The fan show this is the place to find all the best official clips. Bbc one doctor who, series 5, the vampires of venice. The doctor meets the vampires the vampires of venice. It was narratively tied to the final scene of flesh and stone, greatly furthered the doctorroryamy romantic triangle subplot and ended with rory joining the doctor in his travels. The vampires of venice was the sixth episode of series 5 of doctor who. To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the longestrunning sciencefiction show in the world, ill be taking weekly looks at some of my own personal favourite stories and arcs, from the old and new series, with a view to encapsulating the sublime, the clever and the fiendishly odd of the bbcs doctor who. Travel in the tardis with clips dating back to the doctors first incarnation in 1963, all the way through dozens of regenerations. The doctor meets the vampires the vampires of venice doctor. Doctor who the vampires of venice tv episode 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Corpses and terror fill the canals as the doctor, amy and rory visit 16th century venice. The doctor comes face to face with real vampires, can he get them to tell him the whole plan before its too late.
The doctor and amy cross swords in more ways than one with a horde of bloodsucking vampires in 16th century venice. The doctor takes amy and rory on a romantic getaway to 16thcentury venice, where. With matt smith, karen gillan, arthur darvill, helen mccrory. Among those cuts, a doctor speech from the end of the first scene set in boatbuilder guidos house, in which he explained why he hoped the five creepily.
Doctor whorecaps31e06 the vampires of venice all the. T he vampires of venice is a distinct step down for the season after the triumph of the weeping angels twoparter. The vampires of venice is the sixth episode of the fifth series of the british science fiction television series doctor who, which was broadcast on 8 may 2010 on bbc one. The doctor and rory make a gruesome discovery in the dark streets of venice. Doctor who season 5 episode 6 the vampires of venice image gallery. Doctor who confidential the vampires of venice doctor.
I think it speaks volumes about the appeal of this episode that my wife lauded it as the best episode that shes ever seen and shes seen em all, poor lass, telesnap reconstructions and all. The vampires of venice tv story tardis fandom tardis wiki. In one episode, we get more of a sense of the doctor as a sexual being as a man who is very interested and very experienced. Doctor who vampires of venice quotes planet claire quotes. The vampires of venice is the sixth episode of the fifth series of the british science fiction.
Adventures across time and space with the timetravelling hero. The vampires of venice is the first of series 5s stories with titles that do exactly what they say on the tin. It has some good elements in it, particularly when it concentrates on the central relationships between the doctor matt smith and his two companions, amy pond karen gillan and her fiance rory arthur darvill. Doctor who s31 e6 the vampires of venice recap tv tropes. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it the vampires of venice is part of the doctor who series 5 series, a good topic. The doctor and amy cross swords in more ways than one with a horde of blood sucking vampires in. The cold open starts in 1580, with a man called guido presenting his daughter to be trained at a certain school run by the house of calvierri, since theres no future for the daughter of a boat builder and the calvierri house is considered a safehold from plague. This is identified as among the best series of articles produced by the wikipedia. The vampires of venice 11th doctor, episode 6 posted on may 8, 2010 10 comments a revised and improved version of this essay appears in my book the eleventh doctor.
Or, more accurately, hybrid humanspace fish whom she wants to breed with the remaining. Its all very beautifully shot, every bit of location. The tardis has gotten a little bit over the years but is mostly just a big blue box that travels through time. She is accepted by rosanna calvierri and her son, francesco, who wear. The cold open starts in 1580, with a man named guido presenting his daughter to be trained at a certain school run by the house of calvierri, since theres no future for the daughter of a boat builder and the calvierri house is considered a safehold from plague. This episode probably would have tied the previous one with a 9 if not for the cgi overload in the final ten minutes. Its easy to see how on the surface the episode seems corny and forgettable. Even without it though, we enjoyed vampires of venice a. Watch doctor who season 5, episode 6 the vampires of venice. Inevitably, the doctors arrival in 16thcentury venice with his betrothed companions turned into adventure when it became clear that signora rossana calvierris helen mccrory school for the betterment of women was a cover to turn ladies into vampires.
Doctor whorecaps31 e06 the vampires of venice all the. Appearances with the fifth doctor adric matthew waterhouse full circle. For practical reasons, doctor who avoided modern venice like the plague ahem. Doctor who the vampires of venice tv episode 2010 imdb. The doctor can change his form when hes been badly damaged. Videos from this episode intro to the vampires of venice. The one where rory and the doctor nearly had a dickmeasuring contest. It was written by toby whithouse, who previously wrote school reunion, and was directed by firsttime doctor who director jonny campbell. Watch doctor who s 5 e 6 the vampires of venice max. The sonic screwdriver doesnt need a lot of explanation.
Time of the time lady eleventh doctor story the vampires of venice. Doctor who 10 full episodes the graham norton show 21 full episodes seven. The vampires of venice was the sixth episode of series 5 of doctor who it was narratively tied to the final scene of flesh and stone, greatly furthered the doctorroryamy romantic triangle subplot and ended with rory joining the doctor in his travels. Director jonny campbell executive producer and lead writer steven moffat. The doctor and amy pond are joined by amys fiance, rory, on whats intended. As zoey looked around, she realised the doctor had landed on the edge of a venetian canal, with multiple gondolas in the foreground, some with their owners in close. To all intents and purposes, the vampires of venice is an episode of being human. Series 5, episode 6 the vampires of venice the vampires of. The doctor meets the vampires the vampires of venice doctor who.
The love tardis doctor who, the vampires of venice. The doctor takes amy and rory for a romantic minibreak. The episode is set in 1580 which is five years after the plague the plague hit venice three times, and this is about five years after the middle time, when tens of thousands of people died. Venice 1580 guido lucian msamati about his daughter. Following from the end of flesh and stone where his companion amy pond had kissed him, the alien time traveller the eleventh doctor picks up amys fiance rory and takes the two on. Time of the time lady eleventh doctor story quotev.
Doctor who s 5 e 6 the vampires of venice video dailymotion. Series 5, episode 6 the vampires of venice the vampires of venice desiccated corpses, terror in the canal, and the. One of the best things about doctor who is its simplicity. Despite a great many cuts made in postproduction the most significant of which are detailed elsewhere in this fact of fiction the vampires of venice exceeded its 45minute timeslot by a whopping three minutes, 11 seconds.
This morning i drove past the spot again to take a photo of it. When the doctor returns to guidos home to regroup with amy and rory, rosanna sends her transformed girls to attack them. It seems fitting that i had this sighting when the next episode to watch was the vampires of venice, given the current populist craze for vampires. The doctor yelled enthusiastically, stretching his arms out wide in wild appreciation.
Including behindthescenes footage, exclusive videos and our very own show doctor who. Doctor who confidential the vampires of venice go onlocation with doctor who as the series travels abroad for the vampires of venice. Well, an episode of being human thats actually an episode of doctor who. The doctor and her friends must protect the last of the human race against the cybermen. The episode ended, as quite a few have this series, by blending into the next, and the technique continues to work a treat.