Episode 9: ‘Flatline’

Air date: Saturday 18 October 2014, 8.25pm.

Written by Jamie Mathieson.

Directed by Douglas Mackinnon.

Guest cast: Christopher Fairbank as Fenton, Joivan Wade as as Rigsy, Matt Bardock as Al, James Quinn as Bill, John Cummins as Roscoe, Raj Bajaj as George, Jessica Hayes as PC Forrest.

Official synopsis: “Separated from the Doctor, Clara discovers a new menace from another dimension. But how do you hide when even the walls are no protection? With people to save and the Doctor trapped, Clara comes up against an enemy that exists beyond human perception.”

Steven Moffat: “Separated from The Doctor, Clara discovers a new menace from another dimension. But how do you hide when even the walls are no protection.”

Jamie Mathieson: “Found out last night: a monster from one of my Doctor Who episodes was officially deemed ‘too scary’ to go in the series trailer.”

Steven Moffat: “It’s a horror story. A proper scary one, with one of our best ever sight gags in it.”