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| image = The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (1).jpg | | image = The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (1).jpg | ||
| series = [[List of Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]] | | series = [[List of Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]] | ||
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| story number = 225 | | story number = 225 | ||
| doctor = Eleventh Doctor | | doctor = Eleventh Doctor | ||
| | | companions = [[Madge Arwell|Madge]], [[Lily Arwell|Lily]], [[Cyril Arwell|Cyril]] | ||
| featuring = Amy Pond | |||
| featuring2 = Rory Williams | |||
| | | enemy = | ||
| | | setting = {{il|[[United Kingdom]], [[1941]], [[24 December|24]]-[[25 December]]|[[Planet (The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe)|Unnamed planet]], [[5345]]}} | ||
| enemy = | | writer = Steven Moffat | ||
| setting = {{il|[[United Kingdom]], [[1941]]|[[Planet (The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe)|Unnamed planet]], [[5345]]}} | |||
| writer = | |||
| director = [[Farren Blackburn]] | | director = [[Farren Blackburn]] | ||
| producer = [[Marcus Wilson]] | | producer = [[Marcus Wilson]] | ||
| broadcast date = | | broadcast date = 25 December 2011 | ||
| network = | | network = BBC One | ||
| format = 1x60 minute special | | format = 1x60 minute special | ||
| prev = The Wedding of River Song (TV story) | | prev = The Wedding of River Song (TV story) | ||
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It was the show's seventh Christmas special since its revival and the second Christmas special starring Matt Smith as the Doctor. | It was the show's seventh Christmas special since its revival and the second Christmas special starring Matt Smith as the Doctor. | ||
As with ''[[A Christmas Carol (TV story)|A Christmas Carol]]'' the previous year, this story also took its name from popular literature. | As with ''[[A Christmas Carol (TV story)|A Christmas Carol]]'' the previous year, this story also took its name from popular literature, specifically ''[[The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]]''. | ||
It marked a relapse for the Doctor, who renounced his choice to travel alone and was reunited with [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]], ending a two-year absence in their personal timelines. | It marked a relapse for the Doctor, who renounced his choice to travel alone and was reunited with [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]], ending a two-year absence in their personal timelines. | ||
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[[File:Madge_and_Spaceman.jpg|thumb|The Doctor promises to repay Madge for her help]] | [[File:Madge_and_Spaceman.jpg|thumb|The Doctor promises to repay Madge for her help]] | ||
After a bumpy drive due to her lack of driving acumen, Madge finds a police box. She helps the Doctor out of the car, as he bumps into a street lamp. She wonders why he hasn't taken off his suit. He explains it's an [[impact suit]], which is healing him from the fall. The Doctor tells Madge that he will repay her kindness. All she has to do is make a wish. Entering the police box, the Doctor asks if they can try again — it's not the TARDIS. | After a bumpy drive due to her lack of driving acumen, Madge finds a police box. She helps the Doctor out of the car, as he bumps into a street lamp. She wonders why he hasn't taken off his suit. He explains it's an [[impact suit]], which is healing him from the fall. The Doctor tells Madge that he will repay her kindness. All she has to do is make a wish. Entering the police box, the Doctor asks if they can try again — it's not [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. | ||
Three years later, in the [[Second World War]], Madge's husband, [[Reg Arwell|Reg]] is flying his [[Lancaster Bomber|plane]] blind, looking for a guide to navigate his way. Seeing none, he looks at a picture of Madge and apologises. | Three years later, in the [[Second World War]], Madge's husband, [[Reg Arwell|Reg]] is flying his [[Lancaster Bomber|plane]] blind, looking for a guide to navigate his way. Seeing none, he looks at a picture of Madge and apologises. | ||
Madge receives a [[telegram]], informing her that Reg was lost at sea. She does not tell her children, Cyril and [[Lily Arwell|Lily]], what happened, as she wants to keep them happy at [[Christmas]]. Because of the bombing, they are to leave for [[ | Madge receives a [[telegram]], informing her that Reg was lost at sea. She does not tell her children, Cyril and [[Lily Arwell|Lily]], what happened, as she wants to keep them happy at [[Christmas]]. Because of the bombing, they are to leave for their [[Uncle]] [[Digby Arwell]]'s country estate and spend Christmas there. As her children break a wishbone, Madge makes a silent wish for help. | ||
They arrive at Digby's estate, where the Doctor greets them. He introduces himself as the caretaker. He shows them around the estate, explaining he "repaired" several boring rooms. They have been upgraded with delightful gizmos. He shows the children their room, which has everything a child could want for their hobbies — at the cost of their [[bed]]s, they'll have to sleep in hammocks now. Madge tells the Doctor to stop and sends the children out of the room. She tells him that their father is dead, but then wonders at herself why she keeps shouting at them. The Doctor explains that it's because she knows that they will be very sad when she tells them the bad news; their happiness until then is upsetting her. The reason to let them be happy now is because they are going to be very sad later. | They arrive at Digby's estate, where the Doctor greets them. He introduces himself as the caretaker. He shows them around the estate, explaining he "repaired" several boring rooms. They have been upgraded with delightful gizmos. He shows the children their room, which has everything a child could want for their hobbies — at the cost of their [[bed]]s, they'll have to sleep in hammocks now. Madge tells the Doctor to stop and sends the children out of the room. She tells him that their father is dead, but then wonders at herself why she keeps shouting at them. The Doctor explains that it's because she knows that they will be very sad when she tells them the bad news; their happiness until then is upsetting her. The reason to let them be happy now is because they are going to be very sad later. | ||
Before anything more can be said, they are interrupted by cries of delight from Cyril and Lily. They go to a room where the Doctor has set up an elaborate tree with a large gift box. Madge is shocked by the many toys the Doctor has put in the room. She turns to find him leaving once the children wonder who left them a gift. | Before anything more can be said, they are interrupted by cries of delight from Cyril and Lily. They go to a room where the Doctor has set up an elaborate tree with a large blue gift box. Madge is shocked by the many toys the Doctor has put in the room. She turns to find him leaving once the children wonder who left them a gift. | ||
That night, Cyril decides to open the Doctor's present before Christmas. He finds it contains a portal to another world, one covered in snow. A tree sprouts what seem to be ornaments. He grabs one, sees a face on it and drops it to run back. Something hatches from the ornament and walks off. | That night, Cyril decides to open the Doctor's present before Christmas. He finds it contains a portal to another world, one covered in snow. A tree sprouts what seem to be ornaments. He grabs one, sees a face on it and drops it to run back. Something hatches from the ornament and walks off. | ||
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Cyril has entered the structure and made his way to the top. Inside are wooden statues of a king and a queen. When Cyril sits on a throne in the top of the tower, the [[Wooden Queen]] comes to life and puts a crown on him. At the same time, the Doctor and Lily arrive and ascend the stairs. The [[Wooden King]] comes to life and follows them up. Finding Cyril, the Doctor then questions the Queen and King. They are trying to evacuate the forest's life force before the [[Androzani tree]]s are melted. They lured Cyril to them, but he is too weak to carry their life force off the planet. To the Doctor's chagrin, he is also too weak. Lily ''is'' strong, but too young. | Cyril has entered the structure and made his way to the top. Inside are wooden statues of a king and a queen. When Cyril sits on a throne in the top of the tower, the [[Wooden Queen]] comes to life and puts a crown on him. At the same time, the Doctor and Lily arrive and ascend the stairs. The [[Wooden King]] comes to life and follows them up. Finding Cyril, the Doctor then questions the Queen and King. They are trying to evacuate the forest's life force before the [[Androzani tree]]s are melted. They lured Cyril to them, but he is too weak to carry their life force off the planet. To the Doctor's chagrin, he is also too weak. Lily ''is'' strong, but too young. | ||
Madge is taken to the harvest rangers' vehicle, where she has all but the female member of the trio tied up to get some answers; Madge trusts her more than the men. The female ranger says they can scan for her children and set up | Madge is taken to the harvest rangers' vehicle, where she has all but the female member of the trio tied up to get some answers; Madge trusts her more than the men. The female ranger says they can scan for her children and set up an audio feed to receive any voices within the area. However, as soon as this is set up, a warning about the acid rain sounds and the rangers are teleported away. Madge hears Cyril over the feed, saying he will wait at the tower until she comes as she ''always'' comes. | ||
Worried for the child's life, the Doctor tries explaining to Cyril that the portal they used to get to this planet will close soon, and they have to leave right away if they have a chance of avoiding the acid rain. However, the child is adamant and the rain begins; the tower won't hold up for long. They notice the ground shaking. Outside, the Rangers' vehicle, a giant robot, is being piloted poorly towards the tower. The Doctor recognises the driving style: Madge. She tells the Doctor he is fired as caretaker, before crashing the robot next to the tower. | Worried for the child's life, the Doctor tries explaining to Cyril that the portal they used to get to this planet will close soon, and they have to leave right away if they have a chance of avoiding the acid rain. However, the child is adamant and the rain begins; the tower won't hold up for long. They notice the ground shaking. Outside, the Rangers' vehicle, a giant robot, is being piloted poorly towards the tower. The Doctor recognises the driving style: Madge. She tells the Doctor he is fired as caretaker, before crashing the robot next to the tower. | ||
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Later, Madge enters the attic as the Doctor prepares to leave. Seeing the TARDIS, she realises the "caretaker" was the spaceman she helped years earlier. She asks him to stay and enjoy Christmas, but he tells her he cannot. Madge thinks he has loved ones of his own, but the Doctor says that they think he died. Madge orders the Doctor to go see them. They shouldn't think he's dead at Christmas. As he enters the TARDIS, the Doctor tells Madge that if she ever needs his help again, she should make another wish. Reg enters as the TARDIS dematerialises. Madge explains the Doctor has returned to the time vortex, which she thinks is a lovely place. | Later, Madge enters the attic as the Doctor prepares to leave. Seeing the TARDIS, she realises the "caretaker" was the spaceman she helped years earlier. She asks him to stay and enjoy Christmas, but he tells her he cannot. Madge thinks he has loved ones of his own, but the Doctor says that they think he died. Madge orders the Doctor to go see them. They shouldn't think he's dead at Christmas. As he enters the TARDIS, the Doctor tells Madge that if she ever needs his help again, she should make another wish. Reg enters as the TARDIS dematerialises. Madge explains the Doctor has returned to the time vortex, which she thinks is a lovely place. | ||
In the [[21st century]], the Doctor arrives at [[Amy Pond|Amy]] and [[Rory Williams|Rory]]'s. Amy answers the door with a water gun, thinking it is Christmas carollers again. He greets her awkwardly, wondering how long it has been since they last met. Amy tells him that it's been two years, and spritzes the Doctor with water as payback for yet another long wait. She says [[River Song|River]] told them the truth, that he [[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|didn't really die]]. They each then assert that they will not hug first. After they hug, Amy invites the Doctor in, calling Rory to see who's at the door. Rory tries pretending to be surprised, but Amy tells him that they're past that. The Doctor asks if they have room for one more. They tell him that they always set a place for him. As Amy and Rory head in, the Doctor leaks a few tears, to his own surprise. He wipes his eye and smiles, noticing that he's got a bit of "humany-wumany" in him, then joins his friends for Christmas dinner. | In the [[21st century]], the Doctor arrives at [[Amy Pond|Amy]] and [[Rory Williams|Rory]]'s [[Amy Pond and Rory Williams' house (The God Complex)|house]]. Amy answers the door with a water gun, thinking it is Christmas carollers again. He greets her awkwardly, wondering how long it has been since they last met. Amy tells him that it's been two years, and spritzes the Doctor with water as payback for yet another long wait. She says [[River Song|River]] told them the truth, that he [[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|didn't really die]]. They each then assert that they will not hug first. After they hug, Amy invites the Doctor in, calling Rory to see who's at the door. Rory tries pretending to be surprised, but Amy tells him that they're past that. The Doctor asks if they have room for one more. They tell him that they always set a place for him. As Amy and Rory head in, the Doctor leaks a few tears, to his own surprise. He wipes his eye and smiles, noticing that he's got a bit of "humany-wumany" in him, then joins his friends for Christmas dinner. | ||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
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== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== Real world === | === Real world === | ||
* The country house belongs to "Uncle [[Digby | * The country house belongs to "Uncle [[Digby Arwell|Digby]]" and the family spends their Christmas there to escape the bombing in London. In ''[[The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]]'', the main characters are sent to the country home of Professor Digory Kirke to escape the bombing of London and discover a portal to Narnia in a wardrobe. | ||
* A miniaturised model of the house is placed in the children's bedroom. The Doctor apologises for it not being quite to scale. In ''[[Back to the Future]]'', Doctor Emmett Brown constantly apologises for the same thing. | * A miniaturised model of the house is placed in the children's bedroom. The Doctor apologises for it not being quite to scale. In ''[[Back to the Future]]'', Doctor Emmett Brown constantly apologises for the same thing. | ||
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* The Doctor says that the [[Planet (The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe)|planet]] is one of the safest planets he knows. | * The Doctor says that the [[Planet (The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe)|planet]] is one of the safest planets he knows. | ||
* According to the Doctor, "[[Fairyland]]" doesn't look anything like the planet they're on. | * According to the Doctor, "[[Fairyland]]" doesn't look anything like the planet they're on. | ||
=== Influences === | |||
* ''[[The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]].'' [[Steven Moffat]] said that ''Doctor Who'' and ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chronicles_of_Narnia The Chronicles of Narnia]'' "come from the same impulse that children have of escaping to another world." | |||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
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* [[Spencer Wilding]] (the Wooden King) previously played the [[Minotaur (The God Complex)|Minotaur]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The God Complex (TV story)|The God Complex]]''. | * [[Spencer Wilding]] (the Wooden King) previously played the [[Minotaur (The God Complex)|Minotaur]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The God Complex (TV story)|The God Complex]]''. | ||
* This is the first ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story of the [[Matt Smith]] era where neither [[Karen Gillan]] nor [[Arthur Darvill]]'s names appear in the opening credits. [[Claire Skinner]]'s name appears instead. It is the only episode during Gillan's tenure that this occurs. | * This is the first ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story of the [[Matt Smith]] era where neither [[Karen Gillan]] nor [[Arthur Darvill]]'s names appear in the opening credits. [[Claire Skinner]]'s name appears instead. It is the only episode during Gillan's tenure that this occurs. | ||
* At the end of the episode, [[Amy Pond]] points a [[water pistol]] at the [[Eleventh Doctor]] when he shows up on her doorstep. Previously, she has twice aimed a gun at her daughter, [[River Song]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'', ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'') and at [[Silent]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]'') The [[Tenth Doctor]] | * At the end of the episode, [[Amy Pond]] points a [[water pistol]] at the [[Eleventh Doctor]] when he shows up on her doorstep. Previously, she has twice aimed a gun at her daughter, [[River Song]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'', ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'') and at [[Silent]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]'') The [[Tenth Doctor]] protected [[Donna Noble]] from the [[Sibylline Sisterhood|Soothsayers]], one of whom was played by [[Karen Gillan]], with a water pistol. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]'') | ||
* As the first half of [[Series 7 (Doctor Who)|Series 7]] would not arrive until September 2012, there is no "COMING SOON" trailer at the end of this Christmas special. | * As the first half of [[Series 7 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 7]] would not arrive until September 2012, there is no "COMING SOON" trailer at the end of this Christmas special. | ||
* This was the last regular episode (as opposed to minisode or online prequel) to use the opening credits sequence introduced in ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]''. The next full-length episode aired, ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]'', introduced a substantially modified version of the sequence, with new cast type fonts and a new colour scheme, and modifications to the series logo. | * This was the last regular episode (as opposed to minisode or online prequel) to use the opening credits sequence introduced in ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]''. The next full-length episode aired, ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]'', introduced a substantially modified version of the sequence, with new cast type fonts and a new colour scheme, and modifications to the series logo. | ||
* [[Matt Smith]]'s iconic hairstyle for the Eleventh Doctor had to be contained somewhat in order to fit in the helmet of the spacesuit he was wearing in this episode. A behind-the-scenes photo shows this resulting in a bizarre style of "helmet hair". | * [[Matt Smith]]'s iconic hairstyle for the Eleventh Doctor had to be contained somewhat in order to fit in the helmet of the spacesuit he was wearing in this episode. A behind-the-scenes photo shows this resulting in a bizarre style of "helmet hair". | ||
* | * This episode was ranked as ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' readers' least favourite [[Eleventh Doctor]] story in their 60th anniversary poll of [[2023]], replacing ''[[The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)|The Rings of Akhaten]]''. ([[DWM 593]]) | ||
* [[Alexander Armstrong]] also played a WWII airman on ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armstrong_and_Miller_(TV_series) Armstrong and Miller].'' | |||
* [[Steven Moffat]] wanted this to be "the most Christmassy Christmas special ever". He stated that "nothing is more fun to write" than the Doctor at Christmas, as he considered it "his kind of day. Everything's bright and shiny, everybody's having a laugh, and nobody minds if you wear a really stupid hat". | |||
* The scene in which the Doctor is showing the Arwells around the house originally included a scene in a "haunted coal cellar". | |||
* Ven-Garr and Billis are named after outgoing executive producers [[Piers Wenger]] and [[Beth Willis]], both of whom served with [[Steven Moffat]]. | |||
* Amy and Rory's role was reduced to a cameo partially because [[Arthur Darvill]] was appearing in a stage production of ''[[Doctor Faustus]].'' | |||
* The concept of the Wooden King and Wooden Queen was an image drawn from [[Steven Moffat]]'s childhood nightmares of a figure glimpsed standing by his bedroom door as he awoke in the dark. | |||
* A late change saw Lucy Arwell renamed Lily, because it was felt to be an homage to ''[[The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]]'' too far. | |||
* [[Farren Blackburn]]'s wife [[Verona Joseph]] had previously played [[Penny Carter]] in ''[[21st century London|Partners in Crime]],'' while [[Claire Skinner]]'s husband [[Charles Palmer]] had previously directed ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]], [[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'' and ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]/[[The Family of Blood (TV story)|The Family of Blood]].'' | |||
* [[Arabella Weir]] was a friend and former landlady of [[David Tennant]]. He was godfather to her two children. | |||
* The house used for Amy and Rory's home was the same one from ''[[The God Complex (TV story)|The God Complex]]'' and not the one seen in ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]].'' | |||
* [[Miranda Hart]] was the original choice for Madge Arwel. This was vetoed by the BBC, as she was had been cast in ''[[Call the Midwife]]'' and they wanted that to be her first dramatic role. | |||
* [[Farren Blackburn]] had previously worked with [[Caroline Skinner]] on ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fades_(TV_series) The Fades]''. | |||
* Lilly Arwell is a child, yet [[Holly Earl]] was nineteen at the time. | |||
* [[Farren Blackburn]] stated that he was "daunted, thrilled and excited at the same time" about the job and that it was "tough". | |||
* [[Farren Blackburn]]'s favorite sequences to direct were the opening sequence and the scenes set on the winter planet, where he "really felt like [he] was making a movie". | |||
* When asked about the tone he wished to create, [[Farren Blackburn|Ferren Blackburn]] replied, "I would say there is a kind of mix. It goes through several worlds. It's most definitely a classic action-adventure but I think it merges into the Edwardian children's story and there's a sort of [[Tim Burton]]-esque magic about it as well. I think there's a magic throughout the episode, but there is an underlying suspense and tension and darkness to it as well. So I think it merges those three things with an awful lot of Christmas about it". | |||
* Filming was disrupted by a 24-hour protest at [[BBC Wales]] because of compulsory redundancies. | |||
* The opening sequence set in the corridors of a spaceship was filmed at Uskmouth Power Station. As the conditions were very noisy, the crew had to wear ear protectors. | |||
* All of the scenes involving Reg's aircraft were taped at the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre in East Kirkby, for which the museum provided a real [[1945]] [[Lancaster Bomber|Lancaster bomber]] called ''Just Jane''. | |||
* [[Matt Smith]] stated, "It was a really tough shoot. Out in a forest, at night, and because there were children involved, some shooting schedules had to change radically, we'd often have to shoot through, no breaks – you get lunch at midnight or something." | |||
* [[Arabella Weir]] was "genuinely surprised and completely thrilled" to be offered the part. | |||
* [[Bill Bailey]] was pleased to be given a comedic human character, explaining, "The fact that I am almost playing a human means the expressions are easier to do. If I was an [[Ood]], with a face full of tentacles, that would have been harder to bring the funny". | |||
=== Myths === | === Myths === | ||
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{{Discontinuity}} | {{Discontinuity}} | ||
* When the Doctor is wearing the impact suit, the eye holes left for the actor's vision have not been digitally removed, in the same way that they were removed in [[TV]]: ''[[The Girl Who Waited (TV story)|The Girl Who Waited]]'' with the [[Handbot]]. | * When the Doctor is wearing the impact suit, the eye holes left for the actor's vision have not been digitally removed, in the same way that they were removed in [[TV]]: ''[[The Girl Who Waited (TV story)|The Girl Who Waited]]'' with the [[Handbot]]. | ||
* When Reg comes into the room after Madge has just left, Cyril's telescope is pointing out the window. But when the camera cuts back to Cyril, the telescope is now pointing towards the curtain. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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[[File:Christmas2011DVDcover1.jpg|thumb|The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe DVD cover]] | [[File:Christmas2011DVDcover1.jpg|thumb|The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe DVD cover]] | ||
=== DVD & Blu- | === DVD & Blu-ray releases === | ||
* ''The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe'' was released on a standalone DVD and Blu-ray in | * ''The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe'' was released on a standalone DVD and Blu-ray in region 1/A on [[14 February (releases)|14 February]] [[2012 (releases)|2012]], in region 2/B on [[16 January (releases)|16 January]] 2012 and region 4/B on [[1 March (releases)|1 March]] 2012. | ||
* | * Also, this episode was included as part of the Complete Seventh Series boxset on DVD and Blu-ray in region 1/A on [[24 September (releases)|24 September]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]], in region 2/B on [[28 October (releases)|28 October]] 2013 and in region 4/B on [[30 October (releases)|30 October]] 2013. Initially, the UK edition was not going to include the episode, but the BBC subsequently announced that it will be included, along with its prequel. | ||
* ''The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe'' was released as part of "The Time of the Doctor + Other Eleventh Doctor Christmas Specials" sets on DVD and Blu-ray, in region 2/B on [[20 January (releases)|20 January]] [[2014 (releases)|2014]] and region 4/B on [[22 January (releases)|22 January]] 2014. Other Christmas episodes from Matt Smith's tenure were included: ''[[A Christmas Carol (TV story)|A Christmas Carol]]'', ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]'' and [[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|''The Time of the Doctor'']]. | |||
* ''The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe'' was released on | |||
=== Digital releases === | === Digital releases === | ||
* A bundle including the Christmas Specials mentioned above was released on Google Play, iTunes and Amazon Instant Video in HD or SD. It included the ''Farewell to Matt Smith ''featurette. The Amazon Instant Video release also added ''Prequel to the Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe, [[Vastra Investigates: A Christmas Prequel (webcast)|Vastra Investigates]] ''and ''[[The Great Detective (TV story)|The Great Detective]]''. | * A bundle including the Christmas Specials mentioned above was released on Google Play, iTunes and Amazon Instant Video in HD or SD. It included the ''[[Farewell to Matt Smith]]'' featurette. The Amazon Instant Video release also added ''Prequel to the Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe, [[Vastra Investigates: A Christmas Prequel (webcast)|Vastra Investigates]]'' and ''[[The Great Detective (TV story)|The Great Detective]]''. | ||
* The special was added to [[Netflix]] instant streaming in the US during September 2014. It is also available on Hulu. | * The special was added to [[Netflix]] instant streaming in the US during September 2014. It is also available on Hulu. | ||
* It was released on iTunes, alongside the episode's prequel. | * It was released on iTunes, alongside the episode's prequel. | ||
* In the United Kingdom, this story is available on [[BBC iPlayer]] as part of Series 6. | |||
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