Stories Television Doctor Who Series 5 Episode: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 The Lodger 2 images Overview Characters How to Watch Reviews 8 Statistics Related Stories Quotes 1 Transcript + Script Overview First aired Saturday, June 12, 2010 Production Code 1.11 Written by Gareth Roberts Directed by Catherine Morshead Runtime 45 minutes Story Type Companion-Lite Time Travel Present Tropes (Potential Spoilers!) Telepathy, Doctor Montage, Deadlock Seal, Shape Shifting Story Arc (Potential Spoilers!) Crack in time, Silence Will Fall Inventory (Potential Spoilers!) Psychic Paper Location (Potential Spoilers!) Colchester, Earth, England UK Viewers 6.44 million Appreciation Index 87 Synopsis A mysterious force blocks the TARDIS — with Amy inside it — from landing, keeping it stuck in a materialisation loop. It's up to the Doctor to work out what that force is, lest Amy be lost forever along with his home/motor. As he investigates, the Doctor learns of a house on Aickman Road, with a staircase which people walk up but never come back down. To solve this mystery, the Doctor must pass himself off as a normal human and share a flat with Craig Owens. Watch Watched Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Edit date completed Custom Date Release Date Archive (no date) Save Characters Eleventh Doctor Matt Smith Amy Pond Karen Gillan Craig Owens First Appearance Sophie First Appearance Show All Characters (4) How to watch The Lodger: Watch on iPlayer Doctor Who Confidential Blu-Ray The Complete Fifth Series [Steelbook] The Complete Fifth Series DVD The Complete Fifth Series Blu-Ray Series 5: Volume 4 DVD Series 5: Volume 4 Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Date (Newest First) Date (Oldest First) Likes (High-Low) Likes (Low-High) Rating (High-Low) Rating (Low-High) Word count (High-Low) Word count (Low-High) Username (A-Z) Username (Z-A) Spoilers First Spoilers Last 8 reviews 1 June 2025 · 193 words Review by Jann New Who Review #71 The Lodger This story was fun. I enjoyed the chemistry between Matt & James it was so fun to see them together having a blast. I also really loved how the doctor has to become a normal mundane human and he struggles with that so much it's so funny to see. The monster was a bit ehh though it was just a hologram trying to build a tardis and failing badly. I also love how Matt gets to do his dream career in this for a little bit. He wanted to be a footballer but because of medical reasons he couldn't and became the doctor. This is also a love story between Craig & Sofie which is a nice development throughout this 45 minutes. This is also the penultimate story of the series too so the ending is fairly important with Amy finding the wedding ring. The music on that part was so creepy with a sort of broken Violin in there. It was creepy. The cracks are also opening now because of the finale being so close. Overall a fun story to watch before we start the big 2 part finale. 9/10 Jann View profile Like Liked 0 4 May 2025 · 4 words Review by gabe_the_cool the doctors a baller gabe_the_cool View profile Like Liked 0 28 April 2025 · 59 words Review by Jonathan_ Spoilers 2 This review contains spoilers! This episode is just kind of fun. The Doctor has to pretend to be normal and constantly shows up Craig who is essentially the companion for this episode I feel like the instant memory transfer would be more useful but it seems to be painful for the doctor (presumably not only because he bumps his head to do it) Jonathan_ View profile Like Liked 2 13 April 2025 · 9 words Review by gothichotchreid I am so in love with Matt Smith now gothichotchreid View profile Like Liked 0 25 February 2025 · 157 words Review by ThePlumPudding 1 This one is interesting, because it's not made for you. Doctor Who at it's most domestic and arguably commercial. This is designed as pleasant and unobtrusive entertainment, and it hits that mark of what it's trying to do admirably, it entertains. But this is television that you're sort of meant to find hopping between channels and keep it on as a lark, watching the funny alien man try and be apartment friends with James Corden. Most Who fans will find that pitch a teensy bit agonizing in a way, their hero reduced to the barest sitcom pop culture components. Dr Who on the third rock from the sun. Dr Who does ALF. But also, show this one to a non-Doctor Who fan (as I have several times) and they'll almost definitely have a grand old time. I admire The Lodger's efficiency, if anything, but it's just genuinely an oddity that it's hard to get much substance from. ThePlumPudding View profile Like Liked 1 Show All Reviews (8) Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating912 members 3.30 / 5 Member Statistics Watched 1875 Favourited 94 Reviewed 8 Saved 1 Skipped 1 Related Stories Doctor Who S6 • Episode 12 Closing Time Rating: 2.76 Story Skipped Television Reviews(7) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Doctor Who Series 6 Set of Stories: Doctor Who (2005-2022) Set of Stories: Eleventh Doctor Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Other adaptations of this story: We define an adaptation as a recreation of a similar story but on a different medium or with different characters. Doctor Who Magazine Comics The Lodger Rating: 3.49 Story Skipped Comic Reviews(1) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Doctor Who Magazine Comics Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Quotes Add Quote Link to Quote Favourite CRAIG: Has anyone ever told you that you're a bit weird? DOCTOR: They never really stop. — The Lodger Transcript + Script Needs checking [Aickman Road] (The TARDIS materialises in a small park across the road from groups of terraced houses.) DOCTOR: No, Amy, it's definitely not the fifth moon of Cindie Colesta. I think I can see a Ryman's. (There is an explosion, throwing the Doctor to the ground, and the TARDIS dematerialises.) DOCTOR: Amy! Amy! Show Full Transcript Open in new window View Script (PDF)
