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The Best Episodes of Doctor Who Confidential Season 5

Every episode of Doctor Who Confidential Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Doctor Who Confidential Season 5!

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Doctor Who Confidential is a documentary to complement the revival of the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Each episode was broadcast on BBC Three on Saturdays, immediately after the broadcast of the

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Doctor Who Confidential Season 5 Episode 1 - Call Me the Doctor
    8.0/10(42 votes)

    #1 - Call Me the Doctor

    S5:E1

    Behind-the-scenes look at the making of Doctor Who, capturing all the backstage treats from Matt Smith's first action-packed episode and giving a real 'getting to know you' taster of life as The Doctor. There's a Cribs-style tour of the TARDIS with Matt and production designer Edward Thomas, a glimpse of the episode 1 read-through and an insight into life on set as the nation's favourite Time Lord. Narrated by Alex Price and featuring interviews with Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Steven Moffat.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Doctor Who Confidential Season 5 Episode 2 - All about the Girl
    7.7/10(36 votes)

    #2 - All about the Girl

    S5:E2

    An in-depth look at new companion Amy Pond and her adventures with the Doctor onboard the sinister Starship UK. Find out just what makes the sinister smilers tick and get right in the thick of the action with actress Karen Gillan. Also, the show goes behind the mask to explore the secret of Liz Ten as Oscar-nominated actress Sophie Okenedo talks about creating this extraordinary character. Narrated by Alex Price and featuring interviews with Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Sophie Okenedo.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Doctor Who Confidential Season 5 Episode 3 - War Games
    7.7/10(35 votes)

    #3 - War Games

    S5:E3

    There's the paint job to end all paint jobs as the Daleks come storming back on to British TV. Writer Mark Gatiss meets the curator of the Cabinet War Rooms and Churchill museum to see what the conditions were like at the epicentre of the British war effort. Backstage, Ian McNeice captures the essence of Winston Churchill on the screen and we find out how Mark went about writing the man behind the myth. Narrated by Alex Price and featuring interviews with Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Mark Gatiss and Ian McNeice.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Doctor Who Confidential Season 5 Episode 4 - Eyes Wide Open
    8.0/10(38 votes)

    #4 - Eyes Wide Open

    S5:E4

    Alex Kingston, who plays River Song, talks about the highs and lows of being suspended on wires, and there's a look back with cast and crew at the Doctor and River Song's relationship so far. The Weeping Angels get a makeover for their long-awaited comeback and Matt Smith is photographed, scanned and 'rotoscoped' for the new online Doctor Who Adventure Games. Narrated by Alex Price and featuring interviews with Matt Smith and Karen Gillan.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Doctor Who Confidential Season 5 Episode 5 - Blinded by the Light
    7.4/10(38 votes)

    #5 - Blinded by the Light

    S5:E5

    Actress Karen Gillan tells how the 'Crack in Time' series story arc fits into this episode, while writer Steven Moffat describes how the very first crack in time was actually in his son's bedroom wall. As we prepare to say goodbye (for now) to River Song, the cast and crew examine the character's shady story so far and speculate about her possibly even shadier future, while Gillan gives a guided tour to Amy Pond's bedroom. Featuring interviews with Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Alex Kingston.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Doctor Who Confidential Season 5 Episode 6 - Death in Venice
    7.8/10(35 votes)

    #6 - Death in Venice

    S5:E6

    The cast and crew get a trip abroad. But not to Venice, because as episode writer Toby Whithouse explains, modern day Venice doesn't really look like 16th century Venice anymore. Instead the episode is shot in Trogir, a small medieval town in Croatia that is the spitting image of 16th century Venice. However, Matt Smith and Toby Whithouse do take a trip to Venice and meet up with Francesco Da Mosto, who takes them on his boat and gives them a unique tour to illustrate how the world's most beautiful city works as a back drop to Toby's fiction. Narrated by Alex Price and featuring interviews with Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Francesco Da Mosto.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Doctor Who Confidential Season 5 Episode 7 - Arthurian Legend
    7.5/10(34 votes)

    #7 - Arthurian Legend

    S5:E7

    The TARDIS trio are thrown into two competing worlds that are not what they seem. The Dream Lord has created a dilemma to be solved and Arthur Darvill, who plays Rory, is on hand to explain how the three companions set about finding out which world is really real. Confidential is on set to see Rory and Amy's future in Leadworth, complete with pregnancy, ponytails and predatory pensioners. Arthur turns stunt supremo, gliding through the air and picking a fight with an old lady. We also see the TARDIS from a safe haven to an ice-bound death trap, hurtling towards an icy end. Featuring exclusive access to the cast and crew, Arthur takes us through how an episode of Doctor Who is made, from read-through to wrap.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Doctor Who Confidential Season 5 Episode 8 - After Effects
    7.4/10(36 votes)

    #8 - After Effects

    S5:E8

    Behind-the-scenes series about the making of Doctor Who. Includes a journey through the production process of a Doctor Who epsiode from cutting room to living room.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Doctor Who Confidential Season 5 Episode 9 - What Goes on Tour ...
    7.7/10(32 votes)

    #9 - What Goes on Tour ...

    S5:E9

    The Confidential cameras follow the Doctor Who team as they travel the length and breadth of the UK to launch the new series, getting up close and personal with Matt Smith and Karen Gillan as they journey from Belfast to London, taking in emotional whistle-stop visits to their home towns along the way. There's exclusive access and personal insights from everyone involved with this unique tour. Digging deeper into the making of episode 9, there's a look at the creation of the stunning underground city and the lowdown on what it took to create the earth-shattering climax to this epic adventure.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Doctor Who Confidential Season 5 Episode 10 - A Brush with Genius
    5.6/10(53 votes)

    #10 - A Brush with Genius

    S5:E10

    The Doctor and Amy team up with artist Vincent van Gogh, the cast and crew travel to Croatia to see if they can recreate 19th century France in 21st century Trojir, and actor Tony Curran takes a tour of the J Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles to look at one of Van Gogh's most valuable paintings.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Doctor Who Confidential Season 5 Episode 11 - Extra Time
    7.8/10(35 votes)

    #11 - Extra Time

    S5:E11

    Confidential gets on set and on side with James Corden as the Doctor decides it's time for a new housemate and ends up as the star of the local pub football team. Karen Gillan is starry eyed when she visits the Royal Greenwich Observatory to meet space scientist Maggie Aderin and discover what the time really is. Backstage, the Doctor is ready to find out what's lurking upstairs in Craig's house.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Doctor Who Confidential Season 5 Episode 12 - Alien Abduction
    8.2/10(31 votes)

    #12 - Alien Abduction

    S5:E12

    The crew set out in the middle of a cold winter's night to film on the ancient site of Stonehenge, and take the ride of their lives to discover the true origin of the Pandorica.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Doctor Who Confidential Season 5 Episode 13 - Out of Time
    8.0/10(29 votes)

    #13 - Out of Time

    S5:E13

    Confidential takes a closer look at the earth-shattering action of the series finale, helping viewers to make sense of the epic series of events that unfold. And in an exciting departure, Matt Smith and Karen Gillan take a bite out of the Big Apple to help launch the new series in the USA. Featuring interviews with Matt and Karen.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Call Me the Doctor" is the best rated episode of "Doctor Who Confidential" season 5. It scored 8/10 based on 42 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/3/2010. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "All about the Girl".