Stories Television Doctor Who (2005-2022) Doctor Who S9 Episode: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 The Woman Who Lived 1 image Overview Characters How to Watch Reviews Statistics Related Stories Quotes Transcript Overview First aired Saturday, October 24, 2015 Written by Catherine Tregenna Directed by Ed Bazalgette Runtime 45 minutes Story Type Companion-Lite Time Travel Past Tropes (Potential Spoilers!) Amnesia, Consequences Story Arc (Potential Spoilers!) Me Location (Potential Spoilers!) Earth UK Viewers 6.11 million Appreciation Index 81 Synopsis Adventuring on his own for a while, the Doctor seeks out an artefact of great power that could spell disaster in the wrong hands: the Eyes of Hades. However, he soon comes face to face with consequences of one of his past acts of compassion, when he meets an immortal he created, who has now lost all hope with a heart filled with centuries of pain. Watch Watched Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Characters Twelfth Doctor Peter Capaldi Ashildr / Me Clara Oswald Jenna Coleman Leandro Show All Characters (4) How to watch The Woman Who Lived: Watch on iPlayer Blu-Ray The Complete Ninth Series DVD The Complete Ninth Series Blu-Ray Series 9: Part 1 DVD Series 9: Part 1 Reviews Add Review Edit Review Submit a Review Statistics AVG. Rating556 members 3.04 / 5 Trakt.tv AVG. Rating1,780 votes 3.83 / 5 The Time Scales AVG. Rating159 votes 3.30 / 5 Member Statistics Watched 1192 Favourited 25 Reviewed 0 Saved 1 Skipped 0 Owned 7 Related Stories Doctor Who S9 • Episode 5 The Girl Who Died Rating: 3.31 Story Skipped Television Reviews(1) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Doctor Who (2005-2022) Set of Stories: Twelfth Doctor Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Quotes Add Quote Submit a Quote Transcript Needs checking [Woodland] (Night time. A coach and four is trotting along the track by the light of a full moon when a lone horseman moves into their path.) COACHMAN: Whoa! (The masked horseman rears his horse, who neighs. The coach passengers look out, the young lady leaning forward to emphasise her décolletage.) HIGHWAYMAN: Stand and deliver!COACHMAN: Do as he says. I've heard of this brigand. He's known as the Knightmare! Faster than Sam Swift the Quick, deadlier than Deadly Dupont.HIGHWAYMAN: Dabbling lowpads the pair of 'em, with terrible pseudonyms to boot. Cash bags, jewels, the lot.FANSHAWE: I will not be robbed by some lone, ranting cavalier!HIGHWAYMAN: Who says I am alone?(A pair of bright lights come on in the bushes. Lucie Fanshawe screams.Meanwhile, also in the forest, the Doctor looks out of the TARDIS, then leaves it and starts up a gizmo with a compass on top.)DOCTOR: Right. Show Full Transcript Open in new window