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Doctor Who: The Rebel Flesh / The Almost People

The Rebel Flesh / The Almost People

Story Number: 217 (11.2.5/6)
No of Episodes: 2




Writer: Matthew Graham
Director: Julian Simpson
Executive Producer: Steven Moffat, Piers Wenger, Beth Willis

Starring: Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, Mark Bonnar, Marshall Lancaster, Sarah Smart, Raquel Cassidy, Frances Barber


BBC One (United Kingdom):
First Broadcast: Saturday 21st May 2011 - Saturday 28th May 2011
Running Time: 1 hour, 28 minutes, 27 seconds

Average Audience: 7.04 Million   Average AI: 86




A solar tsunami sends the TARDIS hurtling towards a futuristic factory on Earth, where human doppelgangers are used to mine dangerous acid, as the time-travelling adventures continue. A second wave hits and the "Gangers" separate. They can remember every second of their "original's" life and feel every emotion they've ever experienced. But are these memories stolen or have they been bequeathed? Are the Gangers merely faulty machinery that must be shut down or are they living, breathing, sentient beings? Can the Doctor convince the terrified humans to accept these "almost people" and prevent an all-out civil war before the factory explodes?