The Big Bang (TV story)

The Big Bang
Doctor:	[[doctor::Eleventh Doctor]]
Companion(s):	River Song Amy Pond Rory Williams / Auton Rory
Main enemy:	Time Field Stone Dalek
Main setting:	Stonehenge, Earth, 102AD Leadworth, Earth, 26th June 2010 Leadworth,Earth, 1996 National Museum, 1996 Aickman Road, 2010
Key crew
Writer:	Steven Moffat
Director:	Toby Haynes
Producer:	Peter Bennett
Release details
Story number:	212b
Release number:	Series 5
Premiere broadcast:	26th June 2010
Format:	1 x 55 minute episode
Production code:	1.13

For the event known as the Big Bang, see Event One.

The Big Bang is the thirteenth episode, and second in a two-part story and the final episode of Series 5.

Synopsis

The Doctor is trapped in the Pandorica, the TARDIS has been destroyed, and silence has fallen. The only hope for all reality is a little girl who still believes in stars.

Plot

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Cast

• The Doctor - Matt Smith
• Amy Pond - Karen Gillan
• Rory Williams / Auton Rory - Arthur Darvill
• River Song - Alex Kingston
• Young Amelia Pond - Caitlin Blackwood
• Sharon - Susan Vidler
• Tabitha Pond - Karen Westwood
• Augustus Pond- Helco Johnston
• Dalek Operator - Barnaby Edwards
• Christine - Frances Ashman
• Dalek - Nicholas Briggs (Voice)

Production crew

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References

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Story notes

• This episode was incorrectly entitled Cyber War and Enemies of a Time Lord.
• In a released clip by the Doctor Who website Rory quoted the Doctor as saying that "The universe was huge and ridiculous and sometimes there were miracles" and added "I could do with a ridiculous miracle right now" to a seemingly dead Amy.
• In a interview with Matt Smith he said, "There is a scene with a character who comes back. It's someone very significant".This was proven false. It is likely that he means either The Doctor, Amy Pond or Rory Williams .
• The title is most likely a reference to the TARDIS's explosion on 26/06/2010. (DW: Flesh and Stone)
• Both the date of the in-universe 'unidentified explosion' and the real-world date of broadcast is 26/06/2010.
• The Pandorica and a Stone Dalek will appear in the museum that Amelia visits.

Ratings

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Rumours

• Some fans speculate that the unknown, sinister voice heard in the previous episode was, in fact, Omega. Spoilerists reveal that he may make an appearance coming towards the end, and will play a larger role in series 6. However, this is not confirmed, but strongly believed. While Omega didn't appear, the ultimate identity of the sinister voice was left ambiguous.
• Many fans have speculated that during this episode, the Doctor will travel back along his own time stream to the events earlier in Series 5. One example of this is during Flesh and Stone, when the Doctor appears wearing a jacket after the one he was previously wearing was removed by the angels. This was proven true.

• As most of the enemies listed and seen in The Pandorica Opens should have been defeated or should have not existed during 102 A.D (For example the Silurians, that should be under the earth), it is rumoured that something must have brought them all to the same time zone and place in order for all of them to join up together. The Daleks have already shown that they can use Time Corridors. They may have used this to help the Alliance to travel to this timezone DW: Resurrection of the Daleks. They were also capable of time travel technology. DW: The Chase
• As noticed in timelord50.blogspot.com/2010/06/did-you-notice.html. Several shots of Amy's house from DW: The Eleventh Hour, which shows, that the outside of the house has 2 storeys, but there are 2 sets of stairs. Similar to DW: The Lodger. This could mean a second perception filter. Which could be reveal something else hidden, during this episode. On the other hand, the house does have a roof and the stairs could just lead to the loft, and another note is that River looked up those stairs in DW: The Pandorica Opens but saw nothing interesting, so it is obvious there is no perception filter. There was nothing significant about this rumour.
• The Slitheen will return. They didn't appear in the former episode, but were mentioned, they might appear in The Big Bang. They didn't appear in the end.

Filming locations

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Production errors

If you'd like to talk about narrative problems with this story — like plot holes and things that seem to contradict other stories — please go to this episode's discontinuity discussion.

• In the musuem, the Doctor is talking but a shot of him turning around shows that his lips are not moving.
• Also in the museum, when the trio see the "future" Doctor die, Amy walks up the stairs. It cuts to the Doctor, then back to Amy, when she walks up the stairs again. It was too quick for her to go back down the stairs.

Continuity

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Home video releases

BBC Video - Doctor Who Series Five - Volume Four will feature Vincent and the Doctor, 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.

See also

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External links

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