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Doctor Who Series 5 Episodes 1 to 6



What's your review of the Doctor Who Series 5 episodes 1 to 5?


#DoctorWho #DrWho #MattSmith I'd love to know your review and thoughts on the first half of Season 5, as well as how you're finding our Eleventh Doctor Matt Smith and companion Amy Pond!


Doctor Who episodes discussed in this video:

The Eleventh Hour 5x01 - S05E01

Plot from IMDb: "With his TARDIS in ruins, the newly-regenerated Doctor with the help of Amy Pond must save the world in less than twenty minutes from galactic policemen known as the Atraxi."

Director: Adam Smith

Writer: Steven Moffat

Cast and Characters:

Matt Smith The Doctor

Karen Gillan Amy Pond

Arthur Darvill Rory Williams

Caitlin Blackwood Amelia

Nina Wadia Dr Ramsden

Marcello Magni Barney Collins

Perry Benson Ice Cream Man

Annette Crosbie Mrs Angelo

Tom Hopper Jeff

Arthur Cox Mr Henderson

Olivia Colman Mother (as Olivia Coleman)

Eden Monteath Child 1

Merin Monteath Child 2

David de Keyser Atraxi (voice)

William Wilde Prisoner Zero (voice)


The Beast Below 5x02 - S05E02

Plot from IMDb: "The Doctor takes Amy to the future inside Starship UK, which contains in addition to British explorers, an intimidating race known as the Smilers."

Director: Andrew Gunn, Euros Lyn (uncredited)

Writer: Steven Moffat

Cast and Characters:

Sophie Okonedo Liz Ten

Terrence Hardiman Hawthorne

Hannah Sharp Mandy

Alfie Field Timmy

Christopher Good Morgan

David Ajala Peter

Catrin Richards Poem Girl

Jonathan Battersby Winder

Chris Porter Smilers / Winder (voice)

Ian McNeice Churchill


Victory of the Daleks 5x03 - S05E03

Plot from IMDb: "The TARDIS takes The Doctor and Amy to war-torn Britain in the middle of World War Two. Not only do they meet Winston Churchill himself, but the Doctor comes face to face once again with his greatest enemy of all."

Director: Andrew Gunn

Writer: Mark Gatiss

Cast and Characters:

Bill Paterson Bracewell

Nina De Cosimo Blanche

Tim Wallers Childers

Nicholas Pegg Dalek 1

Barnaby Edwards Dalek 2

Nicholas Briggs Daleks (voice)

Susannah Fielding Lilian (as Susanah Fielding)

James Albrecht Todd

Colin Prockter Air Raid Warden


The Time of Angels 5x04 - S05E04

Plot from IMDb: "The Doctor and Amy emerge from the TARDIS to find the wreck of the Byzantium spaceship. Down below the Weeping Angels are stirring, but the Doctor has someone else to contend with; none other than the mysterious Professor River Song."

Director: Adam Smith

Writer: Steven Moffat

Cast and Characters:

Alex Kingston River Song

Simon Dutton Alistair

Mike Skinner Security Guard

Iain Glen Octavian

Mark Springer Christian

Troy Glasgow Angelo

David Atkins Bob

Darren Morfitt Marco


Flesh and Stone 5x05 - S05E05

Plot from IMDb: "The Doctor, Amy, Dr Song and the remaining soldiers manage to escape from the crashed ship and into the forest. The Angels attempt to create a rift in time"

Director: Adam Smith

Writer: Steven Moffat

Cast and Characters:

Iain Glen Octavian

David Atkins Bob (voice)

Darren Morfitt Marco

Mark Monero Pedro

George Russo Phillip


The Vampires of Venice 5x06 - S05E06

Plot from IMDb: "The Doctor and Amy cross swords in more ways than one with a horde of blood-sucking vampires in 16th century Venice."

Director: Jonny Campbell

Writer: Toby Whithouse

Cast and Characters:

Arthur Darvill Rory

Helen McCrory Rosanna

Lucian Msamati Guido

Alisha Bailey Isabella

Alex Price Francesco

Gabriella Wilde Vampire Girl

Hannah Steele

Elizabeth Croft

Sonila Vjeshta

Gabriela Montaraz Vampire Girl

Michael Percival Inspector

Simon Gregor Steward

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