Doctor Who: A Town Called Mercy (TV)

Doctor Who: A Town Called Mercy – English title

A 2012 British, Canadian television production [BBC (Cardiff)]

Producer: Marcus Wilson

Director: Saul Metzstein

Story: Toby Whithouse

Screenplay: Toby Whithouse

Cinematography: Stephan Pehrsson [color]

Music: Murray Gold

Running time: 60 minutes

Cast:

Doctor Who – Matt Smith (Matthew Smith)

Rory – Arthur Darvill (Thomas Darvill)

Amy Pond – Karen Gillan

The Gunslinger – Andrew Brooke

Marshal Isaac – Ben Browder (Robert Browder)

Abraham - Garrick Hagon

Doctor Kahler-Jex - Adrian Scarborough

Kahler-Mas – Dominic Kemp

Sadie – Joanne McQuinn

Preacher – Byrd Wilkins (William Wilkins)

Dockery - Sean Benedict (Anthony Benedict)

Walter – Rob Cavazos (Roberto Von Loesecke)

Season 7 episode 3 “A Town Called Mercy”. The Doctor gets a Stetson and a gun, and finds himself the reluctant sheriff of a western town under siege by a relentless cyborg who goes by the name of ‘The Gunslinger’. But who is he and what does he want?

The seventh series of the British science fiction television program ‘Doctor Who’ aired from September 1, 2012 to May 18, 2013, being split into two parts, as with the previous series. The series was broadcast concurrently on BBC One in the U.K., BBC America in the U.S.A., and on Space in Canada, and also on ABC in Australia, with the first five episodes each released a week after its U.K. and North American premiere and the remainder released the day after each episode's U.K. premiere. Following its premiere on September 1, 2012, the series aired weekly until September 29, 2012. Six episodes were broadcast in 2012, including the 2012 Christmas special, "The Snowmen", which aired separately from the main series. The remaining eight episodes began broadcasting on March 30, 2013. "The Snowmen" introduced a new TARDIS interior, title sequence, theme tune, and outfit for the Doctor.