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BBC America 'Doctor Who' - A Town Called Mercy previews!

By April MacIntyre Sep 14, 2012, 18:24 GMT

Tune in alert as BBC AMERICA’s Doctor Who returns with all-new episode, A Town Called Mercy, this Saturday, September 15 at 9:00pm ET.

Tune in alert as BBC AMERICA’s Doctor Who returns with all-new episode, A Town Called Mercy, this Saturday, September 15 at 9:00pm ET. 

A Town Called Mercy – Episode 3

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 answer seems to lie with the mysterious, Kahler-Jex, an alien doctor (yes another one) whose initial appearance is hiding a dark secret. A Town Called Mercy premieres Saturday, September 15, 9:00pm ET.

Writer: Toby Whithouse

Director: Saul Metzstein

Matt Smith on filming on location in Almeria, Spain:

Matt says, “There is only so much CGI can do. We were in the middle of a western village, which was brilliant for Doctor Who, adding to the imagination of it all.”

Karen Gillan on using a gun in A Town Called Mercy:

“Amy Pond should be nowhere near a gun,” exclaims Karen.  “I remember for a previous episode I had to fire a gun with blanks, followed quickly by Rory shouting ARGHHH as though I had hit him. I completely forgot this when action was called, so when I fired and he shouted, I really thought I had shot him! It was awful!  In this episode when she gets hold of a gun you can see the fear on the faces of the other characters, but they weren’t acting, I genuinely think all of the actors including Matt and Arthur were in fear for their lives!”

Arthur Darvill on Karen using a gun in A Town Called Mercy:

Arthur says, “I am always terrified when Karen picks up anything!  Of course there was a guy there to make sure it wasn’t loaded. But Karen is better at these things than she pretends to be, even though she looks like she is made of spaghetti!”