RATINGS: DOCTOR WHO SEES SLIGHT INCREASE FOR LATEST EPISODE, THE STORY & THE ENGINE

In the new series, audiences join The Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and Belinda Chandra (Varada Sethu) on an epic quest to get Belinda back to Earth. But a mysterious force is stopping their return and the time-travelling TARDIS team must face great dangers, ferocious enemies and wilder terrors than ever before.

Doctor Who continued on BBC One on Saturday 10th May with 'The Story And The Engine' which scored overnight audience of 1.59m. The consolidated rating - which will include iPlayer, devices and catch-up, will be released w/c 19th May.

Overall, it was the BBC's fourth highest rating primetime programme of the day (outside the news). It was also a night where the BBC failed to break the 2m mark in primetime, with ITV dominating the night with Britain's Got Talent and The 1% Club.

The synopsis for the episode reads: "In Lagos, the mysterious Barber reigns supreme. The Doctor discovers a world where stories have power, but can he stop the Spider and its deadly web of revenge?"

SEASON 2 RATINGS SO FAR

Episode 1

Overnight: 2.00m

Consolidated: 3.57m

Episode 2

Overnight: 1.58m

Consolidated: 3.05m

Episode 3

Overnight: 1.86m

Consolidated: 3.24m

Episode 4

Overnight: 1.50m

Consolidated: TBC

Episode 5

Overnight: 1.59m

Consolidated: TBC

Doctor Who continues Saturdays on BBC One, with each episode available from 8am on BBC iPlayer.