Series 8
director:
Ben Wheatley
playwright:
Steven Moffat
actor:
Peter Capaldi
/
Jenna Coleman
genre:
Sci-Fi
/
Mystery
/
Fantasy
region:
United Kingdom
language:
English
season number: 8
number of episodes: 12
IMDb: tt3469416
website:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006q2x0
overview
The series is the first to star Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor and Jenna Coleman as his companion, Clara Oswald. Also playing a major recurring role in the series is Samuel Anderson as Danny Pink, Clara's boyfriend. The main story arc revolves around a mysterious woman called Missy (portrayed by Michelle Gomez), who is often seen welcoming people who have died throughout the series to the "Promised Land", a place that serves as an apparent afterlife to deceased characters.