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|broadcast date = 3rd April 2010[http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/02/doctor-who-for-easter.html]
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|previous story = [[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]
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}}{{semi-protect}}'''''The Eleventh Hour''''' was the first episode of [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|Matt Smith's first series]].  As such, it marked the debut of [[Karen Gillan]] and [[Arthur Darvill]] as part of the recurring cast.  
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'''The Eleventh Hour''' is the first episode of [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|Series 5]]. It is also the first full episode of the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]] and the first episode with [[Steven Moffat]] as head writer.
Though not the first episode filmed of the [[2010]] series, it was nevertheless the public's first full exposure to a new production ethos, as shaped by then-new [[executive producer]]s [[Steven Moffatt]], [[Piers Wenger]], and [[Beth Willis]].  It was also the public's first exposure to [[director]] [[Adam Smith (director)|Adam Smith's]] work on a [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] programme.


== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
After his explosive regeneration damages the TARDIS, the eleventh version of The Doctor crash lands on Earth. Awaiting his machine's regeneration, he and a young woman named Amy Pond take on the mighty Face Tendril.
After his explosive [[regeneration]] damages [[the Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]], the [[eleventh Doctor|eleventh version of the Doctor]] crash lands on [[Earth]]. There, he meets a young woman named [[Amy Pond]] and clashes with the mighty [[Face Tendril]].


== Plot ==
== Plot ==

Revision as of 15:10, 3 March 2010

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The Eleventh Hour was the first episode of Matt Smith's first series. As such, it marked the debut of Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill as part of the recurring cast.

Though not the first episode filmed of the 2010 series, it was nevertheless the public's first full exposure to a new production ethos, as shaped by then-new executive producers Steven Moffatt, Piers Wenger, and Beth Willis. It was also the public's first exposure to director Adam Smith's work on a Doctor Who universe programme.

Synopsis

After his explosive regeneration damages his TARDIS, the eleventh version of the Doctor crash lands on Earth. There, he meets a young woman named Amy Pond and clashes with the mighty Face Tendril.

Plot

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Cast

Crew

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References

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Story Notes

  • According to the BBC trailer, this episode will be broadcast on Easter Saturday, 3 April 2010.
  • The opening episode seen filming, features Matt Smith in the Tenth Doctor's battered attire, with his sonic screwdriver and TARDIS. It is thought to deal with his post-regeneration trauma. The episode is set in the fictional location of Leadworth, and features Amy Pond in a police officers uniform.
  • In an interview in Doctor Who Magazine 417, Matt Smith and Karen Gillan talk about the "Scary" monster in episode one describing it as a "Face Tendril" and being used as a tennis ball on a stick in scenes, expressing them having to act scared with nothing scary there. This probably means the monster in episode one is computer generated.
  • According to Russell T. Davies in Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale, Moffat informed him in January 2008 that he had begun writing the first episode of Series 5.

Ratings

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Filming Locations

  • The White House, Llandaff, Cardiff
  • Old Cemetery, Rhymney, Gwent
  • The Vicarage, Rhymney, Gwent
  • Abertillery Hospital, Aberbeeg, Abertillery
  • The Cathedral Green, Llandaff, Cardiff

Rumours

  • Rumours say that the episode is set during the 1990s; however, a more detailed rumour says the Doctor meets Amy as a child in 1995 and as an adult in 2010. [source needed]
  • This episode will actually be 60 minutes long rather than the usual 45 minute format. It is unknown if this will be the pattern for the whole series. [source needed]
  • IMDB listed this episode as being broadcast on 13 March, but this is contradicted by the latest trailer.

Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors

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Continuity

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DVD/Blu-Ray Release

  • BBC Video - Doctor Who Series Five - Volume One is scheduled for release on DVD and Blu-Ray on 7th June 2010 (UK only), featuring The Eleventh Hour, The Beast Below, Victory of the Daleks, and the featurette The Monster Diaries. [1]

External Links

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Doctor Who News Page - Matt Smith First DVD Release Date, accessed 3rd March 2010

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