The Haunting of Villa Diodati

294 – "The Haunting of Villa Diodati"
294 – "The Haunting of Villa Diodati"
Doctor Who episode
Cast
	Doctor Jodie Whittaker – Thirteenth Doctor;
	Companions Bradley Walsh – Graham O'Brien; Tosin Cole – Ryan Sinclair; Mandip Gill – Yasmin Khan;
	Others Lili Miller – Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin; Jacob Collins-Levy – Lord Byron; Nadia Parkes – Claire Clairmont; Maxim Baldry – Dr John Polidori; Patrick O'Kane – Ashad; Lewis Rainer – Percy Bysshe Shelley; Stefan Bednarczyk – Fletcher; Sarah Perles – Elise;
Production
Directed by	Emma Sullivan
Written by	Maxine Alderton
Script editor	Fiona McAllister
Produced by	Alex Mercer
Executive producer(s)	Chris Chibnall; Matt Strevens;
Music by	Segun Akinola
Series	Series 12
Running time	49 minutes
First broadcast	16 February 2020
Chronology
← Preceded by; "Can You Hear Me?"	Followed by →; "Ascension of the Cybermen"
	List of episodes (2005–present)

"The Haunting of Villa Diodati" is the eighth episode of the twelfth series of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who, first broadcast on BBC One on 16 February 2020. It was written by Maxine Alderton, and directed by Emma Sullivan. The episode stars Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor, alongside Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill as her companions, Graham O'Brien, Ryan Sinclair and Yasmin Khan, respectively. The episode is about the historical origins of the 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley, portrayed by Lili Miller, and takes place at the Villa Diodati in 1816 where she was inspired to write the work. The episode also featured the return of the Cybermen in their first television appearance since the tenth series finale "The Doctor Falls" (2017). The episode was watched by 5.07 million viewers, and received positive reviews from critics.