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{{You may|Season 7|n1=season 7 of the original series}}
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[[File:DWlogo-2012.jpg|thumb|The Doctor Who Logo, as seen in the first episode of Series 7, ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]''.]]
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[[file:Doctor Who Series 7-B The Bells of Saint John Logo.jpg|thumb|The title card used for the second half of the series.]]
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'''Series 7''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', sometimes known as '''Season 33''' to avoid confusion with the original [[Season 7]], was broadcast on [[BBC One]] between [[2012]] and [[2013]]. Like [[Series 6 (Doctor Who)|Series 6]], it was split into two parts. The BBC first announced the new series, which contained fourteen episodes, on the official ''Doctor Who'' site on [[8 June]] [[2011]].
|image2          = Series 7 artwork.jpg
|broadcast year  = 2011
|broadcast year2  = 2013
|nth season       = 33
|story count      = 15
|ep count        = 15
|first ep        = Prequel (The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe)
|doctor          = Eleventh Doctor
|companion        = Amy Pond
|companion2      = Rory Williams
|companion3      = Clara Oswald
|companion4      = River Song
|producer        = Marcus Wilson
|producer2        = Denise Paul
|exec prod        = Steven Moffat
|exec prod2      = Caroline Skinner
|start date      = [[6 December (releases)|6 December]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]]
|end date        = [[24 September (releases)|24 September]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]]
|network          = BBC One
|runtime          = 45'
|DWM              = DWM 441
|DWM2            = DWM 442
|DWM3            = DWM 446
|DWM4            = DWM 447
|DWM5            = DWM 450
|DWM6            = DWM 451
|DWM7            = DWM 452
|DWM8            = DWM 453
|DWM9            = DWM 455
|DWM10            = DWM 456
|DWM11            = DWM 458
|DWM12            = DWM 459
|DWM13            = DWM 460
|DWM14            = DWM 461
|DWM15            =
|DWMSE            = DWMSE 33
|DWMSE2          = DWMSE 37
|ref book        = TCH 70{{!}}The Complete History 70
|ref book2        = TCH 71
|ref book3        = TCH 72
|ref book4        = TCH 73
|ref book5        = TCH 74
|action figures  = Character Options series 7 action figures
|prev            = Series 6 (Doctor Who 2005)
|next            = 2013 specials
|trailer          = DOCTOR WHO New Season 2012 Teaser Trailer s7
|trailer2        = DOCTOR WHO Sept 1 BBC America Exclusive Trailer New Season
|trailer3        = Doctor Who New Series 7 Part 2 (2013) Launch Trailer - BBC One
|clip            = Epilogue - Doctor Who - The Angels Take Manhattan - BBC
|clip2            = {{uc:Doctor Who}} Who are you, Clara? "Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS" {{uc:BBC America}}
|clip3      = {{uc:Doctor Who}} "The Name of the Doctor" **{{uc:spoiler alert}}** Clara Enters the Timestream - {{uc:BBC America}}
|bts        = Q & A with Matt Smith and Caroline Skinner Part 1 - Doctor Who - BBC
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'''Series 7''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran from [[6 December (releases)|6 December]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]] to [[24 September (releases)|24 September]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]]. It starred [[Matt Smith]] as the [[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Karen Gillan]] as [[Amy Pond]], [[Arthur Darvill]] as [[Rory Williams]] and [[Jenna Coleman]] as [[Clara Oswald]]. The regular series was preceded by {{cs|The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)}}, opened with {{cs|Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)}} and concluded with {{cs|The Name of the Doctor (TV story)}}, with the gap between parts one and two of the series being bridged by {{cs|The Snowmen (TV story)}}.


Series 7 began its run on [[1 September]] [[2012]] with five regular, stand-alone episodes and a Christmas Special. These were followed by the remaining eight episodes in [[2013]].
== Overview ==
It consisted of fifteen stories and episodes. This series was broadcast on [[BBC One]] between [[2012 (releases)|2012]] and [[2013 (releases)|2013]], and, like [[Series 6 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 6]], it was split into two parts. The BBC first announced the new series, which contained fourteen episodes, on the official ''Doctor Who'' site on [[8 June (production)|8 June]] [[2011 (production)|2011]] It was followed by a series of [[2013 specials]], in honour of the programme's 50th anniversary. This was the last full series with Matt Smith's [[Eleventh Doctor]].


== Overview ==
Series 7 has been described as being a series of "movies" squeezed into forty-five minutes, although {{cs|The Snowmen (TV story)}} was sixty minutes. The first half is about the Doctor deleting himself from the universe to hide from the deadly [[The Silence|Silence]], who attempted to assassinate him in [[Series 6 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 6]] to stop him from answering [[the Question]]. During this time, the Doctor regularly visits [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]] and also meets his grandfather-in-law [[Brian Williams (Dinosaurs on a Spaceship)|Brian Williams]]. The Doctor meets his wife, [[River Song]], in the final episode of the first half of the series, which involved the Weeping Angels who separated him from Amy and Rory forever.
Series 7 has been described at being a series of "movies" squeezed into forty five minutes, although ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]'' was sixty minutes. The first half is about the Doctor deleting himself from the Universe to hide himself from the deadly [[Silence]], who attempted to assassinate him in [[Series 6 (Doctor Who)|Series 6]] to stop him from answering the Question. During this time, the Doctor regularly visits [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]] and also meets his grandfather-in-law [[Brian Williams]]. The Doctor meets his wife, [[River Song]], in the final episode of the first half of the series, which involved the Weeping Angels who separated him from Amy and Rory forever.


As established in ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]'', in ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]'' and thousands of other encounters with the Doctor before, echoes of [[Clara Oswald]] were sent through time with the purpose of saving the Doctor, dying in at least the lives in ''Asylum'' and ''The Snowmen''. The Doctor, not knowing who Clara was, realised that both incarnations of her were the same woman and believed there would be more versions of her somewhere in the Universe. He found and travelled the original Clara from [[2013]], determined to solve the mystery of the "impossible girl". To save the Doctor from having his victories undone by the [[Great Intelligence]], Clara followed the Intelligence into the wound of the Doctor's timeline from his tomb on [[Trenzalore]], sacrificing herself to save the Doctor many times over.
As established in {{cs|The Name of the Doctor (TV story)}}, in {{cs|Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)}} and {{cs|The Snowmen (TV story)}} and many other encounters with the Doctor before, echoes of [[Clara Oswald]] were sent through time with the purpose of saving the Doctor, dying in at least the lives in ''Asylum'' and ''The Snowmen''. The Doctor, not knowing who Clara was, realised that both incarnations of her were the same woman and believed there would be more versions of her somewhere in the universe. He found and travelled with the original Clara from [[2013]], determined to solve the mystery of the "impossible girl". To save the Doctor from having his victories undone by the [[Great Intelligence]], Clara followed the Intelligence into the wound of the Doctor's timeline from his tomb on [[Trenzalore]], sacrificing herself to save the Doctor many times over, influencing the outcomes of his many battles, and even making sure he stole [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the right TARDIS]] from [[Gallifrey]] when he originally left.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
[[Matt Smith]], continued to play the [[Eleventh Doctor]] throughout all of Series 7.
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[[Karen Gillan]], who played [[Amy Pond]], and [[Arthur Darvill]], who played  Amy's husband [[Rory Williams]], returned for the first five episodes, departing in ''The Angels Take Manhattan''. This episode also featured [[River Song]], played by [[Alex Kingston]], who again returned for the season finale.
 
[[Jenna-Louise Coleman]] debuted as the original, 21st century version of [[Clara Oswald]], the Doctor's newest companion, from ''The Bells of Saint John''. Prior to this episode, echoes of Clara spread through time, known as Oswin Oswald in the [[Dalek Asylum]] and Clara Oswin Oswald in [[Victorian era|Victorian]] [[London]], appeared in ''Asylum of the Daleks'' and ''The Snowmen'' respectively, also played by Coleman, and dying at the end of each story. Other versions of Clara existing at various prior eras of the show were also played by Coleman in ''The Name of the Doctor''.
 
=== Primary cast ===
* [[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Matt Smith]]
* [[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Matt Smith]]
 
* [[Clara Oswald]] - [[Jenna Coleman]], [[Sophie Downham]]
=== Secondary cast ===
* [[Amy Pond]] - [[Karen Gillan]]
* [[Amy Pond]] - [[Karen Gillan]]
* [[Rory Williams]] - [[Arthur Darvill]]
* [[Rory Williams]] - [[Arthur Darvill]]
* [[Clara Oswald]] - [[Jenna-Louise Coleman]]
* [[Madge Arwell]] - [[Claire Skinner]]
 
=== Recurring ===
* [[Dalek]]s - [[Dalek operator|operated]] by [[Barnaby Edwards]], [[Nicholas Pegg]] and voiced by [[Nicholas Briggs]]
* [[Brian Williams (Dinosaurs on a Spaceship)|Brian Williams]] - [[Mark Williams]]
* [[Brian Williams (Dinosaurs on a Spaceship)|Brian Williams]] - [[Mark Williams]]
* [[Kate Stewart]] - [[Jemma Redgrave]]
* [[River Song]] - [[Alex Kingston]]
* [[Jenny Flint]] - [[Catrin Stewart]]
* [[Jenny Flint]] - [[Catrin Stewart]]
* [[Vastra|Madame Vastra]] - [[Neve McIntosh]]
* [[Vastra|Madame Vastra]] - [[Neve McIntosh]]
* [[Strax]] - [[Dan Starkey]]
* [[Strax]] - [[Dan Starkey]]
* [[River Song]] - [[Alex Kingston]]
* [[Great Intelligence|The Great Intelligence]] - [[Richard E Grant]] and additionally voiced by [[Ian McKellen]]
* [[Walter Simeon|Dr Simeon]]/[[Great Intelligence]] - [[Richard E. Grant]]
* [[Ellie Oswald]] - [[Nicola Sian]]<!--Appeared once in an episode and once in a prequel to another episode-->
* [[Angie Maitland]] - [[Eve De Leon Allen]]
* [[Artie Maitland]] - [[Kassius Carey Johnson]]
* [[Dave Oswald]] - [[Michael Dixon]]
* [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] - [[Aidan Cook]] and voiced by [[Nicholas Briggs]]
* [[War Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[John Hurt]]
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=== Guest cast ===
=== Guest ===
* [[Madge Arwell]] - [[Claire Skinner]]
* [[Cyril Arwell]] - [[Maurice Cole]]
* [[Lily Arwell]] - [[Holly Earl]]
* [[Lily Arwell]] - [[Holly Earl]]
* [[Queen]] [[Nefertiti]] - [[Riann Steele]]
* [[Solomon (Dinosaurs on a Spaceship)|Solomon]] - [[David Bradley]]
* [[Solomon (Dinosaurs on a Spaceship)|Solomon]] - [[David Bradley]]
* [[John Riddell]] - [[Rupert Graves]]
* [[Kahler-Tek]] - [[Andrew Brooke]]
* [[Kahler-Jex]] - [[Adrian Scarborough]]
* [[Shakri (The Power of Three)|Shakri]] - [[Steven Berkoff]]
* [[Kahler-Tek|The Gunslinger]] - [[Andrew Brooke]]
* [[Latimer (The Snowmen)|Captain Latimer]] - [[Tom Ward]]
* [[Isaac (A Town Called Mercy)|Isaac]] - [[Ben Browder]]
* [[Walter Simeon|Dr Walter Simeon]] - [[Richard E Grant]], [[Cameron Strefford]]
* [[Kate Lethbridge-Stewart|Kate Stewart]] - [[Jemma Redgrave]]
* [[Rosemary Kizlet|Miss Kizlet]] - [[Celia Imrie]]
* Voice of the [[Great Intelligence]] - [[Ian McKellen]]
* [[Newsreader (Invasion of the Bane)|Newsreader]] [[Olivia Hill]]
* [[Latimer (The Snowmen)|Latimer]] - [[Tom Ward]]
* [[Merry Gejelh|Merry]] - [[Emilia Jones]]
* Miss [[Kizlet]] - [[Celia Imrie]]
* [[Mummy (The Rings of Akhaten)|Mummy]] - [[Aidan Cook]]
* [[Artie Maitland]] - [[Kassius Carey Johnson]]
* [[Zhukov (Cold War)|Captain Zhukov]] - [[Liam Cunningham]]
* [[Angie Maitland]] - [[Eve De Leon Allen]]
* [[Grisenko|Professor Grisenko]] - [[David Warner]]
* [[Merry Galel]] - [[Emilia Jones]]
* [[Stepashin|Lieutenant Stepashin]] – [[Tobias Menzies]]
* [[Captain]] [[Zhukov]] - [[Liam Cunningham]]
* [[Skaldak]] - [[Spencer Wilding]] and voiced by [[Nicholas Briggs]]
* Professor [[Grisenko]] - [[David Warner]]
* [[Skaldak]] - [[Spencer Wilding]]
* [[Alec Palmer]] - [[Dougray Scott]]
* [[Alec Palmer]] - [[Dougray Scott]]
* [[Emma Grayling]] - [[Jessica Raine]]
* [[Emma Grayling]] - [[Jessica Raine]]
* [[Gregor Van Baalen]] - [[Ashley Walters]]
* [[Gregor Van Baalen]] - [[Ashley Walters]]
* [[Bram Van Baalen]] - [[Mark Oliver (actor)|Mark Oliver]]
* [[Bram Van Baalen]] - [[Mark Oliver]]
* [[Tricky Van Baalen]] - [[Jahvel Hall]]
* [[Tricky Van Baalen]] - [[Jahvel Hall]]
* [[Winifred Gillyflower]] - [[Diana Rigg]]
* [[Winifred Gillyflower]] - [[Diana Rigg]]
* [[Ada Gillyflower]] - [[Rachael Stirling]]
* [[Ada Gillyflower]] - [[Rachael Stirling]]
* [[Porridge (Nightmare in Silver)|Porridge]] - [[Warwick Davis]]
* [[Webley]] - [[Jason Watkins]]
* [[Alice Ferrin]] - [[Tamzin Outhwaite]]
* [[Ludens Nimrod Kendrick Cord Longstaff XLI]] - [[Warwick Davis]]
==== Introducing ====
<!--The 50th anniversary special is not considered to be part of series 7.-->
* [[The Doctor (The Name of the Doctor)|The Doctor]] - [[John Hurt]]


== Production ==
== Production ==
=== Crew ===
=== Crew ===
==== Producers ====
==== Producers ====
Before the airing of Series 7, it was announced that both [[Beth Willis]] and [[Piers Wenger]] would step down as executive producers. Willis' last credit was on ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]''; however, Piers Wenger stayed for one episode longer, and produced ''[[The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)|The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]]''.
Before the airing of series 7, it was announced that both [[Beth Willis]] and [[Piers Wenger]] would step down as executive producers. Willis' last credit was on {{cs|The Wedding of River Song (TV story)}}; however, Piers Wenger stayed for one episode longer, and produced {{cs|The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)}}.


A new executive producer named [[Caroline Skinner]] joined Steven Moffat to produce ''The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe'' onwards, but it was announced before the broadcast of the spring half of Series 7 that she was departing the show after just one season and would be replaced by BBC Wales Head of Drama, Faith Penhale.<ref name = "skinnerdeparture">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/Doctor-Who-Executive-Producer-Moves-On |title=Executive Producer Moves On |website name=[[BBC]] - Doctor Who |accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref>
A new executive producer named [[Caroline Skinner]] joined Steven Moffat to produce ''The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe'' onwards, but it was announced before the broadcast of the spring half of series 7 that she was departing the show after just one season and would be replaced by BBC Wales Head of Drama, Faith Penhale.<ref name="skinnerdeparture">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/Doctor-Who-Executive-Producer-Moves-On|title=Executive Producer Moves On|website name=BBC - Doctor Who|accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref>


==== Writers ====
==== Writers ====
Head writer Steven Moffat wrote seven episodes. He has written the 2011 Christmas special, episodes one and five in the autumn run, the [[Children in Need]] [[The Great Detective (TV story)|mini-episode]], the 2012 Christmas special, and episodes six and thirteen of the spring run.
Head writer Steven Moffat wrote seven episodes. He has written the 2011 Christmas special, episodes one and five in the autumn run, the [[Children in Need]] [[The Great Detective (TV story)|mini-episode]], the 2012 Christmas special, episodes six and thirteen of the spring run, and the 50th anniversary special.


[[Chris Chibnall]] and [[Toby Whithouse]], who had both written episodes for multiple previous series of ''Doctor Who'', returned to contribute scripts for the Autumn run. Chibnall wrote episodes two and four, while Whithouse wrote episode three.
[[Chris Chibnall]] and [[Toby Whithouse]], who had both written episodes for multiple previous series of ''Doctor Who'', returned to contribute scripts for the Autumn run. Chibnall wrote episodes two and four, while Whithouse wrote episode three.
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Another returning writer was [[Steve Thompson]], who wrote episode ten.
Another returning writer was [[Steve Thompson]], who wrote episode ten.


Fantasy author [[Neil Gaiman]] (who previously wrote ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]''), wrote episode twelve.
Fantasy author [[Neil Gaiman]] (who previously wrote {{cs|The Doctor's Wife (TV story)}}), wrote episode twelve.


''Luther'' creator Neil Cross made his ''Doctor Who'' debut with episode seven, as well as writing episode nine.
''Luther'' creator [[Neil Cross]] made his ''Doctor Who'' debut with episode seven, as well as writing episode nine.


==== Directors ====
==== Directors ====
Returning director [[Nick Hurran]] directed episodes one and five. [[Douglas Mackinnon]], another returning director directed episodes four and eight.
Returning director [[Nick Hurran]] directed episodes one and five. [[Douglas Mackinnon]], another returning director directed episodes four and eight.


New director [[Farren Blackburn]] directed the [[2011]] [[The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)|Christmas special]], as well as episode seven.
New director [[Farren Blackburn]] directed the [[2011 (releases)|2011]] [[Christmas special]], as well as episode seven.


Saul Metzstein, another director new to ''Doctor Who'', directed episodes two, three, eleven, thirteen and the [[2012]] [[The Snowmen (TV story)|Christmas special]].
Saul Metzstein, another director new to ''Doctor Who'', directed episodes two, three, eleven, thirteen and the [[2012 (releases)|2012]] Christmas special.


A handful of new directors directed one episode each in the spring half of the series. These are: Colm McCarthy, Jamie Payne, Mat King and Stephen Wolfenden, who directed episodes six, nine, ten and twelve representatively.
A handful of new directors directed one episode each in the spring half of the series. These are: [[Colm McCarthy]], [[Jamie Payne]], [[Mat King]] and [[Stephen Woolfenden]], who directed episodes six, nine, ten and twelve respectively.


=== Filming ===
=== Filming ===
Filming for series 7 began on [[20 February]] [[2012]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s7/doctor-who/news/a364779/doctor-who-to-resume-filming-this-month-saul-metzstein-to-direct.html |title='Doctor Who' to resume filming this month, Saul Metzstein to direct |date of source=9 February 2012 |author=Morgan Jeffery |website name=Digital Spy |accessdate=23 August 2012}}</ref>  
Filming for series 7 began on [[20 February (production)|20 February]] [[2012 (production)|2012]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s7/doctor-who/news/a364779/doctor-who-to-resume-filming-this-month-saul-metzstein-to-direct.html|title='Doctor Who' to resume filming this month, Saul Metzstein to direct|date of source=9 February 2012|author=Morgan Jeffery|website name=Digital Spy|accessdate=23 August 2012}}</ref>
 
Episode three was filmed in [[Spain]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/New-Series-Dinosaurs-and-Mercy|title=New Series: Dinosaurs and Mercy!|author=The Doctor Who Team|date of source=16 July 2012|website name=BBC - Blogs - Doctor Who|accessdate=7 November 2012}}</ref> as were some scenes for episode one.
Episode three was filmed in [[Spain]], <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/New-Series-Dinosaurs-and-Mercy |title=New Series: Dinosaurs and Mercy! |author=The Doctor Who Team |date of source=16 July 2012 |website name=BBC - Blogs - Doctor Who |accessdate=7 November 2012}}</ref> as were some scenes for episode one.
Filming for episode five saw the crew return to [[United States of America|America]]. This time, they were filming in [[New York City|New York]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2012/03/dwn240312190012-convention-news.html?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed|title=Production: Convention News|date of source=24 March 2012|author="Marcus"|website name=Doctor Who News|accessdate=23 August 2012}}</ref> Filming for ''The Snowmen ''began [[6 August (production)|6 August]].<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/entries/71c567d9-d7c5-3758-a3bc-1bc095e4b829</ref>
 
Filming for episode five saw the crew return to [[United States of America|America]]. This time, they were filming in [[New York City|New York]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2012/03/dwn240312190012-convention-news.html?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed |title=Production: Convention News |date of source=24 March 2012 |author="Marcus" |website name=Doctor Who News |accessdate=23 August 2012}}</ref>
 
== Television stories ==
== Television stories ==
=== Christmas special ===
=== Christmas special ===
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!'''Episode<br />Number''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Director''' || '''Prequel'''||'''Notes'''
!'''Episode<br />Number''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Director''' || '''Prequel'''||'''Notes'''
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|N/A||''[[The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)|The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]]''||[[Steven Moffat]]||[[Farren Blackburn]]||''[[Prequel (The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe)|Prequel]]''||
||N/A||{{cs|The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)}}||[[Steven Moffat]]||[[Farren Blackburn]]||''[[Prequel (The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe)|Prequel]]''||The Doctor reestablishes contact with Amy and Rory since faking his death.
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!'''Episode<br />Number''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Director''' || '''Notes'''
!'''Episode<br />Number''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Director''' || '''Notes'''
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|N/A||''[[Good as Gold (TV story)|Good as Gold]]''||[[The Children of Ashdene School]]||||Reappearance of a [[Weeping Angel]].
|N/A||''[[Good as Gold (TV story)|Good as Gold]]''||[[The Children of Ashdene School]]||[[Saul Metzstein]]||
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|N/A||''[[Pond Life (webcast)|Pond Life]]''||[[Chris Chibnall]]||[[Saul Metzstein]]||Glimpse into the life of Amy and Rory.
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|N/A
|''[[The History of the Doctor (TV story)|The History of the Doctor]]''
|[[Gareth Roberts]]
|[[Tom Cohen]]
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!'''Episode<br />Number''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Director''' || '''Prequel''' || '''Notes'''
!'''Episode<br />Number''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Director''' || '''Prequel''' || '''Notes'''
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|1 ||''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]''||[[Steven Moffat]]||[[Nick Hurran]]||''[[Pond Life (webcast)|Pond Life]]'' and ''[[Asylum of the Daleks Prequel]]''||Reappearance of the [[Dalek]]s. First introduction and death of [[Clara Oswin Oswald]].
|1 ||{{cs|Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)}}||Steven Moffat||[[Nick Hurran]]||''[[Pond Life (webcast)|Pond Life]]'' and ''[[Asylum of the Daleks Prequel (webcast)|Asylum of the Daleks Prequel]]''||First appearance of [[Clara Oswald]], in the form of [[Oswin Oswald]].
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|2 ||''[[Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (TV story)|Dinosaurs on a Spaceship]]''|| [[Chris Chibnall]]||[[Saul Metzstein]]||||Reappearance of the [[Silurian]]s. First appearance of [[Brian Williams (Dinosaurs on a Spaceship)|Brian Williams]].
|2 ||{{cs|Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (TV story)}}|| [[Chris Chibnall]]||rowspan=2| Saul Metzstein||||First appearance of [[Brian Williams (Dinosaurs on a Spaceship)|Brian Williams]].  
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|3 ||''[[A Town Called Mercy (TV story)|A Town Called Mercy]]''||[[Toby Whithouse]]||Saul Metzstein||''[[The Making of the Gunslinger (webcast)|The Making of the Gunslinger]]''||
||3 ||{{cs|A Town Called Mercy (TV story)}}||[[Toby Whithouse]]||''[[The Making of the Gunslinger (webcast)|The Making of the Gunslinger]]''||
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|4 ||'' [[The Power of Three (TV story)|The Power of Three]]''||Chris Chibnall||[[Douglas Mackinnon]]||||Reappearance of [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]], [[Kate Stewart]] and [[Brian Williams (Dinosaurs on a Spaceship)|Brian Williams]].  
|4 ||{{cs|The Power of Three (TV story)}}||Chris Chibnall||[[Douglas Mackinnon]]||||Reintroduction of [[Kate Stewart]], and her first appearance in the television series.
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|5 ||'' [[The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)|The Angels Take Manhattan]]''||Steven Moffat||Nick Hurran||||Reappearance of the [[Weeping Angel]]s and [[River Song]]. Final appearances of [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]].  
|5 ||{{cs|The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)}}||Steven Moffat||Nick Hurran||||Final regular appearances of [[Amy Pond]], [[Rory Williams]] and [[River Song]]. A webcast, ''[[P.S. (webcast)|P.S.]]'', was later released, detailing an unfilmed scene, featuring the last appearance of Brian Williams.
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!'''Episode <br />Number''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Director''' || '''Prequel'''|| '''Notes'''
!'''Episode <br />Number''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Director''' || '''Prequel'''|| '''Notes'''
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|N/A ||''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]''||[[Steven Moffat]]||[[Saul Metzstein]]||''[[The Great Detective (TV story)|The Great Detective]]'', ''[[Vastra Investigates: A Christmas Prequel (webcast)|Vastra Investigates]]'' and ''[[The Battle of Demons Run: Two Days Later (webcast)|The Battle of Demons Run: Two Days Later]] ''|| Reintroduction of the [[Great Intelligence]]. Second introduction and death of [[Clara Oswin Oswald]]. Introduction of [[Walter Simeon|Dr Simeon]]. Reintroduction of [[Vastra]], [[Strax]] and [[Jenny Flint]]
|N/A ||{{cs|The Snowmen (TV story)}}||Steven Moffat||Saul Metzstein||''[[The Great Detective (TV story)|The Great Detective]]'', ''[[Vastra Investigates: A Christmas Prequel (webcast)|Vastra Investigates]]'' and ''[[The Battle of Demons Run: Two Days Later (webcast)|The Battle of Demons Run: Two Days Later]] ''||Reappearance of Clara as [[Clara Oswin Oswald]], and cameo from Clara herself. Reintroduction of the [[Great Intelligence]]. Establishment of [[Vastra]], [[Strax]] and [[Jenny Flint]] as the [[Paternoster Gang]].
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==== Spring half ====
==== Spring half ====
The remaining eight episodes of Series 7 began airing on 30 March, 2013.
The remaining eight episodes of series 7 began airing on 30 March, 2013.
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!'''Episode<br />Number''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Director''' || '''Prequel''' || '''Notes'''
!'''Episode<br />Number''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Director''' || '''Prequel''' || '''Notes'''
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|6 ||''[[The Bells of Saint John (TV story)|The Bells of Saint John]]''||Steven Moffat||[[Colm McCarthy]]||''[[The Bells of Saint John: A Prequel (webcast)|The Bells of Saint John: A Prequel]] '' ||Reappearance of the [[Great Intelligence]] and  [[UNIT]]. Third introduction of [[Clara Oswin Oswald]]. Reappearance of [[Walter Simeon|Dr Simeon]].
|6 ||{{cs|The Bells of Saint John (TV story)}}||Steven Moffat||[[Colm McCarthy]]||''[[The Bells of Saint John: A Prequel (webcast)|The Bells of Saint John: A Prequel]] '' ||Debut of the Eleventh Doctor's purple costume. First appearance of [[Angie Maitland|Angie And]] [[Artie Maitland]].
|-
|-
|7 ||''[[The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)|The Rings of Akhaten]]''||[[Neil Cross]]||[[Farren Blackburn]]||||
||7 ||{{cs|The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)}}||[[Neil Cross]]||[[Farren Blackburn]]||||
|-
|-
|8 ||''[[Cold War (TV story)|Cold War]] ''||[[Mark Gatiss]]||[[Douglas Mackinnon]]||||Return of the [[Ice Warrior]]s.
|8 ||{{cs|Cold War (TV story)}}||[[Mark Gatiss]]||[[Douglas Mackinnon]]||||Reintroduction of the [[Ice Warrior]]s.
|-
|-
|9 ||''[[Hide (TV story)|Hide]]''||Neil Cross||[[Jamie Payne]]||||
||9 ||{{cs|Hide (TV story)}}||Neil Cross||[[Jamie Payne]]||||
|-
|-
|10 ||''[[Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS (TV story)|Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS]]''||[[Steve Thompson]]||[[Mat King]]||||
||10 ||{{cs|Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS (TV story)}}||[[Steve Thompson]]||[[Mat King]]||||Reintroduction to the [[Eye of Harmony]].
|-
|-
|11||''[[The Crimson Horror (TV story)|The Crimson Horror]]''
|11||{{cs|The Crimson Horror (TV story)}}
||Mark Gatiss||[[Saul Metzstein]]||||Reappearance of [[Vastra]], [[Strax]] and [[Jenny Flint]].
||Mark Gatiss||Saul Metzstein||||100th Episode of the Revived Series. [[Angie Maitland|Angie]] And [[Artie Maitland|Artie]] find out about Clara's life with the Doctor.
|-
|-
|12||''[[Nightmare in Silver (TV story)|Nightmare in Silver]]''||[[Neil Gaiman]]||[[Stephen Woolfenden]]||||Reintroduction of the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]]
|12||{{cs|Nightmare in Silver (TV story)}}||[[Neil Gaiman]]||[[Stephen Woolfenden]]|||| First appearance of the [[Weapons-grade Cyberman|"weapons-grade" Cybermen]]. Reintroduction to the [[Cyber-Planner]].
|-
|-
|13||''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]''||Steven Moffat||Saul Metzstein||''[[She Said, He Said: A Prequel (webcast)|She Said, He Said]]''||Reappearance of the [[Great Intelligence]], [[Walter Simeon|Dr Simeon]], [[River Song]], [[Vastra]], [[Strax]] and [[Jenny Flint]]. Introduction of the [[The Doctor (The Name of the Doctor)|Unknown Doctor]].  
|13||{{cs|The Name of the Doctor (TV story)}}||Steven Moffat||Saul Metzstein||''[[She Said, He Said: A Prequel (webcast)|She Said, He Said]]'' and ''[[Clarence and the Whispermen]]''||Introduction of the [[War Doctor]]. Explanation of Clara's multiple lives, giving resolution to the "Woman Twice Dead" arc.
|}
 
==== DVD Box Set Mini-episodes ====
These three mini-episodes were released on the series 7 DVD boxset.
{| {{prettytable}}
!'''Episode<br />Number''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Director''' || '''Notes'''
|-
|| N/A ||''[[Clara and the TARDIS (home video)|Clara and the TARDIS]]''||[[Steven Moffat]]||||The Doctor does not appear.
|-
|| N/A ||''[[Rain Gods (home video)|Rain Gods]]''||[[Neil Gaiman]]||||
|-
|| N/A ||''[[The Inforarium (home video)|The Inforarium]]''||[[Steven Moffat]]||||Shows how the Doctor "deleted" himself from the universe.
|}
|}


=== Episode notes ===
=== Episode notes ===
* This is the only series so far to have special 'movie' posters made featuring titles, cast and credits.
* This is the first series in the [[BBC Wales]] era of Doctor Who not to begin in the spring. In fact, the show would not see a spring series premiere again until [[Series 10 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 10]].
* For the first time in ''Doctor Who'', this series had no two-parters in it, however ''The Name of the Doctor'' ends with a "To be continued" cliffhanger leading into the 50th anniversary special.
* The [[BBC]] justified the decision to split the series into two blocks starting in the fall by citing [[Steven Moffat]]'s commitments to Sherlock as well as the upcoming [[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|50th anniversary]]. Steven Moffat disputed this, insisting that Sherlock had nothing to do with the decision.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/jun/16/doctor-who-bbc1-2012 Guardian Article]</ref>
* This is the first series to have special "movie" posters made featuring titles, cast and credits.
* For the first time in ''Doctor Who'', this series had no two-parters in it. ''Asylum of the Daleks'' through ''The Angels Take Manhattan'' form a loose story arc involving Amy and Rory, whereas the mystery of Clara is a background arc contained in the remaining episodes of the season.
* Series 7 stands as one of only three seasons in ''Doctor Who'' history in which each story of the season has consisted of the same number of episodes - with this series consisting entirely of one parters - the others being [[Season 18 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 18]], with entirely four-part serials, and [[Series 11 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 11]], with one-parters. If the unfinished ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]'' is discounted, then this number is raised to four, with [[Season 17 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 17]] also entirely consisting of four-part serials.
* During Series 7, Matt Smith appeared as the Doctor in a spoof titled ''[[One Born Every Minute (TV story)|One Born Every Minute]]'', aired on 15 March 2013 as part of the annual [[Comic Relief]] appeal.
* The series had two opening sequences. From {{cs|Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)}} to {{cs|The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)}}, the opening sequence was the one used starting from {{cs|The Eleventh Hour (TV story)}}. From {{cs|The Snowmen (TV story)}}, a different opening sequence was used and was used for the rest of [[Matt Smith]]'s tenure.


== Aliens and enemies ==
== Aliens and enemies ==
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* [[Kahler-Tek]]
* [[Kahler-Tek]]
* [[Kahler-Jex]]
* [[Kahler-Jex]]
* [[Orderly (The Power of Three)|Orderlies]]
* [[Shakri]]
* [[Shakri]]
* [[Weeping Angel]]s
* [[Weeping Angel]]s
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* [[Snowmen]]
* [[Snowmen]]
* [[Spoonhead]]s
* [[Spoonhead]]s
* Miss [[Kizlet]]
* [[Rosemary Kizlet|Miss Kizlet]]
* [[The Mummy]]
* [[Rezh Baphix]]
* [[Merry Gejelh]]
* [[Dor'een]]
* [[Pan-Babylonian]]s
* [[Lugaleracush]]
* [[Lucanian]]s
* [[Hooloovoo]]
* [[Terraberserker]]
* [[Ultramancer]]
* [[Citizen from the City State of Binding Light]]
* [[Energy-based species (The Rings of Akhaten)|Energy-based aliens]]
* [[Four-eyed species (The Rings of Akhaten)|Four-eyed aliens]]
* [[Mummy (The Rings of Akhaten)|The Mummy]]
* [[Vigil]]
* [[Vigil]]
* [[Old God]]
* [[Akhaten|Old God]]
* [[Ice Warriors]]
* [[Ice Warrior]]
* [[Crooked Man|The Crooked Man]]
* [[Crooked Man (Hide)|The Crooked Man]]
* [[Time zombie]]s
* [[Time zombie]]s
* [[Winifred Gillyflower]]
* [[Winifred Gillyflower]]
* [[Mr Sweet]]
* [[Mr Sweet]]
* [[Cybermen]]
* [[Cyberman|Cybermen]]
* The [[Whisper Men]]
* [[Cybermite]]s
* [[Whisper Man|Whisper Men]]
 
== Adaptations and merchandising ==
== Adaptations and merchandising ==
=== Home media ===
=== Home media ===
==== DVD ====
==== DVD ====
{{Section stub|This section need to have information added as an opening paragraph, and images need to be added at the bottom.}}
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! style="width:30%;" | '''Title'''
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| Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe<br />{{cs|The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)}} || 1 × 60 min. || [[16 January (releases)|16 January]] [[2012 (releases)|2012]] || [[1 March (releases)|1 March]] 2012 || [[14 February (releases)|14 February]] 2012
|-
| Doctor Who: Series 7, Part 1<br />''[[Pond Life (webcast)|Pond Life]]''<br />{{cs|Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|A Town Called Mercy (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|The Power of Three (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)}} || 1 x 50 min.<br />4 × 45 min.<br />1 x 5 min. || [[29 October (releases)|29 October]] 2012 || [[14 November (releases)|14 November]] 2012 || [[13 November (releases)|13 November]] 2012
|-
| Doctor Who: Series 7, Part 2<br />{{cs|The Snowmen (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|The Bells of Saint John (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|Cold War (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|Hide (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|The Crimson Horror (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|Nightmare in Silver (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|The Name of the Doctor (TV story)}}<br />''[[Clarence and the Whispermen (home video)|Clarence and the Whispermen]]''||1 x 60 min.<br />8 x 45 min.<br />1 x 2 min.||[[27 May (releases)|27 May]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]]||[[22 May (releases)|22 May]] 2013||[[28 May (releases)|28 May]] 2013
|-
| Doctor Who: The Complete Seventh Series<br />{{cs|The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)}}<br />''[[Pond Life (webcast)|Pond Life]]''<br />{{cs|Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|A Town Called Mercy (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|The Power of Three (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|The Snowmen (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|The Bells of Saint John (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|Cold War (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|Hide (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|The Crimson Horror (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|Nightmare in Silver (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|The Name of the Doctor (TV story)}}<br />''[[Clara and the TARDIS (home video)|Clara and the TARDIS]]''<br />''[[Rain Gods (home video)|Rain Gods]]''<br />''[[The Inforarium (home video)|The Inforarium]]''||1 x 50 min.<br />2 x 60 min.<br />12 x 45 min.<br />1 x 5 min.<br />3 x 2 min.|| [[28 October (releases)|28 October]] 2013 || [[30 October (releases)|30 October]] 2013 || [[24 September (releases)|28 September]] 2013
|}
==== Blu-ray ====
{{Section stub|This section need to have information added as an opening paragraph, and images need to be added at the bottom.}}
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! style="width:10%;"| '''Number and duration<br />of episodes'''
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! style="width:10%;"| '''R4 release date'''
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| Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe<br />''[[The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)|The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]]'' || 1 × 60 min. || [[16 January]] [[2012]] || [[1 March]] 2012 || [[14 February]] 2012
| Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe<br />{{cs|The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)}} || 1 × 60 min. || [[16 January (releases)|16 January]] [[2012 (releases)|2012]] || [[1 March (releases)|1 March]] 2012 || [[14 February (releases)|14 February]] 2012
|-
|-
| Doctor Who: Series 7, Part 1<br />''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]''<br />''[[Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (TV story)|Dinosaurs on a Spaceship]]''<br />''[[A Town Called Mercy (TV story)|A Town Called Mercy]]''<br />''[[The Power of Three (TV story)|The Power of Three]]''<br />''[[The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)|The Angels Take Manhattan]]'' || 1 x 50 min.<br />4 × 45 min. || [[29 October]] 2012 || [[14 November]] 2012 || [[13 November]] 2012
| Doctor Who: Series 7, Part 1<br />''[[Pond Life (webcast)|Pond Life]]''<br />{{cs|Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|A Town Called Mercy (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|The Power of Three (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)}} || 1 x 50 min.<br />4 × 45 min.<br />1 x 5 min. || [[29 October (releases)|29 October]] 2012 || [[14 November (releases)|14 November]] 2012 || [[13 November (releases)|13 November]] 2012
|-
|-
| Doctor Who: Series 7, Part 2<br/>''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]''<br/>''[[The Bells of Saint John]]''<br/>''[[The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)|The Rings of Akhaten]]''<br/>''[[Cold War (TV story)|Cold War]]''<br/>''[[Hide (TV story)|Hide]]''<br/>''[[Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS (TV story)|Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS]]''<br/>''[[The Crimson Horror (TV story)|The Crimson Horror]]''<br/>''[[Nightmare in Silver (TV story)|Nightmare in Silver]]''<br/>''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]''||1 x 60 min.<br/>8 x 45 min.||[[20 May]] [[2013]]||[[22 May]] 2013||[[28 May]] 2013
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|-
|-
| Doctor Who: The Complete Series Seven <ref> http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C6ACVD6?tag=tvshowsondvdcom&link_code=as3&creativeASIN=B00C6ACVD6&creative=373489&camp=211189 </ref><br />||1 x 50 min.<br />1 x 60 min.<br />12 x 45 min.||TBA||TBA||TBA
| Doctor Who: The Complete Seventh Series<br />{{cs|The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)}}<br />''[[Pond Life (webcast)|Pond Life]]''<br />{{cs|Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|A Town Called Mercy (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|The Power of Three (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|The Snowmen (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|The Bells of Saint John (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|Cold War (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|Hide (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|The Crimson Horror (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|Nightmare in Silver (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|The Name of the Doctor (TV story)}}<br />''[[Clara and the TARDIS (home video)|Clara and the TARDIS]]''<br />''[[Rain Gods (home video)|Rain Gods]]''<br />''[[The Inforarium (home video)|The Inforarium]]''||1 x 50 min.<br />2 x 60 min.<br />12 x 45 min.<br />1 x 5 min.<br />3 x 2 min.|| [[28 October (releases)|28 October]] 2013 || [[30 October (releases)|30 October]] 2013 || [[24 September (releases)|28 September]] 2013
|}
|}


Series 7 released on [[21 November (releases)|21 November]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]] in a limited edition Blu-ray box set containing every "New Who" series up to [[Series 13 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 13]].<ref>https://www.ign.com/articles/doctor-who-limited-edition-complete-new-who-blu-ray-set-is-up-for-preorder</ref>
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Limited Edition New Who Blu-Ray Collection Box Set back.jpg|New Who Limited Edition (back)
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Limited Edition New Who Blu-Ray Collection Box Set promo back.jpg|New Who Limited Edition (back)
Limited Edition New Who Collector's promo 1.jpg|New Who Limited Edition promo
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== Stories set before this season ==
=== Webcasts ===
* ''[[Prequel to The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (webcast)|Prequel to The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]]''
== Stories set during this season ==
=== Novels ===
=== Novels ===
* ''[[Dark Horizons (novel)|Dark Horizons]]''
* ''[[Dark Horizons (novel)|Dark Horizons]]''
* ''[[Terrible Lizards (novel)|Terrible Lizards]]''
* ''[[Horror of the Space Snakes (novel)|Horror of the Space Snakes]]''
* ''[[Extra Time (novel)|Extra Time]]''
* ''[[The Water Thief (novel)|The Water Thief]]''
* ''[[The Angel's Kiss: A Melody Malone Mystery (novel)|The Angel's Kiss: A Melody Malone Mystery]]''
* ''[[Devil in the Smoke (novel)|Devil in the Smoke: An Adventure for the Great Detective]]''
*''[[The Silurian Gift (novel)|The Silurian Gift]]''
* ''[[Plague of the Cybermen (novel)|Plague of the Cybermen]]''
* ''[[Plague of the Cybermen (novel)|Plague of the Cybermen]]''
* ''[[The Dalek Generation (novel)|The Dalek Generation]]''
* ''[[The Dalek Generation (novel)|The Dalek Generation]]''
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* ''[[Sleepers in the Dust (audio story)|Sleepers in the Dust]]''
* ''[[Sleepers in the Dust (audio story)|Sleepers in the Dust]]''
* ''[[Snake Bite (audio story)|Snake Bite]]''
* ''[[Snake Bite (audio story)|Snake Bite]]''
=== Audio Drama ===
* ''[[Thin Time (audio story)|Thin Time]]'' (Eleventh Doctor's involvement)
* ''[[Regeneration Impossible (audio story)|Regeneration Impossible]]'' (Eleventh Doctor's involvement)
* ''[[The Inheritance (audio story)|The Inheritance]]''
* ''[[The House of Masks (audio story)|The House of Masks]]''
* ''[[The End (11DC audio story)|The End]]''
=== Webcasts ===
* ''[[Pond Life (webcast)|Pond Life]]''
* ''[[Prequel to Asylum of the Daleks (webcast)|Prequel to Asylum of the Daleks]]''
* ''[[The Making of the Gunslinger (webcast)|The Making of the Gunslinger]]''
* ''[[The Great Detective (TV story)|The Great Detective]]''
* ''[[Vastra Investigates: A Christmas Prequel (webcast)|Vastra Investigates: A Christmas Prequel]]''
* ''[[The Bells of Saint John: A Prequel (webcast)|The Bells of Saint John: A Prequel]]''
* ''[[She Said, He Said: A Prequel (webcast)|She Said, He Said: A Prequel]]''


== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==
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Series 7 of Doctor Who ran from 6 December 2011 to 24 September 2013. It starred Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, Karen Gillan as Amy Pond, Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams and Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald. The regular series was preceded by The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe [+]Loading...["The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)"], opened with Asylum of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)"] and concluded with The Name of the Doctor [+]Loading...["The Name of the Doctor (TV story)"], with the gap between parts one and two of the series being bridged by The Snowmen [+]Loading...["The Snowmen (TV story)"].

Overview[[edit] | [edit source]]

It consisted of fifteen stories and episodes. This series was broadcast on BBC One between 2012 and 2013, and, like Series 6, it was split into two parts. The BBC first announced the new series, which contained fourteen episodes, on the official Doctor Who site on 8 June 2011 It was followed by a series of 2013 specials, in honour of the programme's 50th anniversary. This was the last full series with Matt Smith's Eleventh Doctor.

Series 7 has been described as being a series of "movies" squeezed into forty-five minutes, although The Snowmen [+]Loading...["The Snowmen (TV story)"] was sixty minutes. The first half is about the Doctor deleting himself from the universe to hide from the deadly Silence, who attempted to assassinate him in series 6 to stop him from answering the Question. During this time, the Doctor regularly visits Amy Pond and Rory Williams and also meets his grandfather-in-law Brian Williams. The Doctor meets his wife, River Song, in the final episode of the first half of the series, which involved the Weeping Angels who separated him from Amy and Rory forever.

As established in The Name of the Doctor [+]Loading...["The Name of the Doctor (TV story)"], in Asylum of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)"] and The Snowmen [+]Loading...["The Snowmen (TV story)"] and many other encounters with the Doctor before, echoes of Clara Oswald were sent through time with the purpose of saving the Doctor, dying in at least the lives in Asylum and The Snowmen. The Doctor, not knowing who Clara was, realised that both incarnations of her were the same woman and believed there would be more versions of her somewhere in the universe. He found and travelled with the original Clara from 2013, determined to solve the mystery of the "impossible girl". To save the Doctor from having his victories undone by the Great Intelligence, Clara followed the Intelligence into the wound of the Doctor's timeline from his tomb on Trenzalore, sacrificing herself to save the Doctor many times over, influencing the outcomes of his many battles, and even making sure he stole the right TARDIS from Gallifrey when he originally left.

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Recurring[[edit] | [edit source]]

Guest[[edit] | [edit source]]

Production[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Producers[[edit] | [edit source]]

Before the airing of series 7, it was announced that both Beth Willis and Piers Wenger would step down as executive producers. Willis' last credit was on The Wedding of River Song [+]Loading...["The Wedding of River Song (TV story)"]; however, Piers Wenger stayed for one episode longer, and produced The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe [+]Loading...["The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)"].

A new executive producer named Caroline Skinner joined Steven Moffat to produce The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe onwards, but it was announced before the broadcast of the spring half of series 7 that she was departing the show after just one season and would be replaced by BBC Wales Head of Drama, Faith Penhale.[1]

Writers[[edit] | [edit source]]

Head writer Steven Moffat wrote seven episodes. He has written the 2011 Christmas special, episodes one and five in the autumn run, the Children in Need mini-episode, the 2012 Christmas special, episodes six and thirteen of the spring run, and the 50th anniversary special.

Chris Chibnall and Toby Whithouse, who had both written episodes for multiple previous series of Doctor Who, returned to contribute scripts for the Autumn run. Chibnall wrote episodes two and four, while Whithouse wrote episode three.

Mark Gatiss also returned, writing episodes eight and eleven.

Another returning writer was Steve Thompson, who wrote episode ten.

Fantasy author Neil Gaiman (who previously wrote The Doctor's Wife [+]Loading...["The Doctor's Wife (TV story)"]), wrote episode twelve.

Luther creator Neil Cross made his Doctor Who debut with episode seven, as well as writing episode nine.

Directors[[edit] | [edit source]]

Returning director Nick Hurran directed episodes one and five. Douglas Mackinnon, another returning director directed episodes four and eight.

New director Farren Blackburn directed the 2011 Christmas special, as well as episode seven.

Saul Metzstein, another director new to Doctor Who, directed episodes two, three, eleven, thirteen and the 2012 Christmas special.

A handful of new directors directed one episode each in the spring half of the series. These are: Colm McCarthy, Jamie Payne, Mat King and Stephen Woolfenden, who directed episodes six, nine, ten and twelve respectively.

Filming[[edit] | [edit source]]

Filming for series 7 began on 20 February 2012.[2] Episode three was filmed in Spain,[3] as were some scenes for episode one. Filming for episode five saw the crew return to America. This time, they were filming in New York.[4] Filming for The Snowmen began 6 August.[5]

Television stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Christmas special[[edit] | [edit source]]

Episode
Number
Title Writer Director Prequel Notes
N/A The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe [+]Loading...["The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)"] Steven Moffat Farren Blackburn Prequel The Doctor reestablishes contact with Amy and Rory since faking his death.

Mini-episodes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Episode
Number
Title Writer Director Notes
N/A Good as Gold The Children of Ashdene School Saul Metzstein
N/A Pond Life Chris Chibnall Saul Metzstein Glimpse into the life of Amy and Rory.
N/A The History of the Doctor Gareth Roberts Tom Cohen

Regular series[[edit] | [edit source]]

Autumn half[[edit] | [edit source]]

Episode
Number
Title Writer Director Prequel Notes
1 Asylum of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)"] Steven Moffat Nick Hurran Pond Life and Asylum of the Daleks Prequel First appearance of Clara Oswald, in the form of Oswin Oswald.
2 Dinosaurs on a Spaceship [+]Loading...["Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (TV story)"] Chris Chibnall Saul Metzstein First appearance of Brian Williams.
3 A Town Called Mercy [+]Loading...["A Town Called Mercy (TV story)"] Toby Whithouse The Making of the Gunslinger
4 The Power of Three [+]Loading...["The Power of Three (TV story)"] Chris Chibnall Douglas Mackinnon Reintroduction of Kate Stewart, and her first appearance in the television series.
5 The Angels Take Manhattan [+]Loading...["The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)"] Steven Moffat Nick Hurran Final regular appearances of Amy Pond, Rory Williams and River Song. A webcast, P.S., was later released, detailing an unfilmed scene, featuring the last appearance of Brian Williams.

Christmas special[[edit] | [edit source]]

Episode
Number
Title Writer Director Prequel Notes
N/A The Snowmen [+]Loading...["The Snowmen (TV story)"] Steven Moffat Saul Metzstein The Great Detective, Vastra Investigates and The Battle of Demons Run: Two Days Later Reappearance of Clara as Clara Oswin Oswald, and cameo from Clara herself. Reintroduction of the Great Intelligence. Establishment of Vastra, Strax and Jenny Flint as the Paternoster Gang.

Spring half[[edit] | [edit source]]

The remaining eight episodes of series 7 began airing on 30 March, 2013.

Episode
Number
Title Writer Director Prequel Notes
6 The Bells of Saint John [+]Loading...["The Bells of Saint John (TV story)"] Steven Moffat Colm McCarthy The Bells of Saint John: A Prequel Debut of the Eleventh Doctor's purple costume. First appearance of Angie And Artie Maitland.
7 The Rings of Akhaten [+]Loading...["The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)"] Neil Cross Farren Blackburn
8 Cold War [+]Loading...["Cold War (TV story)"] Mark Gatiss Douglas Mackinnon Reintroduction of the Ice Warriors.
9 Hide [+]Loading...["Hide (TV story)"] Neil Cross Jamie Payne
10 Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS [+]Loading...["Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS (TV story)"] Steve Thompson Mat King Reintroduction to the Eye of Harmony.
11 The Crimson Horror [+]Loading...["The Crimson Horror (TV story)"] Mark Gatiss Saul Metzstein 100th Episode of the Revived Series. Angie And Artie find out about Clara's life with the Doctor.
12 Nightmare in Silver [+]Loading...["Nightmare in Silver (TV story)"] Neil Gaiman Stephen Woolfenden First appearance of the "weapons-grade" Cybermen. Reintroduction to the Cyber-Planner.
13 The Name of the Doctor [+]Loading...["The Name of the Doctor (TV story)"] Steven Moffat Saul Metzstein She Said, He Said and Clarence and the Whispermen Introduction of the War Doctor. Explanation of Clara's multiple lives, giving resolution to the "Woman Twice Dead" arc.

DVD Box Set Mini-episodes[[edit] | [edit source]]

These three mini-episodes were released on the series 7 DVD boxset.

Episode
Number
Title Writer Director Notes
N/A Clara and the TARDIS Steven Moffat The Doctor does not appear.
N/A Rain Gods Neil Gaiman
N/A The Inforarium Steven Moffat Shows how the Doctor "deleted" himself from the universe.

Episode notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This is the first series in the BBC Wales era of Doctor Who not to begin in the spring. In fact, the show would not see a spring series premiere again until Series 10.
  • The BBC justified the decision to split the series into two blocks starting in the fall by citing Steven Moffat's commitments to Sherlock as well as the upcoming 50th anniversary. Steven Moffat disputed this, insisting that Sherlock had nothing to do with the decision.[6]
  • This is the first series to have special "movie" posters made featuring titles, cast and credits.
  • For the first time in Doctor Who, this series had no two-parters in it. Asylum of the Daleks through The Angels Take Manhattan form a loose story arc involving Amy and Rory, whereas the mystery of Clara is a background arc contained in the remaining episodes of the season.
  • Series 7 stands as one of only three seasons in Doctor Who history in which each story of the season has consisted of the same number of episodes - with this series consisting entirely of one parters - the others being Season 18, with entirely four-part serials, and Series 11, with one-parters. If the unfinished Shada is discounted, then this number is raised to four, with Season 17 also entirely consisting of four-part serials.
  • During Series 7, Matt Smith appeared as the Doctor in a spoof titled One Born Every Minute, aired on 15 March 2013 as part of the annual Comic Relief appeal.
  • The series had two opening sequences. From Asylum of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)"] to The Angels Take Manhattan [+]Loading...["The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)"], the opening sequence was the one used starting from The Eleventh Hour [+]Loading...["The Eleventh Hour (TV story)"]. From The Snowmen [+]Loading...["The Snowmen (TV story)"], a different opening sequence was used and was used for the rest of Matt Smith's tenure.

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DVD[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Title Number and duration
of episodes
R2 release date R4 release date R1 release date
Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe
The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe [+]Loading...["The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)"]
1 × 60 min. 16 January 2012 1 March 2012 14 February 2012
Doctor Who: Series 7, Part 1
Pond Life
Asylum of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)"]
Dinosaurs on a Spaceship [+]Loading...["Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (TV story)"]
A Town Called Mercy [+]Loading...["A Town Called Mercy (TV story)"]
The Power of Three [+]Loading...["The Power of Three (TV story)"]
The Angels Take Manhattan [+]Loading...["The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)"]
1 x 50 min.
4 × 45 min.
1 x 5 min.
29 October 2012 14 November 2012 13 November 2012
Doctor Who: Series 7, Part 2
The Snowmen [+]Loading...["The Snowmen (TV story)"]
The Bells of Saint John [+]Loading...["The Bells of Saint John (TV story)"]
The Rings of Akhaten [+]Loading...["The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)"]
Cold War [+]Loading...["Cold War (TV story)"]
Hide [+]Loading...["Hide (TV story)"]
Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS [+]Loading...["Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS (TV story)"]
The Crimson Horror [+]Loading...["The Crimson Horror (TV story)"]
Nightmare in Silver [+]Loading...["Nightmare in Silver (TV story)"]
The Name of the Doctor [+]Loading...["The Name of the Doctor (TV story)"]
Clarence and the Whispermen
1 x 60 min.
8 x 45 min.
1 x 2 min.
27 May 2013 22 May 2013 28 May 2013
Doctor Who: The Complete Seventh Series
The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe [+]Loading...["The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)"]
Pond Life
Asylum of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)"]
Dinosaurs on a Spaceship [+]Loading...["Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (TV story)"]
A Town Called Mercy [+]Loading...["A Town Called Mercy (TV story)"]
The Power of Three [+]Loading...["The Power of Three (TV story)"]
The Angels Take Manhattan [+]Loading...["The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)"]
The Snowmen [+]Loading...["The Snowmen (TV story)"]
The Bells of Saint John [+]Loading...["The Bells of Saint John (TV story)"]
The Rings of Akhaten [+]Loading...["The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)"]
Cold War [+]Loading...["Cold War (TV story)"]
Hide [+]Loading...["Hide (TV story)"]
Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS [+]Loading...["Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS (TV story)"]
The Crimson Horror [+]Loading...["The Crimson Horror (TV story)"]
Nightmare in Silver [+]Loading...["Nightmare in Silver (TV story)"]
The Name of the Doctor [+]Loading...["The Name of the Doctor (TV story)"]
Clara and the TARDIS
Rain Gods
The Inforarium
1 x 50 min.
2 x 60 min.
12 x 45 min.
1 x 5 min.
3 x 2 min.
28 October 2013 30 October 2013 28 September 2013

Blu-ray[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Title Number and duration
of episodes
R2 release date R4 release date R1 release date
Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe
The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe [+]Loading...["The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)"]
1 × 60 min. 16 January 2012 1 March 2012 14 February 2012
Doctor Who: Series 7, Part 1
Pond Life
Asylum of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)"]
Dinosaurs on a Spaceship [+]Loading...["Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (TV story)"]
A Town Called Mercy [+]Loading...["A Town Called Mercy (TV story)"]
The Power of Three [+]Loading...["The Power of Three (TV story)"]
The Angels Take Manhattan [+]Loading...["The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)"]
1 x 50 min.
4 × 45 min.
1 x 5 min.
29 October 2012 14 November 2012 13 November 2012
Doctor Who: Series 7, Part 2
The Snowmen [+]Loading...["The Snowmen (TV story)"]
The Bells of Saint John [+]Loading...["The Bells of Saint John (TV story)"]
The Rings of Akhaten [+]Loading...["The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)"]
Cold War [+]Loading...["Cold War (TV story)"]
Hide [+]Loading...["Hide (TV story)"]
Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS [+]Loading...["Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS (TV story)"]
The Crimson Horror [+]Loading...["The Crimson Horror (TV story)"]
Nightmare in Silver [+]Loading...["Nightmare in Silver (TV story)"]
The Name of the Doctor [+]Loading...["The Name of the Doctor (TV story)"]
1 x 60 min.
8 x 45 min.
27 May 2013 22 May 2013 28 May 2013
Doctor Who: The Complete Seventh Series
The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe [+]Loading...["The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)"]
Pond Life
Asylum of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)"]
Dinosaurs on a Spaceship [+]Loading...["Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (TV story)"]
A Town Called Mercy [+]Loading...["A Town Called Mercy (TV story)"]
The Power of Three [+]Loading...["The Power of Three (TV story)"]
The Angels Take Manhattan [+]Loading...["The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)"]
The Snowmen [+]Loading...["The Snowmen (TV story)"]
The Bells of Saint John [+]Loading...["The Bells of Saint John (TV story)"]
The Rings of Akhaten [+]Loading...["The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)"]
Cold War [+]Loading...["Cold War (TV story)"]
Hide [+]Loading...["Hide (TV story)"]
Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS [+]Loading...["Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS (TV story)"]
The Crimson Horror [+]Loading...["The Crimson Horror (TV story)"]
Nightmare in Silver [+]Loading...["Nightmare in Silver (TV story)"]
The Name of the Doctor [+]Loading...["The Name of the Doctor (TV story)"]
Clara and the TARDIS
Rain Gods
The Inforarium
1 x 50 min.
2 x 60 min.
12 x 45 min.
1 x 5 min.
3 x 2 min.
28 October 2013 30 October 2013 28 September 2013

Series 7 released on 21 November 2023 in a limited edition Blu-ray box set containing every "New Who" series up to Series 13.[7]

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  1. Executive Producer Moves On. BBC - Doctor Who. Retrieved on 13 March 2013.
  2. Morgan Jeffery (9 February 2012). 'Doctor Who' to resume filming this month, Saul Metzstein to direct. Digital Spy. Retrieved on 23 August 2012.
  3. The Doctor Who Team (16 July 2012). New Series: Dinosaurs and Mercy!. BBC - Blogs - Doctor Who. Retrieved on 7 November 2012.
  4. "Marcus" (24 March 2012). Production: Convention News. Doctor Who News. Retrieved on 23 August 2012.
  5. https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/entries/71c567d9-d7c5-3758-a3bc-1bc095e4b829
  6. Guardian Article
  7. https://www.ign.com/articles/doctor-who-limited-edition-complete-new-who-blu-ray-set-is-up-for-preorder