Thirteenth: Fugitive of the Judoon

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Writer: Vinay Patel and Chris Chibnall

Director: Nida Manzoor

Producer: Nikki Wilson

Companions: Graham O’Brien (Bradley Walsh), Ryan Sinclair (Tosin Cole), Yasmin Khan (Mandip Gil), and Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman)

Series: 12, ep. 5

Summary: The Judoon have returned to Earth in search of a criminal. Captain Jack is back with a cryptic message. Oh, and there’s a woman who may just be another incarnation of the Doctor. I’m sorry, what?

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Thirteenth: Nikola Tesla’s Night of Terror

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Writer: Nina Metivier

Director: Nida Manzoor

Producer: Nikki Wilson

Companions: Graham O’Brien (Bradley Walsh), Ryan Sinclair (Tosin Cole), Yasmin Khan (Mandip Gil)

Series: 12, ep. 4

 

Summary: Nikola Tesla has accidentally contacted a race of alien scorpions while attempting experiments on his wireless technology. Luckily, the Doctor and the fam have tracked down their signal and are here to help him defeat the aliens.

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Thirteenth: Orphan 55

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Writer: Ed Hime

Director: Lee Haven Jones

Producer: Alex Mercer

Companions: Graham O’ Brien (Bradley Walsh), Ryan Sinclair (Tosin Cole), and Yasmin Khan (Mandip Gil)

Series: 12, ep. 3

Summary: The Doctor and fam arrive on Orphan 55, a planet ravaged by pollution, having won a vacation to Tranquility Spa. While in the spa, Ryan gets a virus from a machine that gives him hallucinations. They discover the spa is being terrorized by aliens called Dregs. The Doctor begins to suspect this planet may be more familiar than it appears.

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Thirteenth: Spyfall (Part 2)

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Writer: Chris Chibnall

Director: Lee Haven Jones

Producer: Alex Mercer

Companions: Graham O’Brien (Bradley Walsh), Ryan Sinclair (Tosin Cole), Yasmin Khan (Mandip Gil)

Note: This episode and its predecessor are both 1 hour and 30 minutes each.

Summary: The Master has revealed himself as MI6 agent “O”. He traps the Doctor in a space between time, where she meets Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage. He reveals that the aliens are called the Kassavin. And then he asks the question: “Have you been to Gallifrey lately?” The Doctor learns, to her dismay, that the Master has destroyed Gallifrey.

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Thirteenth: Spyfall (part 1)

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Writer: Chris Chibnall

Director: James Magnus Stone

Producer: Nikki Wilson

Companions: Graham O’Brien (Bradley Walsh), Ryan Sinclair (Tosin Cole), and Yasmin Khan (Mandip Gil)

Summary: When intelligence agents around the world come under attack from alien forces, MI6 turns to the only people who can help–the Doctor and her companions.

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