The Eaters of Light (TV story)

 was the tenth episode of the tenth series of Doctor Who produced by BBC Wales.

It was written by Rona Munro, who returned to writing for the programme after nearly 28 years since her last television script, Survival — the end of the "Classic" era.

The episode answered the question about what happened to the Ninth Legion of the Roman army, and featured the return of.

Synopsis
What happened to the legendary Ninth Legion of the Roman army? Bill and the Doctor both have ideas of what happened, but who is right? And what is that strange creature lurking in the dark? Why do people suddenly disappear?

Plot
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Cast

 * The Doctor - Peter Capaldi
 * Bill - Pearl Mackie
 * Nardole - Matt Lucas
 * - Michelle Gomez
 * Kar - Rebecca Benson
 * Ban - Daniel Kerr
 * Lucius - Brian Vernel
 * Simon - Rohan Nedd
 * Thracius - Ben Hunter
 * Vitus - Sam Adewunmi
 * Cornelius - Bill Matthews
 * Marcus - Aaron Phagura
 * Judy - Jocelyn Brassington
 * Brother - Lewis McGowan

Crew
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Culture

 * An image of the TARDIS has been engraved into a Pictish stone.
 * In Roman culture, bisexuality is "ordinary", and only liking one sex is taken as a surprise. Lucius accepts Bill for only liking women, and relates her to Vitus, who only likes men.
 * The Doctor suggests that the Picts name a cow after him, on their return to safe farming.

People

 * Kar and Ban are Picts.
 * The Doctor has lived in Roman Britain, governed, farmed, juggled. He was once a second-class Vestal Virgin.

Locations

 * The Doctor, Bill and Nardole visit the Devil's Cairn.
 * Nardole tells the Picts about one of his adventures involving the Mary Celeste. He was also going to tell them about the Lusitania.

Species

 * According to the Doctor, all crows can talk, but human beings stopped having intelligent conversations with them, so by the 21st century they're all in a "mass sulk".
 * The crow on the Pictish Stone with TARDIS engraving seems to say "Doctor" in a garbled voice.
 * Ban tells the crows to bring Kar's name into the skies, hence their signature call.

Food and beverages

 * Nardole says he isn't Italian, but makes "a mean spag bol".
 * Nardole brings bags of popcorn, one of which the Doctor uses as a distraction.
 * Nardole says he knows 10% of the Doctor's secrets, and he's the only one in the TARDIS who knows where the teacakes are.

Technology

 * The Doctor asks the Picts for the Wi-Fi password.

Music

 * Nardole says that Scottish music is worse than jazz.

Story notes
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Ratings
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Filming locations

 * The scenes in "Scotland" were filmed on the Brecon Beacons, in Wales. The cave used for filming was Porth yr Ogof.

Production errors
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Continuity

 * Nardole gives a different perspective on the mystery of the Mary Celeste, (TV: The Chase, PROSE: The Mystery of the Marie Celeste, COMIC: A Stitch in Time) having previously had the ship's sign stored near the vault. (TV: The Pilot)
 * The Doctor reminds Bill and Nardole about on Mars. (TV: Empress of Mars)
 * Bill turns someone who likes her down because she's not interested in men. (TV: Knock Knock)
 * Bill figures out the TARDIS has granted her the ability to understand numerous different languages as she was informed she was speaking Latin to a Roman soldier, (TV: Rose, et al.) strikingly resembling Donna Noble's revelation when supposedly speaking Celtic. (TV: The Fires of Pompeii)
 * The Doctor has met centurions before. (TV: The Romans, The Pandorica Opens)

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Digital releases
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