The Girl Who Died
2015 Doctor Who episode / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"The Girl Who Died" is the fifth episode of the ninth series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was first broadcast on BBC One on 17 October 2015, and was written by Jamie Mathieson and Steven Moffat and directed by Ed Bazalgette.
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Directed by | Ed Bazalgette | ||
Written by | Jamie Mathieson Steven Moffat | ||
Script editor | Nick Lambon | ||
Produced by | Derek Ritchie | ||
Executive producer(s) | Steven Moffat Brian Minchin | ||
Music by | Murray Gold | ||
Series | Series 9 | ||
Running time | 46 minutes | ||
First broadcast | 17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) | ||
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In the episode, the alien time traveller the Twelfth Doctor (Peter Capaldi) and his companion Clara (Jenna Coleman) have 24 hours to train a group of weak Viking villagers for a war against aliens called the Mire shortly after the Mire slaughtered all of the village's warriors and a woman called Ashildr (Maisie Williams) subsequently declared war.
The episode was watched by 6.56 million viewers and received highly positive reviews from critics, who praised the humour, the performances and the resolution to the Doctor’s face.