The Big Bang is the thirteenth and final episode of the fifth series
of British science fiction television programme Doctor Who, first
broadcast on 26 June 2010 on BBC One. It is the second part of the
two-part series finale; the first part, "The Pandorica Opens", aired
on 19 June. The episode was written by head writer and executive
producer Steven Moffat and directed by Toby Haynes.Following the end
of the previous episode, alien time traveller the Doctor (Matt Smith)
is trapped in a prison from which escape is impossible, the space-time
vessel the TARDIS has blown up with the time-travelling archaeologist
River Song (Alex Kingston) inside, and the Doctor's companion Amy Pond
(Karen Gillan) has been shot and killed by an Auton replica of her
fiancé Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill). As the universe is collapsing,
the Doctor uses time travel to solve these problems and ultimately
reboot the universe.The episode sees the climax of Amy's character arc
and the story arc of the series regarding the cracks in the universe,
though Moffat chose to leave a few things unexplained. Taking place
mainly in a museum, most scenes in the episode were shot at Brangwyn
Hall in February 2010. "The Big Bang" was seen by 6.696 million
viewers in the UK and received the highest Appreciation Index of the
fifth series at 89. It received mostly positive reviews from critics,
though many commented on the complicated nature of the plot and
whether some aspects made sense. The two-part story won the 2011 Hugo
Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form.The explosion of the
TARDIS has caused the universe to have never existed, except for the
Earth, its moon, and a sun-like object. In Roman Britain, an Auton
version of Rory mourns Amy after he shot and killed her. The Eleventh
Doctor appears to Rory, handing him his sonic screwdriver. Rory frees
the younger Doctor trapped in the Pandorica with the screwdriver. The
Doctor then places Amy's body inside the Pandorica, which will restore
her once given an imprint of her living DNA. The Doctor uses River
Song's vortex manipulator to jump ahead nearly two millennia; Rory, in
his ageless Auton body, decides to stay with Amy and guard her. The Big Bang (Doctor Who) Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter