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Doctor Who – Season 11, Episode 4 Arachnids in the UK

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Doctor Who – Season 11, Episode 4

Arachnids in the UK

Aired Oct 28, 2018

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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.

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Creepy, crawly, and chock-full of first-class guest stars, "Arachnids in the U.K." feels like a big budget B-movie, providing another delightful romp for Team T.A.R.D.I.S..

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Carol Midgley

The Times (UK)

10/29/2018

4/5

This entire episode was camply amusing, Jodie Whittaker getting better all the time. I'm still waiting to be scared, though.

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Caroline Siede

AV Club

10/29/2018

B

A scary, funny, unexpectedly moving episode that solidifies our thrown-together TARDIS crew into an official TARDIS Team.

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Ed Power

Independent (UK)

10/29/2018

3/5

A rip-roaring bug hunt sure to induce a cold sweat in anyone with a creepy crawly phobia.

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Alex Baldwin

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10/09/2019

There's no massive overarching plot or mind-blowing new concepts here, but it's good lo-fi horror storytelling that's safe for the whole family.

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Debbie Lawrie

Film Inquiry

04/02/2019

Leaving us with loose ends in this way, the episode either has a bad ending as a result of lazy writing, or could have deeper implications, perhaps lacking closure in the same way we lack a resolution for real damage to our ecosystem.

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David Hogan

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01/27/2019

2/5

Rosa wasn't subtle, but it was sometimes beautifully told. This was so heavy-handed that it came off as preachy, and didn't even give us anything good to go along with it...

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Synopsis

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.

Director: Sallie Aprahamian
Executive Producer: Matt Strevens, Chris Chibnall
Screenwriter: Chris Chibnall
Network: BBC
Rating: TV-PG
Genre: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Drama
Original Language: British English
Release Date: Oct 28, 2018