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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 | 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 the Doctor 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. | ||
==== Directors ==== | ==== Directors ==== | ||
[[Hettie MacDonald]] directed the two-part series opener, making her the only woman to direct a series opener following ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s return to television in 2005 and one of only four women to direct ''Doctor Who'' television openers in the show's history, the last being [[Fiona Cumming]] in [[1982 (releases)|1982]]. She also directed | [[Hettie MacDonald]] directed the two-part series opener, making her the only woman to direct a series opener following ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s return to television in 2005 and one of only four women to direct ''Doctor Who'' television openers in the show's history, the last being [[Fiona Cumming]] in [[1982 (releases)|1982]]. She also directed the prequel minisode, ''[[The Doctor's Meditation (TV story)|The Doctor's Meditation]]''. MacDonald had not directed an episode since ''[[Blink (TV story)|Blink]]''.<ref name="pickwoad">http://www.casarotto.co.uk/assets/x/50583.pdf</ref><ref name="19Feb" /> | ||
Joining her was [[Daniel O'Hara]], who directed the third and fourth episodes of the series. | Joining her was [[Daniel O'Hara]], who directed the third and fourth episodes of the series. | ||
