cold war doctor cold war eighth episode seventh series british science fiction television drama doctor aired bbc april written directed episode alien time traveller doctor companion jenna land soviet submarine cold war ice warrior grand marshal breaks loose plots revenge humanity cold war seen doctor serial bringing monsters idea convinced executive producer coming new things ice warriors costume improved significantly redesigned production team felt known episode filmed june submarine set story closed base siege cold war watched million viewers received generally positive reviews critics plot soviet submarine sailing near cold war nuclear weapons launch drill running interrupted professor submarine cargo hold sailor prematurely begins block ice believes contains frozen attacked inside submarine begins sinking creature ice escapes runs tardis originally course set las_vegas inside submarine doctor doctor convinces captain maneuver submarine landing safely preventing tardis encounter escaped ice warrior voiced doctor encourages crew peaceful ship executive officer knocks cattle alien western plot knowing desire vengeance attacked doctor crew chain sends distress race find volunteers speak try calm doctor words knows doctor listening doctor informs ice years loss daughter people doctor tries comfort knowledge ice warriors live earth mars escapes armour act great stops broadcasting signal ice warriors believes kind left doctor thinking kind left lose manages grab kill members crew having learnt ongoing cold war doctrine mutually assured destruction plans use submarine nuclear missiles provoke global war destroy humanity revenge humans attacking code humanity declared war ice warrior race assaulting reaching bridge able connect sub missile guidance systems activate missiles doctor attempting persuade mercy sub tractor beam ice warriors arrived site submarine grounding haul surface aboard ice warriors spaceship missile launch system active showing mercy missiles remotely doctor sonic informs tardis reappeared informs relocated automatically hostile action displacement system doctor admits reactivated accident controls embarrassed doctor asks lift tardis ice warrior ship leaves production ice warriors known villain original doctor series appeared alongside second doctor ice warriors returned doctor stories curse originally hesitant bring ice warriors worrying seen default condition people thought rubbish doctor monsters things moved slowly spoke way meant couldn hear word said writer fan ice warriors stories campaigning bring phone conversation originally supposed pitched new clever ideas ice warriors agreed sold submarine setting seeing ice warriors looked like underneath suits felt ice warriors lot gaps timeline featured allowed lot room explore submarine idea felt doctor called set submarine executive producer described story letting huge ice warrior loose heart classic hunt red october style submarine movie chose time period kind obsessed cold war felt times 1980s danger close described cold war love letter base siege stories common time episode contains reference time tardis mentioned read cold war took place june filming beginning june submarine setting cast sprayed scenes characters water achieved constantly pouring gallons gallons water cast found experience fun smith said acting easier said process reversed damp morning shots submarine ocean model suspended upside feathers blown effect sea unlike returning monsters ice warriors heavily redesigned insisted keeping original explained original design known new spin shell super version original original design said problem old ones hands weird arms body strange feminine fur sticking didn suggest ice warriors stronger gave physique changed hands styled body look like armour plating costume flexible rubber instead like original damage easily comfortable wear costume specially fit real appearance shown screen stated created body broadcast reception cold war broadcast united_kingdom bbc april overnight ratings showed million viewers watched episode live audience share viewers taken account figure rose million viewers fifth watched programme week bbc addition cold war received million requests online april fourth watched programme service month episode received appreciation index critical reception episode received generally positive reviews guardian wrote cold war easily best new series far finest contribution praised ice warrior felt elements came form tense tightly wound heart zap2it said cold war better previous episodes idiot victory praised guest cast wished characters bit meat independent reviewer described story slick intelligent cinematic aesthetics tone patrick radio_times found tardis translation matrix overall positive acting visual aspects story daily_telegraph reviewer gave episode stars describing finely crafted thrilling praised setting dialogue felt soviet characters close digital spy morgan awarded episode stars saying fresh exciting wonderfully old school tone wrote best guest casts doctor returned praised ice warriors production values gave cold war grade highlighting tense atmosphere bold new direction taken guest performances importance sfx gave cold war stars praising set direction ice warrior hand noted base siege story play narrative form couldn predicted exception ice warrior breaking suit ign gave episode rating snow praised ice warriors called memorable villain thanks stern occasionally approach problem solving environment helped heavy creature design imposing felt effects motivations random reviewer emily critical episode pointing little happened called pacing sloppy found interesting foe doctor magazine issue gave mixed review complimented fact action kicks early early doesn let said ice warrior redesign best far old doctor foe admitting thought shame lose hair joints saying gave ice warriors pleasing organic feel shell complained reference ice warriors code honour claiming dull additionally disliked revelation true form claiming look like especially memorable cgi saying bbc forgotten monsters diminished brought light worrying breaking taboo
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