The Vampires of Venice
- Episode aired May 22, 2010
- TV-PG
- 49m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
7.1K
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The Doctor and Amy cross swords in more ways than one with a horde of blood-sucking vampires in 16th century Venice.The Doctor and Amy cross swords in more ways than one with a horde of blood-sucking vampires in 16th century Venice.The Doctor and Amy cross swords in more ways than one with a horde of blood-sucking vampires in 16th century Venice.
Sonila Vjeshta
- Vampire Girl
- (as Sonila Vieshta)
Andy Jones
- Stag Party
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Toby Whithouse
- Steven Moffat
- Sydney Newman(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaToby Whithouse wanted to emphasise the amount of danger The Doctor puts people in, which is pointed out by Rory in the episode. He believed that the companions over time developed the same mentality as The Doctor in running towards the danger, and so Rory was a great opportunity to question that.
- GoofsAlthough The Doctor never tells Rosanna his name when they first meet in her throne room, she then calls him "Doctor".
- Quotes
Rory Williams: [Rory shows a small electric light. The Doctor shows a huge ultraviolet lamp] Yours is bigger than mine.
The Doctor: Let's not go there.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Breakfast: Episode dated 8 June 2010 (2010)
- SoundtracksDoctor Who Theme
(uncredited)
Written by Ron Grainer
Arranged by Murray Gold
Performed by BBC National Orchestra of Wales
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Better, but there are still timing issues. . .
This was a fun episode, but once again the new creative minds behind Matt Smith's Doctor were swollen on enthusiasm and good ideas, but starved on time. It's a real shame, because there is so much genuine good energy in this new series, but the hour time-slot just isn't a big enough canvas, and as a result, the finished product once again felt rushed.
Moffat should stick to two-parters. The previous Stone Angels two-episode story was wonderful; the pacing fit the amount of material. But Vampires, while not as horribly crammed as "The Beast Below", still suffered, particularly in the last quarter.
I want to point out that just because there is a lot of good intention and obvious skill in these new episodes, it should NOT be taken as a free pass. Episodes 2 and 3 of this current season of DW were so bad it actually hurt to watch them. They could have been brilliant, but instead they were disasters of which the creators should be ashamed.
Vampires was nearly good enough, worth a 7 out of 10, but it would have been an easy 9 had it been stretched out for another fifty minutes.
I shudder to imagine what this episode must have played like on American TV where an extra five minutes was cut out to make room for more advertising!
Moffat should stick to two-parters. The previous Stone Angels two-episode story was wonderful; the pacing fit the amount of material. But Vampires, while not as horribly crammed as "The Beast Below", still suffered, particularly in the last quarter.
I want to point out that just because there is a lot of good intention and obvious skill in these new episodes, it should NOT be taken as a free pass. Episodes 2 and 3 of this current season of DW were so bad it actually hurt to watch them. They could have been brilliant, but instead they were disasters of which the creators should be ashamed.
Vampires was nearly good enough, worth a 7 out of 10, but it would have been an easy 9 had it been stretched out for another fifty minutes.
I shudder to imagine what this episode must have played like on American TV where an extra five minutes was cut out to make room for more advertising!
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- May 7, 2010
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- Runtime49 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9 HD
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