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Doctor Who series 6
Series 6
No. of episodes13
Release
Original networkBBC One
Original release23 April 2011 (2011-04-23)
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The sixth series of British science fiction television series Doctor Who is expected to be shown in two parts, the first seven episodes due to begin in April and the final six episodes in September. Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill are continuing their roles as The Doctor, Amy Pond and Rory Williams. The series will continue story threads from Series 5, investigating the mysterious Silence that caused the TARDIS to explode in "The Pandorica Opens" / "The Big Bang" and the identity of River Song.[1]

Episodes

The first seven episodes started in April 2011 and the final six are scheduled to begin in September, after a mid-series finale.[2][3][4][5]

Story No. Episode Title Directed by Written by UK viewers
(million) 		AI
(%) 		Original air date Production
code
214a1"The Impossible Astronaut" (Part 1)Toby HaynesSteven Moffat8.86[6]88[7]23 April 2011 (2011-04-23)2.1
Amy and Rory, River Song and a mysterious man each receive an envelope, numbered 2, 3 and 4, containing a date, time and map reference, unsigned, but TARDIS blue. This strange summons reunites them in the middle of the Utah desert and unveils a terrible secret the Doctor's friends must never reveal to him. After they meet up, they find a fourth envelope in a restaurant, sent to the Doctor, who joins them. Placing his life entirely in their hands, the Doctor agrees to join them on their mission. Their quest lands them in the Oval Office in Washington, D.C., where they are enlisted by President Nixon himself to assist enigmatic former-FBI agent Canton Everett Delaware III, in saving a terrified little girl from a mysterious spaceman.
214b2"Day of the Moon" (Part 2)Toby HaynesSteven Moffat7.30[6]87[8]30 April 2011 (2011-04-30)2.2
The second episode of a two-parter, the FBI are looking for River Song, Rory and Amy. The world has been occupied by aliens and they can trust no one. The Doctor is also trapped. The Aliens are scary - when you look away you forget that you ever saw them.
2153"The Curse of the Black Spot"Jeremy WebbStephen Thompson6.2 [10]86[11]7 May 2011 (2011-05-07)[9]TBA
Aboard a 17th-century pirate ship the Doctor needs to win the trust of Captain Avery as his friends start to be influenced by a beautiful Siren (Lily Cole). Can the doctor save them alll before they all fall for the sirens song?[9]
2164"The Doctor's Wife"[12]Richard ClarkNeil GaimanTBATBA14 May 2011 (2011-05-14)[12]2.3
In the hope of finding another Time Lord, the Doctor responds to a distress signal. Greeted warmly by Auntie, Uncle and Nephew, Idris' welcome is unusual. This features Suranne Jones as Idris[12] and Michael Sheen.[13]
217a5"The Rebel Flesh"[14] (Part 1)Julian SimpsonMatthew GrahamTBATBA21 May 2011 (2011-05-21)[14]2.5
In a futuristic factory the Doctor finds humans using clones to perform dangerous tasks.[14] This episode guest stars Raquel Cassidy, Sarah Smart and Marshall Lancaster.[13]
217b6"The Almost People"[15] (Part 2)Julian SimpsonMatthew GrahamTBATBA28 May 2011 (2011-05-28)[15]2.6
This episode is a continuation of the story introduced in "The Rebel Flesh".
218a7"A Good Man Goes to War"[15] (Part 1)Peter Hoar[17]Steven MoffatTBATBA4 June 2011 (2011-06-04) (tbc)[15]2.7
This episode is the mid-series finale and will guest star Alex Kingston, Frances Barber, Christina Chong and Simon Fisher-Becker [13] and will also see the return of the Cyberman. [16]
218b8TBARichard Senior[15]Steven MoffatTBATBASeptember 2011 (2011-09)[3]2.8
2199TBARichard ClarkMark GatissTBATBATBA2.4
22010TBANick HurranTom MacRaeTBATBATBATBA
22111"The God Complex"[3]Nick HurranToby WhithouseTBATBATBATBA
22212TBASteve Hughes[15]Gareth RobertsTBATBATBATBA
22313TBAJeremy Webb[15]Steven MoffatTBATBATBATBA

Production

Production for Series 6 began in October[18] and concluded in May.[19] Peter Bennett remains as producer[citation needed], but his counterpart Tracie Simpson is replaced by Sanne Wohlenberg, while departing production designer Edward Thomas is replaced by Michael Pickwoad.[20] The two-part opening story, written by Steven Moffat and directed by Toby Haynes,[21] was partially filmed in the United States, a first for the programme.[18] During the production process the order of the third, fourth and ninth episodes was changed.[22]

Casting

Matt Smith,[23] Karen Gillan,[24] and Arthur Darvill[25] are continuing their roles as The Doctor, Amy Pond, and Rory Williams.

David Walliams,[26] Hugh Bonneville,[27] Mark Sheppard,[28] and James Corden (returning as Craig Owens)[29] are among the confirmed guest cast for series 6. Alex Kingston is returning as River Song.[18] In Neil Gaiman's episode Suranne Jones plays Idris, a young woman,[30] along with Michael Sheen, who will be providing a voiceover for an as yet unknown character.[31]

Writers

The writers for all episodes have been confirmed, with Steven Moffat continuing his role as head writer, writing five episodes.[3][32] Stephen Thompson has written the third episode of the series,[22] Neil Gaiman wrote the fourth episode of the series,[22][33] which is scheduled to be followed by Mathew Graham's two part episode.[15] Mark Gatiss,[22] is to write the ninth episode following Steven Moffat's episode seven and eight cliffhanger, Tom MacRae, Toby Whithouse and Gareth Roberts are all confirmed to be writing episodes for the second half of the series.[3]

Promotion

Trailers

The first trailer for Series 6 showed directly after the Christmas Special and showed reappearance of the Ood, a person in a space suit, evil dolls, characters from Nazi Germany, the Doctor wearing a Stetson, the interior of a craft resembling the timeship from "The Lodger", a scene with "A 51" on a wall, Suranne Jones' character of Idris, and several scenes filmed in Utah's Monument Valley and Valley of the Gods. In December 2010, BBC America began airing promotions for the new series featuring Smith, Gillan, Darvill, and Kingston, filmed in Monument Valley and announcing the US locations. A 15-second teaser trailer was shown on BBC One at 9pm, 22 March 2011. A 1-minute trailer was shown on BBC 1, on 30 March 2011 showing, among other scenes, River Song kissing the Doctor and the interior of the Ninth and Tenth Doctors' TARDIS. An alternative version of the trailer was also shown, with the scene of the TARDIS console exploding replaced with a close-up of a Silent.[34] A different 30-second trailer was shown on BBC America on the same day, with a full 60 second trailer being shown two days later.[35] Both these trailers show a scene with a group of three of the Silence from the alternative UK trailer.

Prequels

On 25 March 2011, a short exclusive scene serving as a "prequel" for the first two episodes was released on the show's official website. The prequel depicts Richard Nixon (portrayed by Stuart Milligan) receiving a recorded phone call of a girl's voice while sitting in the Oval Office. The girl, whose voice the president appears to recognize from a previous call, begs him to "look behind you", warning him that there is something there. The president angrily refuses and tells the girl that "there are no monsters in the Oval Office." He hangs up; the camera then pans around him to show a blurred, but visibly alien, figure standing to the president's right wearing a black suit and tie.

The second prequel for the episode "The Curse of the Black Spot", shows a ship's captain writing in his log. His ship is in dead water with no wind. Exhaustion of fear will take over the crew, and every night 'she' keeps appearing. The captain believes that everyone on board will die.

The Doctor Who BBC website states that there will be a total of three prequels in Series 6.[36]

International broadcast

In the US, it began airing on BBC America on 23 April. [37]

The first episode was broadcast in Australia on ABC1 on 30 April.[38]

SPACE aired the premiere on 23 April for Canadian viewers.[39]

References

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    Steven Moffat: The whole point of the Silence is next series. Also, who is River Song?     {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |episodelink= ignored (|episode-link= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
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  24. ^ Doctor Who Magazine, issue 420
  25. ^ Doctor Who Magazine, issue 426
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  29. ^ BBC - Doctor Who - Casting News: He's Back! - News & Features
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  31. ^ "Michael Sheen confirmed for Doctor Who". BBC. 21 March 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
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  33. ^ "Gaiman's Doctor Who Will Be fourth Story Of Next Season". SFX. 10 June 2010.
  34. ^ [1] 30 March 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  35. ^ [2] 1 April 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2011
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  39. ^ "New Season of Doctor Who hits Space Saturday, April 23, 8E/P". Retrieved 13 April 2011.
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