Back The Tsuranga Conundrum Spanish Le Casse-tête de Tsuranga French 暗闇の中の希望 Japanese The Tsuranga Conundrum Portuguese Головоломка Цуранга Russian The Tsuranga Conundrum Turkish 瑟藍伽難題 Chinese
| 281 – "The Tsuranga Conundrum" | |||
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| Directed by | Jennifer Perrott | ||
| Written by | Chris Chibnall | ||
| Script editor | Fiona McAllister | ||
| Produced by | Nikki Wilson | ||
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| Music by | Segun Akinola | ||
| Series | Series 11 | ||
| Running time | 51 minutes | ||
| First broadcast | 4 November 2018 | ||
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"The Tsuranga Conundrum" is the fifth episode of the eleventh series of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who. It was written by showrunner and executive producer Chris Chibnall, directed by Jennifer Perrott, and first broadcast on BBC One on 4 November 2018.
In the episode, alien time traveller the Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) and her companions – Graham O'Brien (Bradley Walsh), Ryan Sinclair (Tosin Cole), and Yasmin Khan (Mandip Gill) – are brought aboard a medical ship to recover from injuries they recently endured, only to find themselves dealing with a dangerous alien creature that threatens the ship and those being transported by it. The episode guest stars Brett Goldstein, Lois Chimimba, Suzanne Packer, Ben Bailey-Smith, David Shields, and Jack Shalloo. The episode was watched by 7.76 million viewers, and was met with mixed reviews from critics.