Doctor Who -
Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill to star in new mini-series, Pond Life
The five-part
show will explore the impact of the Doctor dropping in and out of his
companions' lives - online from Monday at noon
Doctor Who
fans will want to bookmark the show’s official website before noon today, when a mini-series
about companions Amy and Rory Pond will begin airing online ahead of the sci-fi
drama’s return to BBC1.
Pond Life,
which stars Matt Smith as the Doctor alongside Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill
as the Ponds, is a five part mini-adventure which will be stripped daily across
the week on the BBC’s Doctor Who page from noon on Monday 27 August, before being made
available on TV in its entirety via the BBC’s red button service on Saturday 1
September.
Written by
Doctor Who and Torchwood screenwriter Chris Chibnall, the show will explore the
impact of the Doctor dropping in and out of the Pond’s lives
Chibnall
said: ‘Pond Life provides us with a lovely opportunity to catch-up with Amy and
Rory since we saw them at the end of the last series.
“It opens
with the Ponds at home and gives us an insight in to just what happens when the
Doctor drops in and out of their lives.
Travelling with the Doctor is one of the greatest things you can do, but
it's fun to spend a few moments looking at the chaos he can also bring.’
The show’s
executive producer Caroline Skinner said: “Chris has written a beautiful,
heartfelt and wickedly funny piece about the adventures the Ponds have been
having with the Doctor since we last saw them on-screen.
“It's not
long till the series itself will be back with a vengeance - but in the
meantime, Pond Life is a truly heart-warming piece about our best-loved
companions and their madcap relationship with their raggedy Doctor.”
It was
announced last week that Doctor Who will return to BBC1 at 7:20pm on
Saturday 1 September.
Source: Radio Times
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