It Takes You Away

285 – "It Takes You Away"
Doctor Who episode
Cast
Others
Production
Directed byJamie Childs
Written byEd Hime
Script editorNina Metivier
Produced byNikki Wilson
Executive producer(s)
  • Chris Chibnall
  • Matt Strevens
  • Sam Hoyle
Music bySegun Akinola
SeriesSeries 11
Running time49 minutes
First broadcast2 December 2018 (2018-12-02)
Chronology
← Preceded by
"The Witchfinders"
Followed by →
"The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos"
List of episodes (2005–present)

"It Takes You Away" is the ninth and penultimate episode of the eleventh series of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who. It was written by Ed Hime and directed by Jamie Childs, and was first broadcast on BBC One on 2 December 2018.

Set in Norway in 2018, the episode involves the alien time traveller the Thirteenth Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) and her companions Graham O'Brien (Bradley Walsh), Ryan Sinclair (Tosin Cole), and Yasmin Khan (Mandip Gill) investigating the disappearance of a widower called Erik (Christian Rubeck) with the assistance of his daughter, Hanne (Ellie Wallwork).

The episode was watched by 6.42 million viewers and received generally positive reviews from critics.