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Doctor Who The Impossible Astronaut

Saturday, 23rd April 2011 6:00PM BBC One (44 mins)

The Impossible Astronaut Synopsis

Four envelopes, numbered 2, 3 and 4, each containing a date, time and map reference, unsigned, but TARDIS blue. Who sent them? And who received the missing number one? This strange summons reunites the Doctor, Amy, Rory and River Song in the middle of the Utah desert and unveils a terrible secret the Doctor’s friends must never reveal to him. Placing his life entirely in their hands, the Doctor agrees to search for the recipient of the fourth envelope – just who is Canton Everett Delaware the Third? And what is the relevance of their only other clue: ‘Space 1969′? Their quest lands them – quite literally – in the Oval Office, where they are enlisted by President Nixon himself to assist enigmatic former-FBI agent Canton, in saving a terrified little girl from a mysterious spaceman.

Episode Order

  • Episode 771 from Doctor Who
  • Episode 1 of 7 from Series 6
  • Episode 1 of 2

Story Order

  • Story 214 from Doctor Who
  • Story 1 of 11 from Series 6

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Characters

Credits

  • The DoctorMatt Smith
  • Amy PondKaren Gillan
  • RoryArthur Darvill
  • River SongAlex Kingston
  • Canton DelawareMark Sheppard
  • Old Canton DelawareWilliam Morgan Sheppard
  • The SilentMarnix Van Den Broeke
  • President Richard NixonStuart Milligan
  • CarlChuk Iwuji
  • PhilMark Griffin
  • Little GirlSydney Wade
  • JoyNancy Baldwin
  • Prison GuardKieran O'Connor
  • Captain SimmonsAdam Napier
  • MatildaHenrietta Clemett
  • CharlesPaul Critoph
  • BusboyEmilio Aquino