Doctor Who A Christmas Carol

Doctor Who A Christmas Carol is the sixth Doctor Who Christmas Special since the programme's revival in 2005. Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith), Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) and Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill) return for an all-new Christmas special, along with guest stars Michael Gambon (Harry Potter) and Katherine Jenkins.

It will be shown on BBC 1 6.30pm 25th December 2010. Doctor Who A Christmas Carol is based on Charles Dickens' 1843 novel A Christmas Carol.

A Christmas Carol, is written by show runner Steven Moffat and directed by Toby Haynes.

The episode will feature Welsh singer Katherine Jenkins, who will be making her acting debut along side Harry Potter and The Singing Detective actor Michael Gambon, The Bill's Micah Balfour and Pooky Quesnel from EastEnders.

Starring:

Matt Smith as the Doctor
Karen Gillan  as Amy Pond
Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams
Michael Gambon as Older Kazran Sardick
Laurence Belcher as Young Kazran Sardick
Katherine Jenkins as Abigail Pettigrew.
Pooky Quesnel as Captain

The Dvd was released on 24 January 2011 in UK and 15 February 2011 in USA/Canada.

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Special Features: Doctor Who Confidential Christmas Special 2010, Doctor Who at the Proms 2010
 

Plot:

Rory and Amy will be orbiting an alien planet on a pleasure cruise spaceship when it finds itself under attack from something very nasty while the Doctor has a lot to deal with on the planet below to save the spaceship. Amy and Rory are trapped on a crashing space liner and the only way The Doctor can rescue them is to save the soul of a lonely old miser. But is Kazran Sardick, the richest man in Sardicktown, beyond redemption? And what is lurking in the fogs of Christmas Eve?'

It's the deepest part of winter, the exact midpoint, Christmas Eve – halfway out of the dark. Amy and Rory are trapped on a stricken space liner that's plummeting through banks of thick icy fog to the surface of the planet below. Only one man has the power to save them; only one man is in possession of a machine that can clear the fog and let them land safely. That man is Kazran Sardick, a rich but lonely old miser who rules Sardicktown with a sky-mast of iron.

The Doctor's only chance of rescuing the ship's four thousand passengers is to save Kazran's soul and show him that life is worth living. For this he needs to go back, way back, to when Kazran was a boy with a life full of promise. But can the Doctor put a song in Kazran's heart and love in his life, in time for Christmas? Can he bring him out of the dark?

More Info:

Lead Writer and Executive Producer, Steven Moffat, commented, 'Oh, we're going for broke with this one. It's all your favorite Christmas movies at once, in an hour, with monsters. And the Doctor. And a honeymoon. And ... oh, you'll see. I've honestly never been so excited about writing anything!'

"I've honestly never been so excited about writing anything. I was laughing madly as I typed along to Christmas songs in April. My neighbours loved it so much they all moved away and set up a website demanding my execution. But I'm fairly sure they did it ironically."

Special Guests

In the grand tradition of Doctor Who Christmas specials, this year the show has once again attracted stellar guest stars, as veteran actor Michael Gambon (Harry Potter, The Singing Detective) and Opera diva Katherine Jenkins, in her first acting role, join the Time Lord for what might be his most Christmassy adventure yet!

History:

- July, 2010: Ben Stephenson, Controller BBC Drama Commissioning, revealed the story will be, 'Doctor Who's clever twist on the much loved A Christmas Carol'.

- The Title of Christmas Special Revealed was revealed on the 12th November 2010.

- There was a preview of the Christmas Special during Children in Need on Friday 19th November on BBC One.

Christmas Special 2010
 

 Six Christmas Specials have been created so far:

 1. The Christmas Invasion (2005)
 2. The Runaway Bride (2006)
 3. The Voyage of the Dammed (2007)
 4. The Next Doctor (2008)
 5. The End of Time (2009)
 6. A Christmas Carol (2010)

Doctor Who Christmas Special is shown on Christmas Day every year since 2005 on BBC 1.

Did you know?

* A preview of the episode was shown during the Children in Need annual telethon on 19 November 2010.

* A Christmas Carol was a short novel written by Charles Dickens and published in 1843.

* This will be the first time in Who history that Doctor Who Christmas Special has aired in both the UK and the USA on the same day.

* It's Doctor Who all Christmas long with a marathon of favorites starting on December 24th at Midnight leading up to the special. BBC AMERICA will also premiere the Doctor Who Prom on Christmas Day, a live concert featuring stars Matt Smith, Karen Gillan.
 

Title of Christmas Special Revealed!: BBC (12 November 2010)

Abigail's Party: BBC (23 November 2010)