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The Twelfth Doctor’s steampunky debut proper is extremely creepy at times, and plays with some surprisingly gruesome notions – particularly during one encounter between Clara and the villain of the piece. Though the story's been rated PG for cinemas, it wouldn't have been that surprising if it was a 12.

We also wouldn’t be too surprised if a few parents complain about imitable behaviour!

Expect to be powerfully reminded of an episode from season two of the new series – though the script does acknowledge this. As it does the story’s debt to, er, a famous hairdresser.

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The production team must have really liked this fan video which went viral last year…

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The Doctor gets to show off his mastery of another unusual language.

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An unanswered question from season seven rears its head again. It’s clearly connected to this year’s story arc.

There's also a flashback to a moment from season seven that seemed incredibly insignificant at the time.

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Ian Berriman has been working for SFX – the world's leading sci-fi, fantasy and horror magazine – since March 2002. He's also a regular writer for Electronic Sound. Other publications he's contributed to include Total Film, When Saturday Comes, Retro Pop, Horrorville, and What DVD. A life-long Doctor Who fan, he's also a supporter of Hull City, and live-tweets along to BBC Four's Top Of The Pops repeats from his @TOTPFacts account.

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