Doctor Who: 15 Cool Details Peter Harness Just Revealed About The Zygon Invasion

7. Kate's Original Cliffhanger Included Creepy Zygon Caterpillar Babies

Doctor Who The Zygon Invasion Kate Stewart
BBC/Twitter: @mrpeterharness

In the finale of The Zygon Invasion, Kate is cornered by a Zygon disguised as a police officer, which reverts to its proper form and attacks her.

Originally though, her ending was a lot more disturbing.

In an abandoned script page shared by Harness, the police officer pushes Kate into a dark side room. Here, she starts to hear some unexplained thudding, scratching and scraping sounds, setting her on edge. It's then revealed that she's being attacked by a gang of Zygon babies, which actually look like overgrown, clawed, lumpy caterpillars.

The Zygon Invasion deleted script page Kate Stewart Zygon babies
BBC/Peter Harness

Thankfully, this nightmarish cliffhanger was axed, and our evening was not ruined by the sight of those gigantic, slimy creepy-crawlies dropping from the ceiling.

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