YOUR EPISODE BY EPISODE GUIDE
1) The Pilot: The Doc meets canteen worker Bill Potts and the adventures begin. Look out for Daleks and their arch foes The Movellans (last seen in 1979’s Destiny Of The Daleks).
2) Smile: Set on a futuristic planet (filmed at The City of Arts & Science Museum in Valencia) it features killer emoji robots who hug you to death. The Royle Family’s Ralf Little stars.
3) Thin Ice: The Doc, Bill and Nardole arrive for The Great Frost Fair in London in 1814 but danger lurks. They discover why the River Thames is shaped like a giant snake. 4) Knock Knock: Billed as one of the most scary episodes ever with Poirot’s David Suchet as The Landlord. Viewers will discover the reason why their floorboards creak!
5) Oxygen: The Doctor and his crew land the Tardis somewhere in outer space and fans have been told to expect a brand new monster in this episode.
6) Extremis: Steven Moffat describes this one as “very scary”. No word yet about the monster but arch enemy Missy (Michelle Gomez) makes a comeback.
7) The Pyramid at the End of the World: Shot in Tenerife. Steven Moffat warns us: “The terrors of the modern world are never far away.”
8) The Lie of the Land: Writer Toby Whithouse has brought us vampires, ghosts and Krillitanes and but his latest effort is described as “his best yet”.
9) Empress of Mars: The Ice Warriors are back but with a brand new look. They’ve got a hive on Mars. And there are Victorian soldiers in this one.
10) The Eaters of Light: This one is set in ancient Scotland and is said to feature “a Scottish monster”. Penned by Rona Munro.
11 + 12) The Finale: The Doc meets The Mondasian Cybermen – last seen in the 1960s. Missy returns. And there is an almighty shocker.