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Doctor Who: The Eaters of Light

The Eaters of Light

Story Number: 274
No of Episodes: 1




Writer: Rona Munro
Director: Charles Palmer
Executive Producer: Steven Moffat

Starring: Peter Capaldi, Pearl Mackie, Matt Lucas, Michelle Gomez


BBC One (United Kingdom):
First Broadcast: Saturday 17th June 2017
Running Time: 42 minutes, 20 seconds

Average Audience: 4.73 Million   Average AI: 81




A long time ago, the ninth legion of the Roman army vanished into the mists of Scotland. Bill has a theory about what happened, and the Doctor has a time machine. But when they arrive in ancient Aberdeenshire, what they find is a far greater threat than any army. In a cairn, on a hillside, is a doorway leading to the end of the world…

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