Season 28 - Series 2 (2006)
The Idiot's Lantern
Last Updated 28 Feb 2013 by Marcus
The Idiot's Lantern
Story Number: 173 (2.7)
Writer: Mark Gatiss
Director: Euros Lyn
Starring: : David Tennant, Billie Piper, Ron Cook, Rory Jennings, Maureen Lipman
No of Episodes: 1
First Broadcast: Sat 27 May 2006
Running Time: 45 minutes 10 seconds
Average Audience: 6.76 Million Average AI: 84
The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 1953, and Great Britain huddles round its television sets to witness the great event. But behind the celebrations are rumours of monsters on the streets, and the tormented Mr Magpie is hiding a strange and alien secret.
