Doctor Who Series 8: All Episode Titles Revealed


It’s finally that time, that wonderful moment each year where we get to speculate if the upcoming season of Doctor Who will be better than the last or the worst of all time. With newcomer Peter Capaldi, anything can happen, but here’s hoping it’ll blow everyone out of the water. With less than a week away from the premiere of the first episode, Deep Breath, the BBC have unveiled the titles for each upcoming episode.

Most of it shouldn’t come as any surprise to those who’ve been following rumors or set reports, as most of the title names have been leaked in one form or another. The entirety of the first five scripts has already been leaked. Some of the new titles look promising. Not sure about Mummy on the Orient Express though…

1. Deep Breath
Written by Steven Moffat.
Directed by Ben Wheatley.

2. Into the Dalek
Written by Phil Ford (Waters of Mars) and Steven Moffat.
Directed by Ben Wheatley.
Introducing Samuel Anderson as Danny Pink.

3. Robot of Sherwood
Written by Mark Gatiss. (Cold War, The Crimson Horror)
Directed by Paul Murphy.

4. Listen
Written by Steven Moffat.
Directed by Douglas MacKinnon. (The Power of Three, Cold War)

5. Time Heist
Written by Stephen Thompson (The Curse of the Black Spot, Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS) and Steven Moffat.
Directed by Douglas MacKinnon.

6. The Caretaker
Written by Gareth Roberts (The Unicorn and the Wasp, The Lodger) and Steven Moffat.
Directed by Paul Murphy.

7. Kill the Moon
Written by Peter Harness.
Directed by Paul Wilmshurst.

8. Mummy on the Orient Express
Written by Jamie Mathieson.
Directed by Paul Wilmshurst.

9. Flatline
Written by Jamie Mathieson.
Directed by Douglas MacKinnon.

10. In the Forest of the Night
Written by Frank Cottrell Boyce.
Directed by Sheree Folkson.

11. Dark Water
Written by Steven Moffat.
Directed by Rachel Talalay.

12. Death in Heaven
Written by Steven Moffat.
Directed by Rachel Talalay.

So, sound off below. What do you guys think? Will this be a year to remember. We have a 75 minute premiere episode, a two-part season finale, and some clever titles. Which are you most curious about?

8 thoughts on “Doctor Who Series 8: All Episode Titles Revealed

  1. I think I’m most curious about “The Caretaker” – caretaker of what? And is there significance to that “the”? Is he/she, like the Doctor, “the definite article”? Also “Mummy on the Orient Express”, which could turn out to be a colourful 1920s romp, or dismal: Who knows!

    Reads like a good mix of experienced DW writers, and newbies.

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    1. Now that you mention it… The Doctor, the Master, the Rani.. What if the Caretaker is something along those lines. Might be a stretch but would be cool.

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  2. Nerves and hope… as usual for me. Always hopeful, especially this year with Peter Capaldi bringing all manner of newness surely… but nervous that I might be let down in the end. Only way to find out is to watch, and I will be watching!

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  3. Interesting to see so many episodes so-written by Moffat, I wonder if there’s a reason for that?
    Also of interest: episode one’s titled “Deep Breath”, episode eleven’s titled “Deep Water”. There’s definitely a connection there.
    Finally: twelve episodes? This could be a coincidence, but then it might not…

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    1. I think that last bit is merely a coincidence. But I wouldn’t be surprised if they started capitalizing on it: “12 All New Episodes for the 12th Doctor, starting this Saturday on BBC One!”

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  4. Reblogged this on and commented:
    I think that this season will bring some new settings to explore and that opening with a long first episode and a two part season Nader is a good sign for this series.

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