The Lie of the Land

272 – "The Lie of the Land"
Doctor Who episode
Cast
Others
Production
Directed byWayne Yip
Written byToby Whithouse
Produced byNikki Wilson
Executive producer(s)Steven Moffat
Brian Minchin
Music byMurray Gold
SeriesSeries 10
Running time45 minutes
First broadcast3 June 2017 (2017-06-03)
Chronology
← Preceded by
"The Pyramid at the End of the World"
Followed by →
"Empress of Mars"
List of episodes (2005–present)

"The Lie of the Land" is the eighth episode of the tenth series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Written by Toby Whithouse, it was broadcast on 3 June 2017 on BBC One. "The Lie of the Land" received mixed reviews from television critics.

Continuing on after Bill (Pearl Mackie) gives her consent to the Monks, she and Nardole (Matt Lucas) have to find a way to rescue the Doctor (Peter Capaldi) after he is imprisoned, and end the Monks' invasion of Earth. It is the third and final of three connected episodes known as "The Monks Trilogy".[1]

  1. ^ Hogan, Michael (20 May 2017). "Doctor Who: Extremis, series 10 episode 6: the Doctor meets the Pope". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 20 May 2017.