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Doctor Who

Name: 7:45pm - Series 8 Episode 3
Start: 2026-05-09T18:45:00Z
End: 2026-05-09T19:35:00Z
Location: BBC Three

Series 8 Episode 1: Deep Breath

Clara is alone in Victorian London with a man she doesn't know, a dinosaur in the Thames, and a spate of deadly spontaneous combustions. The Doctor has changed. It's time you knew him.

Category: Drama / Fantasy / Science fiction
Original air date: 23/08/2014

Cast and crew

Peter CapaldiThe Doctor
Jenna ColemanClara Oswald
Neve McIntoshMadame Vastra
Dan StarkeyStrax
Catrin StewartJenny
Peter FerdinandoHalf-Face Man
Paul HickeyInspector Gregson
Tony WayAlf
Mark KempnerCabbie
Brian MillerBarney
Graham DuffWaiter
Ellis GeorgeCourtney
Paul KaseyFootman

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Upcoming broadcasts

Tomorrow, 2:35amon BBC Three
Series 8 Episode 1
Tomorrow, 2:35amon BBC Three HD
Series 8 Episode 1
Saturday 9 May, 7:00pmon BBC Three
Series 8 Episode 2
Saturday 9 May, 7:00pmon BBC Three HD
Series 8 Episode 2
Saturday 9 May, 7:45pmon BBC Three
Series 8 Episode 3