Certainly the riff within the title leads to some expectations, but aside from a few flourishes, it bears no real resemblance to the classic c. The doctor, the widow and the wardrobe was released on a standalone dvd and bluray in the uk on 16 january 2012, with north american release occurring a few weeks later. Doctor who the doctor, the widow and the wardrobe 2011. He used a portal disguised as a gift box to connect the years 1941 and 5345. Dec 18, 2015 doctor who 2011 christmas special the doctor the widow and the wardrobe trailer 1. Who, torchwood, doctor who, doctor who christmas special 2011. I will be spinning off the narnia references into a six degrees article tomorrow, and looking at the wider parallels between narnia and doctor who, but obviously no article about the doctor, the widow and the wardrobe is ever going to be complete without some. Doctor who 2011 cs the doctor, the widow and the wardrobe. A christmas carol the doctor, the widow and the wardrobe last christmas 3pack dvd currently unavailable. Evacuated to a house in dorset from wartorn london, madge arwell and her two children are greeted by a madcap caretaker whose mysterious christmas gift leads them into a. Dec 23, 2018 the doctor, the widow and the wardrobe evacuated to a house in dorset from wartorn london, madge arwell and her two children, lily and cyril, are greeted by a madcap caretaker whose mysterious. Jul 31, 2014 doctor who becomes a caretaker and gives kids a tour of their home. Doctor who the doctor, the widow and the wardrobe bbc. Madge arwell and her two children, lily and cyril, are evacuated to a draughty old house in dorset, where the caretaker is a mysterious young man in bow tie, and a big blue parcel is waiting for them under the tree.
Doctor who the doctor, the widow and the wardrobe subtitles. It contained forests of androzani trees the doctor planned to take cyril, lily and madge arwell to this planet. Prelude one episode untitled on screen first broadcast dec 6 2011 online cast. The doctor, the widow and the wardrobe tv story tardis. The doctor, the widow and the wardrobe 2011 christmas special. You could, in fact, remove the doctor from this story altogether, and change very little else. Before saying goodbye to their madman with a box, the companions face an assortment of daleks, dinosaurs, wildwest shootouts, alien cubes and, finally, an infestation of weeping angels in new york.
Watch the doctor, the widow and the wardrobe full episodes online. After the doctor matt smith taught impressionable children. He is helped back to the tardis by madge arwell, and promises to repay her for her kindness. The doctor, the widow and the wardrobe planet claire quotes. Select the sources you want displayed in the episode guide. The doctor, the widow and the wardrobe is an episode of the british science fiction television series doctor who. Good, because the doctor, the widow, and the wardrobe was pretty much a doublebarreled blast of who, giving us wild fantasy concepts, the matt smith doctor at his sprightliest, and humanistic uplift, all of it tied to a christmas theme. The doctor, the widow and the wardrobe steven moffat, matt smith and co pull a cracker for this narniamining 2011 christmas special share on facebook. The doctor, the widow and the wardrobe mon jan 02 2012, 01.
Dec 25, 2011 watch doctor who season 0, episode christmas special the doctor, the widow, and the wardrobe. Ive been nothing but happy with the way the eleventh doctors run has looked on bluray, so when i say that the doctor, the widow, and the wardrobe delivers more of the same, i mean that as the very highest compliment. Doctor who the doctor, the widow and the wardrobe the doctor, the widow and the wardrobe. The doctor, the widow and the wardrobe full episode guide. A stellar guest cast including claire skinner outnumbered, bill bailey black books, arabella weir. Watch doctor who season 0, episode 0 prequel to the doctor, the widow and the wardrobe. Watch doctor who season 0, episode christmas special the doctor, the widow, and the wardrobe. We couldnt find a page for this address, possibly due to our recent redesign and relaunch of the site. The doctor becomes a caretaker the doctor, the widow and the wardrobe doctor who duration. Good, because the doctor, the widow, a nd the wardrobe was pretty much a doublebarreled blast of who, giving us wild fantasy concepts, the matt smith doctor at his sprightliest, and humanistic uplift, all of it tied to a christmas theme. The doctor, the widow, and the wardrobe is presented at 1080i at its broadcast aspect ratio of 1. It was written by steven moffat and directed by farren blackburn.
Previous all episodes 1049 next add a plot director. The doctor, the widow and the wardrobe was the 2011 christmas special of doctor who. The doctor, the widow and the wardrobe evacuated to a house in dorset from wartorn london, madge arwell and her two children, lily and cyril, are greeted by a madcap caretaker whose. Doctor who the doctor, the widow and the wardrobe tv. Comedy, talkshow episode aired 20 february 2020 season 9 episode 31. A madcap caretaker greets evacuee madge arwell and her two children and leads them into a magical world. If there was a witch in the episode, then the doctor, the witch and the wardrobe would be fine. The doctor, the widow and the wardrobe available in bluray, dvd ship this item qualifies for free shipping buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase.
A snowy planet was considered by the eleventh doctor to be the most peaceful planet he knew. During world war ii, madge arwell and her children lily and cyril are forced to relocate to the countryside. One episode untitled on screen first broadcast dec 6 2011 online cast. Doctor who the doctor, the widow and the wardrobe a sneak peek at this years christmas special and a look back at past yuletide episodes share on facebook. As with a christmas carol the previous year, this story also took its name. The doctor tries to help out a family from wartorn london by giving them a wonderful christmas holiday, only to find the children lost in. The doctor runs into trouble aboard an exploding spaceship, so he calls the ponds for helpor possibly.
Watch the doctor, the widow and the wardrobe online full. The doctor, the widow and the wardrobe christmas special 2011 any other time of year i would gnaw holes all over this, but its christmas, and it felt perfect dan martin. The doctor, the widow and the wardrobe christmas special 2011 any other time of year i would gnaw holes all over this. Special doctor who 2005 special episode 142 last christmas. Doctor who 10 full episodes the graham norton show 21 full episodes seven worlds, one planet 9 full episodes life story 3 full episodes planet earth ii 6 full. The doctor, the widow and the wardrobe 2011 christmas special genre.
Planet the doctor, the widow and the wardrobe tardis. The doctor, the widow and the wardrobe season 1 episode. Home series doctor who 2005 absolute order season 1 episode 88 the doctor, the widow and the wardrobe 938. Yet for all the splendour and sometimes important storylines that the previous specials have dealt with, the doctor, the widow and the wardrobe manages to feel more classically and quintessentially christmasy than any other. The doctor, the widow and the wardrobe and leads directly into the episode, explaining why that story begins aboard an exploding spaceship. The doctor who transcripts the doctor, the widow, and. The doctor, the widow and the wardrobe photos bbc america. Dec 25, 2011 watch the doctor, the widow and the wardrobe full episodes online. Evacuated to a house in dorset from wartorn london, madge arwell and her two children are greeted by a madcap caretaker whose mysterious christmas gift leads them into a magical wintry world. The souls of the trees enter the mother and take her through the spacetime vortex to a higher state of being. But its a rather clumsy play on cs lewiss title when only one item from the original the wardrobe remains. Doctor who the doctor, the widow and the wardrobe product. Feb 06, 2012 the doctor, the widow and the wardrobe is a lovely, heartfelt episode of who.
There are some things that are just going to be there, end of. The doctor falls to earth the doctor, the widow and the. The doctor, the widow and the wardrobe 2011 christmas. Watch the doctor, the widow and the wardrobe season 1 episode 1 the doctor, the widow and the wardrobe add to watchlist evacuated to a house in dorset from wartorn london, madge arwell and her two children, lily and cyril, are greeted by a madcap caretaker whose mysterious christmas gift leads them into a magical wintry world. Dec 25, 2011 the doctor, the widow and the wardrobe festive edition of the scifi drama. Theyll see how matt smiths second holiday outing will go and see if it worth opening early. The one where a widow is nonwidowed and the doctor put his helmet on backwards. Snowmen is an updated take on the doctor after the events of the last series no spoilers here. The doctor, the widow and the wardrobe doesnt have the complex story of the last doctor who christmas special, a christmas carol, and the doctor coming into a familys life and making it better veers perilously close to touched by an angel territorybut what makes up for it is the rich creepiness of the snowbound forest and the eerie. Its all about our family connections and the people who feel like home to us.
The doctor, the widow and the wardrobe was the christmas special for doctor who in england in 2011, and happily its now available on bluray for merry holiday seasons everywhere. During world war ii, madge arwell and her children lily and cyril are forced to relocate to the. The doctor becomes a caretaker the doctor, the widow and. Season where it doesnt really matter what kind of episode doctor who shoves out as long as it has snow and a few bits of tinsel, right. Doctor who 2005 the doctor, the widow and the wardrobe. Doctor who the doctor, the widow, and the wardrobe. He promises to repay her kindness all she has to do. He promises to repay her kindness all she has to do is make a wish. The doctor, the widow and the wardrobe the view from the. The doctor, the widow, and the wardrobe original airdate. Certainly the doctor, the widow and the wardrobe feels like a christmas story that just happens to include the doctor, rather than an episode of doctor who that just happens to take place at christmas. Dec 25, 2011 the doctor, the widow and the wardrobe. Steven moffat writer, farren blackburn director, marcus wilson producer. Just in case you didnt get the literary reference this episode is going for, its writ large in the title.
Doctor who becomes a caretaker and gives kids a tour of their home. The episode was shown in the united kingdom on christmas day 2011 on bbc one, bbc america in the united states and on abc1 in australia. They are about to enter a magical new world and learn that a time lord never forgets. The doctor starts to regenerate christmas special 2017. Prequel the doctor, the widow and the wardrobe tardis.
The doctor, the widow and the wardrobe 2011 christmas special 2011. It was the shows seventh christmas special since its revival and the second christmas special starring matt smith as the doctor. The doctor, the widow and the wardrobe is a lovely, heartfelt episode of who. In the new doctor who christmas special, the doctor matt smith finds himself in wartorn england embarking on a magical and mysterious adventure with a young widow and her two children. The doctor, the widow and the wardrobe digital spy. Add a comma after house, and before specially when reading it like that it adds an unnecessary pause. Bbc iplayer doctor who the doctor, the widow and the wardrobe. Doctor, widow, wardrobe, control room, houdini, cuckoo, river song, screwdriver bill and corey unwrap their presents early this week as they geek out on the doctor, the widow and the wardrobe. It is the seventh christmas special since the shows revival in. Doctor who the doctor, the widow and the wardrobe tv episode 2011 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. You do not need to know the character or the past to follow along. Doctor who the doctor, the widow and the wardrobe the. The doctor, the widow and the wardrobe is an episode of doctor who, in which the eleventh doctor visits england in 1938 and 1941 and an alien forest in 5345. The whole episode is the perfect holiday watch being so magical and christmassy.
First broadcast on bbc one on 25 december 2011, it is the seventh doctor who christmas special since the shows revival in 2005. But this is modern doctor who, so he just stands back and lets the course of events play out. The doctor who christmas special has quickly become a mustsee annual tradition. In the latter, harvest rangers from androzani major had come to harvest the forest for fuel. Taken from the episode the doctor, the widow, and the wardrobe. The doctor, the widow and the wardrobega1 wikipedia. Doctor who 2011 christmas special the doctor the widow and the wardrobe its christmas eve, 1938, when madge arwell comes to the aid of an injured spaceman angel as she cycles home. The doctor, the widow and the wardrobe is enough different that it is not the same old story yet enough like the the lion, the witch and the wardrobe story line that you can see why they chose a similar name. Search all of space and time for what youre looking for here or click here to watch available full episodes.