Doctor Who: The Impossible Astronaut

Series 32, episode 1

Directed by
Toby Haynes

The Doctor and his friends are reunited under mysterious circumstances, as the science-fiction drama returns for a new series. Amy, Rory, River and the Doctor receive a series of numbered envelopes, each containing a date, time and map reference. These messages bring them together in the middle of the Utah desert, where the Doctor's friends learn a terrible secret that must be kept from the Time Lord at all costs. But who sent the envelopes, and who received the missing number one? Their quest for answers takes the TARDIS crew to the Oval Office, where President Richard Nixon enlists their help in saving a terrified little girl from a mysterious spaceman...

Cast

Image for Matt SmithMatt Smith...The Doctor
Image for Karen GillanKaren Gillan...Amy Pond
Arthur Darvill...Rory
Image for Alex KingstonAlex Kingston...River Song
Image for Mark SheppardMark Sheppard...Canton Delaware
William Morgan Sheppard...Old Canton Delaware
Marnix Van Den Broeke...The Silent
Image for Stuart MilliganStuart Milligan...President Richard Nixon