The Magician's Apprentice is the first episode of the ninth series of
the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was first
broadcast on BBC One on 19 September 2015. The episode was written by
showrunner Steven Moffat and directed by Hettie MacDonald. It is the
first of a two-part story; the second part, "The Witch's Familiar",
aired on 26 September.In the episode, the alien time traveller the
Doctor (Peter Capaldi) disappears and gives a confession dialâ€"his
version of a last will and testamentâ€"to his former childhood friend
Missy (Michelle Gomez). Missy and the Doctor's companion Clara (Jenna
Coleman) track down the location of the Doctor before his expected
death, and the three are taken prisoner on the planet Skaro where a
weak and dying Davros (Julian Bleach)â€"an enemy of the Doctor and the
creator of the Dalek raceâ€"seeks the Doctor after recalling an
encounter from Davros' childhood.Filming began in February 2015 in
Tenerife, Spain.The Twelfth Doctor has returned to the planet Karn.
There, Ohila of the Sisterhood, explains that someone has been seeking
him across all time and space. She asks the Doctor if he will go,
insisting: "You owe that creature nothing." He says that he will, but
that he will first 'hang out' for a bit. The Magician's Apprentice (Doctor Who) Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter