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The Next Doctor

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Tenth Doctor

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First aired Thursday, December 25, 2008
Production Code 4.14
Written by Russell T Davies
Directed by Andy Goddard
Runtime 60 minutes
Story Type Christmas Special
Time Travel Past
Tropes: (Potential Spoilers!) Amnesia Doctor Who?
Inventory: (Potential Spoilers!) Sonic Screwdriver Data-stamp Stethoscope
Locations Earth London England
UK Viewers 13.10 million
Appreciation Index 86
Synopsis

Christmas 1851, and Cybermen stalk Victorian London. The Tenth Doctor discovers a spate of mysterious deaths, and he's surprised to meet another Doctor! Are two Doctors enough to stop the rise of the CyberKing?

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Jackson Lake  Rosita  CyberKing  Mercy Hartigan  Cyber-Shades