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Doctor Who · Season 5

Doctor Who season 5 episode 6: The Vampires of Venice

Aired 8 May 201049 minRated TV-PG

6.8TMDB · 73 votesMark watched

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What happens in “The Vampires of Venice”

Dessicated corpses, terror in the canal and a visit to the sinister House of Calvierri – the Doctor takes Amy and Rory for a romantic mini-break, as the Tardis touches down once again. But 16th-century Venice is not as it should be. The city has been sealed to protect it from the Plague, although Rosanna Calvierri may have other plans...

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 6 of 13 of season 5, so watch episodes 1 to 5 first.
  • It runs about 49 minutes.
  • Directed by Jonny Campbell, written by Toby Whithouse.
  • TMDB users rate it 6.8 out of 10 (73 votes).

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Cast and crew of this episode

Director
Jonny Campbell
Writer
Toby Whithouse
Guest stars
Arthur Darvill as Rory WilliamsAlex Price as FrancescoLucian Msamati as GuidoHelen McCrory as RosannaAlisha Bailey as IsabellaGabriella Wilde as Vampire GirlHannah Steele as Vampire GirlElizabeth Croft as Vampire Girl

Credits: TMDB.

More from Doctor Who Season 5

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  3. E03
  4. E04
  5. E05
  6. E06
  7. E07
  8. E08
  9. E09
  10. E10
  11. E11
  12. E12
  13. E13

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