Time to hide behind the sofa! Every Doctor Who enemy to make an appearance in two-part series finale

By Liz Thomas

Finale: Matt Smith as the Time Lord in the series finale of Doctor Who. The two-part programme features every enemy of the doctor's


Every major enemy of the Time Lord will make an appearance in the finale of this series of Doctor Who.

In a terrifying two part programme - entitled The Pandorica Opens - the Doctor will be confronted by many of his old foes.

The Daleks, Cybermen, Silurians, Judoon, Sontarans, Sycorax, Weevils and Autons, will all feature in the final show.


Terrifying: Karen Gillan, who plays the Doctor's assistant Amy Pond, fights with one of the enemies in the show


The drama, which is set in 102AD in Roman Britain, will see him and assistant Amy Pond find their way to the Pandorica, which is buried beneath Stonehenge.

Described as 'a box, a cage, and a fairytale', legend claims it contain 'the most feared being in all the cosmos.'

The pair enlist the help of a Roman legion to help their battle and Miss Pond comes face to face with the dreaded cybermen for the first time.

New Time Lord Matt Smith said: ‘The Doctor is really up against it. These are two of the most ambitious episodes. It is everything that Doctor Who should be when it is firing on all cylinders.’


Dramatic: The finale, which is set in 102AD in Roman Britain, will see the Doctor and assistant Amy Pond find their way to the Pandorica, which is buried beneath Stonehenge


Teaming up: The pair enlist the help of a Roman legion to help their battle and Miss Pond comes face to face with the dreaded cybermen for the first time


He added that his incarnation of the Time Lord was a ‘compromise’ between what is on the page and me. The scripts are so good and they allow me to be playful.’

Co-star Karen Gillan, 22, added: ‘The final episodes tie up a lot of loose ends and things from across the series are revealed and explained.’

Only a handful of people know the fate of the Time Lord and his companion as executives are keen to keep it a surprise for the audience at home.

Smith has a minimum three year deal with the BBC while Miss Gillan is contracted for at least another series.


Feared: The Pandorica, described as 'a box, a cage, and a fairytale', is buried beneath Stonehenge


Ambitious: The two-part series finale has been described as the 'most ambitious' episodes of all time by Smith


The BBC took a gamble casting relative unknowns as the lead roles in one of its flagship shows.

Smith’s credits have included minor parts in BBC2 political drama Party Animals and detective drama Moses Jones.

Miss Gillan was a model, waitress and jobbing actress before she auditioned for the role of Amy Pond.

Many had been sceptical the corporation could maintain the success that David Tennant enjoyed.

The 37 year-old Scottish actor played the role for four years and was voted the best Time Lord.


Dream team: Alex Kingston makes an appearance in the finale alongside Smith and Gillan


Big shoes to fill: Despite fears he would not live up to his predecessor David Tennant, Smith is proving extremely popular as the Time Lord


But this latest series - the fifth - has pulled in ratings in excess of eight million and both Smith and Miss Gillan have been well received by critics.

But her character’s revealing outfits have had a mixed response from fans of the show.

Some have called her the ‘sexiest’ companion yet, but others – in particular parents – have been concerned her style and attitude is too risqué for a family drama.

Miss Pond was first seen dressed in a racy policewoman kissogram outfit and in later episode she has worn tiny mini skirts.

There was also criticism over scenes in which she tries to seduce the Time Lord in her bedroom.

Miss Gillan recently hit back at the 'uproar' over her character’s sexy demeanour - saying feminism was not the issue any more.



Return of the enemies: The daleks (left) and Cybermen will make an appearance in the finale


Villains: The terrifying Sontarans will also be seen, along with the Silurians, Judoon, Sycorax, Weevils and Autons


She said she didn't want 'strong female' Amy to conform to a simple 'girl next door' formula and her character wouldn't just constantly stand around in awe of the Doctor.

The actress added that Amy's short skirts are typical of what young women like to wear.

Miss Gillan explained: 'I guess there was a bit of an uproar and I really didn't see that coming. I just don't get it with the skirts.

'It's what any girl on the street is wearing. I mean, Amy's not a schoolgirl, she's 21, pretty much the same age as me, and we all wear stuff like this.'


The end is nigh? The Doctor gets electrocuted in one particularly terrifying scene


She said: 'Feminism is not the issue any more, not for me, anyway. It's just never occurred to me that a woman wouldn't be equal, in any sphere, to a man.

'It's nothing that has ever come up in my life and nothing I've thought about in terms of Amy.

'She's just a strong girl, woman, whatever. Oh, let's just say she's a strong female. And I really like that she gets to drive the plot sometimes and gets her own storylines.

'She's not just standing around in awe of the Doctor all the time.'

The first part of The Pandorica opens broadcast on BBC1 at 6.40pm and concludes on Saturday June 26.

source: dailymail