The Doctor and Clara face their Last Christmas. Trapped on an Arctic base, under attack from terrifying creatures, who are you going to call? Santa Claus!
After the eventful and emotional finale to Series 8, some festive cheer could be just what the Doctor ordered.. cheer… 12… you must be joking!
Taking something of a departure from Christmases past, Last Christmas feels something of a continuation of the last series as opposed to that post-Queen, pre-Eastenders Christmas Day movie we’re used to, combing both outright horror and comedy to form Steven Moffat’s most ambitious and lunatic seasonal annual yet.
So grab what mince pies are left, scavenge for the green triangles, put your feet up and enjoy!
And incidentally… a happy Christmas to all of you at home!
You’ll Like This if you Like: Doctor Who Christmas Specials, The Thing, Alien, Miracle on 34th Street, Santa Claus: The Movie
It’s the ultimate meeting of Christmas heroes - Santa Claus meets Doctor Who. The buddy movie you’ve always wanted. In addition to that, it’s quite surprising - it won’t be what some people expect because it’s a thriller of an episode. The Christmas element is covered in the fairly notable form of Santa Claus and the elves and their sleigh. But the rest of it is very much Doctor Who – scary, in a polar ice cap base, scientists under threat. I keep describing it as Miracle On 34th Street meets Alien. Steven Moffat on Last Christmas
Cast and Crew
Writer: Steven Moffat
Director: Paul Wilmshurst
Cast: Peter Capaldi (The Doctor), Jenna Coleman (Clara Oswald), Nick Frost (Santa Claus), Michael Troughton (Professor Albert), Faye Marsay (Shona), Natalie Gumede (Ashley Carter), Nathan McMullen (Wolf), Maureen Beattie (Bellows), Dan Starkey (Ian)
Last Christmas airs tomorrow at 6:15pm on BBC One and BBC HD in the U.K
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