Hell Bent (Doctor Who)

262 – "Hell Bent"
Doctor Who episode
Cast
Others
Production
Directed byRachel Talalay
Written bySteven Moffat
Script editorNick Lambon
Produced byPeter Bennett
Executive producer(s)Steven Moffat
Brian Minchin
Music byMurray Gold
SeriesSeries 9
Running time61 minutes
First broadcast5 December 2015 (2015-12-05)
Chronology
← Preceded by
"Heaven Sent"
Followed by →
"The Husbands of River Song"
List of episodes (2005–present)

"Hell Bent" is the twelfth and final episode of the ninth series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was written by Steven Moffat, directed by Rachel Talalay and first broadcast on BBC One on 5 December 2015.

In the episode, the alien time traveller known as the Doctor (Peter Capaldi) arrives on the planet Gallifrey after escaping imprisonment by his people, the Time Lords, and takes over as the new President. He tries in vain to use knowledge of "the Hybrid", which is prophesied by the Time Lords to stand in Gallifrey's ruins and unravel the Web of Time, to save the life of his companion Clara (Jenna Coleman). Doing so causes the Doctor and Clara themselves to become the Hybrid. This episode is Coleman's final regular appearance as a companion.

The episode was watched by 6.17 million viewers and received positive reviews. Aspects that were met with praise were the episode’s unpredictability, emotion and the performances of Capaldi and Coleman.