Doctor Who (series 8)
Episodes
The first episode of the series, "Deep Breath", has a running time of 76 minutes, making it the second longest episode since the return of Doctor Who in 2005, the longest being "The Day of the Doctor" with a running time of 77 minutes.

Doctor Who (series 8)

Section Title: Episodes
Table Section Text: The first episode of the series, "Deep Breath", has a running time of 76 minutes, making it the second longest episode since the return of Doctor Who in 2005, the longest being "The Day of the Doctor" with a running time of 77 minutes.

Story	Episode	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	UK viewers (millions)	AI

242	1	"Deep Breath"	Ben Wheatley	Steven Moffat	23 August 2014	9.17	82

When a dinosaur materialises alongside the Houses of Parliament in Victorian London, the Paternoster Gang are relieved when the Doctor arrives, seemingly to deal with the creature.

243	2	"Into the Dalek"	Ben Wheatley	Phil Ford & Steven Moffat	30 August 2014	7.29	84

The Doctor saves Journey Blue, a rebel fighter, from her space shuttle, which is under attack by Daleks. Upon returning her to her rebel ship, the Doctor drags Clara away from a potential date with Danny Pink, and is thrown into the inside of a Dalek.

244	3	"Robot of Sherwood"	Paul Murphy	Mark Gatiss	6 September 2014	7.28	82

Treating Clara to an expedition of her choice, the Doctor takes her to the twelfth century to prove that Robin Hood doesn't exist.

245	4	"Listen"	Douglas Mackinnon	Steven Moffat	13 September 2014	7.01	82

After a failed date with Danny Pink, Clara returns to her home to find the Doctor awaiting her. He seeks a creature he believes to have perfected its ability to hide.

246	5	"Time Heist"	Douglas Mackinnon	Stephen Thompson & Steven Moffat	20 September 2014	6.99	84

The TARDIS' phone rings in Clara's apartment, and the Doctor and Clara find themselves in a strange chamber suffering from memory loss along with Psi the augmented human and Saibra the mutant human.

247	6	"The Caretaker"	Paul Murphy	Gareth Roberts & Steven Moffat	27 September 2014	6.82	83

Clara is trying to maintain two separate lives: one as the Doctor's companion, and the other as a school teacher in a relationship with Danny Pink.

248	7	"Kill the Moon"	Paul Wilmshurst	Peter Harness	4 October 2014	6.91	82

The Doctor takes Clara and Courtney on a trip, where they arrive in 2049 on a Space Shuttle to the Moon with one hundred nuclear bombs.

249	8	"Mummy on the Orient Express"	Paul Wilmshurst	Jamie Mathieson	11 October 2014	7.11	85

Clara rejoins the Doctor for one last outing before she leaves the TARDIS and the Doctor. They arrive on a train named the Orient Express which travels through space, a distant future remake of the famous train.

250	9	"Flatline"	Douglas Mackinnon	Jamie Mathieson	18 October 2014	6.71	85

Arriving in Bristol, the Doctor and Clara find the TARDIS has shrunk on the outside. Clara gets out to investigate the area, while the Doctor stays in the TARDIS until it has shrunk down to a handheld size, theorising that something was leeching its external dimensions.

251	10	"In the Forest of the Night"	Sheree Folkson	Frank Cottrell-Boyce	25 October 2014	6.92	83

Maebh, a young girl, is running through a forest when she comes across the TARDIS. She knocks and is answered by the Doctor, who realises that a forest has grown over London.

252a	11	"Dark Water"	Rachel Talalay	Steven Moffat	1 November 2014	7.34	85

While Clara attempts to gain the courage to tell Danny about her life with the Doctor, Danny is killed. Clara is comforted by her family, until she calls the Doctor.

252b	12	"Death in Heaven"	Rachel Talalay	Steven Moffat	8 November 2014	7.60	83

Cybermen detonate themselves around Britain, to reincarnate and transform the dead into Cybermen. Danny is one of these, and he rescues Clara.

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Doctor Who (series 8) premiere was watched by 9.17 million viewers, the highest ratings for a premiere.

final_sentence: Doctor Who (series 8) premiere was watched by 9.17 million viewers, the highest ratings for a premiere.