi in the cast.
|11 & 12 ||''[[Heaven Sent (TV story)|Heaven Sent]]'' / ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]''||Steven Moffat||[[Rachel Talalay]]||Reappearance of the [[Sisterhood of Karn]], [[Gallifrey]], Ashildr, [[Rassilon]] (in a new incarnation) and [[the General]]. The Doctor finally returns to Gallifrey and exiles Rassilon. Functional resurrection of Clara Oswald, by bending the [[Laws of Time]] to indefinitely stall her ultimate fate. Features old-style TARDIS design for the first time in the modern era. The General [[Regeneration|regenerates]] in the first regeneration to explicitly depict a [[Time Lord]] changing genders on TV. The Doctor enacts a gambit to wipe away all his ties with Clara for their own well-being, but it backfires and erases most of his memories of her. Clara and Ashildr begin travelling in their own stolen TARDIS. The Doctor receives a new sonic screwdriver from [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]]. ''Heaven Sent'' primarily features only Capaldi in the cast.
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