Doctor Who S7 • Episode 8
Cold War
First aired
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Written by
Mark Gatiss
Directed by
Douglas Mackinnon
Runtime
45 minutes
Time Travel
Past
Locations
Earth
North Pole
UK Viewers
7.37 million
Appreciation Index
84
Synopsis
In 1983, the tensest point of the Cold War, a Soviet submarine discovers a strange creature frozen in the ice of the Arctic. When one of the Firebird's crew breaks it free, it starts attacking. As the crew strikes back, the Eleventh Doctor warns them that the attack could be considered a declaration of war on the entire Ice Warrior race...