274 – "The Eaters of Light"
Doctor Who episode
File:Doctor Who Series 10 Episode 10 The Eaters of Light.jpg
Promotional image for the episode
Cast
Others
  • Michelle GomezMissy
  • Rebecca Benson – Kar
  • Daniel Kerr – Ban
  • Brian Vernel – Lucius
  • Rohan Nedd – Simon
  • Ben Hunter – Thracius
  • Sam Adewunmi – Vitus
  • Billy Matthews – Cornelius
  • Aaron Phagura – Marcus
  • Jocelyn Brassington – Judy
  • Lewis McGowan – Brother
Production
Directed byCharles Palmer
Written byRona Munro
Produced byNikki Wilson
Executive producer(s)Steven Moffat
Brian Minchin
Music byMurray Gold
SeriesSeries 10
First broadcast17 June 2017
Chronology
← Preceded by
"Empress of Mars"
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List of Doctor Who episodes (2005–present)

"The Eaters of Light" is the tenth episode of the tenth series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It is written by Rona Munro and was broadcast on 17 June 2017 on BBC One.

Synopsis

Continuity

Nardole mentions the Mary Celeste to Kar's followers as an example of people mysterious disappearing. One possible explanation for the crew's disappearance was shown in the First Doctor story The Chase when Daleks board the ship and frighten the crew into the water.[1]

Outside references

Production

The read-through for "The Eaters of Light" was on 12 October, 2016, with the main shooting taking place from 2 November, 2016 and finished on 22 November.[2]

Writing

Writer Rona Munro also wrote the Seventh Doctor story Survival, the last regularly aired episode of the classic Doctor Who series.[3]

Broadcast and reception

Critical reception

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