Episode 11: ‘Dark Water’
Air date: Saturday 1 November 2014.
Written by Steven Moffat.
Directed by Rachel Talalay.
Guest cast: Michelle Gomez as the Gatekeeper of the Nethersphere, Jemma Redgrave as Kate Stewart, Ingrid Oliver as Osgood, Joan Blackham, Andrew Leung as Dr Chang, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Chris Addison.
Official synopsis: “In the mysterious world of the Nethersphere, plans have been drawn up. Missy is about to come face to face with the Doctor, and an impossible choice is looming. ‘Death is not an end’ promises the sinister organisation known only as 3W – but, as the Doctor and Clara discover, you might wish it was.”
Steven Moffat: “I really wanted to do a Cyberman story, because they were always my favourites when I was a kid, and I was quite surprised that one way or another I’d never used them in any of my own scripts, except as supporting characters. So I wanted to do a proper scary one…”
Steven Moffat: “Another major foe will be making a return, but more of that later.”
Steven Moffat: “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.”
Rachel Talalay: “There’s so much action and effects and emotional material. It’s a Cyberman episode.”
Steven Moffat: “Quite a strong emotional story to this. It’s about Clara and the Doctor and the fact that the way they interact might not be healthy for everyone around them.”
Rachel Talalay: “Wonderful scripts — magnificent really — only one issue re directing: #DontF*ckItUp”
Rachel Talalay: “My episodes are not Doctor-lite, companion-lite, or anything-else-LITE.”
Rachel Talalay: “…Can’t believe it myself. Taking lame-o selfies in the TARDIS. It’s finale. 2-parter. Rest is top secret.”