The time has come at last. The Doctor’s return is imminent. And, so, this launch page has been created to centralize all of the known information about Series 7.

DOCTOR WHO SERIES 7 LAUNCH CENTER

The 7th series of Doctor Who is headed our way beginning September 1st.  The series will again consist of 13 episodes and a Christmas Special. Again, like last year, the series will be split, with the first 5 episodes airing, beginning September 1st, followed by a short break. then the Christmas Special. Following the Christmas Special, there will be another break, followed by the transmission of the remaining 8 episodes. Matt Smith will again return as the Doctor.  The biggest news this year is that this is the end of the travelling days for the Doctor’s current companions Rory and Amy Pond, played by Arthur Darvill and Karen Gillan. Of course, that means the debut of a NEW companion. The actress’ name is Jenna Louise Coleman. Here character’s name is reportedly Clara, and there will be more on her soon enough.  The other interesting thing this series is that there are NO 2-PART EPISODES! Also each episode will have unique graphics for the title sequence.  For now, we are going to concentrate on what is known about the episodes right now. Obviously, for the moment, the focus will be on the first five episodes. Here is the rundown.

Episode 1: Asylum of the Daleks – Premiere September 1st @ 7:20pm (BBC One, BBC One HD), 9:00pm (BBC America, BBC America HD)

Well, the rest for the Daleks is over! And they are back in a big way.

Synopsis: Kidnapped by his oldest foe, the Doctor is forced on an impossible mission – to a place even the Daleks are too terrified to enter… the Asylum. A planetary prison confining the most terrifying and insane of their kind, the Doctor and the Ponds must find an escape route. But with Amy and Rory’s relationship in meltdown, and an army of mad Daleks closing in, it is up to the Doctor to save their lives, as well as the Pond’s marriage.

Episode 2: Dinosaurs on a Spaceship – September 8

The most absurd concept EVER!

Writer: Chris Chibnall
Director: Saul Metzstein 

D.O.P.: Stephan Pehrsson

Staring: Matt Smith (The Doctor), Karen Gillan (Amy Pond), Arthur Darvill (Rory Williams), Mark Williams (Brian Williams), David Bradley (Soloman), Rudi Dharmalingam (ISA Worker), Riann Steele (Queen Nefertiti), Rupert Graves (Riddell), Clem So (Mongolian Warlord)

Synopsis: An unmanned spaceship hurtles towards certain destruction – unless the Doctor can save it, and its impossible cargo… of dinosaurs! By his side a ragtag gang of adventurers; a big game hunter, an Egyptian Queen and a surprised member of the Pond family. But little does the Doctor know there is someone else on board who will stop at nothing to keep hold of his precious, prehistoric cargo.

Episode 3: A Town Called Mercy – September 15

A Doctor Who Western!

Writer: Toby Whithouse Director: Saul Metzstein

D.O.P.: TBA

Staring: Matt Smith (The Doctor), Karen Gillan (Amy Pond); Arthur Darvill (Rory Williams), Ben Browder (TBA) Rob Cavazos (Walter), Dominic Kemp (TBAs), Adrian Scarborough (TBA), Garrick Hagon (TBA), Andrew Brooke (The Reckoner), Joanne McQuinn (Sadie)

Synopsis: A tale of war, betrayal and vengeance, converging on one small town in the Old West – a town under seige. Just crossing the boundary line summons a not-quite-human killer from the desert heat haze. The Doctor finds himself not just in the crossfire of an ancient conflict (a cyborg killer and an alien fugitive) but faced with a moral dilemma. Which side should he take? Who is really the victim here? This time, though, the Doctor doesn’t seem to care. Has the Time Lord been alone too long? Have the long days of travelling between his adventures with the Ponds taken their toll? Because for one of the few times in his long life, the Doctor takes a gun…

Episode 4: The Power of Three – September 22

Featuring the Brigadier’s daughter!

Writer: Chris Chibnall

Director: Douglas Mackinnon

D.O.P.: Gavin Struthers

Staring: Matt Smith (The Doctor), Karen Gillan (Amy Pond), Arthur Darvill (Rory Williams), Mark Williams (Brian Williams), Jemma Redgrave (Kate Stewart), Barnaby Edwards (Monk), Andy Jones (Postman)

Synopsis: There have been many ways to invade the Earth, and the Doctor has seen them all. Or so he always thought – and then the human races wakes up one morning and discovers the world has been overrun by… small black cubes. Which then proceed to… do nothing at all. A plan is afoot, humanity is endangered – by by what and how and, above all, when? For the first time in his world-saving career the Doctor has to call upon the least of his virtues: patience. And the Ponds face something possibly more terrifying than any world-ending apocalypse – the Doctor is moving in!