The Eleventh Hour is the first episode of the fifth series of the
British science fiction television programme Doctor Who, first
broadcast on BBC One and BBC HD on 3 April 2010. The episode, written
by new head writer and executive producer Steven Moffat and directed
by Adam Smith, saw a complete change in cast and production crew.In
the episode, the Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith) crashes his time and
space machine, the TARDIS, into the small English village of
Leadworth, where he meets a young Scottish girl named Amelia Pond
(Caitlin Blackwood). The Doctor is forced to leave, but promises
Amelia he will return in five minutes. However, he arrives twelve
years late and is confronted by the grown-up Amelia, now known as Amy
(Karen Gillan), who does not trust him. He attempts to gain her trust
to help return the shape-shifting alien Prisoner Zero[a] to the
galactic police, the Atraxi, before they destroy the Earth.The episode
is the first starring appearance of Smith as the Doctor and Gillan as
his new companion. It also introduced Arthur Darvill as Amy's
boyfriend Rory Williams, who would later become a main cast member.
The show's tradition is for the Doctor to rest after he regenerates,
but Moffat decided to have him save the world instead. The episode
sets up the main story arc of the series by introducing the cracks in
the universe. "The Eleventh Hour" was seen by 10.08 million viewers in
the UK, the highest rated premiere since "Rose". It also attracted
popularity on the online BBC iPlayer and on BBC America in the United
States. The episode received positive reviews from critics, who
welcomed Smith and Gillan into the series. The Eleventh Hour (Doctor Who) Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter