The Pandorica Opens (TV story)

The Pandorica Opens^[2] will be the twelfth episode, and first in a dramatic two-part story of Series 5.

Synopsis

A Van Gogh painting is ferried across thousands of years, communicating a disturbing prophecy to the Doctor and a message on the oldest cliff-face in the universe. In 102AD England, Romans receive a surprise visit from Cleopatra. Nearby, Stonehenge conceals the Pandorica, a prison-box of legend which. As it unlocks slowly from the inside, terrible forces gather in the heavens above. The fates are drawing close around the TARDIS – is this the day the Doctor falls? There is just one certainty: Silence will fall...

Plot

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Cast

The Doctor - Matt Smith
Amy Pond - Karen Gillan
River Song - Alex Kingston ^[3]
Dorium - Simon Fisher-Becker
TBA - Philip Madoc
Claudio - Marcus O'Donovan
Amy's mother - Karen Westwood
Daleks/Cybermen/Judoon (TBC) (voice) - Nicholas Briggs
Commander Strak - Christopher Ryan
Young Amelia Pond - Caitlin Blackwood

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The Doctor at Stonehenge

Production Crew

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References

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Story Notes

The episode was incorrectly entitled Silver Sentence.
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Romans guarding Stonehenge
Young Amelia Pond will reappear, played by actress Caitlin Blackwood.
Many old enemies have been confirmed to appear in the second half of the finale, although not necessarily in the first half. Whether they're to play an enemy part is still to be confirmed. The list of enemies include the Daleks, Cybermen, the Sontarans, the Judoon, the Hoix, the Weevils, the Uvodni, the Sycorax, the Silurians, the Autons, the Roboform and the Blowfish. ^[4]
At least part of the story takes place at Stonehenge in Roman Britain in 102 AD, where the Pandorica, a "prison-box of legend", is hidden.^[5]
Cleopatra will appear.^[6]

Ratings

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Rumours

The Original Cybermen will return.^{[source needed]}
Omega will return.^{[source needed]}
The episode may take place in the Death Zone and Dark Tower on Gallifrey.^{[source needed]}
Rory Williams may appear, possibly after being dead and erased from time by the Time Field (Crack) since DW: Cold Blood. Some fans have taken the fact that Arthur Darvill will be appearing in a Q&A panel after a BAFTA preview screening^[7] as evidence that he's in the episode. However, so far, the only photos showing Rory are from the following episode.^[8]
This "Love Story" which is mentioned could be between Mark Antony and Cleopatra. Mark Antony is a Roman Soldier who shared a love story with Cleopatra so it is concievable.
The Van Gogh Painting that communicates a disturbing prophecy for the Doctor could chain to the events of Vincent and the Doctor

Filming Locations

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Production Errors

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Continuity

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DVD and Bluray releases

BBC Video - Doctor Who Series Five - Volume Four will feature The Lodger , The Pandorica Opens and The Big Bang. It will be released on Monday 6th September 2010 (UK Only) on DVD and Blu-Ray.^[9]

External Links

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Footnotes

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Dalek television stories

For the purposes of this list, a "Dalek story" is one in which one living, authentic Dalek plays a part within the confines of the story, outside of flashbacks to previous stories and cliffhangers that lead into the following story. For this reason, stories such as The Space Museum are not counted due to the Daleks' appearance being defined by their importance to following stories, while stories such as The Wheel in Space and The Waters of Mars are absent due to the Daleks' only contribution being references to past Dalek stories. Stories like The Wedding of River Song, Hell Bent, Once, Upon Time and The Vanquishers are also not included due to the Daleks' appearance being restricted to a single scene of no consequence to the plot of the story, while the TV movie is also absent due to the Daleks only being heard from off-screen.

First Doctor era

The Daleks • The Dalek Invasion of Earth • The Chase • Mission to the Unknown • The Daleks' Master Plan • The Dalek Party

Dr. Who films

Dr. Who and the Daleks • Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.

Second Doctor era

The Power of the Daleks • The Evil of the Daleks • Sky Ray

Third Doctor era

Day of the Daleks • Frontier in Space / Planet of the Daleks • The Dalek Appeal • The Dance of the Daleks • Death to the Daleks

Fourth Doctor era

Genesis of the Daleks • Homemade Dalek • Destiny of the Daleks

Fifth Doctor era

The Five Doctors • Resurrection of the Daleks

Sixth Doctor era

Revelation of the Daleks

Seventh Doctor era

Remembrance of the Daleks

The "Wilderness Years"

Susan and the Daleks • Emperor of the Daleks • The Curse of Fatal Death • Robots Ad

Ninth Doctor era

Blue Peter special 2005 • Dalek • Bad Wolf / The Parting of the Ways

Tenth Doctor era

Army of Ghosts / Doomsday • Daleks in Manhattan / Evolution of the Daleks • The Stolen Earth / Journey's End • The Daleks & Davros

Eleventh Doctor era

Victory of the Daleks • The Pandorica Opens / The Big Bang • Symphony of the Daleks • Asylum of the Daleks • The Day of the Doctor • The Time of the Doctor

Twelfth Doctor era

Into the Dalek • The Magician's Apprentice / The Witch's Familiar • The Pilot • Twice Upon a Time

Thirteenth Doctor era

Resolution • Revolution of the Daleks • Eve of the Daleks • The Power of the Doctor

Fourteenth Doctor era

Destination: Skaro • The Daleks in Colour

Fifteenth Doctor era

The Final Battle

Because of the ubiquity of this race, no attempt will be made here to list every appearance in every medium. Instead, we focus on televised appearances here, and invite you to explore a complete list of appearances elsewhere.

Cyberman stories

For the purposes of this list, a "Cyberman story" is one in which one living, authentic Cyberman plays a part within the confines of the story, outside of flashbacks to previous stories and cliffhangers that lead into the following story. For this reason, stories such as Dalek are absent due to only featuring deceased Cybermen on display. Stories like Carnival of Monsters, A Good Man Goes to War and The Vanquishers are also not included due to the Cybermen's appearance being of little consequence to the plot of the story.

Television

The Tenth Planet • The Moonbase • The Tomb of the Cybermen • The Wheel in Space • The Invasion • Revenge of the Cybermen • Earthshock • The Five Doctors • Attack of the Cybermen • Silver Nemesis • Rise of the Cybermen / The Age of Steel • Army of Ghosts / Doomsday • Cyberwoman • The Next Doctor • The Pandorica Opens • Closing Time • Nightmare in Silver • The Time of the Doctor • Dark Water / Death in Heaven • World Enough and Time / The Doctor Falls • The Haunting of Villa Diodati • Ascension of the Cybermen / The Timeless Children • Flux: Once, Upon Time • The Power of the Doctor

Webcast

TARDIS Cam No.1 - The Moonscape • Real Time • Tardisode 6 • Tardisode 13 • Monster File: Cybermen • What if robots replaced teachers?

Audio

Sword of Orion • Spare Parts • Real Time • The Harvest • Silver Lining • Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Crystal of Cantus • The Reaping • The Gathering • The Blue Tooth • Human Resources • The Girl Who Never Was • The Ultimate Adventure • Kingdom of Silver • Legend of the Cybermen • The Silver Turk • Last of the Cybermen • Return to Telos • The Isos Network • The Tyrants of Logic • Code Silver / Master of Worlds • Hour of the Cybermen • Conversion • Return of the Cybermen • The Gates of Hell • Scourge of the Cybermen • Altered Status • Monsters in Metropolis • Secrets of Telos • Way of the Burryman / The Forth Generation • Bad Day in Tinseltown • Willkommen • Wulf • Übermensch • Auf Wiedersehen • The Great Cyber-War • Sins of the Flesh

Cyberman

Scorpius • Fear • Conversion • Telos • Outsiders • Terror • Machines • Extinction

Prose

Novels	Iceberg • Killing Ground • Illegal Alien • Warmonger • Loving the Alien • Made of Steel • Plague of the Cybermen • Dr. First • Scratchman • The Self-Made Man

Short stories	Birth of a Renegade • Heliotrope Bouquet • Scientific Adviser • Vrs • Going Off the Rails • Cybermen: Status Update • The Piper • The Mondas Touch • The Patchwork Pierrot • Consultation Exercise • Alit in Underland • Ghost in the Machine • The Heist • A Girl Called Doubt

Features	Cybermen

Comics

The Coming of the Cybermen • Flower Power • Cyber-Mole • The Cyber Empire • Eskimo Joe • Masquerade • The Time Museum • Test Flight • Junk-Yard Demon • Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman • Deathworld • Black Legacy • Revelation! • Genesis! • The World Shapers • The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic • The Good Soldier • Dreadnought • The Flood • The Power of the Cybermen / Drones of Doom / Enemy Mine / Time of the Cybermen • Assimilation² • Doctor Who and the Last Stand • The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who • Conversion • Untitled • Cyber Crisis • Supremacy of the Cybermen • The Bidding War • The Lost Dimension • High Noon in Hollywood

The Cybermen	The Dead Heart • The Flesh Unbound • The Black Sky • The Hungry Sea • The Dark Flame • The Future Perfect • The Ugly Underneath • The Prodigal Returns

Supremacy of the Cybermen prologues	The First Doctor • The Second Doctor • The Third Doctor • The Fourth Doctor • The Fifth Doctor • The Sixth Doctor • The Seventh Doctor • The Eighth Doctor • The War Doctor

Video
games

Destiny of the Doctors • Airships • Cyber Assault • Ghostwatch • Eye of the TARDIS • Return to Earth • The Mazes of Time • Blood of the Cybermen • Dalek Supremacy • The Eternity Clock • The Doctor and the Dalek • Lost in Time • Hidden Mysteries

Complete list of appearances

Sontaran stories

For the purposes of this list, a "Sontaran story" is one in which one living, authentic Sontaran plays a part within the confines of the story, outside of flashbacks to previous stories and cliffhangers that lead into the following story. For this reason, stories such as The Halloween Apocalypse and Survivors of the Flux are not counted due to the Sontarans' appearance being defined by their importance to following stories. Stories like The End of Time and The Time of the Doctor are also not included due to the Sontarans' appearance being no consequence to the plot of the story. Stories featuring Strax of the Paternoster Gang are only included on the Paternoster Gang story template.

Television

Broadcast	The Time Warrior • The Sontaran Experiment • The Invasion of Time • The Two Doctors • The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky • The Last Sontaran • The Pandorica Opens • The Time of the Doctor • Flux: War of the Sontarans / The Vanquishers

Home video	Untitled 3 • Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans • Mindgame • Battlefield • A Fix with Sontarans

Audio

Silent Warrior • Old Soldiers • Conduct Unbecoming • The Eleven Day Empire • The Shadow Play • Heroes of Sontar • The Five Companions • The First Sontarans • Starlight Robbery • The King of Sontar • Master of the Daleks • Terror of the Sontarans • The Sontaran Ordeal • The Eternity Cage • The Sontarans • The Eternal Battle • The Sontaran Project • Portrait of a Lady • Peepshow • The Moonrakers • The Great Sontaran War • Rearguard • Salvation Nine • The Last Day • The Battle of Giant's Causeway • Born to Die • In Name Only

Prose

Shakedown • Lords of the Storm • The Infinity Doctors • The Sontaran Games • The Taking of Chelsea 426 • Blind Terror • The Dream • The Three Little Sontarans • The Three Brothers Gruff • Sontar's Little Helpers • Dr. Tenth • A Soldier's Education • For the Girl Who Has Everything

Comics

The Final Quest • The Outsider • Dragon's Claw • The Gods Walk Among Us • The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic • Pureblood • Conflict of Interests • Unnatural Born Killers • The Betrothal of Sontar • When Worlds Collide • In Their Nature • The Instruments of War • The Judas Goatee • The Honourable Burger • Supremacy of the Cybermen

Video games

Destiny of the Doctors • Dalek Supremacy • The Keys of Time • The Gunpowder Plot • The Doctor and the Dalek

Complete list of appearances

Auton stories

For the purposes of this list, an "Auton story" is one in which one living, authentic Auton plays a part within the confines of the story, outside of flashbacks to previous stories and cliffhangers that lead into the following story. For this reason, stories such as Love & Monsters are absent due to the Autons' only contribution being references to past Auton stories.

Television

Broadcast	Spearhead from Space • Terror of the Autons • Rose • The Pandorica Opens / The Big Bang

Home video	Auton • Auton 2: Sentinel • Auton 3: Awakening

Webcast

Return of the Autons

Audio

Brave New Town • Vanguard • Earthfall • Bridgehead • Armageddon • Sargasso • Black Friday • The Auton Infinity • Double

Prose

Business Unusual • Teach Yourself Ballroom Dancing • Synthespians™ • Autonomy • Strangers in the Outland • Dr. Ninth • Baby Sleepy Face • Decoy • Revenge of the Nestene • He's Behind You

Comics

Business as Usual • Plastic Millenium • Façades • Endgame • Untitled • A Little Help from My Friends • The Plastic Population

Video games

Destiny of the Doctors • The Christmas Trap • Lost in Time

Complete list of appearances

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