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Titles and Synopses Released for Doctor Who Series 11 Episodes 4, 5, and 6

Details of three further episodes of Doctor Who Series 11 have been revealed, including titles, synopses, and guest casts.
The Ghost Monument aired on BBC1 and BBC America yesterday (14th October 2018), and will be followed this coming Sunday with Rosa, an episode which focuses on civil rights activist, Rosa Parks (played by Vinette Robinson). But Series 11 has been clouded in mystery for a while now, so what’s in store for Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor?
Here are the synopses for Arachnids In The UK, The Tsuranga Conundrum, and Demons Of The Punjab

11.4. Arachnids In The UK

“Something’s happening with the spiders in this city.”

The Doctor, Yaz, Graham and Ryan find their way back to Yorkshire – and Yaz’s family – only to find something is stirring amidst the eight-legged arachnid population of Sheffield.

Guest starring Chris Noth and Shobna Gulati.
Written by Chris Chibnall.
Directed by Sallie Aprahamian.

11.5. The Tsuranga Conundrum

Risk to life: absolute.”

Injured and stranded in the wilds of a far-flung galaxy, The Doctor, Yaz, Graham and Ryan must band together with a group of strangers to survive against one of the universe’s most deadly — and unusual — creatures.

Guest starring Suzanne Packer, Ben Bailey Smith, Brett Goldstein and Lois Chimimba.
Written by Chris Chibnall.
Directed by Jennifer Perrott.

11.6. Demons Of The Punjab

“What’s the point of having a mate with a time machine, if you can’t nip back and see your gran when she was younger?”

India, 1947. The Doctor and her friends arrive in the Punjab, as the country is being torn apart. While Yaz attempts to discover her grandmother’s hidden history, the Doctor discovers demons haunting the land. Who are they and what do they want?

Guest starring Shane Zaza, Amita Suman and Hamza Jeetooa.
Written by Vinay Patel.
Directed by Jamie Childs.
Patel becomes the second guest writer to work on the new series after Malorie Blackman, while both Sallie Aprahamian and Jennifer Perrott are new to the series. Jamie Childs directed Whittaker’s announcement video, as well as Series 11 premiere, The Woman Who Fell To Earth.
Doctor Who Series 11 continues with Rosa, at 6.55pm on Sunday 21st October 2018 on BBC1.

Philip Bates

Editor and co-founder of the Doctor Who Companion. When he’s not watching television, reading books ‘n’ Marvel comics, listening to The Killers, and obsessing over script ideas, Philip Bates pretends to be a freelance writer. He enjoys collecting everything. Writer of The Black Archive: The Pandorica Opens/ The Big Bang, The Silver Archive: The Stone Tape, and 100 Objects of Doctor Who.

Titles and Synopses Released for Doctor Who Series 11 Episodes 4, 5, and 6

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