Series 6 (Doctor Who 2005)
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[[Video:Doctor Who - Full Length Trailer for New Series 2011 - BBC One|thumb|250px|right|An official BBC One series 6 trailer]] [[video:SheppardVoiceOver|thumb|250px|right|An official BBCA series 6 trailer]] Series 6 of Doctor Who, sometimes known as Season 32 to avoid confusion with Season 6, is currently being aired. DWM 419 confirmed that it had been commissioned by the BBC, and producer Piers Wenger also announced the same at the BBC Press Launch for series five in March 2010.
Filming started in July 2010. This series was preceded by a 2010 Christmas Special, written by Steven Moffat. The series is split into two sections, with the first episode, The Impossible Astronaut airing on 23rd April 2011. It then paused after the seventh episode, A Good Man Goes to War was aired. The series picked up with the eighth episode, Let's Kill Hitler, at the end of August and will run through to the final, thirteenth episode, The Wedding of River Song. Short prequels were released on the official site to publicise the series.
Cast
Matt Smith returned as the Eleventh Doctor alongside Karen Gillan as Amy Pond and Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams, the first male companion to do a complete series since 1975. Alex Kingston also returned as River Song.
Primary cast
Secondary cast
Guest cast
- Captain - Pooky Quesnel
- Kazran Sardick - Michael Gambon
- Abigail Pettigrew - Katherine Jenkins
- Co-Pilot - Micah Balfour
- Eric - Nick Malinowski
- Older Benjamin - Steve North
- Chief Servant - Tim Plester
- Isabella - Laura Rogers
- Canton Delaware - Mark Sheppard
- Richard Nixon - Stuart Milligan
- Grant - Jeff Mash
- Henry Avery - Hugh Bonneville
- Toby Avery - Oscar Lloyd
- Boatswain - Lee Ross
- Siren - Lily Cole
- Mulligan - Michael Begley
- Idris - Suranne Jones
- House - Michael Sheen
- Uncle - Adrian Schiller
- Auntie - Elizabeth Berrington
- Nephew - Paul Kasey
- Jennifer Lucas - Sarah Smart
- Dicken - Leon Vickers
- Miranda Cleaves - Raquel Cassidy
- Jimmy - Mark Bonnar
- Dorium - Simon Fisher Becker
- Colonel Manton - Danny Sapani
- Madame Vastra - Neve McIntosh
- Jenny - Catrin Stewart
- Strax - Dan Starkey
- Lorna Bucket - Christina Chong
- Thin Man - Dan Johnston
- Fat Man - Charlie Baker
- Lucas - Joshua Hayes
- Arthur - Henry Wood
- Eleanor - Annabel Cleare
- Headless monk - Claudio Laurini
- Adolf Hitler - Albert Welling
- Mels - Nina Toussaint-White
- Young Amy Pond - Caitlin Blackwood
- Young Rory Williams - Ezekiel Wigglesworth
- George - Jamie Oram
- Alex - Daniel Mays
- Claire - Emma Cunniffe
- Mrs Rossiter - Leila Hoffman and Louise-Marie Bowmen (Peg Doll)
- Julie - Sophie Cosson
- Check-in-girl - Josie Taylor
- Gibbis - David Walliams
- Rita - Amara Karen
- The Minotaur - Spencer Wilding
- Craig Owens - James Corden
- Sophie - Daisy Haggard
- Val - Lynda Baron
- NASA Man - Geoffrey Burton[1]
- News anchor - Meredith Viera[2]
- Charles Dickens - Simon Callow[3][4]
- Winston Churchill - Ian McNeice[5][6]
- Eldane- Stephen Moore[7]
- Professor - Paul Bentley[8]
- Dr Kent - Emma Campbell-Jones[9]
- Gantok - Mark Gatiss[10]
Casting notes
- There are currently no plans to bring back Paul McGann or any other Doctors. [11]
Aliens and enemies
- Kazran Sardick
- Sky shark
- Sky fish
- The Silence
- Little Girl
- Madame Kovarian
- Siren
- House
- Nephew
- Auntie
- Uncle
- Gangers
- Headless monks
- Dorium
- Cybermen
- Judoon
- Sontarans
- Silurians
- Mels
- Teselecta
- Peg Dolls
- Tenza
- Handbots
- Minotaur
- Weeping Angels
- Cybermats
Notes
- Steven Moffat stated that the unanswered questions of Series 5 - the Time Field cracks, the silence, and the mysterious external force that took control of the TARDIS and tried to make it explode - will play a role. (CON: Out of Time)
- Dorium will return in Episode 13.[12]
- Daleks will also appear in the The Wedding of River Song.[13]
- Pterodactyls will appear.[14]
- Romans will appear in Episode 13.[15]
Production
Writers
During production, Neil Gaiman confirmed that he was writing an episode for the first half of this series. Gaiman told BBC News that his episode was originally titled The House of Nothing[16] and was said to be the third episode of Series 6 on Neil Gaiman's twitter page.[17] However, it was later revealed that Steve Thompson would be writing the third episode and Gaiman's episode pushed back to the fourth. Steven Moffat returned as Executive Producer and Head Writer and wrote six episodes, including the 2010 Christmas Special.
- Steven Moffat (6 episodes - Including the Christmas Special) [18]
- Steve Thompson (1 episode)
- Neil Gaiman (1 episode)
- Matthew Graham (2 episodes)
- Mark Gatiss (1 episode)
- Tom MacRae (1 episode)
- Toby Whithouse (1 episode)
- Gareth Roberts (1 episode)
Directors
- Toby Haynes
- Richard Clark
- Julian Simpson
- Jeremy Webb
- Peter Hoar
- Richard Senior
- Nick Hurran
- Steve Hughes
New crew
DWM 424 confirmed on page 5 the following:
- Sanne Wohlenberg took over as Producer for Blocks One and Two.
- Michael Pickwoad took over as the new Production designer.
- Barbara Kidd became the new Costume designer.
- Di Barton became the new Line producer.
Production notes
- Piers Wenger and Beth Willis remained as Executive producers.
Television stories
Christmas special
| Episode Number |
Title | Writer | Director | Notes |
| N/A | A Christmas Carol | Steven Moffat | Toby Haynes |
Comic Relief mini-episodes
| Episode Number |
Title | Writer | Director | Notes |
| N/A | Space | Steven Moffat | Richard Senior | |
| N/A | Time | Steven Moffat | Richard Senior |
Regular season
Spring
| Episode Number | Title | Writer | Director | Notes |
| 1 & 2 | Pt. 1: The Impossible Astronaut Pt. 2: Day of the Moon |
Steven Moffat | Toby Haynes | First appearance of the Silence and the Madame Kovarian. Return of River Song. |
| 3 | The Curse of the Black Spot | Steve Thompson | Jeremy Webb | Moved from the Autumn half to Episode 3. Reappearance of Kovarian. |
| 4 | The Doctor's Wife | Neil Gaiman | Richard Clark | Changed from Episode 3. Reappearance of the Ood. |
| 5 & 6 | Pt. 1: The Rebel Flesh Pt. 2: The Almost People |
Matthew Graham | Julian Simpson | Reappearance of Kovarian and introduction of the Flesh concept. |
| 7 | Pt. 1: A Good Man Goes to War | Steven Moffat | Peter Hoar | End of the Spring half of Series 6. Return of River Song, along with the Cybermen, Sontarans, Judoon, Silurians, Kovarian and Dorium |
Autumn
| Episode Number | Title | Writer | Director | Notes |
| 8 | Pt. 2: Let's Kill Hitler | Steven Moffat | Richard Senior | Start of the Autumn half of Series 6. Conclusion to A Good Man Goes to War. |
| 9 | Night Terrors | Mark Gatiss | Richard Clark | Changed from episode four. |
| 10 | The Girl Who Waited | Tom MacRae | Nick Hurran | |
| 11 | The God Complex | Toby Whithouse | Nick Hurran | Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content Amy and Rory leave the Doctor. Cameo appearance of the Weeping Angels.
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| 12 | Closing Time | Gareth Roberts | Steve Hughes | Reintroduction of the Cybermats and return of Craig Owens, Sophie and the Cybermen. Reappearance of River Song, Madame Kovarian and The Silence. |
| 13 | The Wedding of River Song[19] | Steven Moffat[20] | Richard Senior[21] | Reappearance of Winston Churchill[22], River Song, Dorium[23] , The Silence and Madam Kovarian[24]. |
Mini-episode
| Episode Number |
Title | Writer | Director | Notes |
| N/A | Death is the Only Answer[25] | Pupils from Oakley CE Junior School[26] | Jeremy Webb[27] | Winning entry of the BBC Learning and Doctor Who Confidential competition[28] |
Episode notes
- Steven Moffat has written six episodes: A Christmas Carol, The Impossible Astronaut, Day of the Moon, A Good Man Goes to War, Let's Kill Hitler and The Wedding of River Song.[29]
- Steven Moffat confirmed that the question Amy was going to ask the Doctor in Space will return in Series 6.[30]
Rumours
- In The Brilliant Book 2011, several "hints" about Series 6 were revealed.[31]
- Skaro may be revisited.[32]
- Paul McGann may return as the Eighth Doctor.[33]
DVD and Blu-ray release
The DVD release of Series 6 will be in two parts, unlike the past series which was released in four to five parts over the duration of the series. Part One, which will contain episodes one to seven will be released on 11th July 2011, shortly after the airing of episode seven. Part Two will be released in the Autumn, shortly after episode thirteen is aired.[34] Both parts will be released as a box set in November.[35]
Footnotes
- ↑ http://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/M80306.html
- ↑ http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/behind-the-scenes-series-6-finale-19712.htm
- ↑ http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/the-wedding-of-river-song-details-24686.htm
- ↑ http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/the-wedding-of-river-song-previewed-26320.htm
- ↑ http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/series-6-finale-filming-18683.htm
- ↑ http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/behind-the-scenes-series-6-finale-19712.htm
- ↑ http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/behind-the-scenes-series-6-finale-19712.htm
- ↑ http://www.bcltd.org/actors/paul-bentley
- ↑ http://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/F85601.html
- ↑ http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/whos-in-the-wedding-of-river-song-26156.htm
- ↑ http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/more-doctor-who-series-6-titbits-12153.htm
- ↑ http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/doctor-who-demons-run-15135.htm
- ↑ http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/daleks-are-back-in-series-6-24295.htm
- ↑ http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/doctor-who-meets-primeval-18847.htm
- ↑ http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/doctor-who-meets-primeval-18847.htm
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment_and_arts/10146657.stm
- ↑ http://news.whoviannet.co.uk/2010/06/neil-gaiman-reveals-more-episode-tidbits/
- ↑ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s7/doctor-who/news/a253026/moffat-reveals-new-who-details.html
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/news/bulletin_110725_02
- ↑ http://www.lastbroadcast.co.uk/cult/spoilers/v/11666-doctor-who-series-6-episode-guide.html
- ↑ http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/series-6-so-far-march-update-16960.htm
- ↑ http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/series-6-finale-filming-18683.htm
- ↑ http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/series-6-finale-filming-18683.htm
- ↑ http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/series-6-finale-filming-18683.htm
- ↑ http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/death-is-the-only-answer-24794.htm
- ↑ http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/death-is-the-only-answer-24794.htm
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b014w22h/Doctor_Who_Confidential_Series_6_Heartbreak_Hotel/
- ↑ http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/death-is-the-only-answer-24794.htm
- ↑ http://www.lastbroadcast.co.uk/cult/spoilers/v/11666-doctor-who-series-6-episode-guide.html
- ↑ https://twitter.com/#!/steven_moffat/status/49137869557735424
- ↑ http://blastr.com/2010/09/14-awesome-doctor-who-season-6-teasers-revealed.php
- ↑ http://tardisspoilers.blogspot.com/2010/11/skaro-revisited.html
- ↑ http://www.bigshinyrobot.com/reviews/archives/24998
- ↑ http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/series-6-dvd-releases-15635.htm
- ↑ http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/the-complete-sixth-series-details-25721.htm
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