'Doctor Who' Season 8: Twelve & Robin Hood Argue, Battle Alien Threat In 'Robots Of Sherwood' [VIDEO]
Doctor Who is heading to Sherwood Forest, but Twelve and Clara will be too busy to steal from the rich.
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Titled "Robots Of Sherwood," the Mark Gattis (Sherlock) penned episode will take the Doctor (Peter Capaldi) and his companion back to the middle ages and into the world of Robin Hood.
"In a sun-dappled Sherwood forest, the Doctor discovers an evil plan from beyond the stars and strikes up an unlikely alliance with Robin Hood," stated the BBC (via Doctor Who TV). "With all of Nottingham at stake, the Doctor must decide who is real and who is fake. Can impossible heroes really exist?"
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Will the Doctor believe that the seemingly mythical Robin Hood is real? Can the famed archer put his trust in a time traveling alien from Gallifrey? According to showrunner Steven Moffat, those questions of trust will lead to a bit of a quarrel between Hood and the Doctor.
"With all of Nottingham at stake (and possibly Derby), there's no time for the two adventurers to get into a fight about who is real and who isn't - which is probably why they do very little else!" Moffat told the Radio Time (via Blogter Who).
The episode will feature Tom Riley as Robin Hood, Ben Miller as the evil Sheriff of Nottingham, Ian Hallard as Alan-a-Dale, and Trevor Cooper as Friar Tuck.
Find out more when Doctor Who airs Saturdays on the BBC and BBC America. Click the video below to see a preview of the series' next episode, "Into the Dalek."
