The Almost People

217b – "The Almost People"
Doctor Who episode
Jennifer's Ganger transforms into a monster, which was CGI created in post-production.
Cast
Doctor Matt Smith – Eleventh Doctor
Companions Karen Gillan – Amy Pond Arthur Darvill – Rory Williams
Others Mark Bonnar – Jimmy Marshall Lancaster – Buzzer Sarah Smart – Jennifer Lucas Raquel Cassidy – Miranda Cleaves Leon Vickers – Dicken Frances Barber – Eye Patch Lady Edmond Moulton – Adam
Production
Directed by	Julian Simpson
Written by	Matthew Graham
Script editor	Caroline Henry
Produced by	Marcus Wilson
Executive producer(s)	Steven Moffat Piers Wenger Beth Willis
Music by	Murray Gold
Production code	2.6
Series	Series 6
Running time	2nd of 2-part story, 45 minutes
First broadcast	28 May 2011 (2011-05-28)
Chronology
← Preceded by "The Rebel Flesh" Followed by → "A Good Man Goes to War"
List of episodes (2005–present)

"The Almost People" is the sixth episode of the sixth series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, and was first broadcast on BBC One on 28 May 2011. It is the second episode of a two-part story written by Matthew Graham and directed by Julian Simpson which began with "The Rebel Flesh".

Following from "The Rebel Flesh", alien time traveller the Doctor (Matt Smith) and his companions Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) and Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill) are on an acid-pumping factory on a remote island in the 22nd century where the crew of the factory create "Gangers", the Flesh duplicates they control. However, a solar storm has caused the Gangers to become sentient, and the Doctor must prevent a war breaking out between the humans and Gangers.

"The Almost People" ends on a cliffhanger which brings several plot threads of the series to a head. The two-part story was filmed from November 2010 to January 2011, mainly at Caerphilly Castle. The Gangers were achieved with the aid of prosthetics, as well as computer-generated imagery for their contortions. "The Almost People" also features a Flesh double of the Doctor, which marked Smith's first time in prosthetic make-up. The episode was watched by 6.72 million viewers in the UK and received mixed reviews from critics, many noting that the cliffhanger overshadowed the actual story of the episode.