The Impossible Astronaut
- Episode aired Apr 23, 2011
- TV-PG
- 44m
IMDb RATING
8.8/10
8.3K
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The Doctor, Amy, Rory and River Song are reunited in the Utah desert.The Doctor, Amy, Rory and River Song are reunited in the Utah desert.The Doctor, Amy, Rory and River Song are reunited in the Utah desert.
Chukwudi Iwuji
- Carl
- (as Chuk Iwuji)
Hermeilio Miguel Aquino
- Busboy
- (as Emilio Aquino)
Jamie Hill
- Silent
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaOriginally Mark Sheppard was to wear old age makeup in order to play the 2011 version of his 1969 character. Instead, at Mark's suggestion, William Morgan Sheppard (Mark's father) was cast for the part. The pair had also played two versions of the same character about a year earlier in NCIS (2003).
- GoofsWhile the street names are in Cape Canaveral, all the presidential streets run parallel and do not intersect.
- Quotes
The Doctor: I am being extremely clever up here and there's no one to stand around looking impressed. What's the point in having you all?
- Crazy creditsFollowing the death of former companion Elisabeth Sladen, The Impossible Astronaut opened with a dedication in her name.
- Alternate versionsA scene which River Song appears naked and winks at an unknown man was filmed, but cut because Steven Moffat felt it was too naughty and the deleted scene can be glimpsed in the Series 6 trailer.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Breakfast: Episode dated 23 April 2011 (2011)
- SoundtracksDoctor Who Theme
(uncredited)
Written by Ron Grainer
Arranged by Murray Gold
Performed by BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Featured review
Awesome, The best thing on British Television 2011, Not only for kids but for All
Hey, I started watching doctor who since the Christmas carol. Today, wow , what an episode. very very creative and great to watch. Thanks a lot mr steven moffart. you are a very creative person. Metta Loving kindness to you and your crew. I hope this season is gonna be awesome.Well, Now i am going to cut and paste from somewhere.Awesome Drama.Thanks again for the great episode. In just the first five minutes of this two-part story, we had seen the Doctor rampaging through history in an effort to contact faithful companions Amy (Karen Gillan) and Rory (Arthur Darvill), had a brief glimpse of their life of beautifully decorated domesticity, been reunited with mysterious space archaeologist River Song (Alex Kingston) and gone on location to Utah. And then, after briefly admiring the Doctor's new stetson, we'd seen him killed – really, truly dead-as-a-doornail killed – by what looked like one of the Apollo 11 astronauts.
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- Apr 23, 2011
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- Filming locations
- Monument Valley, Utah, USA(The Doctor, Amy, Rory and River reunite)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Runtime44 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9 HD
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