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New Christmas Special Promotional Images
Doctor Who Christmas Special
The Doctor, The Widow and The wardrobe – BBC1 25th December 7.00pm
It’s Christmas Eve, 1938, when Madge Arwell comes to the aid of an injured Spaceman Angel as she cycles home, in this year’s Doctor Who Christmas Special, starring Matt Smith as the Doctor.
He promises to repay her kindness – all she has to do is make a wish.
Three years later, a devastated Madge escapes war-torn London with her two children for a dilapidated house in Dorset. She is crippled with grief at the news her husband has been lost over the channel, but determined to give Lily and Cyril the best Christmas ever.
The Arwells are surprised to be greeted by a madcap caretaker whose mysterious Christmas gift leads them into a magical wintry world. Here, Madge will learn how to be braver than she ever thought possible. And that wishes can come true…
Madge Arwell is played by Claire Skinner, Lily Arwell by Holly Earl and Cyril Arwell by Maurice Cole.
Images courtesy of BBC Pictures
Bob the Dalek
December 17th, 2011 - 8:09pmThe last one looks like the 3 amigos future style
dalek eternal
December 6th, 2011 - 8:07amwho finds it a bit emotional when david tennant regenerates
Commander Strax
December 7th, 2011 - 5:05pmme
Admiral Icktheus
December 7th, 2011 - 6:46pmNot me. His regeneration was COMPLETELY undoctorly. Good acting poor writing!
stetsons are cool
December 11th, 2011 - 3:21pmyes definately
dw2005
December 14th, 2011 - 9:05pmI also did find it emotional as he was my second favourite doctor, but not emotional enough to cry or anything.
craig owens
December 5th, 2011 - 1:30pmin case any one is wondering the big box’s tag says merry christmas
Bob the Dalek
December 17th, 2011 - 8:10pmoh i never noticed that
Admiral Icktheus
December 5th, 2011 - 12:07am20 days left!!!
craig owens
December 5th, 2011 - 1:29pmyay!
dw2005
December 14th, 2011 - 9:06pm11 Days know!
BOOBOO JR
December 4th, 2011 - 7:47pmNot to do with this, but it’s about the Doctor Who Movie – http://www.tgdaily.com/entertainment/59987-doctor-who-movie-wont-be-a-hollywood-reboot – Steven Moffat has said, if a Doctor Who Movie is made, it will feature the current Doctor (Matt Smith). These were his exact words:
“To clarify: any Doctor Who movie would be made by the BBC team, star the current TV Doctor and certainly NOT be a Hollywood reboot.” he tweeted, “David Yates, great director, was speaking off the cuff, on a red carpet. You’ve seen the rubbish I talk when I’m cornered.”
King of the weevils
December 4th, 2011 - 9:39pmYates won’t listen to him he’ll just make the Doctor a big action hero dodging big super explosions on a futuristic motorbike…probably…hopefully not!
McGann is the Doctor.
December 5th, 2011 - 9:14amWe’ll see, but my main concern is about he Dr Who 50th anniversary special, which hopefully will feature Paul McGann and also David Tennant reurning for their incarantion/s of the Doctor. 🙁
moppy
December 9th, 2011 - 5:54amOr he could turn THAT into the hollywood film
i wear a fez now
December 4th, 2011 - 6:19pmWhats with the guys made of wood?
Commander Strax
December 7th, 2011 - 5:06pm???? seriously
Commander Strax
December 4th, 2011 - 4:48pmi like the one before the last one
RORY DOCTOR RIVER POND
December 4th, 2011 - 2:51pmi’m sorry but that kid has got some bad glasses.
i wear a fez now
December 4th, 2011 - 6:17pmI know, he should dfinitely sue his optician
booboo
December 4th, 2011 - 6:19pmthis is during the war remember
The Silent Silent
December 4th, 2011 - 6:26pmIts a joke
George
December 3rd, 2011 - 10:42pmCool!
TARDIS
December 3rd, 2011 - 9:04pmoh look a disco ball on a stick or as the designers of doctor who in sixties would call it a big realistic mid dazzling computer
matt smithy
December 3rd, 2011 - 8:48pmboo boo i just saw a new bbc christmas trailer after merlin with some new clips of the doctor who christmas special. can you put it up?
booboo
December 3rd, 2011 - 8:53pmdidn’t see it unfortunately
PandoricaOwner
December 4th, 2011 - 11:44amIf it’s the one with the spaceship(and suits) then you can find that on Dr.Who tv
jy97drwhomad
December 3rd, 2011 - 3:49pmthe picture with the box has a crack on the present im sure off it AND CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
King of the weevils
December 3rd, 2011 - 10:35pmBy the looks of things that’s how they get to “Narnia”
DWFAN#1
December 4th, 2011 - 5:19pmI reckon its the TARDIS, coz of the colour and how they get into the forest!
King of the weevils
December 4th, 2011 - 8:37pmIn the trailer you see The Doctors hand come out of the present to grab Lilys hand and she gets dragged through and asks The Doctor what happened he says that they were once in a sitting room which is where the present is. Also there was an image once of the Doctor opening the TARDIS to find nothing inside so someone might be messing with the TARDIS, but who? Oooh the suspense! Only 21 days till all is revealed
dw2005
December 14th, 2011 - 9:10pmI just hope that if someone is messing with thge TARDIS, that it’s an old enemy, not a new enemy. I would like to see the return of a couple classic or eccleston/tennant enemies.
gary
December 3rd, 2011 - 11:09amExciting!!! Looks good!!
King of the weevils
December 3rd, 2011 - 10:41amThe promo pictures with the BBC One logo on are great!!!
It’s CHRRRRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSTTTMMAAAAAASSS!!!!!!!!!!!
Jason doctorwhoone
December 3rd, 2011 - 9:21amEverytime I look at the young girl in this up coming episode, I keep asking myself ” Don’t I know her from somewhere “. I just had to find out cos my mind was getting fed up trying to remember. Her names is Holly Earl, she played a girl in Casualty which my mum watches, she left the series sometime ago and played the daughter of a nurse who played Sally Sparrows friend Cathy Nightingale in 2007’s ” Blink ” episode.
DWFAN#1
December 3rd, 2011 - 11:45amYeah, she played a nurses daughter in Casualty, but they moved away, but i didn’t know the ‘Blink’ one! Awesome!
I am the doctor
December 3rd, 2011 - 9:17amWow I actually can not wait for Christmas
Kera
December 3rd, 2011 - 6:11amOH! Makes me more excited. 😀 So can not wait!
dwfan101 (torchwoodfan101)
December 3rd, 2011 - 12:08amThese give you more to look forward to in the Xmas special, I am glad they released them. THANK YOU BBC!
Davros Ate My Cat
December 3rd, 2011 - 12:30amLooks good, but no sign of Amy or Rory, which is a shame – unless anyone knows any different.
American Doctor Who Fan
December 3rd, 2011 - 12:48amDavros Ate My Cat, they will be returning in series 7.
OMG
December 3rd, 2011 - 1:13amamy and rory are in the xmas special at the end the doctor goes to there house to say merry christmas
DWFAN#1
December 3rd, 2011 - 3:17pmAww, Davros ate yours too? Poor pussy cats 🙂
dw2005
December 14th, 2011 - 9:12pmI would prefer it if amy and rory didn’t appear in any upcoming episodes and we get a new companion or two.