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'''Series 6''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', sometimes known as '''Season 32''' to avoid confusion with [[Season 6]], is currently airing on [[BBC One]] through Spring and later again in Autumn [[2011]]. [[DWM 419]] confirmed that it had been commissioned by the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]], and producer [[Piers Wenger]] also announced the same at the BBC Press Launch for [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|series five]] in March [[2010]]<ref name="2011 confirmed">[http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/03/2011-series-confirmed.html The Doctor Who News Page: 2011 Series Confirmed] <small>accessed 10th May 2010</small></ref>.
|broadcast year  = 2010
|broadcast year2 = 2011
|nth season      = 32
|ep count        = 14
|story count    = 12
|first ep        = A Christmas Carol (TV story)
|doctor          = Eleventh Doctor
|companion      = Amy Pond
|companion2      = Rory Williams
|companion3      = River Song
|companion4      = Craig Owens
|main enemy      = [[The Silence]]
|producer        = Sanne Wohlenberg
|producer2      = Marcus Wilson
|producer3      = Denise Paul
|exec prod      = Steven Moffat
|exec prod2      = Piers Wenger
|exec prod3      = Beth Willis
|start date      = [[25 December (releases)|25 December]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]]
|end date        = [[22 November (releases)|22 November]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]]
|network        = BBC One
|runtime        = 45'
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'''Series 6''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran from [[25 December (releases)|25 December]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]] to [[22 November (releases)|22 November]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]]. It starred [[Matt Smith]] as the [[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Karen Gillan]] as [[Amy Pond]] and [[Arthur Darvill]] as [[Rory Williams]]. The regular series was preceded by {{cs|A Christmas Carol (TV story)}}, opened with {{cs|The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)}} and concluded with {{cs|The Wedding of River Song (TV story)}}.


Filming started in [[July]] [[2010]]. This series was preceded by a [[A Christmas Carol (TV story)|2010 Christmas Special]], written by [[Steven Moffat]]. The series is split into two sections, with the first episode, ''The Impossible Astronaut'' airing on 23rd April 2011. It then paused after the seventh episode, ''A Good Man Goes To War'' was aired. The series will pick up with episode eight in the Autumn, and run through to the finale, episode thirteen. [[The Prequels|Short prequels]] were released on the [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho official site] to publicise the series.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/videos/p00fxf06</ref>
== Overview ==
It consisted of twelve stories and fourteen episodes. This series was the first since [[Season 26 (Doctor Who 1963)|season 26]] to not introduce any new lead cast members; [[Matt Smith]] continued on as the [[Eleventh Doctor]], still joined by [[Karen Gillan]]'s [[Amy Pond]] and [[Arthur Darvill]]'s [[Rory Williams]], from the [[Series 5 (Doctor Who 2005)|previous series]]. This series was split into two parts and dealt with overarching elements such as [[the Silence]], the identity of [[River Song]] and the Doctor's [[22 April|death]] at [[Lake Silencio]].


== Title Sequence ==
[[DWM 419]] confirmed that it had been commissioned by the [[BBC]], and producer [[Piers Wenger]] also announced the same at the BBC Press Launch for [[Series 5 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 5]] in [[March (production)|March]] [[2010 (production)|2010]].


The title sequence for the sixth season was mostly the same as the [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|previous season]], when the opening credits were radically redesigned to fit the new Doctor. At the beginning of the episode, [[The Doctor]]’s [[Sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]] pulses and whatever the current scene is quickly transitions to a singular shot of the TARDIS unstably flying through a time vortex, being struck by bolts of lightening as goes. The lightening spins the blue box in a circle, and it flies in tune to the theme of  “Doctor Who XI”, written by [[Murray Gold]], and cut short to just 38 seconds to match the credits. Lightening strikes and [[Matt Smith]] ([[The Doctor]]) and [[Karen Gillian]]’s ([[Amy Pond]]) names suddenly flash upon the screen, before the TARDIS suddenly transforms into the newly redesigned Doctor Who logo (now with a [[BBC One|BBC]] logo attached underneath) and disappears further into the time vortex, followed by the name of the current episode’s writer(s). The credits then fade back into the episode itself. But starting in the sixth season, [[Arthur Darvill]]’s ([[Rory Williams]]) name is now included in the opening credits, before the new logo, and behind Smith and Gillian’s names. This is due to the fact that Rory is now a full-fledged companion of the Doctor (Being only a part-time companion for 7 out of 13 episodes in the previous series). Darvill became an official series regular in the 2010 Doctor Who Christmas special “[[A Christmas Carol]]”. Also, starting with the season 6 premiere “[[The Impossible Astronaut]] / [[Day of the Moon]]”, the title sequence now is now preluded by a short monologue by the Doctor’s constant companion, Amy Pond, recapping the events of first meeting with the Doctor in the series 5 premiere [[The Eleventh Hour]] and the rest of the fifth season. Amy then tells the audience of her adventures with the Eleventh Doctor, traveling through time and space, alongside her boyfriend/fiancée Rory Williams. This recap featured short clips from series 5, except for the season’s filler episodes “[[The Beast Below]]”, “[[Amy's Choice]]”, “[[Vincent and the Doctor]], and [[The Lodger]]” These short clips and excerpts include:
Filming began in [[July (production)|July]] [[2010 (production)|2010]], and concluded [[29 April (production)|29 April ]][[2011 (production)|2011]].<ref>[[CON]]: ''[[When Time Froze (CON episode)|When Time Froze]]''</ref> The main run of this series was preceded by a [[2010 (releases)|2010]] [[Christmas special]] written by [[Steven Moffat]], {{cs|A Christmas Carol (TV story)}}. The series was split into two sections, with the first episode, {{cs|The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)}}, airing on [[23 April (releases)|23 April]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]]. It paused after the seventh episode, {{cs|A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)}}, was aired on [[4 June (releases)|4 June]] 2011. The series picked up with the eighth episode, {{cs|Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)}}, on [[27 August (releases)|27 August]] 2011 and ran through to the final, thirteenth episode, {{cs|The Wedding of River Song (TV story)}} on [[1 October (releases)|1 October]] 2011. [[Prequel|Short prequels]] were released on the [[Doctor Who website|''Doctor Who'' website]] to publicise the series, the first time such brief productions had been made since the [[Tardisode]]s of [[Series 2 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 2]].


1. On Christmas Eve, [[1996]], a little girl named Amelia (Amy) Pond looks out her bedroom window and watches as the Doctor climbs out of his burning [[TARDIS]], both are still stabilizing from the Doctor’s recent [[The End of Time|regeneration]] from his [[Tenth Doctor|tenth]] to eleventh incarnation a few minutes earlier, causing the TARDIS to set fire and crash in Amy’s front yard. She then meets him in person and believes that he is her imaginary friend, and she names him the Raggedy Doctor. The Doctor then leaves and promises to return to her soon so she can travel through time and space with her. 14 years later, at 11:50 P.M. June 25, [[2010]], the now 21 year old Amy Pond looks out her window again and watches as the TARDIS re-materializes outside, her raggedy Doctor finally returning for her. The Doctor then snaps his fingers to reveal the TARDIS’ interior and whisks her away into the [[The Beast Below|distant future]], in “[[The Eleventh Hour]]”.
For the first time since the 1970s, the version of the series syndicated outside the UK contained a major difference: the opening credits of most episodes of Series 6 broadcast in Canada, US, Australia, Germany and Israel were preceded by a special introductory narration by Karen Gillan (as Amy Pond) explaining the concept of the series, with footage taken from Series 5 episodes.


2. The Doctor steps out of his TARDIS, onto a [[Dalek]] warship during [[World War II|The Second World War]] in “[[Victory of the Daleks]]”.
The story arc of this series involves [[River Song]]'s [[Melody Pond|true identity]], revelations of the mysterious [[The Silence|Silence]] referenced in [[Series 5 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 5]] and the apparent death of the [[Eleventh Doctor]].


3. The Doctor and his future companion [[River Song]] guide the TARDIS, chasing after the starship ''[[Byzantium]]'' as it crashes onto the planet of Alfa Metraxis (caused by a rogue [[Weeping Angels|Weeping Angel]]), in the two-part episode “[[The Time of Angels]] / [[Flesh and Stone]]”.
Series 6 began with the Eleventh Doctor inviting [[Amy Pond]], [[Rory Williams]] and River Song to a picnic in [[Utah]] using blue envelopes, where a figure clad in an Apollo spacesuit shoots the Doctor and kills him before he can regenerate. After burning the Doctor's body, the companions find the Doctor alive and well in a diner; the Doctor that was shot and killed was a future version, and he apparently invited his companions and past self to instigate a plan in [[1969]] [[America]]. The rest of the series makes references to the future Doctor's plan and his apparently final death.


4. The Doctor, Amy, and Rory marvel at 16th century city of [[Venice]], The three then run away as a Guido’s home explodes, destroying the vampire-like fish aliens, in “[[The Vampires of Venice]]”.
The Silence was also revealed in this series; they are a religious order dedicated to eliminating the Doctor before he can answer "[[the Question]]".


5. The Doctor and Dr. Nasreen Chaudhry stare in marvel at the secret underground [[Silurian]] civilization, in the two-part episode, “[[The Hungry Earth]] / [[Cold Blood]]”.
Finally, River Song's true identity was revealed, a mystery that has been present ever since her introduction in {{cs|Silence in the Library (TV story)}} in [[2008 (releases)|2008]]. Whilst there have subtle clues and plot points concerning a mysterious little girl, Amy's seemingly failed pregnancy and a [[Kovarian|lady with an eye patch]] throughout the first half of the series, the mystery was finally revealed in {{cs|A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)}}; River Song is Amy and Rory's daughter, raised and indoctrinated by the Silence for the sole purpose of assassinating the Doctor. Because she was conceived within [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] during flight she absorbed the energy of the [[Time Vortex]], making her [[human]], but with a [[Time Lord]]'s capability of regenerating. Her Time Lord-like physiology and abilities also made her the perfect assassin for the Doctor.
The series concluded with the final outcome of the Doctor's plan throughout the series; the spacesuit-clad figure who killed the Doctor was River Song, with the Silence-modified spacesuit forcing her to commit the deed. However, the Doctor had faked his own death and made it a [[fixed point in time]] in order to trick the Silence, getting them off his back at least for a while. Whilst most of the universe is convinced that the Doctor is dead once and for all, a handful of individuals including his companions know otherwise.


6. A space ship flies by on an alien planet in the 51st century, The Doctor gives Amy a thumbs up, and scans the famous [[Stonehenge]] monument with his [[Sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]], in the two-part series finale, “[[The Pandorica Opens]] / [[The Big Bang]].
However, there were still unresolved matters following the conclusion of the series; the Silence, whilst their numbers have fallen, are still present and they may still learn later that the Doctor was not killed. This series has also addressed a mystery that has been part of ''Doctor Who'' since its creation and one that head writer Steven Moffat has mentioned in at least two episodes ({{cs|The Girl in the Fireplace (TV story)}} and {{cs|Forest of the Dead (TV story)}}). The oldest question in the Universe is revealed to be "Doctor who?"


==Cast==
== Cast ==
[[Matt Smith]] returned as the [[Eleventh Doctor]] alongside [[Karen Gillan]] as [[Amy Pond]] and [[Arthur Darvill]] as [[Rory Williams]], the first male [[companion]] to do a complete series since [[1975]]. [[Alex Kingston]] also returned as [[River Song]].
* [[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Matt Smith]]
* [[Amy Pond]] - [[Karen Gillan]], [[Caitlin Blackwood]]
* [[Rory Williams]] - [[Arthur Darvill]], [[Ezekiel Wigglesworth]]


===Primary cast===
=== Recurring ===
*[[Eleventh Doctor]] - [[Matt Smith]]
* [[River Song]] - [[Alex Kingston]], [[Sydney Wade]], [[Nina Toussaint-White]], [[Maya Glace-Green]]
*[[Amy Pond]] - [[Karen Gillan]]
* [[Kovarian|Madame Kovarian]] - [[Frances Barber]]
*[[Rory Williams]] - [[Arthur Darvill]]
* [[Canton Everett Delaware III]] - [[Mark Sheppard]], [[William Morgan Sheppard]]
* [[Silent]]s - [[Marnix Van Den Broeke]]
* [[Vastra|Madame Vastra]] - [[Neve McIntosh]]
* [[Jenny Flint]] - [[Catrin Stewart]]
* [[Strax|Commander Strax]] - [[Dan Starkey]]
* [[Dorium Maldovar]] - [[Simon Fisher-Becker]]
* [[Henry Avery]] - [[Hugh Bonneville]]
* [[Toby Avery]] - [[Oscar Lloyd]]
* [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] - [[Paul Kasey]] and voiced by [[Nicholas Briggs]]
* [[Carter (Let's Kill Hitler)|Carter]] - [[Richard Dillane]]
* [[Craig Owens]] - [[James Corden]]
* [[Sophie (The Lodger)|Sophie]] - [[Daisy Haggard]]
* [[Winston Churchill]] - [[Ian McNeice]]
* [[Malohkeh|Dr Malohkeh]] - [[Richard Hope]]
* [[Dalek]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]]
* [[Ood]] - [[Paul Kasey]]<!--"Ood" is credited in the minisode "Death Is the Only Answer"-->


===Secondary cast===
=== Guest ===
*[[River Song]] - [[Alex Kingston]]
* [[Kazran Sardick]] - [[Michael Gambon]], [[Laurence Belcher]], [[Danny Horn]]
* [[Abigail Pettigrew]] - [[Katherine Jenkins]]
* [[Idris]] - [[Suranne Jones]]
* [[House (The Doctor's Wife)|House]] - [[Michael Sheen]]
* [[Jennifer Lucas]] - [[Sarah Smart]]
* [[Miranda Cleaves]] - [[Raquel Cassidy]]
* [[Manton|Colonel Manton]] - [[Danny Sapani]]
* [[Lorna Bucket]] - [[Christina Chong]]
* [[Adolf Hitler]] - [[Albert Welling]]
* [[Alex Thompson|Alex]] - [[Daniel Mays]]
* [[George Thompson|George]] - [[Jamie Oram]]
* [[Rita (The God Complex)|Rita]] - [[Amara Karan]]
* [[Minotaur (The God Complex)|Minotaur]] - [[Spencer Wilding]]
* [[Charles Dickens]] - [[Simon Callow]]
* [[Gantok]] - [[Mark Gatiss]]


===Guest cast===
== Production ==
*[[Captain (A Christmas Carol)|Captain]] - [[Pooky Quesnel]]
{{section stub}}
*[[Kazran Sardick]] - [[Michael Gambon]]
=== Crew ===
*[[Abigail Pettigrew]] - [[Katherine Jenkins]]
==== Producers ====
*[[Co-Pilot]] - [[Micah Balfour]]
''to be added''
*[[Eric (A Christmas Carol)|Eric]] - [[Nick Malinowski]]
*[[Benjamin (A Christmas Carol)|Older Benjamin]] - [[Steve North]]
*[[Chief Servant]] - [[Tim Plester]]
*[[Isabella (A Christmas Carol)|Isabella]] - [[Laura Rogers]]
*[[Canton Delaware]] - [[Mark Sheppard]]
*[[Richard Nixon]] - [[Stuart Milligan]]
*[[Kovarian|Madam Kovarian]] - [[Frances Barber]]
*[[Grant]] - [[Jeff Mash]]
*[[Henry Avery]] - [[Hugh Bonneville]]
*[[Toby Avery]] - [[Oscar Lloyd]]
*[[Boatswain]] - [[Lee Ross]]
*[[Siren]] - [[Lily Cole]]
*[[Mulligan]] - [[Michael Begley]]
*[[Idris]] - [[Suranne Jones]]
*[[House]]- [[Michael Sheen]]
*[[Uncle (The Doctor's Wife)|Uncle]] - [[Adrian Schiller]]
*[[Auntie (The Doctor's Wife)|Auntie]] - [[Elizabeth Berrington]]
*[[Nephew]] - [[Paul Kasey]]
*[[Jennifer|Jennifer Lucas]] - [[Sarah Smart]]
*[[Dicken]] - [[Leon Vickers]]
*[[Miranda Cleaves]] - [[Raquel Cassidy]]
*[[Jimmy]] - [[Mark Bonnar]]
*[[Dorium]] - [[Simon Fisher Becker]]
*[[Manton|Colonel Manton]] - [[Danny Sapani]]
*[[Vastra|Madame Vastra]] - [[Neve McIntosh]]
*[[Jenny (A Good Man Goes to War)|Jenny]] - [[Catrin Stewart]]
*[[Strax]] - [[Dan Starkey]]
*[[Lorna Bucket]] - [[Christina Chong]]
*[[Thin Man]] - [[Dan Johnston]]
*[[Fat Man]] - [[Charlie Baker]]
*[[Lucas]] - [[Joshua Hayes]]
*[[Arthur (A Good Man Goes to War)|Arthur]] - [[Henry Wood]]
*[[Eleanor (A Good Man Goes to War)|Eleanor]] - [[Annabel Cleare]]
*[[Headless monk]] - [[Claudio Laurini]]
*Adolf Hitler - Albert Welling<ref>http://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/lets-kill-hitlers-hitler-22197.htm</ref>
*Julie - Sophie Cosson<ref>http://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/781990881748</ref>
*Mrs Rossiter (China Doll) - Louise-Marie Bowmen<ref>http://www.uk.castingcallpro.com/view.php?uid=247819</ref>
*Young [[Amy Pond]] - [[Caitlin Blackwood]]<ref>http://www.combom.co.uk/2011/04/caitlin-blackwood-returns-to-doctor-who.html</ref>
*Young [[Rory Williams]] - Ezekiel Wigglesworth<ref>http://www.combom.co.uk/2011/04/caitlin-blackwood-returns-to-doctor-who.html</ref>
*NASA Man - Geoffrey Burton<ref>http://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/M80306.html</ref>
*Gibbis - [[David Walliams]]<ref>http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2011/02/dwn190211205508-doctor-who-production.html</ref><ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/news/bulletin_110219_01/David_Walliams_Cast</ref>
*News anchor - Meredith Viera<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/behind-the-scenes-series-6-finale-19712.htm</ref>
*[[Winston Churchill]] - [[Ian McNeice]]<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/series-6-finale-filming-18683.htm</ref><ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/behind-the-scenes-series-6-finale-19712.htm</ref>
*[[Eldane]]- [[Stephen Moore]]<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/behind-the-scenes-series-6-finale-19712.htm</ref>
*Mels - Nina Toussaint-White<ref>http://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/F110639.html%20-%20NINA%20TOUSSAINT-WHITE</ref>
*[[Craig Owens]] - [[James Corden]]<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/news/bulletin_110225_02/Casting_News_James%20Corden_Back</ref><ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/corden-back-in-the-lodger-2-15978.htm</ref><ref>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s7/doctor-who/news/a305928/james-corden-returning-to-doctor-who.html</ref>
*[[Sophie (The Lodger)|Sophie]] - [[Daisy Haggard]]<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/little-shop-of-horrors-16182.htm</ref>
*Rita - Amara Karen<ref>http://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/F98612.html</ref>
*Mrs Rossiter - Leila Hoffman<ref>http://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/F6850.html</ref>
*Professor - Paul Bentley<ref>http://www.bcltd.org/actors/paul-bentley</ref>
*The Creature - Spencer Wilding<ref>http://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/M103360.html</ref>
*Dr Kent - Emma Campbell-Jones<ref>http://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/F85601.html</ref>
*Check-in-girl - Josie Taylor<ref>http://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/F99088.html</ref>
*George - Jamie Oram<ref>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s7/doctor-who/news/a276320/three-cast-in-new-doctor-who.html</ref>
*Alex (George's Father) - Daniel Mays<ref>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s7/doctor-who/news/a276320/three-cast-in-new-doctor-who.html</ref><ref>http://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/2458-3494-4571</ref>
*TBA (George's Mother) - Emma Cunniffe<ref>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s7/doctor-who/news/a276320/three-cast-in-new-doctor-who.html</ref>
*TBA - Peter Bowles<ref>http://gallifreybase.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2827976#post2827976</ref>
*TBA - [[Jimmy Vee]]<ref>http://tardisspoilers.blogspot.com/2011/01/jimmy-vee-returns-to-doctor-who.html</ref>
*TBA - Fern Deacon<ref>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s7/doctor-who/news/a298833/four-more-join-doctor-who-cast.html</ref>
*TBA - Frances Encell<ref>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s7/doctor-who/news/a298833/four-more-join-doctor-who-cast.html</ref>
*TBA - [[Lynda Baron]]<ref>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s7/doctor-who/news/a307521/lynda-baron-for-doctor-who-role.html</ref>
*TBA - [[Mark Gatiss]]<ref>http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2011/06/dwn010611164508-mark-gatiss-in-series.html</ref>


===Casting notes===
==== Writers ====
*Steven stated that the unanswered questions of [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|Series 5]] - the [[Time Field]] cracks, the silence, and the mysterious external force that took control of the TARDIS and tried to make it explode - will play a role.{{facts}}
Showrunner Steven Moffat wrote, as head writer, six episodes in the series. [[Steve Thompson]] debuted as a writer for ''Doctor Who ''with episode three, as did [[Neil Gaiman]] writing episode four.
*There are currently no plans to bring back [[Paul McGann]] or any other Doctors. <ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/more-doctor-who-series-6-titbits-12153.htm</ref>
** The IMDb entry for episode 13 of this series previously appeared to list [[David Tennant]] and [[Peter Davison]] reprising their roles as the [[Fifth Doctor|fifth]] and [[Tenth Doctor|tenth]] Doctors respectively, however the IMDb can be edited by anybody and so this was likely a hoax.<ref>http://www.unlimitedricepudding.co.uk/2011/05/imdbs-clearly-wrong-cast-listing-for-6x13-is-clearly-wrong/</ref>
*[[James Corden]] will be reprising his role as [[Craig Owens]] in an expected sequel to ''[[The Lodger (TV story)|The Lodger]]''. [[Gareth Roberts]] will be writing the episode.<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/corden-back-in-the-lodger-2-15978.htm</ref>It will be the episode before the series finale.


==Aliens and enemies==
[[Matthew Graham]] returned as a writer for episodes five and six.
<!---Do not add aliens and enemies to this section until they appear. They go into notes otherwise.-->
*[[Kazran Sardick]]
*[[Sky shark]]
*[[Sky fish]]
*[[The Silence]]
*[[Little Girl (The Impossible Astronaut)|Little Girl]]
*[[Kovarian|Madam Kovarian]]
*[[Siren]]
*[[House]]
*[[Nephew]]
*[[Auntie (The Doctor's Wife)|Auntie]]
*[[Uncle (The Doctor's Wife)|Uncle]]
*[[Ganger]]s
*[[Headless monk]]s
*[[Dorium]]
*[[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]]
*[[Judoon]]
*[[Sontaran]]s
*[[Silurian]]s


===Notes===
==== Directors ====
<!---Do not add anything without a source. The Silence is the only expection.-->
''to be added''
*[[Nazi]]s will make an appearance.{{fact}}
*[[Cybermat]]s will return.<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/hello-cyber-matt-16302.htm</ref>
*[[Dorium]] will return in Episode 13.<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/doctor-who-demons-run-15135.htm</ref>
*Episode 9 will feature life-size dolls.<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/doctor-who-series-6-shake-up-14411.htm</ref>
*Pterodactyls will appear.<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/doctor-who-meets-primeval-18847.htm</ref>
*[[Roman Empire|Romans]] will appear.<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/doctor-who-meets-primeval-18847.htm</ref>
*Originally it was reported that there will be no monsters from the classic series returning this year.<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/more-doctor-who-series-6-titbits-12153.htm</ref><ref>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s7/doctor-who/news/a290908/who-exec-no-old-monsters-in-series-six.html</ref> This was proven false, as the [[Cybermat]]s were seen on set for Episode 12.<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/hello-cyber-matt-16302.htm</ref>


==Production==
=== Filming ===
===Writers===
[[Principal photography|Filming]] began in [[July (production)|July]] [[2010 (production)|2010]], and ran through to [[29 April (production)|29 April]] [[2011 (production)|2011]].
[[Neil Gaiman]] has confirmed that he is writing an episode for the first half of this series. Gaiman told BBC News that his episode was originally titled ''The House of Nothing''<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment_and_arts/10146657.stm</ref> and was said to be the third episode of Series 6 on Neil Gaiman's twitter page.<ref>http://news.whoviannet.co.uk/2010/06/neil-gaiman-reveals-more-episode-tidbits/</ref> However, it was later revealed that Steve Thompson would be writing the third episode and Gaiman's episode pushed back to the fourth. Steven Moffat will return as Executive Producer and Head Writer and will write six episodes, including the [[A Christmas Carol (TV story)|2010 Christmas special]]. It has been rumoured that [[Tom MacRae]] and [[Paul Cornell]] are writing for Series 6, though Cornell has denied the rumour. <ref>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s7/doctor-who/news/a234865/writers-revealed-for-new-who.html</ref>
*[[Steven Moffat]] (6 episodes - Including the Christmas Special) <ref>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s7/doctor-who/news/a253026/moffat-reveals-new-who-details.html</ref>
*[[Steve Thompson]] (1 episode)
*[[Neil Gaiman]] (1 episode)
*[[Matthew Graham]] (2 episodes)
*[[Mark Gatiss]]<ref>http://blogtorwho.blogspot.com/2010/08/series-6-update.html</ref> (1 episode)
*[[Toby Whithouse]]<ref>http://twitter.com/steven_moffat</ref>(1 episode)
*[[Gareth Roberts]]<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/gareth-roberts-back-15803.htm</ref> (1 episode)
*[[Tom MacRae]] (1 episode)<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/series-6-titles-and-date-16375.htm</ref>


===Directors===
== Television stories ==
*[[Toby Haynes]]
=== Christmas special ===
*[[Richard Clark]]
{| {{prettytable}}
*[[Julian Simpson]]
!'''Episode<br />Number''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Director''' || '''Notes'''
*[[Jeremy Webb]]
|-
*[[Peter Hoar]]
||N/A||{{cs|A Christmas Carol (TV story)}}||[[Steven Moffat]]||[[Toby Haynes]]||[[Companion-lite]] episode. Debut of the [[Eleventh Doctor]]'s Shetland tweed ensemble.
*[[Richard Senior]]
|}
*[[Adam Smith (director)|Adam Smith]]<ref>http://www.casarotto.co.uk/system/media/client/cv/1924/Pickwoad.pdf</ref>
*[[Nick Hurran]]<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/series-6-so-far-march-update-16960.htm</ref>
*[[Steve Hughes]]<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/series-6-so-far-march-update-16960.htm</ref>


===New crew===
=== Spring half ===
DWM 424 confirmed on page 5 the following:
*[[Sanne Wohlenberg]] will take over as [[Producer]] for Blocks One and Two.
*[[Michael Pickwoad]] will be the new [[Production designer]].
*[[Barbara Kidd]] will be the new [[Costume designer]].
*[[Di Barton]] will be the new [[Line producer]].
 
===Production notes===
*[[Piers Wenger]] and [[Beth Willis]] will be staying as [[Executive producer]]s.
*[[Richard Clark]] will direct two episodes; the episode written by [[Neil Gaiman]] (originally third, moved to fourth), and the episode written by [[Mark Gatiss]] (originally fourth, moved to ninth).<ref>http://blogtorwho.blogspot.com/2010/08/series-6-update.html</ref>
 
==Television stories==
[[file:S6Promos-0012.jpg|thumb|right|Promotional postcard for the series.]]
The first episode aired on BBC One in the UK on 23rd April and aired in the [[United States]] on [[BBC America]] on the same day.
 
===Christmas special===
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
|'''Episode<br>Number''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Director''' || '''Notes'''  
!'''Episode<br />Number''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Director''' || '''Prequel'''||'''Notes'''
|-
|1 & 2 ||{{cs|The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)}} / {{cs|Day of the Moon (TV story)}}||[[Steven Moffat]]||[[Toby Haynes]]||''[[Prequel (The Impossible Astronaut)|Prequel]]''|| Dedicated to [[Elisabeth Sladen]]. First appearances of the [[Silent]]s and [[Kovarian|Madame Kovarian]].
|-
|3 ||{{cs|The Curse of the Black Spot (TV story)}}|| [[Steve Thompson]]||[[Jeremy Webb]]||''[[Prequel (The Curse of the Black Spot)|Prequel]]''||
|-
|4 ||{{cs|The Doctor's Wife (TV story)}}||[[Neil Gaiman]]||[[Richard Clark]]||||The Doctor's TARDIS is given physical form for the first time in the television series.
|-
|5 & 6 ||{{cs|The Rebel Flesh (TV story)}} / {{cs|The Almost People (TV story)}}||[[Matthew Graham]]||[[Julian Simpson]]||||Introduction of [[the Flesh]]. Revelation that Amy has been a [[Ganger]].
|-
|-
|N/A||''[[A Christmas Carol (TV story)|A Christmas Carol]]''||[[Steven Moffat]]||[[Toby Haynes]]||
|7 ||{{cs|A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)}}||Steven Moffat||[[Peter Hoar]]||''[[Prequel (A Good Man Goes to War)|Prequel]]''||First appearance of [[Vastra]], [[Jenny Flint|Jenny]] and [[Strax]]. Reappearance and decapitation of [[Dorium Maldovar]]. Birth of [[Melody Pond]]. River reveals her identity as Amy and Rory's daughter. Conclusion to the "Eye-patch lady" mini-arc.
|}
|}


=== Comic Relief mini-episodes===
=== Autumn half ===
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
|'''Episode<br>Number''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Director''' || '''Notes'''  
!'''Episode<br />Number''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Director''' || '''Prequel'''||'''Notes'''
|-
|-
|N/A||''[[Space (TV story)|Space]]''||[[Steven Moffat]]||[[Richard Senior]]||
|8 ||{{cs|Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)}}||[[Steven Moffat]]||[[Richard Senior]]||''[[Prequel (Let's Kill Hitler)|Prequel]]''||The origins of [[River Song]] are expanded upon.
|-
|-
|N/A||''[[Time (TV story)|Time]]''||[[Steven Moffat]]||Richard Senior||
||9 ||{{cs|Night Terrors (TV story)}}||[[Mark Gatiss]]||[[Richard Clark]]|| ||
|-
||10 ||{{cs|The Girl Who Waited (TV story)}}||[[Tom MacRae]]||rowspan=2| [[Nick Hurran]]|| ||
|-
|11 ||{{cs|The God Complex (TV story)}}||[[Toby Whithouse]]||||First appearance of a [[Tivolian]]. Amy and Rory leave the TARDIS.
|-
|12 ||{{cs|Closing Time (TV story)}}||[[Gareth Roberts]]||[[Steve Hughes]]||||Reintroduction of the [[Cybermat]]s. Return of [[Craig Owens]] and [[Sophie (The Lodger)|Sophie]].
|-
|13 ||{{cs|The Wedding of River Song (TV story)}}||[[Steven Moffat]]||[[Jeremy Webb]]||''[[Prequel (The Wedding of River Song)|Prequel]]''|| The Doctor and River are wed, and the Doctor fakes his death. First mention of [[Trenzalore]] and the "Fall of the Eleventh" prophecy. Conclusion to the "Silence" arc.
|}
|}


===Regular season===
=== Mini-episodes ===
The series has been commissioned for 13 episodes, with 7 episodes being broadcast in Spring 2011 from 23rd April 2011 and the remaining 6 episodes in Autumn 2011. This is the first time this has happened in the 47 year history of Doctor Who, with the series usally being aired in just one block over a period of around 3-4 months. <!---Don't speculate on a 2011 Christmas special or Series 7 until announced by the BBC.-->
==== Doctor Who Confidential mini-episode ====
{| {{prettytable}}
!'''Episode<br />Number''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Director''' || '''Notes'''
|-
|N/A||''[[Death Is the Only Answer (TV story)|Death Is the Only Answer]]''||Pupils from Oakley CE Junior School||[[Jeremy Webb]]||Reintroduction of [[Albert Einstein]].
|}


====Spring====
==== Comic Relief mini-episode ====
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
|'''Episode Number''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Director''' || '''Notes'''
!'''Episode<br />Number''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Director''' || '''Notes'''
|-
|-
|1 & 2 ||Pt. 1: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut]]''<br>Pt. 2: ''[[Day of the Moon]]''||[[Steven Moffat]]||[[Toby Haynes]]|| First appearance of [[the Silence]] and the [[Eye Patch Lady]]. Return of [[River Song]].
||N/A||''[[Space (TV story)|Space]]'' / ''[[Time (TV story)|Time]]''||[[Steven Moffat]]||[[Richard Senior]]|| First multi-part made-for-charity story of the BBC Wales series.
|}
 
==== DVD Box Set Mini-episodes ====
These five mini-episodes were released on the series 6 DVD boxset. They were all given an umbrella title of ''[[Night and the Doctor]]''.
{| {{prettytable}}
!'''Episode<br />Number''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Director''' || '''Notes'''
|-
|-
|3 ||''[[The Curse of the Black Spot]]''|| [[Steve Thompson]]||[[Jeremy Webb]]
|| 1 ||''[[Bad Night (home video)|Bad Night]]'' ||[[Steven Moffat]]|| [[Richard Senior]] ||  
||Moved from the Autumn half to Episode 3. Reappearance of Eye Patch Lady.
|-
|-
|4 ||''[[The Doctor's Wife]]''||[[Neil Gaiman]]||[[Richard Clark]]||Changed from Episode 3. Reappearance of the [[Ood]].
|| 2 ||''[[Good Night (home video)|Good Night]]'' ||[[Steven Moffat]]|| [[Richard Senior]] || The effects of the crack in time on Amy's memories and the [[Big Bang II]] are explained.
|-
|-
|5 & 6 ||Pt. 1: ''[[The Rebel Flesh]]''<br>Pt. 2: ''[[The Almost People]]''||[[Matthew Graham]]||[[Julian Simpson]]||Reappearance of the [[Eye Patch Lady]]
| 3 & 4 ||''[[First Night (home video)|First Night]]'' / ''[[Last Night (home video)|Last Night]]'' ||[[Steven Moffat]]|| [[Richard Senior]] ||
|-
|-
|7 || Pt. 1: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War]]''||Steven Moffat||[[Peter Hoar]]||End of the Spring half of Series 6. Appearance of River Song. Return of the [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]], [[Sontaran]]s, [[Judoon]] and [[Silurian]]s. [[Henry Avery|Henry]] and [[Toby Avery]] also returned, as well as the [[Eye Patch Lady]] and [[Dorium]].
| 5 ||''[[Up All Night (home video)|Up All Night]]'' ||[[Tom MacRae]]|| Unknown || Prequel to {{cs|Closing Time (TV story)}}. The Doctor does not appear.
|}
|}


====Autumn====
=== Episode notes ===
{| {{prettytable}}
* Series 6 is the first series of the 2005-present revival not to include [[Dalek]]s, save for a cameo appearance by the [[Supreme Dalek (New Dalek Paradigm)|Supreme Dalek]] in [[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|the finale]].
|'''Episode Number''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Director''' || '''Notes'''
 
== Adaptations and merchandising ==
=== Home media ===
==== DVD ====
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All episodes of Series 6 were released in [[2011 (releases)|2011]].
 
The [[List of BBC DVD releases|DVD release]] of series 6 was issued in two parts, unlike the preceding series, which was released in four or five parts over the duration of the series. Part One, which contains episodes 1 to 7, was released on [[11 July (releases)|11 July]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]], shortly after the airing of episode 7. Part Two was released in the [[Autumn]], shortly after episode 13 was aired.<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/series-6-dvd-releases-15635.htm</ref> Both parts were released as a box set on [[22 November (releases)|22 November]] with the ''[[Night and the Doctor]]'' minisodes and the ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'' cutdowns.<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/the-complete-sixth-series-details-25721.htm</ref> Omitted from the set, however, was the international version of the opening credits with the [[Amy Pond]] narration.
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
|-
|8 ||Pt. 2: ''Let's Kill Hitler'' <ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/doctor-who-series-6-episode-8-title-21253.htm</ref> ''||[[Steven Moffat]]||Richard Senior<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/doctor-who-series-6-autumn-preview-20767.htm</ref> || Start of the Autumn half of Series 6. Appearence of [[Adolf Hitler]]<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/lets-kill-hitlers-hitler-22197.htm</ref>. Conclusion to ''[[A Good Man Goes to War]]''.
! style="width:30%;" | '''Title'''  
! 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'''
|-
|-
|9 ||''Night Terrors'' <ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/gatiss-brings-doctor-who-night-terrors-21850.htm</ref>||[[Mark Gatiss]]<ref name="Gatiss">http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/gatiss-returning-for-series-6-8915.htm</ref>||[[Richard Clark]]<ref name="Gatiss"></ref>|| Changed from episode four.
| Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol<br />{{cs|A Christmas Carol (TV story)}} || 1 × 60 min. || [[24 January (releases)|24 January]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]] || [[3 March (releases)|3 March]] 2011 || [[15 February (releases)|15 February]] 2011
|-
|-
|10 ||TBA||[[Tom MacRae]]<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/series-6-titles-and-date-16375.htm</ref>||[[Nick Hurran]]||
| Doctor Who: Series 6, Part 1<br />{{cs|The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)}} /<br />{{cs|Day of the Moon (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|The Curse of the Black Spot (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|The Doctor's Wife (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|The Rebel Flesh (TV story)}} /<br />{{cs|The Almost People (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)}} || 6 x 45 min.<br />1 × 50 min. || [[11 July (releases)|11 July]] 2011 || [[4 August (releases)|5 August]] 2011 || [[19 July (releases)|19 July]] 2011
|-
|-
|11 ||''The God Complex''<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/series-6-titles-and-date-16375.htm</ref>||[[Toby Whithouse]]<ref>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s7/doctor-who/news/a304815/whithouse-to-pen-walliams-who-ep.html</ref><ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/series-6-titles-and-date-16375.htm</ref>||Nick Hurran<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/doctor-who-series-6-autumn-preview-20767.htm</ref><ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/series-6-so-far-march-update-16960.htm</ref>||
| Doctor Who: Series 6, Part 2<br />{{cs|Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|Night Terrors (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|The Girl Who Waited (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|The God Complex (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|Closing Time (TV story)}}<br />{{cs|The Wedding of River Song (TV story)}} || 4 x 45 min.<br />2 × 50 min. || [[10 October (releases)|10 October]] 2011 || [[3 November (releases)|3 November]] 2011 || [[8 November (releases)|8 November]] 2011
|-
|-
|12 ||''TBA''||[[Gareth Roberts]]<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/corden-back-in-the-lodger-2-15978.htm</ref>||[[Steve Hughes]]<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/series-6-so-far-march-update-16960.htm</ref>|| Return of [[Craig Owens]]<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/corden-back-in-the-lodger-2-15978.htm</ref>, [[Sophie (The Lodger)|Sophie]]<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/another-lodger-returns-16595.htm</ref> and the [[Cybermat]]s.<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/hello-cyber-matt-16302.htm</ref><ref>http://tardisspoilers.blogspot.com/2011/03/cybermats-are-returning.html</ref>
| Doctor Who: The Complete Sixth Series<br />includes ''A Christmas Carol'' || 1 x 60 min.<br />3 x 50 min.<br />10 x 45 min.|| [[21 November (releases)|21 November]] 2011 || [[1 December (releases)|1 December]] 2011 || [[22 November (releases)|22 November]] 2011
|-
|-
|13 ||''TBA''||Steven Moffat<ref>http://www.lastbroadcast.co.uk/cult/spoilers/v/11666-doctor-who-series-6-episode-guide.html</ref>||Richard Senior<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/series-6-so-far-march-update-16960.htm</ref>|| Reappearance of [[Winston Churchill]]<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/series-6-finale-filming-18683.htm</ref>, [[River Song]], [[Dorium]]<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/series-6-finale-filming-18683.htm</ref> and [[the Silence]].<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/series-6-finale-filming-18683.htm</ref>
|}
|}


===Episode notes===
=== Blu-ray ===
*[[Steven Moffat]] has written 6 episodes: ''[[A Christmas Carol (TV story)|A Christmas Carol]]'', ''[[The Impossible Astronaut]]'', ''[[Day of the Moon]]'', [[A Good Man Goes to War|''A '' ''Good Man Goes to War'']] , ''Let's Kill Hitler'' and Episode Thirteen.<ref>http://www.lastbroadcast.co.uk/cult/spoilers/v/11666-doctor-who-series-6-episode-guide.html</ref>
Series 6 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>
*On-set photos for episode nine showed some new, doll-like monsters. <ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/new-series-6-monsters-leaked-9779.htm</ref>
 
*There will be a three-month wait between the series' halves.<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/more-doctor-who-series-6-titbits-12153.htm</ref>
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*It has been announced that [[Mark Gatiss]] ' episode is now episode nine. [[Neil Gaiman]] 's episode is now episode four and a new episode, written by Steve Thompson, episode three. {{fact}}
Limited Edition New Who Blu-Ray Collection Box Set front.jpg|New Who Limited Edition (front)
*Episode 9 was rumoured to be called ''What are Little Boys Made of?''{{fact}} Due to the length of the title it was changed to either House Call or Night Terror. It will now be called Night Terrors <ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/gatiss-brings-doctor-who-night-terrors-21850.htm</ref>.
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*[[Matt Smith]] has stated that there will be a 2011 Christmas Special.<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/matt-smith-not-quitting-15926.htm</ref>
Limited Edition New Who Blu-Ray Collection Box Set promo front.jpg|New Who Limited Edition (front)
*Steven Moffat confirmed that the question Amy was going to ask the Doctor in ''[[Space (TV story)|Space]]'' will return in Series 6.<ref>https://twitter.com/#!/steven_moffat/status/49137869557735424</ref>
Limited Edition New Who Blu-Ray Collection Box Set promo back.jpg|New Who Limited Edition (back)
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==Rumours==
== Stories set during this season ==
<!---Do not add a rumour without a source, or it will be removed-->
=== Novels ===
*In ''The Brilliant Book'', several "hints" about Series 6 were revealed.<ref>http://blastr.com/2010/09/14-awesome-doctor-who-season-6-teasers-revealed.php</ref>
* ''[[Death Riders (novel)|Death Riders]]''
*Matt Smith will leave after the 2011 series <ref>http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/3056595/MATT-SMITH-is-ready-to-quit-as-Doctor-Who-to-crack-Hollywood.html</ref>, a rumour picked up by several other media sources. <ref>http://www.metro.co.uk/tv/835281-matt-smith-planning-to-quit-doctor-who-for-glittering-hollywood-career</ref><ref>http://www.virginmedia.com/tvradio/news/watch-tv-news.php?bclid=67922772001&bctid=129103730001</ref>.
* ''[[Heart of Stone (novel)|Heart of Stone]]''
**This has been denied by Matt Smith and Karen Gillan<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/gillan-matt-smith-sticking-around-7915.htm</ref><ref>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s7/doctor-who/news/a309682/matt-smith-i-love-doing-doctor-who.html</ref>
* ''[[System Wipe (novel)|System Wipe]]''
**Another BBC insider said that Smith will stay until the 50th anniversary of the show, in 2013.
* ''[[The Good, the Bad and the Alien (novel)|The Good, the Bad and the Alien]]''
**In a newspaper it was revealed Matt Smith has stated he would continue for at least two more years to try and become one of the fan's favourite doctors.<ref>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s7/doctor-who/news/a267294/matt-smith-to-stay-on-who-until-2013.html</ref>
* ''[[Dead of Winter (novel)|Dead of Winter]]''
**A seventh series has been confirmed by the BBC, starring Matt Smith.
* ''[[The Way Through the Woods (novel)|The Way Through the Woods]]''
*Karen Gillan is leaving the series.<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/amys-future-8819.htm</ref>
* ''[[Hunter's Moon (novel)|Hunter's Moon]]''
**Matt Smith has denied the rumours that Amy will die, or that Karen is leaving.<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/matt-smith-denies-amy-rumours-9773.htm</ref>
* ''[[Touched by an Angel (novel)|Touched by an Angel]]''
**However, the rumours have resurfaced after Matt Smith gave an interview for Big Issue, which hinted at her departure<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/amys-doctor-who-future-14067.htm</ref>
* ''[[Paradox Lost (novel)|Paradox Lost]]''
*Matt Smith was being measured for a new outfit.<ref>http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/3018974/Matt-Smith-I-felt-I-wasnt-up-to-playing-Doctor-Who.html</ref>
* ''[[Borrowed Time (novel)|Borrowed Time]]''
**He was later seen on set donning a new tweed jacket, but there were no major changes to the outfit, though the elbow patches were gone.<ref>http://www.geeknative.com/12624/first-pictures-doctor-whos-new-costume/</ref>
* ''[[The Underwater War (novel)|The Underwater War]]''
**A new outfit will appear, which removed the tweed jacket and is replaced with a green coat<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/11th-doctors-new-look-16275.htm</ref>
* ''[[Rain of Terror (novel)|Rain of Terror]]''
*The [[Celestial Toymaker]] will return.<ref>http://tardisspoilers.blogspot.com/2010/09/another-classic-villain-to-make-return.html</ref>
* ''[[Web in Space! (novel)|Web in Space!]]''
*The [[Dalek]]s may return in their "old" form.<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/moffat-old-daleks-coming-back-9953.htm</ref>
* ''[[Terminal of Despair (novel)|Terminal of Despair]]''
**Steven Moffat has stated that the Daleks are not likely to return for Series 6, but, when they do return, the "old" Daleks will feature.{{fact}}
* ''[[The Silent Stars Go By (novel)|The Silent Stars Go By]]''
*[[Skaro]] may be revisited.<ref>http://tardisspoilers.blogspot.com/2010/11/skaro-revisited.html</ref>
*There will be an episode with an Egyptian theme.<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2010/jul/18/tutankhamun-website-howard-carter-tomb</ref><ref>http://tardisspoilers.blogspot.com/2010/12/easter-special-for-2011.html</ref>
**This looks more positive now that a rumour has surfaced about the redesigned classic Cybermen returning, mummified in an Egyptian tomb, which will be written by Steven Thompson. <ref>http://gallifreybase.com/forum/showpost.php?p=3475868#post3475868</ref>
*The [[Weeping Angel]]s may return.<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/more-doctor-who-series-6-titbits-12153.htm</ref>
*Cybermen will appear.<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/cybermen-return-in-series-6-15044.htm</ref>
**Cybermen will also appear in episode twelve <ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/hello-cyber-matt-16302.htm</ref>
*Rory and Amy will leave the Doctor.<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/trouble-in-paradox-16143.htm</ref><ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/little-shop-of-horrors-16182.htm</ref><ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/whos-leaving-who-19519.htm</ref>
**Amy and Rory will have a major fallout<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/trouble-in-paradox-16143.htm</ref>
*[[Craig Owens]] may travel in the TARDIS.<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/little-shop-of-horrors-16182.htm</ref>
*[[Craig Owens]] has had a baby.<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/hello-cyber-matt-16302.htm</ref>
*[[Paul McGann]] may return as the [[Eighth Doctor]]. <ref>http://www.bigshinyrobot.com/reviews/archives/24998</ref>
*Episode 10 is rumoured to be titled 'The Green Anchor'<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/doctor-who-meets-indiana-jones-17455.htm</ref>
** This was denied by its writer, [[Tom MacRae]]. <ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/macrae-on-unusual-episode-10-21974.htm</ref><!---Do not add a rumour without a source, or it will be removed-->


==DVD and Blu-ray release==
=== Audiobooks ===
The [[List of BBC DVD releases|DVD release]] of Series 6 will be in two parts, unlike the past series which was released in four to five parts over the duration of the series. Part One, which will contain episodes one to seven will be released on 11th July 2011, shortly after the airing of episode seven.<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/series-6-dvd-releases-15635.htm</ref> Part Two will be released in the Autumn, shortly after episode thirteen is aired.<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/series-6-dvd-releases-15635.htm</ref> Both parts will be released as a box set at the [[2011|end of the year]].<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/series-6-dvd-releases-15635.htm</ref>
* ''[[The Eye of the Jungle (audio story)|The Eye of the Jungle]]''
* ''[[Blackout (audio story)|Blackout]]''
* ''[[The Art of Death (audio story)|The Art of Death]]''
* ''[[Darkstar Academy (audio story)|Darkstar Academy]]''


==Footnotes==
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Series 6 of Doctor Who ran from 25 December 2010 to 22 November 2011. It starred Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, Karen Gillan as Amy Pond and Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams. The regular series was preceded by A Christmas Carol [+]Loading...["A Christmas Carol (TV story)"], opened with The Impossible Astronaut [+]Loading...["The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)"] and concluded with The Wedding of River Song [+]Loading...["The Wedding of River Song (TV story)"].

Overview[[edit] | [edit source]]

It consisted of twelve stories and fourteen episodes. This series was the first since season 26 to not introduce any new lead cast members; Matt Smith continued on as the Eleventh Doctor, still joined by Karen Gillan's Amy Pond and Arthur Darvill's Rory Williams, from the previous series. This series was split into two parts and dealt with overarching elements such as the Silence, the identity of River Song and the Doctor's death at Lake Silencio.

DWM 419 confirmed that it had been commissioned by the BBC, and producer Piers Wenger also announced the same at the BBC Press Launch for series 5 in March 2010.

Filming began in July 2010, and concluded 29 April 2011.[1] The main run of this series was preceded by a 2010 Christmas special written by Steven Moffat, A Christmas Carol [+]Loading...["A Christmas Carol (TV story)"]. The series was split into two sections, with the first episode, The Impossible Astronaut [+]Loading...["The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)"], airing on 23 April 2011. It paused after the seventh episode, A Good Man Goes to War [+]Loading...["A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)"], was aired on 4 June 2011. The series picked up with the eighth episode, Let's Kill Hitler [+]Loading...["Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)"], on 27 August 2011 and ran through to the final, thirteenth episode, The Wedding of River Song [+]Loading...["The Wedding of River Song (TV story)"] on 1 October 2011. Short prequels were released on the Doctor Who website to publicise the series, the first time such brief productions had been made since the Tardisodes of series 2.

For the first time since the 1970s, the version of the series syndicated outside the UK contained a major difference: the opening credits of most episodes of Series 6 broadcast in Canada, US, Australia, Germany and Israel were preceded by a special introductory narration by Karen Gillan (as Amy Pond) explaining the concept of the series, with footage taken from Series 5 episodes.

The story arc of this series involves River Song's true identity, revelations of the mysterious Silence referenced in series 5 and the apparent death of the Eleventh Doctor.

Series 6 began with the Eleventh Doctor inviting Amy Pond, Rory Williams and River Song to a picnic in Utah using blue envelopes, where a figure clad in an Apollo spacesuit shoots the Doctor and kills him before he can regenerate. After burning the Doctor's body, the companions find the Doctor alive and well in a diner; the Doctor that was shot and killed was a future version, and he apparently invited his companions and past self to instigate a plan in 1969 America. The rest of the series makes references to the future Doctor's plan and his apparently final death.

The Silence was also revealed in this series; they are a religious order dedicated to eliminating the Doctor before he can answer "the Question".

Finally, River Song's true identity was revealed, a mystery that has been present ever since her introduction in Silence in the Library [+]Loading...["Silence in the Library (TV story)"] in 2008. Whilst there have subtle clues and plot points concerning a mysterious little girl, Amy's seemingly failed pregnancy and a lady with an eye patch throughout the first half of the series, the mystery was finally revealed in A Good Man Goes to War [+]Loading...["A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)"]; River Song is Amy and Rory's daughter, raised and indoctrinated by the Silence for the sole purpose of assassinating the Doctor. Because she was conceived within the TARDIS during flight she absorbed the energy of the Time Vortex, making her human, but with a Time Lord's capability of regenerating. Her Time Lord-like physiology and abilities also made her the perfect assassin for the Doctor.

The series concluded with the final outcome of the Doctor's plan throughout the series; the spacesuit-clad figure who killed the Doctor was River Song, with the Silence-modified spacesuit forcing her to commit the deed. However, the Doctor had faked his own death and made it a fixed point in time in order to trick the Silence, getting them off his back at least for a while. Whilst most of the universe is convinced that the Doctor is dead once and for all, a handful of individuals including his companions know otherwise.

However, there were still unresolved matters following the conclusion of the series; the Silence, whilst their numbers have fallen, are still present and they may still learn later that the Doctor was not killed. This series has also addressed a mystery that has been part of Doctor Who since its creation and one that head writer Steven Moffat has mentioned in at least two episodes (The Girl in the Fireplace [+]Loading...["The Girl in the Fireplace (TV story)"] and Forest of the Dead [+]Loading...["Forest of the Dead (TV story)"]). The oldest question in the Universe is revealed to be "Doctor who?"

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Guest[[edit] | [edit source]]

Production[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Producers[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Writers[[edit] | [edit source]]

Showrunner Steven Moffat wrote, as head writer, six episodes in the series. Steve Thompson debuted as a writer for Doctor Who with episode three, as did Neil Gaiman writing episode four.

Matthew Graham returned as a writer for episodes five and six.

Directors[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Filming[[edit] | [edit source]]

Filming began in July 2010, and ran through to 29 April 2011.

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

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

Episode
Number		 Title Writer Director Notes
N/A A Christmas Carol [+]Loading...["A Christmas Carol (TV story)"] Steven Moffat Toby Haynes Companion-lite episode. Debut of the Eleventh Doctor's Shetland tweed ensemble.

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

Episode
Number		 Title Writer Director Prequel Notes
1 & 2 The Impossible Astronaut [+]Loading...["The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)"] / Day of the Moon [+]Loading...["Day of the Moon (TV story)"] Steven Moffat Toby Haynes Prequel Dedicated to Elisabeth Sladen. First appearances of the Silents and Madame Kovarian.
3 The Curse of the Black Spot [+]Loading...["The Curse of the Black Spot (TV story)"] Steve Thompson Jeremy Webb Prequel
4 The Doctor's Wife [+]Loading...["The Doctor's Wife (TV story)"] Neil Gaiman Richard Clark The Doctor's TARDIS is given physical form for the first time in the television series.
5 & 6 The Rebel Flesh [+]Loading...["The Rebel Flesh (TV story)"] / The Almost People [+]Loading...["The Almost People (TV story)"] Matthew Graham Julian Simpson Introduction of the Flesh. Revelation that Amy has been a Ganger.
7 A Good Man Goes to War [+]Loading...["A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)"] Steven Moffat Peter Hoar Prequel First appearance of Vastra, Jenny and Strax. Reappearance and decapitation of Dorium Maldovar. Birth of Melody Pond. River reveals her identity as Amy and Rory's daughter. Conclusion to the "Eye-patch lady" mini-arc.

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Episode
Number		 Title Writer Director Prequel Notes
8 Let's Kill Hitler [+]Loading...["Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)"] Steven Moffat Richard Senior Prequel The origins of River Song are expanded upon.
9 Night Terrors [+]Loading...["Night Terrors (TV story)"] Mark Gatiss Richard Clark
10 The Girl Who Waited [+]Loading...["The Girl Who Waited (TV story)"] Tom MacRae Nick Hurran
11 The God Complex [+]Loading...["The God Complex (TV story)"] Toby Whithouse First appearance of a Tivolian. Amy and Rory leave the TARDIS.
12 Closing Time [+]Loading...["Closing Time (TV story)"] Gareth Roberts Steve Hughes Reintroduction of the Cybermats. Return of Craig Owens and Sophie.
13 The Wedding of River Song [+]Loading...["The Wedding of River Song (TV story)"] Steven Moffat Jeremy Webb Prequel The Doctor and River are wed, and the Doctor fakes his death. First mention of Trenzalore and the "Fall of the Eleventh" prophecy. Conclusion to the "Silence" arc.

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Doctor Who Confidential mini-episode[[edit] | [edit source]]

Episode
Number		 Title Writer Director Notes
N/A Death Is the Only Answer Pupils from Oakley CE Junior School Jeremy Webb Reintroduction of Albert Einstein.

Comic Relief mini-episode[[edit] | [edit source]]

Episode
Number		 Title Writer Director Notes
N/A Space / Time Steven Moffat Richard Senior First multi-part made-for-charity story of the BBC Wales series.

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

These five mini-episodes were released on the series 6 DVD boxset. They were all given an umbrella title of Night and the Doctor.

Episode
Number		 Title Writer Director Notes
1 Bad Night Steven Moffat Richard Senior
2 Good Night Steven Moffat Richard Senior The effects of the crack in time on Amy's memories and the Big Bang II are explained.
3 & 4 First Night / Last Night Steven Moffat Richard Senior
5 Up All Night Tom MacRae Unknown Prequel to Closing Time [+]Loading...["Closing Time (TV story)"]. The Doctor does not appear.

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All episodes of Series 6 were released in 2011.

The DVD release of series 6 was issued in two parts, unlike the preceding series, which was released in four or five parts over the duration of the series. Part One, which contains episodes 1 to 7, was released on 11 July 2011, shortly after the airing of episode 7. Part Two was released in the Autumn, shortly after episode 13 was aired.[2] Both parts were released as a box set on 22 November with the Night and the Doctor minisodes and the Doctor Who Confidential cutdowns.[3] Omitted from the set, however, was the international version of the opening credits with the Amy Pond narration.

Title Number and duration
of episodes 		R2 release date R4 release date R1 release date
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol [+]Loading...["A Christmas Carol (TV story)"]		 1 × 60 min. 24 January 2011 3 March 2011 15 February 2011
Doctor Who: Series 6, Part 1
The Impossible Astronaut [+]Loading...["The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)"] /
Day of the Moon [+]Loading...["Day of the Moon (TV story)"]
The Curse of the Black Spot [+]Loading...["The Curse of the Black Spot (TV story)"]
The Doctor's Wife [+]Loading...["The Doctor's Wife (TV story)"]
The Rebel Flesh [+]Loading...["The Rebel Flesh (TV story)"] /
The Almost People [+]Loading...["The Almost People (TV story)"]
A Good Man Goes to War [+]Loading...["A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)"]		 6 x 45 min.
1 × 50 min.		 11 July 2011 5 August 2011 19 July 2011
Doctor Who: Series 6, Part 2
Let's Kill Hitler [+]Loading...["Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)"]
Night Terrors [+]Loading...["Night Terrors (TV story)"]
The Girl Who Waited [+]Loading...["The Girl Who Waited (TV story)"]
The God Complex [+]Loading...["The God Complex (TV story)"]
Closing Time [+]Loading...["Closing Time (TV story)"]
The Wedding of River Song [+]Loading...["The Wedding of River Song (TV story)"]		 4 x 45 min.
2 × 50 min.		 10 October 2011 3 November 2011 8 November 2011
Doctor Who: The Complete Sixth Series
includes A Christmas Carol		 1 x 60 min.
3 x 50 min.
10 x 45 min.		 21 November 2011 1 December 2011 22 November 2011

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

Series 6 released on 21 November 2023 in a limited edition Blu-ray box set containing every "New Who" series up to Series 13.[4]

  • 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)

    New Who Limited Edition (back)

  • New Who Limited Edition promo

    New Who Limited Edition promo

  • New Who Limited Edition promo

    New Who Limited Edition promo

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Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ CON: When Time Froze
  2. ↑ http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/series-6-dvd-releases-15635.htm
  3. ↑ http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/the-complete-sixth-series-details-25721.htm
  4. ↑ https://www.ign.com/articles/doctor-who-limited-edition-complete-new-who-blu-ray-set-is-up-for-preorder
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