Overview
- The BBC One finale averaged 1.79 million overnight viewers, broadly in line with episode 4’s 1.70 million, according to Radio Times.
- Showrunner Russell T Davies describes the miniseries as a complete story, and reporting notes the end of the BBC–Disney deal leaves continuation uncertain.
- The five-part event format drew praise for its tight focus, with comparisons to Torchwood: Children of Earth highlighted by ComicBook.com.
- The series centers on UNIT and a climate-driven first-contact premise, using its compact run to foreground moral and political tensions without the Doctor present.
- Davies and co-writer Pete McTighe say Kate Lethbridge-Stewart’s expanded role was easier to develop outside the main show, where scenes with the Doctor can limit her agency.