‘Doctor Who’ Series 8 Episode 5 synopsis revealed: ‘Time Heist’

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The BBC has published the official synopsis for the fifth episode of Doctor Who‘s new series, titled ‘Time Heist’.

The synopsis reads: “The Doctor turns bank robber when he is given a task he cannot refuse – to steal from the most dangerous bank in the cosmos.

“With the help of a beautiful shape-shifter and cyber-augmented gamer, the Doctor and Clara must fight their way past deadly security and come face to face with the fearsome Teller: a creature of terrifying power that can detect guilt…”

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Written by Sherlock‘s Stephen Thompson and Steven Moffat, the episode airs on Saturday 20 September on BBC One and is described by showrunner Steven Moffat as “like a heist movie done with Doctor Who”.

Thompson previously wrote Series 6’s ‘The Curse of the Black Spot’ and Series 7’s ‘Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS’.

Series 8 continues this weekend on BBC One with ‘Robot of Sherwood’.

> Here’s everything we know so far about Series 8.

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