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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 |
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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:
2015 Doctor Who Christmas Special See more »Company Credits
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River Song: No, I'm not. I'm actually murdering someone. Cheer up, get a saw, I'll kill the lights, you kill the patient. I employed you. You agreed to this. Do you not know who that man is? King Hydroflax, the butcher of the Bone Meadows, who ends his battles by eating his enemies, dead or alive. The murder of a creature like that wouldn't weigh heavily on my conscience, even if I had one. What's that face? Are you thinking? Stop it. You're a man, it looks weird.
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Nardole's woolly hat and coat are almost identical to the woolly hat and coat worn by Stan Marsh in "South Park". 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
The Doctor: You're talking about murdering someone.River Song: No, I'm not. I'm actually murdering someone. Cheer up, get a saw, I'll kill the lights, you kill the patient. I employed you. You agreed to this. Do you not know who that man is? King Hydroflax, the butcher of the Bone Meadows, who ends his battles by eating his enemies, dead or alive. The murder of a creature like that wouldn't weigh heavily on my conscience, even if I had one. What's that face? Are you thinking? Stop it. You're a man, it looks weird.
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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 »
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Other than the doctor, River is my favourite Dr Who character. Of course, Alex Kingston has a lot to with that. She always elevates the episode. Perfect casting. This one was funny, often hilarious, but what makes it special is the most romantic ending I have yet seen. Somehow, I believe only Peter Capaldi (and possibly Chris Eccleston) could have pulled it off. And you don't even need to be a Whovian to enjoy it.