The Pandorica Opens (TV story)
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The Pandorica Opens will be the twelfth episode, and first in a dramatic two-part finale of Series 5.
Synopsis
A Van Gogh painting ferried across thousands of years, communicating a disturbing prophecy to the Doctor, a message on the oldest cliff-face in the universe and a love that lasts a thousand years. In 102 AD England, Romans receive a surprise visit from Cleopatra. Nearby, Stonehenge conceals the Pandorica, a prison-box of legend. As it slowly unlocks from the inside, terrible forces gather in the heavens above. The fates are drawing close around the TARDIS. United, the Doctor's friends send him a warning, he deals with a message on a cliff, a mysterious box and a love story which spans over millennia. The Pandorica, which contains the most dangerous threat in the Universe, is opening. Only one thing is certain: "The Pandorica will open...silence will fall".
Plot
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Cast
- The Doctor - Matt Smith
- Amy Pond - Karen Gillan
- River Song - Alex Kingston
- Rory Williams - Arthur Darvill
- Vincent van Gogh - Tony Curran
- Bracewell - Bill Paterson
- Winston Churchill - Ian McNeice
- Madame Vernet - Chrissie Cotterill
- Dr. Gachet - Howard Lee
- Guard - Joe Jacobs
- Dorium - Simon Fisher Becker
- Claudio - Marcus O'Donovan
- Commander - Clive Wood
- Commander Stark - Christopher Ryan
- Marcellus - David Fynn
- Dalek Operator - Barnaby Edwards
- Cyberleader - Ruari Mears
- Dalek/Cybus Cybermen/Judoon (voice) - Nicholas Briggs
Production Crew
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References
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Continuity
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Story Notes
- This episode was incorrectly entitled Silver Sentence and Enemies Of a Time lord
- Many old enemies have been confirmed to appear or be mentioned in the episode, whether there to play an enemy part is still to be confirmed. The list of enemies include the Daleks, the Cybus Cybermen, the Sontarans, the Judoon, the Slitheen, the Hoix, the Weevils, the Uvodni, the Sycorax, the Silurians, the Autons, the Roboform, the Blowfish, the Nestene, the Chelonians, the Drahvins, the Atraxi and the Zygons. Other species and aliens mentioned by River include Terileptils, Slitheen and Draconians.
- Characters from throughout series 5 to return in the finale include Vincent van Gogh, Winston Chruchill, Liz 10, and River Song, according to an interview with Karen
- Gillan. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s7/doctor-who/tubetalk/a226888/karen-gillan-previews-who-finale.html
- Karen Gillan clamied that Rory is dead in a interview but pictures reaveal that he is not dead.
Ratings
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Rumours
- The Original Cybermen will return.
- Many fans believe Omega will return.
- The Timoreen might appear as a (sort of) old enemy, since their name is reminiscent of a Raxacoricofallapatorian surname.
- If the Doctor's "Friends who unite to send him a terrible warning" are some characters seen through the series then it's possible that they are the following:
- Amy Pond (Who will appear)
- Rory Williams (Has been seen in trailers and pictures wearing a Roman uniform).
- Jeff and Mrs. Angelo
- Liz 10 (Who will appear in part 1 or 2, according to an interview with Karen Gillan)
- Winston Churchill (Who will appear in part 1 or 2, according to an interview with Karen Gillan)
- River Song (Who will appear)
- Father Octavian and the Clerics (Since they got absorbed by the Cracks)
- Eldane (Since he knows that the Doctor has greater losses to come)
- Tony, Nasreen, Mo, Elliot and Ambrose
- Vincent van Gogh (Who will appear, according to an interview with Karen Gillan)
- Craig Owens and Sophie.
Filming locations
- Stonehenge, England
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Production errors
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Continuity
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Home video 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.[1]
See also
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External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ DWM 421, Page 18
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Gallery
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The Sycorax
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A Judoon (far left) and the Cybus Cybermen
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A stone Dalek
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River Song, Amy and the Doctor
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The Pandorica
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Star ships surrounding Stonehenge
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Young Amelia Pond and the Pandorica
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Concept artwork of the opened Pandorica