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Season 6 – Doctor Who

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An eccentric yet compassionate extraterrestrial Time Lord zips through time and space to solve problems alongside companions from planet Earth. Known as the Doctor, the alien adventurer travels using the TARDIS to battle injustice across the universe.
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Doctor Who — Season 6

Critics Reviews

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Steven Cooper Slant Magazine 03/05/2019
"The Impossible Astronaut" certainly started the season with a bang, throwing up any number of mysteries and plot threads to draw the audience into further episodes. I can't wait to see where the rest of the season takes us. Go to Full Review Keith Phipps AV Club 02/19/2019
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This is an exciting way to begin the series, but also a dark one. Go to Full Review Robert Lloyd Los Angeles Times 04/23/2011
One year in, Matt Smith is screwed into this role good and tight. Go to Full Review Patrick Mulkern Radio Times 03/25/2019
5/5
The Impossible Astronaut/Day of the Moon launches series six like a rocket. It marks a return to proper, scary Doctor Who, leaves many tantalising threads dangling and ends on a dazzling cliffhanger. Go to Full Review Rick Marshall MTV 03/05/2019
Steven Moffat and the "Doctor Who" crew offer up yet another great episode with Toby Haynes behind the camera -- though the episode's big cliffhanger will likely cause more than a few fans' heads to explode. Go to Full Review Morgan Jeffery Digital Spy 03/05/2019
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The fact that a show that's been running on-and-off for almost 50 years can still subvert expectations, and produce something as simultaneously shocking and thrilling as 'The Impossible Astronaut', is something for the Who team to be proud of. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Rick D @RIckD468 Sep 13 The plot twists of Season 6 feel like Moffat's self-indulgence. Some great episodes, but it's hard to forgive the feeling that the writer was enjoying his ability to manipulate the audience. See more Fan O @RT73657206 04/20/2025 This season has some of the most ups and downs, and is one of the most messy. Despite that, it's character work is just as strong as last season, it lands more of it's ambitious ideas then it doesn't, and River Song is as entertaining as ever. The doctor's journey this season is so quintessentially them that anyone would struggle telling it with the same depth from any other character. A brilliant mess, to sum it up. See more James M @RT53838474 02/13/2025 Good, but not great as there is a few flaws here with the writing and controversial lore around the show, but there is also some great moments in this series and the monster designs look fresh and amazing like series 5. See more Aeson L @Chance518 08/03/2024 Absolute Favorite! I love it so much, the Season 5-7 is in my DNA ! xd See more Xp A @RT92106022 12/10/2023 Great series, especially the plot twists. One of the best seasons - definitely worth watching. See more Jacob T @RT82961516 07/06/2023 Once again doctor who never misses the mark. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Matt Smith

The Doctor

Karen Gillan

Amy Pond

Arthur Darvill

Rory Williams

Alex Kingston

River Song

Mark Bonnar

Jimmy

Mark A. Sheppard

Canton Everett Delaware III

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Apr 23, 2011 The Impossible Astronaut The Doctor, Amy and Rory respond to a summons that leads them to the Oval Office in 1969; the Doctor promises to assist the president. Details Episode 2 Aired Apr 30, 2011 Day of the Moon The Doctor is locked in a perfect prison; the FBI hunts Amy, Rory and River; the Doctor mounts a rebellion against an alien invasion. Details Episode 3 Aired May 7, 2011 The Curse of the Black Spot The Doctor aids the crew of a 17th-century pirate ship that is being attacked by a mysterious sea creature. Details Episode 4 Aired May 14, 2011 The Doctor's Wife The Doctor, Amy, Rory and the TARDIS are in grave danger after following a Time Lord distress signal. Details Episode 5 Aired May 21, 2011 The Rebel Flesh The Doctor, Amy and Rory arrive in a future Earth; the Doctor must prevent civil war when doppelgängers are liberated from their human originals. Details Episode 6 Aired May 28, 2011 The Almost People Factory employees must work with doppelgangers to overcome a monster; Rory locates Jennie and her ganger. Details Episode 7 Aired Jun 4, 2011 A Good Man Goes to War A member of the Doctor's team is abducted; the Doctor amasses an army for the Battle of Demons Run; River Song must tell the Doctor something. Details Episode 8 Aired Aug 27, 2011 Let's Kill Hitler When the TARDIS crash lands in 1930s Berlin, the Doctor comes face to face with a war criminal; the Doctor learns a harsh lesson. Details Episode 9 Aired Sep 3, 2011 Night Terrors The Doctor and his companions come to the aid of a terrified child, whose monsters appear to be real. Details Episode 10 Aired Sep 10, 2011 The Girl Who Waited Amy, separated from the Doctor and Rory, is trapped in a facility where alien plague victims are being quarantined. Details Episode 11 Aired Sep 17, 2011 The God Complex The TARDIS lands in what looks like a 1980s Earth hotel, where each room contains the visitor's darkest fears. Details Episode 12 Aired Sep 24, 2011 Closing Time While on a farewell tour in the last days of his life, the Doctor visits an old friend, where he discovers the Cybermen siphoning energy from a department store. Details Episode 13 Aired Oct 1, 2011 The Wedding of River Song Chaos results when River Song refuses to kill the Doctor, sending them into an alternate timeline where all of time runs simultaneously. Details

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Doctor Who — Season 6

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Season Info

Director
Julian Simpson, Jeremy Webb, Nick Hurran, Richard Clark, Steve Hughes, Toby Haynes, Richard Senior, Peter Hoar
Executive Producer
Steven Moffat
Screenwriter
Steven Moffat, Toby Whithouse, Mark Gatiss, Matthew Graham, Steve Thompson, Tom MacRae, Neil Gaiman, Gareth Roberts
Network
BBC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Apr 23, 2011