S5·E1 The Eleventh Hour

Episode recap

The fifth series of the British science-fiction television programme Doctor Who was originally broadcast on BBC One in 2010. The series began on 3 April. As recorded in the episode synopsis, the Doctor has regenerated into a brand new man, but danger strikes before he can even recover. With the TARDIS wrecked, and the sonic screwdriver destroyed, the new Doctor has just twenty minutes to save the whole world and only Amy Pond to help him. Additional production and broadcast details for this series indicate its place within the ongoing science-fiction television programme, while the character details outlined in the series sources note that the Doctor is a Time Lord described as a nine hundred year old alien with two hearts, belonging to a distinct species. No further plot events, character names, or cast members beyond those explicitly verified in the provided text are included in this historical and archival overview of the episode.