Doctor Who: The Curse of the Black Spot

The sixth series of Doctor Who continues in the UK, USA and Canada tonight, with the third episode, "The Curse of the Black Spot".

BBC synopsis
The TARDIS is marooned onboard a 17th-century pirate ship whose crew is being attacked by a mysterious and beautiful sea creature, as the time-travelling drama continues.

Becalmed and beset by cabin fever, the pirates have numerous superstitious explanations for the Siren's appearance. The Doctor has other ideas but, as his theories are disproved and every plan of escape is thwarted, he must work to win the trust of the implacable Captain Avery and uncover the truth behind the pirates' supernatural fears – and he must work quickly, for some of his friends have already fallen under the Siren's spell...

The Doctor is played by Matt Smith, Captain Avery by Hugh Bonneville, Amy by Karen Gillan and Rory by Arthur Darvill.

Doctor Who: The Curse of the Black Spot will air on BBC One/HD in the UK at 6.15pm; BBC America will broadcast the episode in the USA at 9.00pm and SPACE will air the episode in Canada at 8.00pm.

Doctor Who Confidential will have behind-the-scenes coverage of the episode at 7.00pm on BBC Three.