Doctor Who season 3 episode 8: Human Nature (1)

Aired 26 May 200748 minRated TV-PG

8.4TMDB · 84 votesMark watched

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What happens in “Human Nature (1)”

England, 1913. A schoolteacher called John Smith dreams of adventures in time and space. The Doctor, along with Martha, heads to a boarding school, but what he finds is far from ordinary...

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

It is episode 8 of 13 of season 3, so watch episodes 1 to 7 first.
It runs about 48 minutes.
Directed by Charles Palmer, written by Paul Cornell.
TMDB users rate it 8.4 out of 10 (84 votes).

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Cast and crew of this episode

Director: Charles Palmer
Writer: Paul Cornell
Guest stars: Jessica Hynes as Joan Redfern Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Tim LatimerRebekah Staton as Jenny / Mother of MineHarry Lloyd as Baines / Son of MineTom Palmer as HutchinsonGerard Horan as Clark / Father of MineLauren Wilson as Lucy Cartwright / Daughter of MinePip Torrens as Rocastle

Credits: TMDB.

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