Episode
Doctor Who: A Town Called Mercy
Overview
The Doctor gets a Stetson (and a gun!), and finds himself the reluctant Sheriff of a Western town under siege by a relentless cyborg, who goes by the name of the Gunslinger. But who is he and what does he want? The answer seems to lie with the mysterious, Kahler-Jex, an alien doctor (yes another one!) whose initial appearance is hiding a dark secret.
Details
- Series
- Doctor Who
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 2012-09-15
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
A Town Called Mercy is Episode 3 in Series 7 of Doctor Who. It aired on 2012-09-15. The runtime is 45 min.
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