A new era of the BAFTA-winning series, Doctor Who, from new lead writer and executive producer Steven Moffat. The series follows the adventures of the Doctor, the mysterious traveler who, with his human companions, journeys throughout all of time and space, facing a variety of foes and righting wrongs. This latest season sees Matt Smith's debut as the Doctor alongside a new traveling companion, the enigmatic Amy Pond (Karen Gillan). Together they explore sixteenth century Venice, France during the 1890s, and the United Kingdom in the far future, now an entire nation floating in space.
Geronimo! Matt Smith as The 11th Doctor is a winner; a perfect fit for the role. Smith (such an appropriate name) took over for David Tennant as the title character for the fifth regular season of the revived program, and has been joined by Karen Gillan as the latest companion, Amy Pond. Besides a new Doctor and a new companion, there's also a newly revitalized TARDIS, a new Sonic Screwdriver, new visits both from old friends and old enemies, and much more!
The 13 episodes of
Doctor Who - The Complete 5th Series are titled "The Eleventh Hour," "The Beast Below," "Victory of the Daleks," "The Time of Angels," "Flesh and Stone," "The Vampires of Venice," "Amy's Choice," "The Hungry Earth," "Cold Blood," "Vincent and the Doctor," "The Lodger," "The Pandorica Opens" and "The Big Bang." The season finale airs in the UK tomorrow night, and our understanding is that it will be broadcast in the USA on BBC America this July 24th.
Today, while promoting tomorrow's BBC America broadcast of the Vincent Van Gogh episode,
a post at the BBCAmericaShop.com's blog tells us that we'll have The Doctor and Amy home for Christmas. Specifically they say this: "
We understand that a lush 6-disc collection is in works and should be available on both Blu-ray and DVD in time for the holidays." Sweet! We'll bring you updates as further developments occur, so please do stay tuned.
