Doctor Who: Season 8

2014 · 12 episodes · ★ 7.1

Series 8

What Season 8 of Doctor Who

The eighth season of Doctor Who continues with Clara Oswald as the Doctor's companion after his regeneration. Together they travel to very different eras, from Victorian London to Sherwood Forest in 1190 or the Moon in 2049. The Daleks are among the enemies in the storyline, and the Doctor must face them. The season brings back Madame Vastra, Jenny Flint and Strax, and introduces Danny Pink, a new celebrity who gets close to Clara. Missy appears briefly in most episodes, always shrouded in mystery.

12episodes

Aug 23, 2014premiered

Nov 8, 2014Latest episode

9.9 hrtotal runtime

Season 8 Episodes

8x01 Deep Breath
Aug 23, 2014 · 77 min · ★ 7.2
When a dinosaur materialises alongside the Houses of Parliament in Victorian London, the Doctor's old friends, the Paternoster Gang, are relieved when he arrives, seemingly to deal with the creature. However, they soon realise that the Doctor is the one in need of help; newly regenerated, extremely volatile and questioning his self-worth, this is a very different man to the one they last saw. The only person that may be able to help him is Clara, and she is still grappling with losing the Doctor she knew and loved.
Directing: Ben Wheatley · Writer: Steven Moffat · Starring: Matt Smith, Michelle Gomez, Dan Starkey, Peter Ferdinando
8x02 Into the Dalek
Aug 30, 2014 · 47 min · ★ 6.9
A Dalek fleet surrounds a lone rebel ship, and only the Doctor can help them now. The Doctor faces his greatest enemy and he needs Clara by his side. Confronted with a decision that could change the Daleks forever he is forced to examine his conscience. Will he find the answer to his question - "Am I a good man?"
Directing: Ben Wheatley · Writers: Steven Moffat, Phil Ford · Starring: Michelle Gomez, Bradley Ford, Zawe Ashton, Michael Smiley
8x03 Robot of Sherwood
Sep 6, 2014 · 47 min · ★ 6.2
In a sun-dappled Sherwood Forest, The Doctor discovers an evil plan from beyond the stars. But with the fate of Nottingham at stake (and possibly Derby), there's no time for the two adventurers to get into a fight about who is real and who isn't - which is probably why they do very little else!
Directing: Paul Murphy · Writer: Mark Gatiss · Starring: Tom Riley, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Sabrina Bartlett, Ben Miller
8x04 Listen
Sep 13, 2014 · 48 min · ★ 8.0
What scares the grand old man of time? What horrors lurk under his bed? Ghosts of the past and future crowd into the lives of The Doctor and Clara; a terrified caretaker in a children's home, the last man standing in the universe, and a little boy who doesn't want to join the army...
Directing: Douglas Mackinnon · Writer: Steven Moffat · Starring: Remi Gooding, Robert Goodman, Kiran Shah, Samuel Anderson
8x05 Time Heist
Sep 20, 2014 · 45 min · ★ 7.2
The Bank of Karabraxos is the deadliest bank in the cosmos - only a fool or genius would tempt to rob it. Fortunately, for The Doctor, he's both. But nothing even The Doctor has encountered can prepare them for the Teller: a creature of terrifying power that can detect guilt.
Directing: Douglas Mackinnon · Writer: Steve Thompson, Steven Moffat · Starring: Jonathan Bailey, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Keeley Hawes, Mark Ebulue
8x06 The Caretaker
Sep 27, 2014 · 45 min · ★ 6.7
Clara has it all under control: her life at school, her life in space; her new boyfriend and her mad old Time Lord. Everything is humming along just fine, so long as everybody never actually meets. And then, one morning, just before assembly, Coal Hill welcomes a new relief caretaker with a Scottish accent.
Directing: Paul Murphy · Writer: Gareth Roberts, Steven Moffat · Starring: Chris Addison, Ellis George, Edward Harrison, Andy Gillies
8x07 Kill the Moon
Oct 4, 2014 · 45 min · ★ 6.1
In the near future, The Doctor and Clara arrive on a decrepit shuttle making a suicide mission to the Moon. Crashing on the lunar surface, they find a mining base full of eviscerated corpses, spider-like creatures scuttling about in the dark, and a terrible dilemma.
Directing: Paul Wilmshurst · Writer: Peter Harness · Starring: Ellis George, Hermione Norris, Tony Osoba, Phil Nice
8x08 Mummy on the Orient Express
Oct 11, 2014 · 47 min · ★ 7.8
Aboard the most beautiful train in history, speeding among the stars of the future, a legend is stalking the passengers. Once you see the Mummy, you have 66 seconds to live. Clara sees The Doctor at his deadliest and most ruthless - and finally she realises she's made the right decision. Because this is their last adventure: it's time to say goodbye to the Time Lord.
Directing: Paul Wilmshurst · Writer: Jamie Mathieson · Starring: David Bamber, John Sessions, Daisy Beaumont, Janet Henfrey
8x09 Flatline
Oct 18, 2014 · 43 min · ★ 8.0
Separated from The Doctor, Clara discovers a new menace from another dimension. But how do you hide when even the walls are no protection.
Directing: Douglas Mackinnon · Writer: Jamie Mathieson · Starring: Michelle Gomez, John Cummins, Jessica Hayles, Joivan Wade
8x10 In the Forest of the Night
Oct 25, 2014 · 45 min · ★ 5.7
One morning in London, and every city and town in the world, the human race wakes up to the most surprising invasion yet: the trees have moved back in. Everywhere, in every land, a forest has grown overnight and taken back the Earth.
Directing: Sheree Folkson · Writer: Frank Cottrell Boyce · Starring: Michelle Gomez, Abigail Eames, Jaydon Harris-Wallace, Ashley Foster
8x11 Dark Water (1)
Nov 1, 2014 · 46 min · ★ 7.6
In the mysterious world of the Nethersphere, plans have been drawn. Old friends and old enemies manoeuvre around The Doctor, and an impossible choice is looming over him.
Directing: Rachel Talalay · Writer: Steven Moffat · Starring: Michelle Gomez, Joan Blackham, Chris Addison, Andrew Leung
8x12 Death in Heaven (2) Season Finale
Nov 8, 2014 · 57 min · ★ 7.2
With Cybermen on the streets of London, old friends unite against old enemies and the Doctor takes to the air in a startling new role. As the Doctor faces his greatest challenge, sacrifices must be made before the day is won.
Directing: Rachel Talalay · Writing: Steven Moffat · Starring: Michelle Gomez, Ingrid Oliver, Chris Addison, Antonio Bourouphael