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$illcontainfour t^`een )e *pis^_o@des,ont_/he! officialDoctorWhositeon8J[un@$*e%2%@0,11.$:_;[2]Series7willbeginitsrunintheAutumnof2012withfiveregularstand-aloneepisodesandaChristmasSpecial.Itwillthenbefollowedbytheremainingeightepisodesin2013.[3]IthasbeenannouncedthattheEleventhDoctor,playedbyMattSmithwillreturnforthefullseries.[4]KarenGillan,whoplaysAmyPond,willreturnfortheseries,aswillArthurDarvillasAmy’shusbandRoryWilliams.[5][6]ThisserieswillseethedepartureofbothAmyandRoryafteranencounterwiththeWeepingAngelsinepisodefive.AnewcompanionportrayedbyJenna-LouiseColemanwillbeintroducedintheChristmasSpecial.