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{{Infobox Series
|image          = Doctorwho series5 2010-titles.jpg
|image2        = Mattsmith-publicity-1-.jpg
|broadcast year = 2010
|nth season    = 31
|ep count      = 13
|story count    = 10
|first ep      = The Eleventh Hour (TV story)
|doctor        = Eleventh Doctor
|companion      = Amy Pond
|companion2    = Rory Williams
|main enemy    =
|producer      = Tracie Simpson
|producer2      = Peter Bennett
|producer3      = Patrick Schweitzer
|exec prod      = Steven Moffat
|exec prod2    = Piers Wenger
|exec prod3    = Beth Willis
|start date    = [[3 April (releases)|3 April]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]]
|end date      = [[26 June (releases)|26 June]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]]
|network        = BBC One
|runtime        = 45'
|DWM            = DWM 405
|DWM2          = DWM 410
|DWM3          = DWM 417
|DWM4          = DWM 418
|DWM5          = DWM 419
|DWM6          = DWM 420
|DWM7          = DWM 421
|DWM8          = DWM 422
|DWM9          = DWM 423
|DWM10          = DWM 424
|DWM11          = DWM 431
|DWMSE          = DWMSE 26
|DWMSE2        = DWMSE 27
|confidential  = Series 5 (CON)
|action figures = Character Options series 5 action figures
|ref book      = The Pandorica Opens (reference book)
|ref book2      = TCH 63{{!}}The Complete History 63
|ref book3      = TCH 64
|ref book4      = TCH 65
|ref book5      = TCH 66
|prev          = Series 4 (Doctor Who 2005)
|next          = Series 6 (Doctor Who 2005)
|trailer        = Doctor Who Series 5 Preview - BBC One
|trailer2      = Doctor Who TV Clip - Season 5 Trailer 3
|trailer3      = New Doctor Who Trailer featuring the Doctor and Amy! - BBC One
|clip          = Fish fingers... and custard? - Doctor Who - BBC
|clip2          = I. Am. Talking! - The Pandorica Speech - Doctor Who - The Pandorica Opens - BBC
|clip3          = The second Big Bang - Doctor Who - BBC
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}}{{dab page|Series 5}}
'''Series 5''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran from [[3 April (releases)|3 April]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]] to [[26 June (releases)|26 June]] 2010. It starred [[Matt Smith]] as the [[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Karen Gillan]] as [[Amy Pond]] and [[Arthur Darvill]] as [[Rory Williams]]. The series opened with {{cs|The Eleventh Hour (TV story)}} and concluded with {{cs|The Big Bang (TV story)}}.


[[Image:DW-Logo-2010.png|thumb|250px|The logo for Series 5.]]{{semi-protect}}'''Series 5''' of ''Doctor Who'', also known as '''Season 31''' for clarity over [[Season 5]], will begin airing in the Spring of [[2010]]. For the first time since 2008 a full 13-episode season will be broadcast; filming began in July [[2009]]. The season is the first to feature [[Matt Smith]] as the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and will also introduce [[Karen Gillan]] as companion [[Amy Pond]], along with substantial changes to the programme's production team.
== Overview ==
It consisted of ten stories and thirteen episodes. With the start of this series, the show was now helmed by new [[head writer]] [[Steven Moffat]].


According to the official BBC cinema trailer issued on 20th February, the season is scheduled to start on Saturday, April 3rd, 2010. However, according to the Doctor Who News Page, this date was reportedly circulated "in error" and the BBC has yet to officially confirm this.<ref>[http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/02/bbc-america-announces-us-start-date.html Doctor Who News Page - BBC America Announces US Start Date], accessed 4 March 2010</ref>
=== New production team ===
[[File:Doctor_Who_Producers_Landscape.jpg|thumb|right|[[Beth Willis]], [[Steven Moffat]] and [[Piers Wenger]] in a publicity shot for Series 5.]]
[[Executive producer]] and head writer [[Russell T Davies]] and executive producer [[Julie Gardner]] officially left production on ''Doctor Who'' at the end of filming of [[Series 4 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 4]]'s special episodes in 2009. Their last story, {{cs|The End of Time (TV story)}}, aired on 25 December 2009 and 1 January 2010. In May [[2008 (releases)|2008]], [[Steven Moffat]], a multi [[Hugo Award]] winning ''Doctor Who'' writer for this outgoing production era, was announced as the ''Doctor Who'' head writer and executive producer.


==Overview==
Although he was not involved with the fifth series or any series involving Moffat as head writer, Davies returned to the series when he became head writer of the [[2023 specials]], having also written episodes of spin-off shows ''[[Torchwood (series)|Torchwood]]'' and ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'', along with involvement in the ''[[Doctor Who: Lockdown!]]'' event and the 2018 revival of the [[Target novelisation]]s, during Moffat and [[Chris Chibnall]]'s eras on ''Doctor Who''.
In the spring of 2008, it was announced that [[Steven Moffat]], who has written Hugo Award-winning or nominated scripts for the revived series in each of its first four seasons and whose association with ''Doctor Who'' dates back to his writing of the [[Comic Relief]] parody ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death]]'' in the early 1990s, would succeed [[Russell T Davies]] as head writer and producer of the series.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/s4/news/production/080520_news_01 Official website's bulletin about Steven Moffat's accession]</ref> Davies officially retired from involvement with the series after the 2009 specials and at present has no plans to retain any direct connection to the series now Moffat's tenure has begun. <ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/07/11/nosplit/bvtvwho11.xml BBC News] Q&A session with RTD. 4 July 2008.</ref> However, Davies has announced that he plans to remain involved with production of ''[[Torchwood]]'' for the foreseeable future, and hopes to see further crossovers with ''Doctor Who'', indicating he may not completely sever his ties with the parent show.<ref>[http://www.denofgeek.com/television/266944/torchwood_series_4_ready_to_go.html Den of Geek: Torchwood Series 4 'Ready to Go'], accessed 26th July 2009.</ref>
[[File:Mattsmith-publicity-1-.jpg|thumb|right|[[Karen Gillan]] and [[Matt Smith]] in a promotional picture for Series 5]]
According to [[DWM Issue 410|Issue 410]] of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'', the BBC intends to begin the numbering of seasons over again to reflect the change of production team; thus, as far as the BBC is concerned, the 2010 season will not be known as Series 5, but rather, once again, Series 1.<ref>"New Companion Confirmed!", ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' #410 (22nd July 2009), p.5</ref> What this may mean for marketing and availability of the 2005 to 2008 seasons (particularly the previous "[[Series 1 (Doctor Who)|Series 1]]" starring [[Christopher Eccleston]]) remains to be seen. A December 2009 announcement by the BBC regarding the show filming in [[Croatia]] also refers to the upcoming season as Series 1.<ref>[http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2009/12/series-one-in-croatia.html "Series One in Croatia"], The Doctor Who News Page, 1 December 2009</ref> Both statements have now been confirmed to be false now that Steven Moffat indicated in [[DWM Issue 418|Issue 418]] of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' that this season will be referred to as ''Season 31''. In his column in Issue 417, Moffat addressed the issue in a humourous fashion, suggesting the season be called "Series Fnarg" - "It's a whole new number," he wrote. However, muddying the waters even further, [[BBC Video]] has announced that the first DVD release of episodes from the series, scheduled for issue in the UK in June 2010, will be titled ''Series '''Five''', Volume 1''.<ref>[http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/03/matt-smith-first-dvd-release-date.html Doctor Who News Page - Matt Smith First DVD Release Date], accessed March 3, 2010</ref>


Co-executive producer [[Julie Gardner]] also departed at the end of 2009, and was replaced by [[Piers Wenger]]. [[Beth Willis]] replaces Phil Collinson as the third executive producer.
Moffat stated that no characters from the first Russell T Davies era would return in series 5.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com.au/british-tv/s7/doctor-who/news/a210070/no-past-characters-in-new-doctor-who.html|title="No past characters" in new 'Doctor Who'|author= Mayer Nissim| date of source=Tuesday, March 23 2010| website name=Digital Spy|accessdate=2nd August 2011}}</ref> This did not prove entirely true. [[River Song]], a Moffat-created character from the Russell T Davies era, returned in four episodes of this series.


During his acceptance speech for the award for Best Drama Performance at the National Television Awards on 29th October 2008, [[David Tennant]] announced that he would not return for the 5th series. On 3rd January 2009, during a special episode of ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'' entitled "The Eleventh Doctor", the BBC announced that [[Matt Smith]] would be playing the [[Eleventh Doctor]].<ref>BBC: [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7808697.stm New Doctor actor is youngest ever]</ref> Smith succeeded Tennant in the last scene of ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'' and Smith's Doctor was last seen crashing towards the Earth in a flaming, badly damaged TARDIS.
Gardner was replaced by her successor as [[BBC Wales]] [[Head of Drama]], [[Piers Wenger]]. [[Beth Willis]] was added as a third executive producer — giving the show three execs for the first time since [[Mal Young]] left at the end of [[Series 1 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 1]]. The line [[producer]] of the series — a position once held by [[Phil Collinson]] — was split between [[Tracie Simpson]] and [[Peter Bennett]], two members of the production staff who had risen to prominence during "the specials". For the first time since 2005, the series also credited a [[co-producer]], [[Patrick Schweitzer]], for episodes 6 and 10, the two episodes filmed in [[Croatia]]. Other senior members of the production staff, such as [[production designer]] [[Edward Thomas|Ed Thomas]] and composer [[Murray Gold]] remained at their posts.


==Cast==
Several departments underwent big changes beginning with {{cs|The Eleventh Hour (TV story)}}. [[director of photography|Directors of photography]] [[Rory Taylor]] and [[Ernie Vincze]] — who between them had fairly evenly split responsibilities since [[2005]] — left, along with Davies and Gardner. They were replaced by a series of individuals, each handling only one or two episodes of the series.


===Primary Cast===
The costume department came under the leadership of [[Ray Holman]], who replaced [[Louise Page]], the longest-serving designer since the [[William Hartnell|Hartnell]] era [[costumes|costumer]] [[Daphne Dare]]. The change, however, was not just the replacement of one individual with another, as Holman brought in members of his design company to fill junior positions in the costume department.
*[[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Matt Smith]]
*[[Amy Pond]] - [[Karen Gillan]]


=== Secondary Cast ===
Series 5 also saw a subtler behind-the-scenes change, especially for the more junior members of the production team. Combined with the general economic downturn that saw an across-the-board cut in jobs, it was also the first year since 2004 that ''Torchwood'' was not in some stage of production at BBC Wales. This meant there was some job competition at the [[Upper Boat Studios]]. Some long-term members of staff left the studios completely, while others took effective reductions in rank to remain. [[Arwel Wyn Jones]], for instance, went from being the [[supervising art director]] for the previous two series to alternating [[set decorator|set decorating]] duties with [[Julian Luxton]]. Still, others remained in Wales, but shifted to Moffat's other Welsh production, ''[[Sherlock]]'', or found placement on {{wi|Merlin (TV series)|Merlin}}, {{wi|Being Human (British TV series)|Being Human}} or other BBC Wales programmes.
*[[Rory]] - [[Arthur Darvill]]


===Confirmed Guest Stars===
=== Series numbering ===
*TBA - [[James Corden]] <ref> http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/02/casting-update-james-corden.html </ref>
While [[DWM 410|issue 410]] of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' initially reported that the series' numbering would be reset to series 1 like [[Series 1 (Doctor Who 2005)|the first Russell T Davies series]] had done before,<ref>"New Companion Confirmed!", [[DWM 410|''Doctor Who Magazine'' #410]] (22nd July 2009), p.5</ref> by the time of the DVD, Blu-ray, and soundtrack releases, this series was officially known by [[2 entertain|2|entertain]] and [[Silva Screen Records]]' cover design as series 5, with the following series being [[Series 6 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 6]], and so on. {{as of|2023|11}}, [[BBC iPlayer]] officially listed this series as series 5 of "''Doctor Who'' (2005–2022)".  
*[[Vernet|Madame Vernet]] - [[Chrissie Cotterill]] <ref>http://home.btconnect.com/barrylangford1/page6.html</ref>
*[[Angelo (The Eleventh Hour)|Mrs Angelo]] - [[Annette Crosbie]] <ref>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/alun_vega/3966067839/] <small>accessed 17th February 2010</small></ref>
*[[Vincent Van Gogh]] - [[Tony Curran|Tony Curran ]]
*[[Dorium]] - [[Simon Fisher-Becker]] <ref>http://www.fisherbecker.info/actor/credits.html</ref>
*[[Hawthorne]] - [[Terrence Hardiman]] <ref name="DW5.2"> IMDB [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1577257/ "Doctor Who" Episode #5.2 (2010)] <small>accessed 4th February 2010</small></ref>
*[[River Song]] - [[Alex Kingston|Alex Kingston ]]
*TBA - [[Helen McCrory]]
*[[Winston Churchill]] - [[Ian McNeice]] <ref name="DW5.3"> IMDB [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1577258/ "Doctor Who" Episode #5.3 (2010)] <small>accessed 4th February 2010</small></ref>
*TBA - [[Bill Nighy]] <ref>[http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/02/bill-nighy-in-doctor-who.html The Doctor Who News Page - Bill Nighy in Doctor Who (Monday, February 01, 2010) - Posted by Anthony Weight] <small>accessed 4th February 2010</small></ref>
*[[Liz Ten]] - [[Sophie Okonedo]] <ref name="DW5.2"/>
*[[Bracewell|Dr Bracewell]] - [[Bill Paterson]] <ref name="DW5.2"/>
*Nasreen Chaudry - [[Meera Syal]] <ref> http://unitedagents.co.uk/meera-syal</ref>
*[[Aunt Sharon]] - [[Susan Vidler]] <ref> http://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/1/f14728 </ref>
*TBA - [[Nina Wadia]]<ref>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s7/doctorwho/news/a203001/wadia-lands-role-as-dr-who-adversary.html</ref>
*TBA - [[Melanie Walters]] <ref> http://www.doctorwholocations.net/album/brangwynhall-filming-100120/asti-23-007 </ref>


====Notes====
=== New TARDIS team ===
*[[Neve McIntosh]] plays twin lizard warriors, members of a [[Silurian]] tribe that are somehow disturbed [http://www.perthshireadvertiser.co.uk/perthshire-news/local-news-perthshire/2010/02/09/neve-to-star-in-dr-who-73103-25788740/]
During his acceptance speech for the award for Best Drama Performance at the National Television Awards on 29 October 2008, [[David Tennant]] announced that he would not return for the fifth series. His successor, [[Matt Smith]], was announced as the [[Eleventh Doctor]] on 3 January 2009 during a broadcast of a special episode of ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'' entitled ''[[The Eleventh Doctor (CON episode)|The Eleventh Doctor]]''.<ref>BBC: [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7808697.stm New Doctor actor is youngest ever]</ref> [[Karen Gillan]] was cast as the Eleventh Doctor's companion, [[Amy Pond]].
*[[Elizabeth Croft]] <ref>[http://www.sainou.com/actress.php?actor=7 Elisabeth Croft - Sainou, The Talent You're Born With] <small>accessed 4th February 2010</small></ref>, [[Gabriella Wylde]] <ref>[http://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/f133174 Spotlight: GABRIELLA WILDE] <small>accessed 4th February 2010</small></ref> and [[Claire Darcy-Bowen]] <ref>[http://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/733289714273 Spotlight: CLAIRE DARCY-BOWEN] <small>accessed 4th February 2010</small></ref> are all playing Vampires from ''''Vampires in Venice'''' and [[Howard Lee]] [http://www.pelhamassociates.co.uk/universal%20cv.asp?artist=Howard%20Lee] will also play a role.
*[[Mike Skinner]] of 'The Streets' fame will have a cameo as a security guard. [http://unitedagents.co.uk/mike-skinner-%2526-ted-may#profile-66]
*Karen Gillan's cousin, Caitlin Blackwood, will be playing a younger version of Amy Pond in "The Eleventh Hour". [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1577256/]


*Christopher Ryan is listed as playing Commander Strak on an agency website, Ryan also played the similarly named [[General Staal]] in [[Series 4 (Doctor Who)|Series 4]], however there is no official confirmation the [[Sontarans]] will reappear.
=== New icons ===
*River Song will appear in episodes 4 and 5. [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005094/] It has been rumored that she will also star in the two-part series finale. Alex Kingston appeared on set at the time of filming these episodes but her appearance has not been officially confirmed.
In addition to the cast and crew changes, many of the other continuing elements of the show also underwent major redesigns at the start of the series. Most conspicuous was the [[6 October (production)|6 October]] [[2009 (production)|2009]] unveiling of a new [[Doctor Who logo|series logo]] — the first significant departure from the one that debuted on {{cs|Rose (TV story)}}. Likewise, the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] itself got a noticeable exterior and radical interior make-over. British tabloid media reported the switch was due to the show's switch to high-definition production,<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/4926350/Dr-Who-Tardis-to-get-interior-makeover.html Dr Who Tardis to get makeover]</ref> although ''Doctor Who'' had already started broadcasting in HD since April of that year.
*[[James Corden]] has been confirmed to appear in one episode, in a storyline rumored to be an adaption of [[DWM]]: ''[[The Lodger]]''. [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1255644/Gavin-And-Stacey-star-James-Corden-returns-Wales-Doctor-Who.html]


== Aliens and Enemies ==
[[File:DW-Logo-2010.png|thumb|The logo for Series 5 as it was originally unveiled in late 2009 and as it is used on merchandise]]
*[[Dalek]]s
A new [[Doctor Who theme|''Doctor Who'' theme]] arrangement was introduced, replacing the version introduced for the 2007 Christmas special. Like that version and variations of the theme introduced in {{cs|Rose (TV story)}}, [[Ron Grainer]]'s theme was arranged by [[Murray Gold]].
*[[Weeping Angel]]s
*Face Tendril - ''(Unclear whether real name or based on conjecture)''
*"Smilers" [http://www.kasterborous.com/2010/02/17/new-doctor-who-trailer-this-saturday/]
*[[Vampire]]


Steven Moffat indicated in the January 2010 edition of the ''Doctor Who Magazine'' that there would be no "classic monsters" returning, though it has since been confirmed that the Daleks will appear. However, he did list several new species of monsters that are set to debut in the new series:
== Cast ==
*The Timoreen
* [[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Matt Smith]]
*The Skraskish
* [[Amy Pond]] - [[Karen Gillan]], [[Caitlin Blackwood]]
*The Ha'rik
* [[Rory Williams]] - [[Arthur Darvill]]


=== Unconfirmed ===
=== Recurring ===
*[[Cybermen]]
* [[Atraxi]] - [[David de Keyser]]
*[[Silurians]]
* [[Elizabeth X|Liz 10]] - [[Sophie Okonedo]]
*[[Sontaran]]s
* [[Winston Churchill]] - [[Ian McNeice]]
*[[Red Person|Red People]] (as seen in [[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]] and the [[Zagizalgul bar]]){{fact}}
* [[Edwin Bracewell]] - [[Bill Paterson]]
*Star Whale [http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/02/eleventh-hour-is-hour.html]
* [[Dalek]]s - [[Dalek operator|operated]] by [[Nicholas Pegg]], [[Barnaby Edwards]] and voiced by [[Nicholas Briggs]]
* [[River Song]] - [[Alex Kingston]]
* [[Malohkeh]] - [[Richard Hope]]
* [[Vincent van Gogh]] - [[Tony Curran]]
* [[Craig Owens]] - [[James Corden]]
* [[Sophie (The Lodger)|Sophie]] - [[Daisy Haggard]]
* [[Cyber-Leader]] - [[Ruari Mears]]
* [[Judoon]] - [[Paul Kasey]]
* [[Dorium Maldovar|Dorium]] - [[Simon Fisher-Becker]]


==Production==
=== Guest ===
===Writers===
* [[Prisoner Zero]] - [[Marcello Magni]], [[Olivia Colman]], [[Eden Monteath]], [[Merin Monteath]], [[Matt Smith]], [[Caitlin Blackwood]] and additionally voiced by [[William Wilde]]
Aside from Steven Moffat, who is writing six episodes of the season (Episodes 1, 2, 4, 5, 12 and 13): all other writers have been confirmed for Season 31 in [[DWM Issue 417|DWM 417]]:
* [[Octavian (The Time of Angels)|Octavian]] - [[Iain Glen]]
*[[Steven Moffat]]
* [[Angel Bob]] - [[David Atkins]]
*[[Mark Gatiss]]
* [[Rosanna Calvierri]] - [[Helen McCrory]]
*[[Toby Whithouse]]
* [[Dream Lord]] - [[Toby Jones]]
*[[Simon Nye]]
* [[Alaya]]/[[Restac]] - [[Neve McIntosh]]
*[[Chris Chibnall]] (2 episodes)
* [[Ambrose Northover]] - [[Nia Roberts]]
*[[Richard Curtis]]
* [[Stark (The Pandorica Opens)|Commander Stark]] - [[Christopher Ryan]]
*[[Gareth Roberts]]


=====Notes=====
== Production ==
*Moffat has confirmed that he is writing the Christmas special for 2010.{{Source}}
{{section stub}}
*After Moffat was announced as new show-runner, speculation began to appear in the media about possible writers for Season 31. The most frequently published rumor was that Moffat had discussed the matter with noted fantasy author and graphic novelist Neil Gaiman. However, the list of writers confirmed by Doctor Who Magazine shows that Gaiman will not be writing an episode this series. On 6 February 2010 Gaiman announced, via his blog, that he has been hired to write an episode of Series 6.[http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/02/gaiman-confirms-he-is-writing-for.html]
=== Crew ===
<!---Please do not add Neil Gaiman or any other names. Around 30 September 2009 a list supposedly of Series 5 writers was circulated, including Gaiman and others. Gaiman has denied he is writing an episode. Only after the BBC or reputable media (i.e. Doctor Who Magazine) confirms should additional names be added here.-->
==== Producers ====
''to be added''


===Filming===
==== Writers ====
''to be added''


*The BBC has confirmed that at least one episode will be filmed in [[Croatia]].<ref>[http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2009/12/series-one-in-croatia.html "Series One in Croatia"], The Doctor Who News Page, 1 December 2009</ref>
==== Directors ====
*A number of websites have reported a rumor that the BBC is considering splitting Season 31 into two halves, the first half to air in the spring of 2010, and the second half to air later in the year.<ref>[http://scifipulse.net/?p=9028 SciFiPulse.net: Will the Beeb Split Season 5 of Doctor Who in Two?], 7 June 2009, accessed 2 August 2009.</ref>
''to be added''
*According to the online resume of one of the show's crewpeople, part of one episode has been filmed in Croatia.<ref>[http://www.johnbennett.uk.com/uploaded_files/JOHN%20BENNETT%20%20CV.pdf John Bennett CV (PDF file)]</ref>
*Soon after production began on Season 31, images of the new cast on location began to appear in the British media, revealing the Eleventh Doctor's costume, and apparent exterior changes to the TARDIS (most notably the reinstatement of a St. John Ambulance logo which once adorned the TARDIS during the [[First Doctor]] era. The media also revealed in July 2009 that [[Alex Kingston]] will again portray [[River Song]]. It was later said that she will appear in two episodes. <ref>[http://www.digitalspy.com/cult/a166258/alex-kingston-returns-to-doctor-who.html Alex Kingston returns to 'Doctor Who'] <small>accessed 4th February 2010</small></ref> It was announced in [[DWM Issue 417]] that she'll appear in episodes four and five.
*Adam Smith will direct one of the episodes block, Ashley Way will direct Chris Chibnall's two episodes (8 & 9)<ref>PDF - [http://unitedagents.co.uk/node/2696/pdf/4/Ashley-Way-Film,-TV-%2526-Theatre-CV.pdf United Agents - Ashley Way] <small>accessed 4th February 2010</small></ref> and Jonny Campbell will direct one episode (episode 10).{{fact}}


===Other Production Notes===
=== Filming ===
* [[Richard Curtis]] has stated that Series 5 (Series 1) will be broadcast in February but it has since been revealed that the series will be broadcast in April 2010.<ref>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s7/doctorwho/news/a181313/curtis-reveals-who-episode-details.html</ref>
''to be added''
* [[Murray Gold]] confirmed in an interview that he would be staying on for Series 5, and that he would be composing a new theme.<ref>[http://www.musicfromthemovies.com/index2.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=67&Itemid=66 Music from the Movies interview with Murray Gold]</ref>
* On 17th February 2010, Matt Smith appeared on ''[[Blue Peter]]'' to choose the winner of a contest that asked viewers to design a TARDIS control console. The winning design is expected to be featured in some way in one of the final Series 5 episodes which is to be filmed in the spring of 2010.<ref>[http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/02/blue-peter-competition-winner-announced.html Doctor Who News Page: Blue Peter Competition Winner Announced], accessed 17 February 2010</ref>
* The first four series were produced in association with the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] (accounts differ as to the extent of any financial support the CBC may have given, with the Doctor Who Information Network fanzine ''[[Enlightenment (fanzine)|Enlightenment]]'' describing it more as an acquisition deal). Series 5 is the first full series to be produced since the end of this arrangement. It has not been reported whether any "co-production" arrangement has been established with another entity or whether ''Doctor Who'' is now fully BBC-produced.


== Episodes ==
== Television stories ==
*Episode 1: [[The Eleventh Hour]] - Writer [[Steven Moffat]] and Directed by [[Adam Smith (director)|Adam Smith]]<ref name="digspynameconfirm">[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s7/doctorwho/news/a201231/first-smith-doctor-who-titles-confirmed.html Digital Spy - First Smith 'Doctor Who' titles confirmed] <small>accessed 4th February 2010</small></ref>
=== Regular season ===
{| {{prettytable}}
! '''Episode Number''' || '''Title'''  || '''Writer''' || '''Director''' || '''Notes'''
|-
|1 ||{{cs|The Eleventh Hour (TV story)}}||rowspan=2|[[Steven Moffat]]||[[Adam Smith (director)|Adam Smith]]||First appearance of [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]]. First appearance of the [[Time field|cracks in time]]. Destruction of the [[Ninth Doctor's sonic screwdriver|blue diode sonic screwdriver]]. First appearance of the [[Eleventh Doctor's sonic screwdriver|green diode sonic screwdriver]].
|-
|2 ||{{cs|The Beast Below (TV story)}}|||[[Andrew Gunn]]||First appearance of [[Liz Ten]] and [[Winston Churchill]].
|-
|3 ||{{cs|Victory of the Daleks (TV story)}}||[[Mark Gatiss]]||Andrew Gunn||First appearance of the [[New Dalek Paradigm]].
|-
|4 & 5 ||{{cs|The Time of Angels (TV story)}} / {{cs|Flesh and Stone (TV story)}} ||Steven Moffat||Adam Smith||Return of [[River Song]] and the [[Weeping Angel]]s. First appearance of [[the Church]].
|-
|6 ||{{cs|The Vampires of Venice (TV story)}}||[[Toby Whithouse]]||[[Jonny Campbell]]||Rory joins the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] crew. First mention of [[the Silence]].
|-
|7 ||{{cs|Amy's Choice (TV story)}}||[[Simon Nye]]||[[Catherine Morshead]]||
|-
|8 & 9 ||{{cs|The Hungry Earth (TV story)}} / {{cs|Cold Blood (TV story)}}||[[Chris Chibnall]]||[[Ashley Way]]||Reintroduction of the [[Silurian]]s. Rory dies for the first time. The Doctor discovers his TARDIS is fated to explode.
|-
|10 ||{{cs|Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)}}||[[Richard Curtis]]||Jonny Campbell||
|-
|11 ||{{cs|The Lodger (TV story)}}||[[Gareth Roberts]]||Catherine Morshead||First appearance of [[Craig Owens]] and [[Sophie (The Lodger)|Sophie]].
|-
|12 & 13 ||{{cs|The Pandorica Opens (TV story)}} / {{cs|The Big Bang (TV story)}}||Steven Moffat||[[Toby Haynes]]||First appearance of [[Dorium Maldovar]]. Return of Rory. Resolution of the "cracks in time" arc. Amy and Rory are wed.
|}


*Episode 2: [[The Beast Below]] - Writer Steven Moffat and Directed by [[Andrew Gunn]] <ref name="digspynameconfirm"/>
==== DVD box set mini-episodes ====
{| {{prettytable}}
! '''Episode Number''' || '''Title'''  || '''Writer''' || '''Director''' || '''Notes'''
|-
| 1 ||{{cs|Meanwhile in the TARDIS (home video)}}: ''Part 1'' ||Steven Moffat|| [[Richard Senior]] || Interlinked between {{cs|The Eleventh Hour (TV story)}} and {{cs|The Beast Below (TV story)}}
|-
| 2 ||{{cs|Meanwhile in the TARDIS (home video)}}: ''Part 2'' ||Steven Moffat|| Richard Senior || Interlinked between {{cs|Flesh and Stone (TV story)}} and {{cs|The Vampires of Venice (TV story)}}
|}


*Episode 3: [[Victory of the Daleks]] - Writer [[Mark Gatiss]] and Directed by Andrew Gunn <ref name="digspynameconfirm"/>
=== Episode notes ===
* In [[September (releases)|September]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]], it was revealed that [[Jodie Whittaker]], who portrayed the [[Thirteenth Doctor]], was almost cast as a different character in Series 5.<ref>https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1016550/Doctor-Who-season-11-spoilers-Jodie-Whittaker-actors-villain-BBC-news</ref>


*Episode 4: [[The Time of Angels]] (Part 1 of 2) - Writer Steven Moffat and Directed by Adam Smith<ref name="dwmnameconfirm">[http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/03/new-titles-revealed.html Doctor Who News Page - New Titles Revealed] <small>accessed 3rd March 2010</small></ref>
== Adaptations and merchandising ==
=== Home media ===
==== DVD ====
{{Section stub|This section need to have images added and information on the sets needs to be expanded upon.}}
All episodes of Series 5 were released in [[2010 (releases)|2010]].  


*Episode 5: [[Flesh and Stone]] (Part 2 of 2) - Writer Steven Moffat and Directed by Adam Smith <ref name="dwmnameconfirm"/>
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
! style="width:30%;"| '''Name'''
! style="width:10%;"| '''Number and duration<br />of episodes'''
! style="width:10%;"| '''R2 release date'''
! style="width:10%;"| '''R4 release date'''
! style="width:10%;"| '''R1 release date'''
|-
| Doctor Who: Series 5, Volume 1<br />{{cs|The Eleventh Hour (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|The Beast Below (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|Victory of the Daleks (TV story)}} || 1 x 65 min.<br />2 × 45 min. || [[7 June (releases)|7 June]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]] || [[1 July (releases)|1 July]] 2010 || TBA
|-
| Doctor Who: Series 5, Volume 2<br />{{cs|The Time of Angels (TV story)}} /<br />{{cs|Flesh and Stone (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|The Vampires of Venice (TV story)}} || 2 × 45 min.<br />1 x 50 min. || [[5 July (releases)|5 July]] 2010 || [[5 August (releases)|5 August]] 2010 || TBA
|-
| Doctor Who: Series 5, Volume 3<br />{{cs|Amy's Choice (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|The Hungry Earth (TV story)}} /<br />{{cs|Cold Blood (TV story)}} || 3 × 45 min. || [[2 August (releases)|2 August]] 2010 || [[2 September (releases)|2 September]] 2010 || TBA
|-
| Doctor Who: Series 5, Volume 4<br />{{cs|Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|The Lodger (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|The Pandorica Opens (TV story)}} /<br />{{cs|The Big Bang (TV story)}} || 2 x 45 min.<br />1 × 50 min.<br />1 x 55 min. || [[6 September (releases)|6 September]] 2010 || [[7 October (releases)|7 October]] 2010 || TBA
|-
| Doctor Who: The Complete Fifth Series<br />{{cs|The Eleventh Hour (TV story)}}<br /><small>{{cs|Meanwhile in the TARDIS (TV story)}}: ''Scene 1''</small><br />{{cs|The Beast Below (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|Victory of the Daleks (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|The Time of Angels (TV story)}} /<br />{{cs|Flesh and Stone (TV story)}}<br /><small>{{cs|Meanwhile in the TARDIS (TV story)}}: ''Scene 2''</small><br />{{cs|The Vampires of Venice (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|Amy's Choice (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|The Hungry Earth (TV story)}} /<br />{{cs|Cold Blood (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|The Lodger (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|The Pandorica Opens (TV story)}} /<br />{{cs|The Big Bang (TV story)}} || 8 x 45 min.<br />3 x 50 min.<br />1 x 55 min.<br />1 x 65 min.<br />1 x 3 min.<br />1 x 4 min. || [[8 November (releases)|8 November]] 2010 || [[2 December (releases)|2 December]] 2010 || [[9 November (releases)|9 November]] 2010
|-
|}


*Episode 6: [[Vampires in Venice]] - Writer [[Toby Whithouse]] and Directed by [[Johnny Campbell]] <ref name="uatony">[http://unitedagents.co.uk/tony-slater-ling United Agents - Tony Slater-Ling] <small>accessed 4th February 2010</small></ref><ref name="dwmnameconfirm"/>  
==== Blu-ray ====
Series 5 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>


*Episode 7: TBA - Writer [[Simon Nye]] and Directed by [[Catherine Morshead]]
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*Episode 8: TBA (Part 1 of 2) - Writer [[Chris Chibnall]] and Directed by [[Ashley Way]]
=== Soundtrack ===
According to Who Online, the soundtrack for Series 5 was released on [[8 November (releases)|8 November]], [[2010 (releases)|2010]]. <ref>http://www.drwho-online.co.uk/news/</ref>


*Episode 9: TBA (Part 2 of 2) - Writer Chris Chibnall and Directed by Ashley Way <ref name="doctorwhotvnameconfirm">http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/silurians-return-2137.htm <small>accessed 10th February 2010</small>. Although not yet confirmed by the BBC, it is rumoured that the two episodes are to be called ''The Ground Beneath Their Feet'' and ''Cold Blood''.</ref>
== Stories set during this season ==
=== Novels ===
* ''[[Apollo 23 (novel)|Apollo 23]]''
* ''[[Night of the Humans (novel)|Night of the Humans]]''
* ''[[The Forgotten Army (novel)|The Forgotten Army]]''
* ''[[Nuclear Time (novel)|Nuclear Time]]''
* ''[[The King's Dragon (novel)|The King's Dragon]]''
* ''[[The Glamour Chase (novel)|The Glamour Chase]]''
* ''[[The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)|The Coming of the Terraphiles]]''


*Episode 10: [[Vincent and the Doctor]] - Writer [[Richard Curtis]] and Directed by Johnny Campbell <ref name="uatony"/>
=== Audiobooks ===
* ''[[The Ring of Steel (audio story)|The Ring of Steel]]''
* ''[[The Runaway Train (audio story)|The Runaway Train]]''
* ''[[The Jade Pyramid (audio story)|The Jade Pyramid]]''
* ''[[The Hounds of Artemis (audio story)|The Hounds of Artemis]]''


*Episode 11: TBA - Writer [[Gareth Roberts]] and Directed by [[Catherine Morshead]]
== External links ==
* http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s7/doctorwho/news/a181313/curtis-reveals-who-episode-details.html
* http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s7/doctorwho/news/a188754/curtis-reveals-who-van-gogh-casting.html
* http://www.bbcamerica.com/content/23/anglophenia.jsp?bc_id=1592


*Episode 12: TBA (Part 1 of 2) - Writer Steven Moffat and Directed by [[Toby Haynes]]
== Footnotes ==
{{reflist}}
{{DWTV}}
{{series 5 aliens}}
{{TitleSort}}


*Episode 13: TBA (Part 2 of 2) - Writer Steven Moffat and Directed by Toby Haynes


==Broadcast Dates==
[[de:Doctor Who Staffel 31]]
 
[[es:Temporada 5 (DW-M)]]
In February 2010 the BBC released a cinema trailer indicating the new season will begin airing at "Easter 2010". This has been widely interpreted as meaning Saturday, 3rd April 2010 and at least one version of the trailer in circulation has this date. However, as of 25 February the BBC had yet to officially confirm 3 April as the start date.<ref>[http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/02/bbc-america-announces-us-start-date.html Doctor Who News Page - BBC America Announces US Start Date], accessed 4 March 2010</ref>
[[it:Quinta Stagione (Doctor Who)]]
 
[[pt:5ª Temporada (SN)]]
Both [[BBC America]] in the US and [[Space (TV channel)|Space]] in Canada have announced their broadcasts of Series 5 will commence on 17 April 2010.<ref>[http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/03/space-announces-canadian-start-date.html Doctor Who News Page - Space Announces Canadian Start Date], accessed 4 March 2010</ref>
[[ru:5 сезон (новые серии)]]
 
[[Category:Seasons|Series 05 (Doctor Who)]]
Australia's ABC network has also announced it will air the new series starting in April as well, though exact dates have yet to be announced.<ref>[http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/03/australia-to-see-new-series-in-april.html Doctor Who News Page - Australia to See New Series in April], accessed 4 March 2010</ref> This marks the first time all of the major markets for ''Doctor Who'' will see a new series within the same month.
[[Category:Doctor Who seasons|Season 31]]
 
==Series Changes==
*On 6th October 2009, the BBC unveiled a new [[Doctor Who logo|series logo]] which will be launched with Season 31.
*British tabloid media have reported rumours that Moffat plans a "radical redesign" of the TARDIS interior, both to mark the new era and also because of the show's switch to high-definition production.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/4926350/Dr-Who-Tardis-to-get-interior-makeover.html Dr Who Tardis to get makeover]</ref>
*The [http://www.kasterborous.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/dw-s31-promo1-large.jpg most recent promotional picture] shows a different special effect for the [[Time Vortex]], similar to swirling water, however it is not known for certain that this depicts the vortex as it will actually be depicted on screen.
 
==Trailers==
The first trailer (a series preview) was released on [[1st January]] 2010<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnPUF8an-XE YouTube - Doctor Who: Series 5 Preview - BBC One (BBC channel)] <small>accessed 28th February 2010</small></ref> It featured several scenes from the upcoming series with several new and old enemies present throughout the trailer.<ref>[http://io9.com/5443387/breaking-down-the-new-doctor-who-trailer-shot-by-shot/gallery/ io9 - Breaking Down The New Doctor Who Trailer Shot By Shot] <small>accessed 28th February 2010</small></ref>
 
A 3D trailer promoting the series was released in trailers prior to ''Alice in Wonderland''. <ref>[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s7/doctorwho/news/a203905/3d-doctor-who-trailer-to-screen-in-cinemas.html 3D 'Doctor Who' trailer to screen in cinemas] <small>accessed 28th February 2010</small></ref>. It featured the Doctor and Amy Pond lying on grass, gazing at the stars. Suddenly, the ground opens up and they fall into a blue twisting tunnel whilst within the tunnel they are confronted by; Weeping Angels and Daleks before they return atop the grass. A large snake-like head bursts through the screen at the end of the trailer. The effects and grading of the trailer were completed by [[The Mill]].<ref>[http://www.kasterborous.com/2010/02/18/3d-doctor-who-trailer-for-cinemas/ Kasterborous - 3D Doctor Who Trailer for Cinemas] <accessed 28th February 2010</small></ref>
 
==Rumours==
*In an interview with the Perthshire Advertiser, actress Neve McIntosh stated that she is playing Silurian twins in episodes eight and nine, which are rumored to be titled "The Ground Beneath Their Feet" and "Cold Blood".[http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/02/2010-characters-revealed.html]
*[[Neil Gaiman]] would be writing an episode of Series 5. Although this turned out not to be the case, Gaiman subsequently announced that he would be writing an episode of Series 6.[http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/02/gaiman-confirms-he-is-writing-for.html]
*In [[DWM Issue 397]], [[Steven Moffat]] wrote the "Production Notes" feature. This consisted mainly of an anecdote about how he became the head writer but he also touched upon his plans for Season 31. In particular he wrote "[[Piers Wenger]] and I are hard at work on Season 31. I can tell you nothing of our plans (except, obviously, THEY'RE BACK!)". Some have interpreted "they" to refer to the [[Time Lord]]s, who had been "killed off" as a race during the Davies era. However, others have interpreted this as simply referring to the [[Dalek]]s, who have become notorious for returning at least once a series since the revival. In a radio interview on 15th December 2009, Steven Moffat confirmed the return of the [[Weeping Angel]]; whether these are the species in question that are back is unknown.
**It is unlikely that this means the Time Lords as they were brought back in [[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'' and dealt with. In his book [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale|Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale - The Final Chapter]]'', [[Russell T. Davies]] indicated that he checked with Moffat before writing his script to see if Moffat had plans to return the Time Lords. Moffat's response "take them" would suggest the Time Lords are not returning in the near future.
**The official BBC trailer for Series 5 includes footage of a Dalek, plus an episode entitled ''Victory of the Daleks'' has now been announced.
**Despite the above, the speculation as to whether "They're back" refers to the Time Lords may intensify with the announcement in September 2009 of a ''[[Blue Peter]]'' contest in which entrants are being asked to design "'''a''' TARDIS console" to be used within the series, which could be interpreted as referring to a TARDIS other than the Doctor's.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/2009/wk40/tue.shtml BBC Press Announcement]</ref> At the time of the contest's launch in early October, however, the contest description suggested that the console should look like "something the Doctor put together" suggesting a different storyline possibility.<ref>[http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2009/10/more-details-of-blue-peter-contest.html Doctor Who News Page: More Details of Blue Peter Contest]</ref>
*"Liz Ten" will be Queen Elizabeth the 10th of a far future United Kingdom.[http://io9.com/5472564/villains-spill-thor-and-green-hornet-details]
*The Weeping Angels will feature in episodes four ("[[The Time of Angels]] ") and five ("[[Flesh and Stone]] ").
*Episode 12 of the series is rumoured to be titled "The Pandorica Opens" and is rumoured to feature the Daleks, Cybermen and Sontarans and various old and new enemies. [http://www.dailystar.co.uk/posts/view/122551/Doctor-Who-Time-Lord-battles-for-life-in-TV-finale/]
**This theory explains Christopher Ryan's casting as one "Commander Strak". Sonataran's names are often 5-letter words with S in the front, so Ryan may indeed play a Sontaran.
**Dalek Operators and Nicholas Briggs, the Dalek's voice actor, were spotted filming in a museum.
*Episode 7 of the series is rumoured to have Amy pregnant, but it's part of a strange dream and she can't work out what is real and what's not. [http://tardis-base.co.nr/]
*Episode 10 guest stars James Corden, which features the Doctor, cut off from both Amy and the TARDIS, and left stranded on Earth. The episode also features the Doctor playing football.
*Episode 13 is rumored to be titled "The Big Bang".
 
== Novels==
*[[Apollo 23]]
*[[Night of the Humans]]
*[[The Forgotten Army]]
*[[Adorable Illusion]]
*[[Nuclear Time]]
*[[The King's Dragon]]
 
==Audiobooks==
*[[The Hounds of Artemis]]
*[[The Runaway Train]]
*[[Ring of Steel]]
 
==DVD Release==
Weeks prior to the start of broadcast, Amazon.co.uk was already listing ''Doctor Who Series Five - Volume One'' as scheduled for release on DVD and Blu-Ray in the UK on 7th June 2010. In keeping with previous releases of this nature, three episodes from the season will be included, though unlike previous "vanilla" releases, a featurette, ''The Monster Diaries'', is also to be included.<ref>[http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/03/matt-smith-first-dvd-release-date.html Doctor Who News Page - Matt Smith First DVD Release Date], accessed 3rd March 2010</ref>
 
==External Links==
*http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s7/doctorwho/news/a181313/curtis-reveals-who-episode-details.html
*http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s7/doctorwho/news/a188754/curtis-reveals-who-van-gogh-casting.html
*http://www.bbcamerica.com/content/23/anglophenia.jsp?bc_id=1592
 
==Footnotes==
{{reflist}}
 
{{seasons}}
{{Series 5}}
{{series 5 aliens}}
[[Category:Doctor Who seasons]]

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Series 5 of Doctor Who ran from 3 April 2010 to 26 June 2010. It starred Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, Karen Gillan as Amy Pond and Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams. The series opened with The Eleventh Hour [+]Loading...["The Eleventh Hour (TV story)"] and concluded with The Big Bang [+]Loading...["The Big Bang (TV story)"].

Overview[[edit] | [edit source]]

It consisted of ten stories and thirteen episodes. With the start of this series, the show was now helmed by new head writer Steven Moffat.

New production team[[edit] | [edit source]]

Beth Willis, Steven Moffat and Piers Wenger in a publicity shot for Series 5.

Executive producer and head writer Russell T Davies and executive producer Julie Gardner officially left production on Doctor Who at the end of filming of series 4's special episodes in 2009. Their last story, The End of Time [+]Loading...["The End of Time (TV story)"], aired on 25 December 2009 and 1 January 2010. In May 2008, Steven Moffat, a multi Hugo Award winning Doctor Who writer for this outgoing production era, was announced as the Doctor Who head writer and executive producer.

Although he was not involved with the fifth series or any series involving Moffat as head writer, Davies returned to the series when he became head writer of the 2023 specials, having also written episodes of spin-off shows Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures, along with involvement in the Doctor Who: Lockdown! event and the 2018 revival of the Target novelisations, during Moffat and Chris Chibnall's eras on Doctor Who.

Moffat stated that no characters from the first Russell T Davies era would return in series 5.[1] This did not prove entirely true. River Song, a Moffat-created character from the Russell T Davies era, returned in four episodes of this series.

Gardner was replaced by her successor as BBC Wales Head of Drama, Piers Wenger. Beth Willis was added as a third executive producer — giving the show three execs for the first time since Mal Young left at the end of Series 1. The line producer of the series — a position once held by Phil Collinson — was split between Tracie Simpson and Peter Bennett, two members of the production staff who had risen to prominence during "the specials". For the first time since 2005, the series also credited a co-producer, Patrick Schweitzer, for episodes 6 and 10, the two episodes filmed in Croatia. Other senior members of the production staff, such as production designer Ed Thomas and composer Murray Gold remained at their posts.

Several departments underwent big changes beginning with The Eleventh Hour [+]Loading...["The Eleventh Hour (TV story)"]. Directors of photography Rory Taylor and Ernie Vincze — who between them had fairly evenly split responsibilities since 2005 — left, along with Davies and Gardner. They were replaced by a series of individuals, each handling only one or two episodes of the series.

The costume department came under the leadership of Ray Holman, who replaced Louise Page, the longest-serving designer since the Hartnell era costumer Daphne Dare. The change, however, was not just the replacement of one individual with another, as Holman brought in members of his design company to fill junior positions in the costume department.

Series 5 also saw a subtler behind-the-scenes change, especially for the more junior members of the production team. Combined with the general economic downturn that saw an across-the-board cut in jobs, it was also the first year since 2004 that Torchwood was not in some stage of production at BBC Wales. This meant there was some job competition at the Upper Boat Studios. Some long-term members of staff left the studios completely, while others took effective reductions in rank to remain. Arwel Wyn Jones, for instance, went from being the supervising art director for the previous two series to alternating set decorating duties with Julian Luxton. Still, others remained in Wales, but shifted to Moffat's other Welsh production, Sherlock, or found placement on Merlin, Being Human or other BBC Wales programmes.

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While issue 410 of Doctor Who Magazine initially reported that the series' numbering would be reset to series 1 like the first Russell T Davies series had done before,[2] by the time of the DVD, Blu-ray, and soundtrack releases, this series was officially known by 2|entertain and Silva Screen Records' cover design as series 5, with the following series being series 6, and so on. As of November 2023, BBC iPlayer officially listed this series as series 5 of "Doctor Who (2005–2022)".

New TARDIS team[[edit] | [edit source]]

During his acceptance speech for the award for Best Drama Performance at the National Television Awards on 29 October 2008, David Tennant announced that he would not return for the fifth series. His successor, Matt Smith, was announced as the Eleventh Doctor on 3 January 2009 during a broadcast of a special episode of Doctor Who Confidential entitled The Eleventh Doctor.[3] Karen Gillan was cast as the Eleventh Doctor's companion, Amy Pond.

New icons[[edit] | [edit source]]

In addition to the cast and crew changes, many of the other continuing elements of the show also underwent major redesigns at the start of the series. Most conspicuous was the 6 October 2009 unveiling of a new series logo — the first significant departure from the one that debuted on Rose [+]Loading...["Rose (TV story)"]. Likewise, the TARDIS itself got a noticeable exterior and radical interior make-over. British tabloid media reported the switch was due to the show's switch to high-definition production,[4] although Doctor Who had already started broadcasting in HD since April of that year.

The logo for Series 5 as it was originally unveiled in late 2009 and as it is used on merchandise

A new Doctor Who theme arrangement was introduced, replacing the version introduced for the 2007 Christmas special. Like that version and variations of the theme introduced in Rose [+]Loading...["Rose (TV story)"], Ron Grainer's theme was arranged by Murray Gold.

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Regular season[[edit] | [edit source]]

Episode Number Title Writer Director Notes
1 The Eleventh Hour [+]Loading...["The Eleventh Hour (TV story)"] Steven Moffat Adam Smith First appearance of Amy Pond and Rory Williams. First appearance of the cracks in time. Destruction of the blue diode sonic screwdriver. First appearance of the green diode sonic screwdriver.
2 The Beast Below [+]Loading...["The Beast Below (TV story)"] Andrew Gunn First appearance of Liz Ten and Winston Churchill.
3 Victory of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Victory of the Daleks (TV story)"] Mark Gatiss Andrew Gunn First appearance of the New Dalek Paradigm.
4 & 5 The Time of Angels [+]Loading...["The Time of Angels (TV story)"] / Flesh and Stone [+]Loading...["Flesh and Stone (TV story)"] Steven Moffat Adam Smith Return of River Song and the Weeping Angels. First appearance of the Church.
6 The Vampires of Venice [+]Loading...["The Vampires of Venice (TV story)"] Toby Whithouse Jonny Campbell Rory joins the TARDIS crew. First mention of the Silence.
7 Amy's Choice [+]Loading...["Amy's Choice (TV story)"] Simon Nye Catherine Morshead
8 & 9 The Hungry Earth [+]Loading...["The Hungry Earth (TV story)"] / Cold Blood [+]Loading...["Cold Blood (TV story)"] Chris Chibnall Ashley Way Reintroduction of the Silurians. Rory dies for the first time. The Doctor discovers his TARDIS is fated to explode.
10 Vincent and the Doctor [+]Loading...["Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)"] Richard Curtis Jonny Campbell
11 The Lodger [+]Loading...["The Lodger (TV story)"] Gareth Roberts Catherine Morshead First appearance of Craig Owens and Sophie.
12 & 13 The Pandorica Opens [+]Loading...["The Pandorica Opens (TV story)"] / The Big Bang [+]Loading...["The Big Bang (TV story)"] Steven Moffat Toby Haynes First appearance of Dorium Maldovar. Return of Rory. Resolution of the "cracks in time" arc. Amy and Rory are wed.

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Episode Number Title Writer Director Notes
1 Meanwhile in the TARDIS [+]Loading...["Meanwhile in the TARDIS (home video)"]: Part 1 Steven Moffat Richard Senior Interlinked between The Eleventh Hour [+]Loading...["The Eleventh Hour (TV story)"] and The Beast Below [+]Loading...["The Beast Below (TV story)"]
2 Meanwhile in the TARDIS [+]Loading...["Meanwhile in the TARDIS (home video)"]: Part 2 Steven Moffat Richard Senior Interlinked between Flesh and Stone [+]Loading...["Flesh and Stone (TV story)"] and The Vampires of Venice [+]Loading...["The Vampires of Venice (TV story)"]

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All episodes of Series 5 were released in 2010.

Name Number and duration
of episodes 		R2 release date R4 release date R1 release date
Doctor Who: Series 5, Volume 1
The Eleventh Hour [+]Loading...["The Eleventh Hour (TV story)"]
The Beast Below [+]Loading...["The Beast Below (TV story)"]
Victory of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Victory of the Daleks (TV story)"]		 1 x 65 min.
2 × 45 min.		 7 June 2010 1 July 2010 TBA
Doctor Who: Series 5, Volume 2
The Time of Angels [+]Loading...["The Time of Angels (TV story)"] /
Flesh and Stone [+]Loading...["Flesh and Stone (TV story)"]
The Vampires of Venice [+]Loading...["The Vampires of Venice (TV story)"]		 2 × 45 min.
1 x 50 min.		 5 July 2010 5 August 2010 TBA
Doctor Who: Series 5, Volume 3
Amy's Choice [+]Loading...["Amy's Choice (TV story)"]
The Hungry Earth [+]Loading...["The Hungry Earth (TV story)"] /
Cold Blood [+]Loading...["Cold Blood (TV story)"]		 3 × 45 min. 2 August 2010 2 September 2010 TBA
Doctor Who: Series 5, Volume 4
Vincent and the Doctor [+]Loading...["Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)"]
The Lodger [+]Loading...["The Lodger (TV story)"]
The Pandorica Opens [+]Loading...["The Pandorica Opens (TV story)"] /
The Big Bang [+]Loading...["The Big Bang (TV story)"]		 2 x 45 min.
1 × 50 min.
1 x 55 min.		 6 September 2010 7 October 2010 TBA
Doctor Who: The Complete Fifth Series
The Eleventh Hour [+]Loading...["The Eleventh Hour (TV story)"]
Meanwhile in the TARDIS [+]Loading...["Meanwhile in the TARDIS (TV story)"]: Scene 1
The Beast Below [+]Loading...["The Beast Below (TV story)"]
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Blu-ray[[edit] | [edit source]]

Series 5 released on 21 November 2023 in a limited edition Blu-ray box set containing every "New Who" series up to Series 13.[6]

  • New Who Limited Edition (front)

    New Who Limited Edition (front)

  • New Who Limited Edition (back)

    New Who Limited Edition (back)

  • New Who Limited Edition (front)

    New Who Limited Edition (front)

  • New Who Limited Edition (back)

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  • New Who Limited Edition promo

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    New Who Limited Edition promo

Soundtrack[[edit] | [edit source]]

According to Who Online, the soundtrack for Series 5 was released on 8 November, 2010. [7]

Stories set during this season[[edit] | [edit source]]

Novels[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ Mayer Nissim (Tuesday, March 23 2010). "No past characters" in new 'Doctor Who'. Digital Spy. Retrieved on 2nd August 2011.
  2. ↑ "New Companion Confirmed!", Doctor Who Magazine #410 (22nd July 2009), p.5
  3. ↑ BBC: New Doctor actor is youngest ever
  4. ↑ Dr Who Tardis to get makeover
  5. ↑ https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1016550/Doctor-Who-season-11-spoilers-Jodie-Whittaker-actors-villain-BBC-news
  6. ↑ https://www.ign.com/articles/doctor-who-limited-edition-complete-new-who-blu-ray-set-is-up-for-preorder
  7. ↑ http://www.drwho-online.co.uk/news/
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