S10E06Doctor Who season 10 episode 6: Extremis (1)
Aired 20 May 201749 minRated TV-PG
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What happens in “Extremis (1)”
"The Veritas. The truth. Truth so true you can't live with it. Is that looking into hell... or seeing the light?" Everyone who has ever read the Veritas has been found dead. In a forbidden library at the heart of the Vatican, the pope urges the Doctor to read the ancient text - but can he handle the truth?
Episode summary: TMDB.
Before you watch
- It is episode 6 of 12 of season 10, so watch episodes 1 to 5 first.
- It runs about 49 minutes.
- Directed by Daniel Nettheim, written by Steven Moffat.
- TMDB users rate it 7.5 out of 10 (68 votes).
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Cast and crew of this episode
- Director
- Daniel Nettheim
- Writer
- Steven Moffat
- Guest stars
- Michelle Gomez as MissyJennifer Hennessy as MoiraCorrado Invernizzi as Cardinal AngeloJoseph Long as The PopeRonkẹ Adékoluẹjo as PennyIvanno Jeremiah as RafandoFrancesco Martino as PieroAlana Maria as Pentagon Woman
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