Cold Blood (TV story)

Cold Blood
Doctor:	[[doctor::Eleventh Doctor]]
Companion(s):	Amy Pond Rory Williams
Main enemy:	Silurians
Main setting:	Cwmtaff, Wales, Earth, 2020
Key crew
Writer:	Chris Chibnall
Director:	Ashley Way
Producer:	Peter Bennett
Release details
Story number:	209b
Premiere broadcast:	29th May 2010
Format:	1 x 50 minute episode
Production code:	1.9

Cold Blood is the ninth episode of Series Five. It is the second part of a two-part story. It marks the re-appearance of the Silurians for the first time in 26 years.

Synopsis

It is the most important day in the history of Earth: the dawn of a new age of harmony... or the start of its final war.

The Doctor must face his most difficult challenge yet and he tries desperately to ensure Alaya's prediction of a massacre does not come true. Meanwhile, what fate will befall the captured Amy and can Tony and his friends be trusted?

Plot

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Cast

• The Doctor - Matt Smith
• Amy Pond - Karen Gillan
• Rory Williams - Arthur Darvill
• Dr. Nasreen Chaudhry - Meera Syal
• Alaya/Restac - Neve McIntosh
• Tony Mack - Robert Pugh
• Elliot - Samuel
• Mo - Alun Raglan
• Ambrose - Nia Roberts
• Eldane - Stephen Moore
• Malohkek - Richard Hope

Production crew

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References

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Story notes

• It has been revealed that, with this Series being broadcast earlier than previous series, this episode will broadcast before the Eurovision Song Contest. This is a first for the Series, which has usually been disrupted by Eurovision in the past.
• Amy will escape the Silurian holding her captive and be reunited with the Doctor at some point in the story.
• The Doctor and Nasreen will be captured, and the Doctor possibly tortured - on the next time trailer he is shown strapped to a slab, screaming in pain.
• A review revealed that the Doctor further learns of the mysterious crack and big bang, and he seems frightened/concerned that everyone (as in, enemies such as Prisoner Zero and the Weeping Angels) knows except him. It also refers to: "some kind of space time cataclysm, an explosion maybe... big enough to put cracks in the universe..."
• It has been revealed that Alaya dies during this episode.

Ratings

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Rumours

• It is rumoured that the Silurians are stealing bodies to splice with Silurian DNA to make half-human/half-Silurians. They could be compared with the Pig Slaves. The fact that some of the Silurian-like creatures in the trailers appear to be wearing regular human clothing may support this; also a Silurian was seen with the Doctor's equipment which has some liquid in. It was revealed in The Hungry Earth that they are actually kidnapping humans for dissection, but it is unknown what they are dissecting them for so this may still be true.
• It's possible the Silurians will survive since they will appear in the finale. (Or a new group of Silurians will return.)
• According to on-set fan reports, from filming, it seems that Rory Williams will die by saving the Doctor and then be swallowed by the Time Field crack near the end of the episode. Leaked photographs from The Big Bang depict Rory in Roman armour. From this, it can be construed that Rory will fall through a crack into the past.
• The Doctor will look into a crack and see the TARDIS door sign on fire. The previous two rumours seem likely to come true, as a review for the episode mentioned the mysterious 'big bang' and the crack, and the possible death of a regular cast character.
• There will be conflict among the Silurians as in the trailer for Series 5 released after The End of Time Part Two, Restac is shown pointing a gun at the Silurian Scientist.

Filming locations

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Production errors

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Continuity

• The Doctor mentions the Silurians going into hybernation when the Moon first alligned with the Earth.
• The Doctor directly references the events of Doctor Who and the Silurians.

DVD / Bluray releases

BBC Video - Doctor Who Series Five - Volume Three will feature Amy's Choice, The Hungry Earth, Cold Blood and Vincent and the Doctor. It will be released on Monday 2nd August 2010 (UK Only) on DVD and Blu-Ray.

See also

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