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Premiered

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Ended: Saturday, June 26, 2010

When does Doctor Who Season 5 come out?

Doctor Who Season 5 premiered Saturday, April 3, 2010 on BBC One and ended Saturday, June 26, 2010. The season has 13 episodes.

This is the first series to feature Matt Smith as the eleventh incarnation of the Doctor. Karen Gillan is introduced as the Doctor's new companion, Amy Pond. Alex Kingston returns as River Song, a mysterious woman from the Doctor's future who summons him twice. The main story arc concerns a pattern of cracks in the universe that are sometimes unnoticed by the characters. It is discovered that the cracks can erase things from existence.

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Doctor Who Season 5 release schedule

Doctor Who Season 5 episode release dates
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1. The Eleventh Hour

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.

Saturday · 16 years ago

2. The Beast Below

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...

Saturday · 16 years ago

3. Victory of the Daleks

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?

Saturday · 16 years ago

4. The Time of Angels (1)

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...

Saturday · 16 years ago

5. Flesh and Stone (2)

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.

Saturday · 16 years ago

6. The Vampires of Venice

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...

Saturday · 16 years ago

7. Amy's Choice

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.

Saturday · 16 years ago

8. The Hungry Earth (1)

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.

Saturday · 16 years ago

9. Cold Blood (2)

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?

Saturday · 16 years ago

10. Vincent and the Doctor

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?

Saturday · 16 years ago

11. The Lodger

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.

Saturday · 16 years ago

12. The Pandorica Opens (1)

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?

Saturday · 16 years ago

13. The Big Bang (2) Finale

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.

Saturday · 16 years ago

Doctor Who Season 5 guest stars

  • Alex Kingston

    Alex Kingston

    River Song

  • Arthur Darvill

    Arthur Darvill

    Rory Williams

  • Iain Glen

    Iain Glen

    Octavian

  • Owen Donovan

    Steven

  • Marcello Magni

    Barney Collins

  • Christopher Ryan

    Christopher Ryan

    Commander Stark

  • Meera Syal

    Meera Syal

    Nasreen Chaudhry

  • Merin Monteath

    Child 2

  • Hannah Sharp

    Mandy

  • Tony Curran

    Tony Curran

    Vincent van Gogh

  • Jem Wall

    Jem Wall

    Michael

  • Alex Price

    Alex Price

    Francesco

  • Bill Nighy

    Bill Nighy

    Dr Black

  • Bill Paterson

    Bill Paterson

    Edwin Bracewell

  • Ian McNeice

    Ian McNeice

    Winston Churchill

  • Toby Jones

    Toby Jones

    Dream Lord

Doctor Who Season 5 FAQ

When does Doctor Who Season 5 come out?

Doctor Who Season 5 premiered Saturday, April 3, 2010 on BBC One.

How many episodes are in Doctor Who Season 5?

Doctor Who Season 5 has 13 episodes.

Are new episodes of Doctor Who Season 5 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Doctor Who Season 5 finale?

The Doctor Who Season 5 finale (Episode 13) aired Saturday, June 26, 2010.

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