2015: The most ambitious drilling project in history has reached deeper below the Earth’s crust than man has ever gone, but now the ground itself is fighting back. The Doctor,Amy and Rory arrive in a tiny mining village and find themselves battling a deadly danger from a bygone age. Meera Syal, Stephen Moore and Neve McIntosh guest star.
The Doctor has met many vile and brutal monsters during his travels but there was something chilling in Solomon’s total disregard for life – something so unspeakable that even the Doctor appeared unmoved by his terrible fate after leaving the Silurian ship.
In ‘The Doctor’s Wife’ the living consciousness of the TARDIS was locked in a human body meaning the Doctor could finally converse with the ‘old girl’, also known as Idris.
Avery was once a respected naval officer, but afflicted by an insatiable greed he turned to piracy, commanding a ragbag band of rogues until the Siren descended on his ship.
Riddell is charismatic, fearless and capable of adapting quickly to new environments. Far from being unnerved by landing on a vast interstellar craft packed with dinosaurs, he relished the expedition, delighted by the opportunity to pit himself against some pre-historic predators.
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The Hungry Earth
2015: The most ambitious drilling project in history has reached deeper below the Earth’s crust than man has ever gone, but now the ground itself is fighting back. The Doctor, Amy and Rory arrive in a tiny mining village and find themselves battling a deadly danger from a bygone age. Meera Syal, Stephen Moore and Neve McIntosh guest star.
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The Dream Lord
The Dream Lord seems to know all about the Doctor. He’s a creator of deadly dreams and delusions with no physical form.
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The Doctor has met many vile and brutal monsters during his travels but there was something chilling in Solomon’s total disregard for life – something so unspeakable that even the Doctor appeared unmoved by his terrible fate after leaving the Silurian ship.
MoreIdris: The TARDIS
In ‘The Doctor’s Wife’ the living consciousness of the TARDIS was locked in a human body meaning the Doctor could finally converse with the ‘old girl’, also known as Idris.
MoreCaptain Avery
Avery was once a respected naval officer, but afflicted by an insatiable greed he turned to piracy, commanding a ragbag band of rogues until the Siren descended on his ship.
MoreJohn Riddell
Riddell is charismatic, fearless and capable of adapting quickly to new environments. Far from being unnerved by landing on a vast interstellar craft packed with dinosaurs, he relished the expedition, delighted by the opportunity to pit himself against some pre-historic predators.
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