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Doctor Who

A Good Man Goes to War

  • Episode aired Jun 4, 2011
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 49m
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9.1/10
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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 them back.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 them back.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 them back.
IMDb RATING
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7.4K
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  • Director
    • Peter Hoar
  • Writers
    • Steven Moffat(showrunner)
    • Kit Pedler(characters: "Cybermen")
    • Gerry Davis(characters: "Cybermen")
  • Stars
    • Matt Smith
    • Karen Gillan
    • Arthur Darvill
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  • Director
    • Peter Hoar
  • Writers
    • Steven Moffat(showrunner)
    • Kit Pedler(characters: "Cybermen")
    • Gerry Davis(characters: "Cybermen")
  • Stars
    • Matt Smith
    • Karen Gillan
    • Arthur Darvill
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    • 26User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    Arthur Darvill in Doctor Who (2005)
    Frances Barber and Karen Gillan in Doctor Who (2005)
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    Christina Chong in Doctor Who (2005)
    Neve McIntosh in Doctor Who (2005)
    Simon Fisher-Becker in Doctor Who (2005)
    Christina Chong in Doctor Who (2005)
    Karen Gillan in Doctor Who (2005)
    Christina Chong in Doctor Who (2005)
    Simon Fisher-Becker, Neve McIntosh, and Matt Smith in Doctor Who (2005)

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    Matt Smith
    Matt Smith
    • The Doctoras The Doctor
    Karen Gillan
    Karen Gillan
    • Amy Pondas Amy Pond
    Arthur Darvill
    Arthur Darvill
    • Rory Williamsas Rory Williams
    Alex Kingston
    Alex Kingston
    • River Songas River Song
    Frances Barber
    Frances Barber
    • Madame Kovarianas Madame Kovarian
    Charlie Baker
    • Fat Oneas Fat One
    Dan Johnston
    • Thin Oneas Thin One
    Christina Chong
    Christina Chong
    • Lorna Bucketas Lorna Bucket
    Joshua Hayes
    Joshua Hayes
    • Lucasas Lucas
    Damian Kell
    Damian Kell
    • Dominicusas Dominicus
    Neve McIntosh
    Neve McIntosh
    • Madame Vastraas Madame Vastra
    Catrin Stewart
    Catrin Stewart
    • Jennyas Jenny
    Richard Trinder
    Richard Trinder
    • Captain Harcourtas Captain Harcourt
    Annabel Cleare
    • Eleanoras Eleanor
    Henry Wood
    • Arthuras Arthur
    Dan Starkey
    Dan Starkey
    • Commander Straxas Commander Strax
    Simon Fisher-Becker
    Simon Fisher-Becker
    • Dorium Maldovaras Dorium Maldovar
    Danny Sapani
    Danny Sapani
    • Colonel Mantonas Colonel Manton
    • Director
      • Peter Hoar
    • Writers
      • Steven Moffat(showrunner)
      • Kit Pedler(characters: "Cybermen")
      • Gerry Davis(characters: "Cybermen")
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    Storyline

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    The Doctor and Rory begin their quest to find Amy who has been kidnapped. She's also given birth and they have her baby girl, Melody, as well. They begin by scouring the universe where the Doctor calls in debts and head for Demon's Run where Amy is being held. The only one who refuses to join him is River Song. The battle is short-lived and both Amy and Melodie are saved. Perhaps the battle to save them was too easy. It's clearly Melodie the kidnappers were interested in and her DNA reveals she's something more than just human. They've also been fooled however and the baby has been taken. When River Song appears, she reveals who she truly is. —garykmcd
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Genres
      • Adventure
      • Drama
      • Sci-Fi
    • Certificate
      • TV-PG
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      According to Steven Moffat, Captain Jack Harkness was going to be part of The Doctor's Army. However, John Barrowman was filming Season Four of Torchwood (2006) ("Miracle Day") in America.
    • Goofs
      Neve McIntosh intermittently reverts back to her natural Scottish accent throughout the episode.
    • Quotes

      River Song: [voiceover] Demons run when a good man goes to war. Night will fall and drown the sun when a good man goes to war. Friendship dies and true love lies. Night will fall and the dark will rise when a good man goes to war. Demons run but count the cost; the battle's won but the child is lost.

    • Connections
      Featured in Being a Girl (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Doctor Who Theme
      (uncredited)

      Written by Ron Grainer

      Arranged by Murray Gold

      Performed by BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    User reviews26

    Review
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    9/10
    A very well done episode with some small glitches
    The idea that an extraordinary conditions could trigger extraordinary behavior in one good man is very good. It is almost a new idea for the serial. The conceptual season interconnection is also very good idea.

    But the increasingly frequent occurring ideas like the ones below deteriorate the qualities of the movie: 1.The doctor does not know what to do and feels helpless and passive 2.Gay relations are perfectly normal 3.Characters keep finding more and more child-parent relations among them 4.Bad characters are extremely stupid 5.Some characters claim had met the doctor, but were never seen before

    Good luck with the remaining series
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    • Release date
      • June 4, 2011 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
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      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (United Kingdom)
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    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • BBC Cymru Wales
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    • Runtime
      49 minutes
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      • Color

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