Doctor Who: Every Post-Regeneration Episode Ranked Worst To Best

Pressure? What pressure? Actually, there was a lot of it.

Series five marked the second production era of NuWho, with Steven Moffat at the show-running helm and a relatively unknown 26-year-old actor following one of the most popular incarnations of the Doctor in David Tennant. Moreover, as Moffat eventually discovered, the BBC seriously considered ending the show because of Tennant's departure.

It can take a few episodes or even an entire series for a show to find its feet. But in this case, two words: fish custard.

That overall scene is brilliantly bizarre as the still cooking Doctor disgustingly spits out bits of apple, yogurt, "poisonous" bacon, and bad, bad beans; has a memorably funny Moffat-y line: "you're Scottish - fry something"; and is strangely satisfying with the close-ups of the cooker.

Together with Murray Gold's happy and bouncy tune, it's like the Doctor is taking our hand again and saying "Run!". We're in safe hands with Matt Smith.

Moffat actually finished writing The Eleventh Hour two years prior to its 3 April 2010 broadcast date - and that bursting childlike excitement of penning his first story as showrunner shows in a joyously energetic episode full of vibrant performances from Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill (although Darvill ironically kept falling asleep during filming), and perfectly permeated with Moffat's signature wit and fairytale theme. After 64 fast-paced minutes, all that BBC executive angst beforehand was quickly dispelled in a showstopper from the new showrunner.