A Good Man Goes to War (4 Jun. 2011)

A member of The Doctor's team has been abducted and he will call in every favor and maybe even go to war to get him/her back.

Director:

Peter Hoar

Writers:

Steven Moffat, Kit Pedler (characters: "Cybermen"),

Stars:

Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Matt Smith	...	The Doctor
Karen Gillan	...	Amy Pond
Arthur Darvill	...	Rory Williams
Alex Kingston	...	River Song
Frances Barber	...	Madame Kovarian
Charlie Baker	...	Fat One
Dan Johnston	...	Thin One
Christina Chong	...	Lorna Bucket
Joshua Hayes	...	Lucas
Damian Kell	...	Dominicus
Neve McIntosh	...	Madame Vastra
Catrin Stewart	...	Jenny
Richard Trinder	...	Captain Harcourt
Annabel Cleare	...	Eleanor
Henry Wood	...	Arthur

Storyline

The Doctor, Amy and Rory face a terrifying battle to save not just the Earth, but the entire universe, as the battle of Demons Run begins. With the Silents in control of the TARDIS, and the Alliance in pursuit of the Doctor, it seems the Last of the Time Lords only has one choice - will he really give the life of his companion to save the world?

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Family | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 June 2011 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

BBC Cymru Wales

Technical Specs

Runtime:

49 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Cybermen in this episode are of Cybus design, but for the first time are with the Cybus Industries logo absent.

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Quotes

[first lines]
["Demon's Run"]
Amy Pond: [to her baby] I wish I could tell you that you'll be loved, that you'll be safe, and cared for, and protected, but this isn't the time for lies. What you are going to be, Melody, is very, very brave.
Madame Kovarian: Two minutes.
Amy Pond: But not as brave as they all have to be, because there's somebody coming. I don't know where he is, or what he's doing, but trust me: he's on his way.
["Twenty Thousand Light Years Away"]
Amy Pond: [continuing, V.O] There's a man who's never going to let us down, and not...
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Soundtracks

"Doctor Who Theme"
(uncredited)
Written by Ron Grainer
Arranged by Murray Gold
Performed by BBC National Orchestra of Wales

User Reviews

Enough with the showboating.

I so hoped after Steven Moffat took over we would return to clever well thought out scary stories of the like that he had written in previous series and come away from the overblown bombastic and relentless showboating that the series had become. His first series in charge was mostly a success with some fairly good episodes, but the first half of this season has been a huge disappointment with the quality deteriorating dramatically from the first fairly good episodes to the disastrous mess of this one. It was just like one long trailer for the first 30 minutes and then it just got plain daft. It was more bombastic and overblown than it's ever been and that's unforgivable. I really hope the socks are pulled up in the next half and we get some decent (or even half-decent) stories to help us through the cold winter nights because I really miss those.