Shattered Hope (TV story)

***Shattered Hope*** was the eleventh episode of Series 5 of *Doctor Who*. It was the first part of a three-part finale, followed by *Birthright of the Klucuin* and *A Universe Apart*.

It was noted for being the only three-part finale of the Fourteenth Doctor's era.

## Synopsis

Earth, 4012. A missing persons case has taken a strange turn for detective Elias Danielsen. Upon arriving at the arranged meeting point outside a bar in Soho for an interview with a woman reporting her fiancé missing, they were no sooner saying hello than their interview was brought to an abrupt close by an emergency broadcast from the Space Security Service across every frequency on the planet. An all-too-familiar pit of dread forms in Elias's stomach as the warning echoes across all of Soho, across all of London, perhaps even across all of Central City. It's a warning of imminent destruction; one that would never reach its conclusion - for that was the moment the universe ended, and the TARDIS materialised around him.

Datysia, 5171. Yasheia can hardly bring herself to relive the final moments of her home, but force herself to watch it she did. Time could not be rewritten, as she had learned the hard way; and try though she might, she knew deep down that her encounter with the Doctor's companions in Datysia's final moments had not been enough to undo her actions. So when something altogether unexpected occurred, in the form of what she could only describe as a supernova across all of visible space, submerging Datysia and the warring fleets before abruptly halting in its path, it doesn't take long to realise that something far beyond her influence has taken hold of events - and she has a feeling she knew the only people in the universe who may hold the answers as to what that could be.

Ajra Prime, 5176. The attack launched by the Klucuin was suspended in its tracks at Datysia five years ago by the Time Lords - but not before it submerged a massive portion of the universe in the true power of the Shevek Cro'taq, rewriting the laws of physics, with the Klucuin and their elemental magic as the cornerstone of their new world, in those affected regions of space. For the Master, the devastation stirs conflicting emotions; feelings of professional admiration interlaced with cold fury. All that time, seeking to harness the power of the Shevek Cro'taq for her own ends, only to be thwarted by the Doctor then outdone by its original creators. Nevertheless, she knew what had to be done, as she set course, no matter how reluctantly, for home.

Gallifrey. Under President Kenossium, the Time Lords stand as ready as they will ever be. Although the thought of marching into yet another battle was troublesome, for Gallifrey it was no longer a choice. The Klucuin had revealed their intent, striking from Nexus Point and shrouding the timeline from the Dark Times to 5171 in the power of the Shevek Cro'taq. And when the Doctor and Sandra arrive, alongside Elias and as many other refugees from worlds as could be saved from the brink of annihilation, they find themselves on the frontlines of a battle for the fate of the universe itself. The Doctor can only hope that the planet's defences will hold against the onslaught, before the Klucuin can claim this universe for their own. But when the end of everything lies patiently in wait from above, how long can hope possibly endure...?

## Cast

* The Doctor - Georgina Campbell
* Sandra Parry - Helena Bonham Carter
* Elias Danielsen - Lucas Till
* The Master - Ruth Wilson
* Yasheia - Elena Anaya
* Kenossium - Ming-Na Wen
* Keltar - Eka Darville
* Scarlett - TBA

## Crew

* Writer - Logan Crimson
* Director - Rian Johnson

## Story Notes

 **The Specials** | Regular Episodes | *TBA* • *TBA* • *TBA* • *TBA* • *TBA*

 **Agency Master** | Television | *The Fall of an Agent* / *The Rise of an Agency*