This Week in Australia
A Town Called Mercy
Last updated 02 January 2017
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Featuring: Matt Smith, Arthur Darvill, Karen Gillan, Ben Browder, Garrick Hagon, Adrian Scarborough
The Doctor gets a Stetson (and a gun!), and finds himself the reluctant Sheriff of a Western town under siege by a relentless cyborg named Gunslinger. But who is he and what does he want? CAST: Matt Smith
Press Release:
The Doctor gets a Stetson (and a gun!), and finds himself as the reluctant Sheriff of a Western town which is under siege from a relentless cyborg (who goes by the name of Gunslinger). But who is Gunslinger 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.
PRODUCTION DETAILS:
A BBC Production. Executive Produced by Steven Moffat and Caroline Skinner, Written by Toby Whithouse, Directed by Saul Metzstein, Produced by Marcus Wilson
Synopsis Source: ABC
Broadcast Source: ABC
Ratings Information:
Initial figures: 0.556m viewers (overnight), 9th place day
The figures above only include viewers in the metropolitan areas of Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. These are referred to as the "5 City Metro" ratings.
A Town Called Mercy has averaged 556,000 viewers in the five major Australian capital cities. Up against the football finals, it was the top-rating ABC drama of the day and the ninth highest rating programme of the day overall.
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