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Doctor Who

2005TV-PG13 seasons7.6 / 10

Space. For all.

The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a living—more of a hobby actually, and the Doctor's very, very good at it.

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Synopsis

The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a living—more of a hobby actually, and the Doctor's very, very good at it.

Season 5 episodes

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Episode 1

The Eleventh Hour

1h 5m8.3 / 10

The Doctor has regenerated into a brand new man, but danger strikes before he can even recover. With the TARDIS wrecked, and the sonic screwdriver destroyed, the new Doctor has just 20 minutes to save the whole world - and only Amy Pond to help him.

Episode credits

Directed by Adam SmithWritten by Steven MoffatGuest stars Arthur Darvill, Marcello Magni, Merin Monteath, Eden Monteath, Tom Hopper, Arthur Cox, Patrick Moore, Olivia Colman

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Episode 2

The Beast Below

42m7.4 / 10

Amy Pond takes her first trip in the TARDIS when the Doctor whisks her away to the distant future and they discover Britain in space. Starship UK houses the future of the British people as they search the stars for a new home. But when Amy explores she encounters the terrifying Smilers and learns a deadly truth inside the Voting Booth...

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Directed by Andrew GunnWritten by Steven MoffatGuest stars Hannah Sharp, Ian McNeice, Sophie Okonedo, Terrence Hardiman, Christopher Good, Alfie Field, David Ajala, Catrin Richards

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Episode 3

Victory of the Daleks

42m6.7 / 10

The Doctor has been summoned by old friend Winston Churchill, but in the Cabinet War Rooms far below the streets of blitz-torn London, it's his oldest enemy he finds waiting for him, as the time-travelling adventures continue. The Daleks are back – but can Winston Churchill be in league with them?

Episode credits

Directed by Andrew GunnWritten by Mark GatissGuest stars Bill Paterson, Ian McNeice, Nina De Cosimo, Susannah Fielding, Barnaby Edwards, Nicholas Pegg, Tim Wallers, James Albrecht

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Episode 4

The Time of Angels (1)

42m8.2 / 10

A crashed spaceship, a shattered temple and a terrifying climb through the maze of the dead - River Song is back in the Doctor's life, and she's brought more trouble than even he can handle. The last of the weeping Angels is loose in the ruins of Alfava Metraxis, and the Doctor is recruited to track it down. "Don't blink!" everyone tells Amy - but Amy is about to discover, not blinking might just be the worst thing you can do...

Episode credits

Directed by Adam SmithWritten by Steven MoffatGuest stars Alex Kingston, Iain Glen, Mark Springer, David Atkins, Darren Morfitt, Simon Dutton, Troy Glasgow, Mike Skinner

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Episode 5

Flesh and Stone (2)

43m8.2 / 10

There's no way back, no way up and no way out. Trapped among an army of Weeping Angels, The Doctor and his friends must try to escape through the wreckage of a crashed space liner. Meanwhile, in the forest vault, the Doctor's companion, Amy Pond, finds herself facing an even more deadly attack.

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Directed by Adam SmithWritten by Steven MoffatGuest stars Alex Kingston, Iain Glen, David Atkins, Mark Monero, Darren Morfitt, George Russo

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Episode 6

The Vampires of Venice

49m6.8 / 10

Dessicated corpses, terror in the canal and a visit to the sinister House of Calvierri – the Doctor takes Amy and Rory for a romantic mini-break, as the Tardis touches down once again. But 16th-century Venice is not as it should be. The city has been sealed to protect it from the Plague, although Rosanna Calvierri may have other plans...

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Directed by Jonny CampbellWritten by Toby WhithouseGuest stars Arthur Darvill, Alex Price, Lucian Msamati, Helen McCrory, Alisha Bailey, Gabriella Wilde, Hannah Steele, Elizabeth Croft

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Episode 7

Amy's Choice

45m7.9 / 10

It has been five years since Amy Pond last travelled with the Doctor, and when he lands in her garden again, on the eve of the birth of her first child, she finds herself facing a heartbreaking choice – one that will change her life forever. They will have to choose which is the dream world and which is reality.

Episode credits

Directed by Catherine MorsheadWritten by Simon NyeGuest stars Arthur Darvill, Toby Jones, Nick Hobbs, Joan Linder, Audrey Ardington

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Episode 8

The Hungry Earth (1)

44m7.2 / 10

In 2020, the most ambitious drilling project in history is under way. Dr Nasreen Chaudry and her team have reached 21 kilometers into the Earth's crust - but something is stirring far below. Amy Pond discovers there's nowhere to run when you can't even trust the ground at your feet.

Episode credits

Directed by Ashley WayWritten by Chris ChibnallGuest stars Arthur Darvill, Meera Syal, Robert Pugh, Neve McIntosh, Nia Roberts, Alun Raglan, Samuel Morgan-Davies

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Episode 9

Cold Blood (2)

46m7.3 / 10

It is the most important day in the history of Earth: the dawn of a new age of harmony… or the start of its final war. The Doctor must face his most difficult challenge yet and he tries desperately to ensure Alaya's prediction of a massacre does not come true. Meanwhile, what fate will befall the captured Amy and can Tony and his friends be trusted?

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Directed by Ashley WayWritten by Chris ChibnallGuest stars Arthur Darvill, Meera Syal, Robert Pugh, Stephen Moore, Nia Roberts, Neve McIntosh, Alun Raglan, Samuel Morgan-Davies

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Episode 10

Vincent and the Doctor

47m8.7 / 10

Terror lurks in the cornfields of Provence, but only a sad and lonely painter can see it. Amy Pond finds herself shoulder to shoulder with Vincent van Gogh, in a battle with a deadly alien - saving the world has never been so ginger! But can even the Doctor save Vincent?

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Directed by Jonny CampbellWritten by Richard CurtisGuest stars Tony Curran, Bill Nighy, Andrew Byrne, Morgan Overton, Sarah Counsell, Chrissie Cotterill, Nik Howden

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Episode 11

The Lodger

43m7.3 / 10

There's a house on Aickman road with a staircase that people go up, but never down... To solve the mystery of the man upstairs, the Doctor must pass himself off as a normal human being, and share a flat with Craig Owens.

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Directed by Catherine MorsheadWritten by Gareth RobertsGuest stars Owen Donovan, Jem Wall, Kamara Bacchus, Daisy Haggard, Karen Seacombe, Babatunde Aléshé, James Corden

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Episode 12

The Pandorica Opens (1)

49m8.3 / 10

The Doctor's friends unite to send him a terrible warning; the Pandorica - which is said to contain the most feared being in all the cosmos - is opening. But what's inside, and can the Doctor stop it?

Episode credits

Directed by Toby HaynesWritten by Steven MoffatGuest stars Alex Kingston, Arthur Darvill, Christopher Ryan, Tony Curran, Bill Paterson, Ian McNeice, Sophie Okonedo, Marcus O'Donovan

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Episode 13

The Big Bang (2)

54m8.3 / 10finale

The Doctor is gone, the Tardis has been destroyed, and the universe is collapsing. The only hope for all reality is a little girl who still believes in stars.

Episode credits

Directed by Toby HaynesWritten by Steven MoffatGuest stars Alex Kingston, Arthur Darvill, Susan Vidler, Karen Westwood, Franc Ashman, Barnaby Edwards, William Pretsell, Halcro Johnston

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Episode information updated Jul 23, 2026

More about Doctor Who

Cast

Christopher EcclestonDoctor Who
Matt SmithThe Doctor
Jenna ColemanClara Oswald
David TennantThe Doctor
Jodie WhittakerThe Doctor
Pearl MackieBill Potts
Mandip GillYasmin 'Yaz' Khan
Bradley WalshGraham O'Brien

Credits

Created by
Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber, Donald Wilson

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
153
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • BBC OneUnited Kingdom
  • BBC Cymru WalesUnited Kingdom
  • BBC StudiosUnited Kingdom
  • CBCCanada
  • BBC Studios Drama ProductionsUnited Kingdom

Themes

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