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Doctor Who Confidential: Series 6

13 episodes Premiered Apr 23, 2011 Updated Oct 1, 2026
Previously on Doctor Who Confidential

Season 6 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Doctor Who Confidential Season 5.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 6 Episodes

Episode Guide

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S6·E1 Mytharc

Coming to America

Apr 23, 2011 · 14 min

Doctor Who Confidential travels Stateside with the cast and crew to show how Doctor Who created its very own American Dream. In Utah, Confidential follows the director's quest to f

S6·E2 Core

Breaking the Silence

Apr 30, 2011 · 11 min

Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill take us on a wild west tour, deep in the heart of the American desert. The Doctor Who crew are filming in a very unusual location of super-size scal

S6·E3 Core

Ship Ahoy!

May 7, 2011 · 12 min

Doctor Who Confidential sets sail for a behind-the-scenes journey on board the Doctor Who pirate ship. Karen Gillan is a swinging success when she gets to grips with swash buckling

S6·E4 Filler

Bigger on the Inside

May 14, 2011 · 12 min

Acclaimed fantasy author Neil Gaiman takes us on a personal tour of the Doctor's magical machine, and Confidential goes behind the scenes to find out what life is like on a junkyar

S6·E5 Core

Double Trouble

May 21, 2011 · 12 min

Confidential follows the Doctor inside a mysterious medieval monastery to find out just what is going on with 'The Flesh'. We discover the truth behind Rory's latest love interest

S6·E6 Core

Take Two

May 28, 2011 · 12 min

Confidential hangs out with the stars in the 'Tent of Fun' and takes a look at how filming with doppelgangers can mean double the trouble. We discover whether playing The Doctor ha

S6·E7 Filler

The Born Identity

Jun 4, 2011 · 9 min

Confidential goes behind the scenes for the epic series finale set on the asteroid, Demons Run. We discover how the Doctor Who team create the newest baddies, turn a small platoon

S6·E8 Core

River Runs Wild

Aug 27, 2011 · 13 min

Achtung! Explosions, vintage bikes, cornfields and time travel make for a mind-boggling start to the second batch of Doctor Who adventures. Confidential is back on set with Matt Sm

S6·E9 Core

About a Boy

Sep 3, 2011 · 14 min

Confidential is on location with the Doctor Who crew, presenting behind-the-scenes action from a beautiful 17th century estate in the Gloucestershire countryside and a high-rise ho

S6·E10 Core

What Dreams May Come

Sep 10, 2011 · 11 min

Confidential is out and about with Karen Gillan (Amy Pond) and Arthur Darvill (Rory Williams). Can Karen get up to 100mph around one of the UK's fastest racetracks and can Arthur r

S6·E11 Core

Heartbreak Hotel

Sep 17, 2011 · 9 min

Confidential is on set with David Walliams as he makes his Doctor Who debut. Find out what made writer Toby Whithouse set his latest Doctor adventure in a hotel with a difference a

S6·E12 Mytharc

Open All Hours

Sep 24, 2011 · 13 min

Confidential is on set with Matt Smith and his returning co-star James Corden. The two make their very own Doctor Who episode with a difference and talk about the highs and lows of

S6·E13 Mytharc

When Time Froze

Oct 1, 2011 · 9 min

Confidential takes a front pew at the wedding of the year. Alex Kingston gets back into character as River Song and takes us on a personal journey through her timeline with The Doc

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