ORED WITH HIS LARGELY SEDENTARY ACADEMIC life, the Doctor tempts Bill with a journey into space, likening it to the rigours of a camping trip. And, although Nardole attempts to deter him, the Doctor is bent on responding to a distress call.
The TARDIS takes all three to a dark, airless, metallic corridor aboard mining station Chasm Forge, lit only by the cold glow of the star fields at the viewing portholes. Extruding an air shell around the TARDIS, the travellers explore their surroundings, discovering the grisly corpse of a crew member, kept upright by its automated space suit.