The Palova Experiment

The Palova Experiment was the name of the first episode of revived Doctor Who in 2014. It saw the long awaited return of the Vervoids, introduction of the Palova as well as Phillip Glenster as The Twelfth Doctor and Laura Aikman as Holly.

Synopsis
The Twelfth Doctor has received a distress signal from present day Earth 2014. After tracking the signal, he stumbles across a futuristic factory. Inside its full of experiments. Strange plants. Deadly fungus. It's not long before the Doctor bumps into a young women, who runs straight into him. The young women introduced herself as "Holly" and before she can say anything else, the two are already on the run.

The robotic like, green, cubed-headed and bodied Palova have arrived on Earth after running away from their Father - The Palova King. Their names are Gaaren and Kaaren. Kaaren is badly injured, after an expiriment in his scientific lab went wrong and was saw a failure by his father and all of the other Palova Race. He ran away from his planet, Palova, alongside Gaaren who are experimenting with a new deadly fungus containing deadly spores that could wipe out the human race in seconds.

The Twelfth Doctor and Holly are on the run. The only thing the Doctor knows about her is her name - Holly! No last name, no background information, not even a reason to why she's being kept captive by the Palova. The Doctor decides the only way to escape is by taking Holly with him out of the Factory in the TARDIS. When they reach the machine though it has been obsorbed by the Fungus which is leaking across the Factory. Before long, the fungus will take over Earth. Anybody who comes into contact with it will become infected and die.

Just when they think things can't get worse the Vervoids break from glass containers they were being kept in, taken by the Palova. The fungus has brought them to life and the Vervoids are intent on using the Palova's work to take down the Human Race themselves...

Trivia

 * This is the first episode of Series 8
 * This is Part 1 of the story. It was continued with Poison of the Vervoids.
 * The Vervoids (from Classic Doctor Who) returned for their second appearence
 * The Palova Experiment was the first relaunched episode of Doctor Who following the 50th Anniversary introducing both Phillip Glenster as The Twelfth Doctor and Laura Aikman as Holly.