The Caretaker

"The Caretaker" is the sixth episode of the eighth series of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who. It was first broadcast on BBC One on 27 September 2014. The episode was written by Gareth Roberts and Steven Moffat, and directed by Paul Murphy. In the episode, the alien time traveller the Doctor (Peter Capaldi) goes under deep cover as the caretaker of Coal Hill School—the work place of his travelling companion Clara (Jenna Coleman)—to stop a world-threatening robot nearby called the Skovox Blitzer (Jimmy Vee). The Doctor also comes into conflict with Clara's boyfriend, former soldier Danny Pink (Samuel Anderson). The episode was watched by 6.82 million viewers in the UK, and received positive reviews from television critics. Plot Clara struggles to balance between the excitement of being the Twelfth Doctor's companion, the normality of teaching at Coal Hill School and keeping her relationship with Danny, a former soldier.