Dark Water (TV story)

Dark Water was the eleventh episode of the eighth series of Doctor Who produced by BBC Wales. It saw the return of the Cybermen and the Twelfth Doctor's first encounter with them.

Dark Water  showed an aspect of the Time Lord's regeneration process that had been mentioned but never seen before on screen: that there's a chance a Time Lord can actually change sex during regeneration. This aspect of regeneration is important as the mystery surrounding Missy's identity is finally revealed, with the shocking reveal that she is the first female incarnation of The Master. As such this marks the first time in the history of Doctor Who that a Time Lord, who had been portrayed by male actors up until 2014, had been portrayed by a female actor. The Master also appears again in a Doctor Who story for the first time since her predecessor's last story in The End of Time.

Synopsis
When Danny is involved in a terrible accident, Clara and the Doctor travel to a mausoleum where the dead are not all that they seem - and they discover the true identity of Missy.

Plot
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Cast

 * The Doctor - Peter Capaldi
 * Clara - Jenna Coleman
 * Danny - Samuel Anderson
 * Missy - Michelle Gomez
 * Woman - Joan Blackham
 * Gran - Sheila Reid
 * Seb - Chris Addison
 * Dr Chang - Andrew Leung
 * Fleming - Bradley Ford
 * Boy- Antonio Bourouphael
 * Cyberman - Jeremiah Krage
 * Cyberman - Ryan Armstrong (Uncredited)
 * Mr Armitage - Nigel Betts
 * Voice of the Cybermen - Nicholas Briggs

Story notes

 * The Cybermen walking from St Paul's Cathedral and through the London streets in the 1968-1969 story The Invasion is a very famous scene, and has been met with awe ever since it was announced that this famous "Cybermen Walk" would be mimicked in Dark Water.

Ratings
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Filming locations
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Production errors
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Continuity

 * Clara tries to use a Mood patch to put the Doctor to sleep. (TV: Gridlock)
 * In Clara's flat, there are numerous sticky notes with references to many events of her life and alternate lives. (TV: Asylum of the Daleks, The Snowmen et al)
 * This isn't the first time that the Cybermen have hibernated in tombs. (TV: The Tomb of the Cybermen, Nightmare in Silver et al)
 * A female incarnation of the Master was previously mentioned to be among his various incarnations who were captured by the Sild. (PROSE: Harvest of Time)
 * The Doctor plugs Clara into the TARDIS's telepathic interface to find Danny. (TV: Good Night, The Name of the Doctor, Listen)
 * Clara attempts to force the Doctor to go back in time and avert Danny's death. This isn't the first time he has been asked to do so. (TV: Earthshock, Father's Day)

DVD releases
Doctor Who Series 8 Boxset

Blu-ray releases
Doctor Who Series 8 Blu-ray Boxset