Doctor Who Series 11: 10 Big Questions After 'The Woman Who Fell To Earth'

The end credits were interspersed with a rather odd extensive montage of various guest characters. Once again, it is an effort to keep spoilers to the bare minimum, but the end result is a rather disorientating experience, especially for those unfamiliar with most of the faces and accompanying names. With no ongoing arc to speak of, our focus is instead on the four lead characters.

For the Doctor it is about finding the TARDIS and continuing her quest to fix things whenever she can. It’s a straightforward hero’s quest, unburdened by guilt or memories of the past, leaving her free to be the catalyst for change in others.

For Graham it will be interesting to see how his relationship with Ryan develops following Grace’s death, and how he responds to her dying words and the Doctor’s advice. Will he live to honour Grace’s memory, or will he struggle with the guilt of being the one who survived? With his cancer in remission there is always the possibility of it returning.

Ryan’s dyspraxia was handled brilliantly in episode one, and it is likely to be something that has further consequences in specific scenarios. Again, there is no fairy tale ending. The episode ended with him still unable to ride his bike. It remains to be seen whether he and Yaz become an item, but the braver thing to do would be to keep them as just good friends.

Yaz has got her wish to move beyond the menial tasks of being a probationer police officer. We know less about her background than the others and we can expect that side of her story to be more fully fleshed out in future episodes.