Matt Smith, who of course plays the current Time Lord, has been talking to What’s On TV magazine about the show’s forthcoming Christmas special, which is of course entitled, The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe.
Set in wartime Britain, the episode sees Claire Skinner in the role of war widow Madge Arwell, who, along with her two young children, have been evacuated to the countryside.
And when Madge and the children arrive at their new home, they meet The Caretaker, who is of course none other than the Doctor!
Asked to “set the scene” for when the Doctor and Madge first meet, Matt said, “He’s very excited to see Madge and her children, and make Christmas wonderful for this family who’ve been through so much…
“It’s very cosy and Christmassy in this house. It’s quite nice to see children as the central characters in a Christmas special.”
And when asked why the Doctor calls himself The Caretaker, Matt said, “He just wants to give himself a new name for a while.
“But he’s ridiculous and they’re like, this isn’t how caretakers behave!
“He just wants to take care of things, but of course The Doctor taking care of things is making the house twirl about in ridiculous ways.
“It’s the Doctor landing in a normal situation and changing it in a way only he can.”
Of how the plotline progresses after Madge and Doctor meet, Matt said, “There’s a sort of slow-burning magic to the story and it has a Narnia-esque feel to it…
“They all get to crawl through this mysterious blue present and into an enchanted forest that looked amazing. They covered this forest in snow. It looks incredible.
“We covered whole forests in snow. The scale of it is vast and it feels magical. We never see that in this country. It’s never THAT snowy.”
However, there is of course trouble afoot in the forest! Matt said, “There is a monster. There is a threat in this magical world, a definite threat.
“I’ll keep the monster as a surprise. It’s one of our best. The design of it is classic.
“There are others in the forest, too, who are like forestry workers in these great armoured suits. Their leader is played by comedian Bill Bailey!”
And finally, WOTV asked Matt if he’ll be watching the Doctor Who special, which airs on BBC1 at 7pm on Christmas Day.
He said, “We [my family and I] will sit down and watch it together. My sister usually gabbles on during the middle of it.
“My dad will be like sssshhhhh. They like the surprise. I always get a text every Saturday saying they liked each episode.”
Are you excited for the Christmas episode?
Let’s take a look at a couple of the teaser clips that have made it onto the net for the special show…
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