Series 7 of Doctor Who is expected to air on BBC One throughout 2012 and 20131 The BBC announced the news of the new series, which will contain fourteen episodes, on the official Doctor Who site on 8 June 20112 Series 7 will begin its run in the Autumn of 2012 with five regular standalone episodes and a Christmas Special It will then be followed by the remaining eight episodes in 2013 3 It has been announced that the Eleventh Doctor, played by Matt Smith will return for the full series4 Karen Gillan, who plays Amy Pond, will return for the series, as will Arthur Darvill as Amy#39s husband Rory Williams56 This series will see the departure of both Amy and Rory after an encounter with the Weeping Angels in episode five A new companion portrayed by JennaLouise Coleman will be introduced in the Christmas Special
