It’s all a lot of fun, with the episode mainly sticking to a light tone and serving up smatterings of kid-happy silliness. It’s especially enjoyable to see just how bad Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor is at espionage or even just acting normally. It seems like everyone else is having a good time, too, with Mandip Gill and Tosin Cole getting a refreshingly meaty subplot as Yaz and Ryan, while Bradley Walsh spends most of the episode paired up with the Doc. If we were pushed to pick a couple of standout bits of acting from the episode, we would probably go for a bit of emotional stuff from Gill and a big comedic moment from Whittaker.

You may have already have seen guest stars Stephen Fry and Lenny Henry in the trailer, and it should come as no surprise that both national treasures are on reliable form here. Fry is playing to type a bit more than Henry, but they both seem to be game for a laugh. Everyone is singing from the same hymn sheet here, and the episode rattles along nicely at pace. The packed cinema screen that we were in, with a fair few children in attendance, were laughing at the right bits and everyone clapped at the end.

Another thing that has already been revealed in the trailers is the new costumes that make an appearance here: the whole gang looks great in their spy clobber, with everyone getting their own unique little makeover, and it’s easy to imagine the beautiful black-tie version of Whittaker’s usual outfit becoming a staple of comic-con cosplays.

In terms of scope, there are some properly massive moments in here that make us wonder if the BBC has upped the production budget since last time. And there are also some smaller sections, when the whole gang descends into single locations for some more up-close-and-personal action. It’s a nice mix of big set pieces and more intimate ideas, even if neither side of the coin creates anything particularly tense. This is more of a rollicking romp than a ‘hide behind the sofa’ affair, but there will always be room for both of those things in Doctor Who. (Apparently, episode three is going to be a scary one!)

That’s not to say that there aren’t any monsters in Spyfall. There seems to be a brand new threat presenting itself here, and it is represented in quite a unique way, but we’d be surprised if it gave you any nightmares. That being said, there is one location that may send a little shiver up your spine. We expected to see more of it in the next episode.