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Doctor Who. The Doctor, the widow and the wardrobe [videorecording].

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 1000235421 | British Broadcasting CorporationPublication details: [United States] : British Broadcasting Corporation, [2012]Edition: Widescreen presentationDescription: 1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 0780684788
  • 9780780684782
Other title:
  • Doctor who. 2011 Christmas special
  • Doctor, the widow and the wardrobe
Uniform titles:
  • Doctor Who (Television program : 2005- )
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Cast: Claire Skinner, Matt Smith.Summary: Madge Arwell and her kids escape war-torn London to a house in Dorset where a young caretaker who calls himself The Doctor is keeping house, sort of. Madge doesn't want to ruin Christmas for Lily and Cyril by telling them that their father may have been lost in an air fight over the English Channel. The Doctor gives the Arwells a mysterious gift that leads them into a magical world where they family has to be brave for their wishes to come true.
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Adult DVD Adult DVD Main Library DVD SF/FANT Doctor W Available 33111007422013
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This offbeat holiday-themed episode of England's long-running Doctor Who series first aired in 2011. It takes place on Christmas Eve, 1938; while Madge Arwell cycles home, she happens upon an injured Spaceman Angel and reaches out to help him. In return, he promises to grant her any one wish that her heart desires, as a thank you for her kindness. The story then jumps ahead three years. The period is now World War II, circa 1941; a recently-widowed Madge escapes battle-strewn London, kids in tow, for a shack in Dorset. Despite the death of her husband at the hands of Nazi pilots, Madge vows to give the children the finest and most memorable Christmas that she possibly can. It seems impossible at first, but soon a mysterious stranger turns up - an eccentric caretaker who leads the mother and her two kids into a strange and enchanting winter land. Matt Smith stars as the title character. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

Originally broadcast as an episode of the television program in 2011.

Special features: The Doctor, the widow and the wardrobe prequel; The best of the Doctor; The best of the companions; The best of the monsters.

Claire Skinner, Matt Smith.

Madge Arwell and her kids escape war-torn London to a house in Dorset where a young caretaker who calls himself The Doctor is keeping house, sort of. Madge doesn't want to ruin Christmas for Lily and Cyril by telling them that their father may have been lost in an air fight over the English Channel. The Doctor gives the Arwells a mysterious gift that leads them into a magical world where they family has to be brave for their wishes to come true.

DVD, 16:9 enhanced; 5.1 Dolby digital surround sound.

Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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