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Doctor Who series 6
Series 6
No. of episodes13
Release
Original networkBBC One
BBC HD
Original release23 April (2011-04-23) –
1 October 2011 (2011-10-01)
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The sixth series of British science fiction television series Doctor Who is being shown in two parts. The first seven episodes were broadcast from April to June 2011 and the final six episodes started airing on 27 August. Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill are continuing their roles as The Doctor, Amy Pond and Rory Williams. The series continues 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.[2]

Episodes

The first seven episodes started in April 2011 and the final six are scheduled to begin in August, after the mid-series finale.[3][4][5][6][7]

Story No. Episode Title Directed by Written by UK viewers
(million) 		AI
(%) 		Original air date Production
code
214a1"The Impossible Astronaut"Toby HaynesSteven Moffat8.86[8]88[9]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"Toby HaynesSteven Moffat7.30[8]87[10]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 that leave your memory the moment you stop looking at them; the Doctor and his companions can trust no one.
2153"The Curse of the Black Spot"Jeremy WebbStephen Thompson7.85[8]86[11]7 May 2011 (2011-05-07)2.9
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 all before they fall for the siren's song?
2164"The Doctor's Wife"Richard ClarkNeil Gaiman7.97[8]87[12]14 May 2011 (2011-05-14)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.
217a5"The Rebel Flesh"Julian SimpsonMatthew Graham7.35[8]85[13]21 May 2011 (2011-05-21)2.5
On 22nd century Earth the Doctor finds humans using clones to perform dangerous tasks.
217b6"The Almost People"Julian SimpsonMatthew Graham6.72[8]86[14]28 May 2011 (2011-05-28)2.6
Continuing the story started in "The Rebel Flesh", the insane half-human, half-flesh mutant Jennifer is looking for revenge.
218a7"A Good Man Goes to War"Peter HoarSteven Moffat7.51[8]88[15]4 June 2011 (2011-06-04)2.7
In this mid-series finale, Amy is held captive on Demon's Run and the Doctor assembles an army of allies to recover her. Meanwhile, River reveals her greatest secret to the Doctor.
218b8"Let's Kill Hitler"Richard Senior[16]Steven MoffatTBA85[17]27 August 2011 (2011-08-27)[18]2.8
The TARDIS crashes in 1930s Berlin where River Song tries to kill the Doctor.
2199"Night Terrors"[20]Richard ClarkMark GatissTBATBA3 September 2011 (2011-09-03)[21]2.4
8-year old George is so terrified he can't sleep. His parents are unable to help, and the Doctor answers his plea.[19]
22010"The Girl Who Waited"[20]Nick HurranTom MacRaeTBATBA10 September 2011 (2011-09-10)[22]TBA
22111"The God Complex"[20]Nick HurranToby WhithouseTBATBA17 September 2011 (2011-09-17)(US)[23]TBA
22212"Closing Time"[20]Steve Hughes[16]Gareth RobertsTBATBA24 September 2011 (2011-09-24)(US)[23]TBA
22313"The Wedding of River Song"[20]Jeremy Webb[16]Steven MoffatTBATBA1 October 2011 (2011-10-01)(US)[23]TBA

Production

Production for Series 6 began in October 2010[24] and concluded on 11 June 2011.[25] Peter Bennett remains as producer, but his counterpart Tracie Simpson is replaced by Sanne Wohlenberg, while departing production designer Edward Thomas is replaced by Michael Pickwoad.[26] The two-part opening story, written by Steven Moffat and directed by Toby Haynes,[27] was partially filmed in the United States, a first for the programme.[24] During the production process the order of the third, fourth and ninth episodes was changed.[28]

Casting

Matt Smith,[29] Karen Gillan,[30] and Arthur Darvill[31] are continuing their roles as The Doctor, Amy Pond, and Rory Williams.

David Walliams,[32] Hugh Bonneville,[33] Mark Sheppard,[34] and James Corden (returning as Craig Owens)[35] are among the confirmed guest cast for series 6. Alex Kingston is returning as River Song.[24] In Neil Gaiman's episode Suranne Jones plays Idris, a young woman,[36] along with Michael Sheen, who provides the voice of House, a sentient entity.[37]

Writers

The writers for all episodes have been confirmed, with Steven Moffat continuing his role as head writer, writing five episodes.[4][38] Stephen Thompson has written the third episode of the series,[28] Neil Gaiman wrote the fourth episode of the series,[28][39] which was followed by Mathew Graham's two part episode.[16] Mark Gatiss,[28] 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.[4]

Filming blocks

Production blocks were arranged as follows:

Block Episode Title Director Writer Producer Code
X "A Christmas Carol" Toby Haynes Steven Moffat Sanne Wohlenberg 2.X
1 "The Doctor's Wife"
"Night Terrors"		 Richard Clark Neil Gaiman
Mark Gatiss		 Sanne Wohlenberg 2.3
2.4
2 "The Impossible Astronaut"
"Day of the Moon"		 Toby Haynes Steven Moffat Marcus Wilson 2.1
2.2
3 "The Rebel Flesh"
"The Almost People"		 Julian Simpson Matthew Graham Marcus Wilson 2.5
2.6
4 "A Good Man Goes to War"
"The Curse of the Black Spot"		 Peter Hoar
Jeremy Webb		 Steven Moffat
Stephen Thompson		 Marcus Wilson 2.7
2.9
5 "The God Complex"
"The Girl Who Waited"		 Nick Hurran Toby Whithouse
Tom MacRae		 2.11
2.10
6 "Closing Time" Steve Hughes Gareth Roberts Denise Paul 2.12
7 "Let's Kill Hitler"
"The Wedding of River Song"		 Richard Senior
Jeremy Webb		 Steven Moffat Marcus Wilson 2.8
2.13

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.[40] 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.[41] Both these trailers show a scene with a group of three of the Silence from the alternative UK trailer.

The trailer for the second half of Series 6 premiered during the Comic-Con event for BBC America. Scenes include the reappearance of Winston Churchill, the return of Craig Owens from "The Lodger", an unidentified alien with a blue eye, an older version of Amy, Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany, River Song wearing a similar patch as Madame Kovarian, the appearances of the Silence, Cybermen, Weeping Angels, evil dolls, white robots and the Gibbis which is to be seen in "The God Complex," a Viking, the TARDIS crashing through the Reichstag, and the revisit of the Doctor's death at Lake Silencio in Utah.[42] Another 40-second trailer was released on 4 August 2011 and features a pterodactyl, a pyramid with the images of an American flag and "Area 52", and the Doctor in a Stetson, telling the TARDIS, "One last trip, eh?"[43] A 30-second trailer from BBC America was released on 12 August 2011.[44] An alternative trailer from the 40-second trailer aired on CBBC on 16 August 2011 and included two new scenes.[45]

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.

On 28 May 2011, BBC released the third prequel for "A Good Man Goes to War." Dorium, talking to two Headless Monks, gives them the brain of a Judoon, which contains a security protocol the monks need. Dorium tells them that he knows what they are up to, as he hears a lot of rumours around the area. He asks them, "All this, to imprison one child? Oh, I know what you're up to, I hear everything in this place. I even hear rumours about whose child you've taken. Are you mad? You know the stories about the Doctor? The things that man has done? God help us if you make him angry!"

The prequel to "Let's Kill Hitler" was released on 15 August 2011.[46] Amy leaves a message for the Doctor on the TARDIS' answering phone, pleading for him to find Melody and bring her home, having trusted him to do so. The Doctor is then shown standing by the console, upset.

Broadcast

International Broadcast

In the US, it began airing on BBC America on 23 April.[47]

The first episode was broadcast in Australia on ABC1 on 30 April.[48]

SPACE aired the premiere on 23 April for Canadian viewers.[49]

Series Six started screening in New Zealand on Prime (New Zealand) on 19 May in a later timeslot of 8.30pm.

DVD Release

All of the episodes from the first half of the series ("The Impossible Astronaut" to "A Good Man Goes to War") was released on 11 July 2011 as a set, entitled Doctor Who: Series Six, Part 1.[50] Doctor Who: Series 6, Part 2, compromised of episodes from "Let's Kill Hitler" to "The Wedding of River Song", is planned to be released on 10 October 2011.[51]

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