The Rebel Flesh
Saturday, 21 May 2011 18:45 BBC1
A two-part adventure begins with the Doctor (Matt Smith), Amy (Karen Gillan) and Rory (Arthur Darvill) crash-landing the TARDIS.
Despite the retro soundtrack - who knew that the Doctor was a Dusty Springfield fan? - they are many years into the future at a factory where clones who share the physical form, memories, genetic make-up and clothes of their human 'originals' are sent to mine dangerous acid under the watch of feisty Foreman Cleaves (Raquel Cassidy).
The clones, known as 'Gangers' regularly die in the mines, whereupon new clones are produced - leading to numerous debates over what constitutes a human.
When a solar tsunami frees the Gangers, the Doctor must intervene to try to prevent war between the humans and their clones. Rory even makes a stand after one of the Gangers, Jennifer (played by Sarah Smart) befriends him, putting his life on the line to protect her.
Can the Doctor help build trust between two apparently identical sets of people?
And how will the Time Lord react when he comes face-to-face with his own Ganger, forged out of strange, amorphous, milky substance? All will be revealed next week.
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Doctor Who Story So Far
- Sunday, 25 December 2011: The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe
- Saturday, 01 October 2011: The Wedding of River Song
- Saturday, 24 September 2011: Closing Time
- Saturday, 10 September 2011: The Girl Who Waited
- Saturday, 03 September 2011: Night Terrors
