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When a crashed spaceship calls upon the Doctor for help, he finds himself recruited into River Song's squad and hurled into a chase across the galaxy.
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Title: The Husbands of River Song (25 Dec 2015)
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Cast
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| Peter Capaldi | ... | The Doctor | |
| Alex Kingston | ... | River Song | |
| Matt Lucas | ... | Nardole | |
| Greg Davies | ... | King Hydroflax | |
| Phillip Rhys | ... | Ramone | |
| Rowan Polonski | ... | Flemming | |
| Robert Curtis | ... | Scratch | |
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Anthony Cozens | ... | Concierge |
| Chris Lew Kum Hoi | ... | Alphonse | |
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Nicolle Smartt | ... | Receptionist |
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Liam Cook | ... | King Hydroflax's Body |
| Nonso Anozie | ... | Hydroflax (voice) | |
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It's Christmas Day on a remote human colony, and the Doctor is hiding from carols and comedy antlers. But when the Time Lord's help is requested, he finds himself recruited into River Song's squad and hurled into a fast and frantic chase across the galaxy! King Hydroflax (Greg Davies) is furious and his giant robot bodyguard is out-of-control and coming for them all! Will Nardole (Matt Lucas) survive? And when will River work out who the Doctor is? All will be revealed on a starliner full of galactic super-villains and at a destination the Doctor has been avoiding for a very long time...
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christmas day | disembodied head | cyborg | husband | christmas special |Parents Guide:
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25 December 2015 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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The Doctor: They've been there for millions of years, through storms and floods and wars and... time. Nobody really understands where the music comes from. It's probably something to do with the precise positions, the distance between both towers. Even the locals aren't sure. All anyone will ever tell you is that when wind stands fair and the night is perfect, when you least expect it, but always... when you need it the most... there is a song.
River Song: So... assuming tonight is all we have left...
The Doctor: I ...
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Steven Moffat has spoken about the episode and said: "That's been a riot to do. That's been sort of a big fun chase episode, really. Just Mr and Mrs Who battling their way past nonsense and that's been great fun. Alex [Kingston] is always great value." See more »Goofs
If River had already dug up the wreckage of the spaceship 400 years later, why is she surprised when she recognizes what planet it is crashing on? See more »Quotes
[last lines]The Doctor: They've been there for millions of years, through storms and floods and wars and... time. Nobody really understands where the music comes from. It's probably something to do with the precise positions, the distance between both towers. Even the locals aren't sure. All anyone will ever tell you is that when wind stands fair and the night is perfect, when you least expect it, but always... when you need it the most... there is a song.
River Song: So... assuming tonight is all we have left...
The Doctor: I ...
[...]
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Crazy Credits
Changes to the opening credits were made for this Christmas time episode. There are added snowstorm effects that the Tardis flies through and in addition the circling 'planets' (visible just after the Alex Kingston credit) are in fact Christmas ornaments. See more »On IMDb TV, you can catch Hollywood hits and popular TV series at no cost. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free!
This Christmas, Doctor Who gives us something we all need; a good, hearty laugh, and this terrific story, from Steven Moffat, about a diamond, and is a diamond.
Every appearance of River, embodied by the terrific Alex Kingston always leads to a fu adventure, and this time, the Doctor and River certainly do not disappoint.
This Christmas gift, is the first one the 12th Doctor's been without a companion, but, this time, River - who is the Doctor's wife, comes to a bittersweet ending, which beautifully closes the story of River, and I wish all viewers will find this gift a special one, indeed, this year. Merry Christmas.