The Doctor, The Widow and the Wardrobe is a festive adventure as magical as Santa Claus and as timeless as The Doctor himself!
Written by Steven Moffat and with a dazzling cast led by Matt Smith that includes Claire Skinner, Bill Bailey, Arabella Weir, Paul Bazely and Alexander Armstrong, The Doctor, The Widow and the Wardrobe sees the Time Lord befriend the Arwells, a family from war-torn Britain who are about to experience a wintry wonderland where beauty and danger await…
NOTES
The three tree harvesters are from Androzani Major in the year 5345, a planet already featured in the serial The Caves of Androzani.
The Doctor mentions the Magna Carta which is mentioned in the serial The King’s Demons
Alexander Armstrong previously appeared in Doctor Who episodes” The Stolen Earth” and ” Journey’s End” as the voice of Mr Smith, an alien computer, his character from The Sarah Jane Adventure
Arabella Weir previously appeared as an alternate incarnation of the Thirteenth Doctor in the Doctor Who Unbound audio drama Exile.
At seven words, this episode is tied with Journey To The Centre of the TARDIS for having the longest title of any Doctor Who episode. Coincidentally, the titles of both episodes are inspired by a book/film.