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{{title|''A Christmas Carol'' (TV story)}}{{Infobox NewTV | {{title|''A Christmas Carol'' (TV story)}}{{Infobox NewTV | ||
|story name = A Christmas Carol | |story name = A Christmas Carol | ||
|image = [[ | |image = [[File:Frozen.jpg|250px]] | ||
|number = [[Series 6 (Doctor Who)|Series 6]] | |number = [[Series 6 (Doctor Who)|Series 6]] | ||
|story number = 213 | |story number = 213 | ||
|doctor = [[Eleventh Doctor]] | |doctor = [[Eleventh Doctor]] | ||
|companions = [[Amy Pond]]<br>[[Rory Williams]]<br>[[Kazran Sardick]] (guest)<br>[[Abigail Pettigrew]] (guest) | |companions = [[Amy Pond]]<br />[[Rory Williams]]<br />[[Kazran Sardick]] (guest)<br />[[Abigail Pettigrew]] (guest) | ||
|enemy = [[Kazran Sardick]] (redeems himself) | |enemy = [[Kazran Sardick]] (redeems himself) | ||
|setting = <ul><li>[[Unnamed planet (A Christmas Carol)|Unnamed planet]], [[Sardicktown]], [[44th century]]</li><li>[[Hollywood]], [[California]], [[United States of America|USA]], [[Earth]], mid [[20th century]]</li></ul> | |setting = <ul><li>[[Unnamed planet (A Christmas Carol)|Unnamed planet]], [[Sardicktown]], [[44th century]]</li><li>[[Hollywood]], [[California]], [[United States of America|USA]], [[Earth]], mid [[20th century]]</li></ul> | ||
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|director = [[Toby Haynes]] | |director = [[Toby Haynes]] | ||
|producer = [[Steven Moffat]] | |producer = [[Steven Moffat]] | ||
|confidential = Principally:<br>[[Christmas Special 2010]]<hr>Shorts:<br>[[Charlie McDonnell - Runner|Runner]], [[Charlie McDonnell - TARDIS|TARDIS]], [[Charlie McDonnell - Decorating Bus|Decorating Bus]] and [[Charlie McDonnell - Christmas Presents (badger)|Christmas Presents]] | |confidential = Principally:<br />[[Christmas Special 2010]]<hr>Shorts:<br />[[Charlie McDonnell - Runner|Runner]], [[Charlie McDonnell - TARDIS|TARDIS]], [[Charlie McDonnell - Decorating Bus|Decorating Bus]] and [[Charlie McDonnell - Christmas Presents (badger)|Christmas Presents]] | ||
|broadcast date = [[25 December]] [[2010]] (UK, United States)<br><br>[[26 December]] [[2010]] (Australia, Canada) | |broadcast date = [[25 December]] [[2010]] (UK, United States)<br /><br />[[26 December]] [[2010]] (Australia, Canada) | ||
|format = 60 minutes | |format = 60 minutes | ||
|production code = 6.X | |production code = 6.X | ||
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Behind the scenes, it was significant for the number of new faces in most departments – more than on any other single episode since ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]''. Of those new to [[BBC Wales]] ''Doctor Who'', the most prominent were those of [[production designer]] [[Michael Pickwoad]], [[costume designer]] [[Barbara Kidd]], and [[editor]] [[Adam Recht]]. | Behind the scenes, it was significant for the number of new faces in most departments – more than on any other single episode since ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]''. Of those new to [[BBC Wales]] ''Doctor Who'', the most prominent were those of [[production designer]] [[Michael Pickwoad]], [[costume designer]] [[Barbara Kidd]], and [[editor]] [[Adam Recht]]. | ||
==Synopsis== | == Synopsis == | ||
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? | 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? | ||
==Plot== | == Plot == | ||
The star-liner [[The Thrasymachus|Thrasymachus]] begins to plunge towards an unknown planet below. A distress call has been sent from the honeymoon suite of the ship. Amy and Rory, honeymooning on-board, rush to the deck of the spaceship to see if they can help. As they get closer to the planet, the crew of the ship notice a small object approaching the ship. As the TARDIS comes into view, the message "Come Along Pond" is beamed onto the ship. | The star-liner [[The Thrasymachus|Thrasymachus]] begins to plunge towards an unknown planet below. A distress call has been sent from the honeymoon suite of the ship. Amy and Rory, honeymooning on-board, rush to the deck of the spaceship to see if they can help. As they get closer to the planet, the crew of the ship notice a small object approaching the ship. As the TARDIS comes into view, the message "Come Along Pond" is beamed onto the ship. | ||
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Kazran is asleep, dreaming of when he was twelve, making a video project of the [[sky fish]]. Kazran wakes to find that his video is being projected onto a wall; in the video Kazran's father comes in and strikes him as he has disobeyed him by researching the fish. The Doctor comes from behind adult Kazran and asks if he ever saw the fish, (at this point young Kazran is crying on the video). Kazran says that was the day when he first began to realise that there was no one that would ever help him and that he was on his own in the world. The Doctor says he can change the past. | Kazran is asleep, dreaming of when he was twelve, making a video project of the [[sky fish]]. Kazran wakes to find that his video is being projected onto a wall; in the video Kazran's father comes in and strikes him as he has disobeyed him by researching the fish. The Doctor comes from behind adult Kazran and asks if he ever saw the fish, (at this point young Kazran is crying on the video). Kazran says that was the day when he first began to realise that there was no one that would ever help him and that he was on his own in the world. The Doctor says he can change the past. | ||
[[ | [[File:It's nearly a Dolphin.jpg|left|200px|thumb|[[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Abigail Pettigrew|Abigail]] and [[Kazran Sardick|Kazran]].]] | ||
Kazran laughs this off as impossible the Doctor leaves the room promising Kazran that he will be back – "way back." The sound of the TARDIS is heard and young Kazran on the video looks around; the Doctor appears on the video. The Doctor jumps around the room explaining that he is Kazran's new babysitter. Adult Kazran protests to himself that this didn't happen, but suddenly remembers that it did. | Kazran laughs this off as impossible the Doctor leaves the room promising Kazran that he will be back – "way back." The sound of the TARDIS is heard and young Kazran on the video looks around; the Doctor appears on the video. The Doctor jumps around the room explaining that he is Kazran's new babysitter. Adult Kazran protests to himself that this didn't happen, but suddenly remembers that it did. | ||
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On the sixth Christmas, Abigail requests they visit her family, and watches their preparations for Christmas through the window, crying. When Kazran asks why, she only says that she's watching the life she can never have. The family invite the trio in for Christmas dinner a day early, and Abigail's sister warns her that Kazran will turn out just like his father. Meanwhile, old Kazran reflects on his newfound memories. | On the sixth Christmas, Abigail requests they visit her family, and watches their preparations for Christmas through the window, crying. When Kazran asks why, she only says that she's watching the life she can never have. The family invite the trio in for Christmas dinner a day early, and Abigail's sister warns her that Kazran will turn out just like his father. Meanwhile, old Kazran reflects on his newfound memories. | ||
[[ | [[File:and 1.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Only one day left.]] | ||
The following Christmas, the group are at a 20th century Hollywood party. Kazran finds Abigail by a pool, and sees that she is crying. She says she will tell him the truth. A few minutes later, the Doctor finds the pair kissing passionately, and tells them that they need to go (he has accidentally got engaged to Marylin Monroe). They ignore him and he leaves. Soon after they break apart, and are seen to be crying. Kazran asks Abigail what they can do, to which Abigail replies "Nothing can be done". The pair later bid a silent and emotional goodbye in the vault. When the Doctor tells Kazran he'll come back next year, Kazran says that he's outgrown Christmas and that times have changed. The Doctor only replies with "Not as much as I'd've liked", and gives Kazran his half a screwdriver in case Kazran ever needs him; Kazran assures him he won't. Meanwhile, Abigail's dial has turned to one. | The following Christmas, the group are at a 20th century Hollywood party. Kazran finds Abigail by a pool, and sees that she is crying. She says she will tell him the truth. A few minutes later, the Doctor finds the pair kissing passionately, and tells them that they need to go (he has accidentally got engaged to Marylin Monroe). They ignore him and he leaves. Soon after they break apart, and are seen to be crying. Kazran asks Abigail what they can do, to which Abigail replies "Nothing can be done". The pair later bid a silent and emotional goodbye in the vault. When the Doctor tells Kazran he'll come back next year, Kazran says that he's outgrown Christmas and that times have changed. The Doctor only replies with "Not as much as I'd've liked", and gives Kazran his half a screwdriver in case Kazran ever needs him; Kazran assures him he won't. Meanwhile, Abigail's dial has turned to one. | ||
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A few Christmas Eves later, Elliot Sardick is celebrating with his son, as his machine is complete, and he insists that the planet is theirs. Confused, Kazran runs up to his room and takes the screwdriver out of his desk. He handles it hesitantly, and sees the Doctor at his window. Angrily, he shuts the curtains on him. | A few Christmas Eves later, Elliot Sardick is celebrating with his son, as his machine is complete, and he insists that the planet is theirs. Confused, Kazran runs up to his room and takes the screwdriver out of his desk. He handles it hesitantly, and sees the Doctor at his window. Angrily, he shuts the curtains on him. | ||
[[ | [[File:Waiting.jpg|left|200px|thumb|The Doctor waits for Kazran.]] | ||
Back in the present day, old Kazran argues with the president, saying he won't open the skies. Suddenly, a hologram of Amy appears. She summons a hologram of the people on the ship, who are singing for their lives. Amy insists that the Doctor was only trying to change Kazran into a kinder man, but he insists people can't be 'rewritten'. He destroys the holograms and stares at Abigail. He then explains to Amy that Abigail was mortally ill when she went into the ice, and the dial showed how many days she had left to live. If he let her out, she would only have one day to live. Still determined, Amy sends a hologram of Kazran up to the crashing ship to see the disaster. The captain explains that the Doctor told the passengers to sing in hope of stabilising the ship. The crew know it won't work but allow them to carry on to give them hope. When asked again to save the ship, Kazran says everybody has to die, and this night was no better than any other. Amy reveals that the Doctor has been listening, and he returns Kazran's consciousness to his body in the vault, and apologises. | Back in the present day, old Kazran argues with the president, saying he won't open the skies. Suddenly, a hologram of Amy appears. She summons a hologram of the people on the ship, who are singing for their lives. Amy insists that the Doctor was only trying to change Kazran into a kinder man, but he insists people can't be 'rewritten'. He destroys the holograms and stares at Abigail. He then explains to Amy that Abigail was mortally ill when she went into the ice, and the dial showed how many days she had left to live. If he let her out, she would only have one day to live. Still determined, Amy sends a hologram of Kazran up to the crashing ship to see the disaster. The captain explains that the Doctor told the passengers to sing in hope of stabilising the ship. The crew know it won't work but allow them to carry on to give them hope. When asked again to save the ship, Kazran says everybody has to die, and this night was no better than any other. Amy reveals that the Doctor has been listening, and he returns Kazran's consciousness to his body in the vault, and apologises. | ||
The Doctor now says that he will show Kazran the future, but Kazran only says that he'll dies "cold, alone and afraid as we all do", and that he doesn't care about the people on the ship. He goads the Doctor to show him the future, and the Doctor reveals that he is doing so: the young Kazran is standing in front of the TARDIS. When the Doctor asks if he wants to turn out like this, the boy mistakes his older self for his abusive father. Old Kazran goes to strike his younger self, but a rush of memories of his father and Abigail cause him to break down and embrace his younger self. He then goes to save the ship. | The Doctor now says that he will show Kazran the future, but Kazran only says that he'll dies "cold, alone and afraid as we all do", and that he doesn't care about the people on the ship. He goads the Doctor to show him the future, and the Doctor reveals that he is doing so: the young Kazran is standing in front of the TARDIS. When the Doctor asks if he wants to turn out like this, the boy mistakes his older self for his abusive father. Old Kazran goes to strike his younger self, but a rush of memories of his father and Abigail cause him to break down and embrace his younger self. He then goes to save the ship. | ||
[[ | [[File:Snowman.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The Doctor admires one of his [[Snowman|creations]].]] | ||
The ship's captain reveals they have five minutes, and the Doctor reveals that all is well. He goes to see how Kazran is doing, and discovers that the machine no longer responds to his brainwaves; he has changed too much. The Doctor thinks all is lost, when old Kazran gives him the half screwdriver. The Doctor realises he can transmit a signal from one half to the other half of the screwdriver, but needs to use it to transmit something else. He realises that he'll have to transmit something that they ''know'' works into the cloud belt: they need Abigail to sing, as her voice resonates perfectly with the fog crystals, which could calm the sky. | The ship's captain reveals they have five minutes, and the Doctor reveals that all is well. He goes to see how Kazran is doing, and discovers that the machine no longer responds to his brainwaves; he has changed too much. The Doctor thinks all is lost, when old Kazran gives him the half screwdriver. The Doctor realises he can transmit a signal from one half to the other half of the screwdriver, but needs to use it to transmit something else. He realises that he'll have to transmit something that they ''know'' works into the cloud belt: they need Abigail to sing, as her voice resonates perfectly with the fog crystals, which could calm the sky. | ||
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Amy and Rory meet up with the Doctor, asking for more honeymoon ideas. Amy asks where Abigail and Kazran have gone for their last day together: they are revealed to be in the shark-drawn sleigh, flying across the sky once more. | Amy and Rory meet up with the Doctor, asking for more honeymoon ideas. Amy asks where Abigail and Kazran have gone for their last day together: they are revealed to be in the shark-drawn sleigh, flying across the sky once more. | ||
==Cast== | == Cast == | ||
*[[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Matt Smith]] | * [[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Matt Smith]] | ||
*[[Amy Pond]] - [[Karen Gillan]] | * [[Amy Pond]] - [[Karen Gillan]] | ||
*[[Rory Williams]] - [[Arthur Darvill]] | * [[Rory Williams]] - [[Arthur Darvill]] | ||
*[[Kazran Sardick]] / [[Elliot Sardick]] - [[Michael Gambon]] | * [[Kazran Sardick]] / [[Elliot Sardick]] - [[Michael Gambon]] | ||
*[[Abigail Pettigrew]] - [[Katherine Jenkins]] | * [[Abigail Pettigrew]] - [[Katherine Jenkins]] | ||
*[[Captain (A Christmas Carol)|The Captain]] - [[Pooky Quesnel]] | * [[Captain (A Christmas Carol)|The Captain]] - [[Pooky Quesnel]] | ||
*[[Kazran Sardick|Middle Kazran]] - [[Danny Horn]] | * [[Kazran Sardick|Middle Kazran]] - [[Danny Horn]] | ||
*[[Kazran Sardick|Young Kazran]] - [[Laurence Belcher]] | * [[Kazran Sardick|Young Kazran]] - [[Laurence Belcher]] | ||
*[[Co-Pilot]] - [[Micah Balfour]] | * [[Co-Pilot]] - [[Micah Balfour]] | ||
*[[Eric (A Christmas Carol)|Eric ]]-[[ Nick Malinowski]] | * [[Eric (A Christmas Carol)|Eric]] - [[Nick Malinowski]] | ||
*[[Benjamin (A Christmas Carol)|Older Benjamin]] -[[ Steve North]] | * [[Benjamin (A Christmas Carol)|Older Benjamin]] - [[Steve North]] | ||
*[[Chief Servant]] - [[Tim Plester]] | * [[Chief Servant]] - [[Tim Plester]] | ||
*[[Isabella (A Christmas Carol)|Isabella]] -[[ Laura Rogers ]] | * [[Isabella (A Christmas Carol)|Isabella]] - [[Laura Rogers]] | ||
*[[Pilot (A Christmas Carol)|Pilot]] - [[Leo Bill]] | * [[Pilot (A Christmas Carol)|Pilot]] - [[Leo Bill]] | ||
*[[Boy (A Christmas Carol)|Boy]] - [[Bailey Pepper]] | * [[Boy (A Christmas Carol)|Boy]] - [[Bailey Pepper]] | ||
*[[Benjamin (A Christmas Carol)|Benjamin]] - [[Bailey Pepper]] | * [[Benjamin (A Christmas Carol)|Benjamin]] - [[Bailey Pepper]] | ||
*[[Isabella (A Christmas Carol)|Old Isabella]] - [[Meg Wynn-Owen]] | * [[Isabella (A Christmas Carol)|Old Isabella]] - [[Meg Wynn-Owen]] | ||
==Crew== | == Crew == | ||
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|1stAD=Mick Pantaleo | |1stAD=Mick Pantaleo | ||
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==References== | == References == | ||
===[[:Category:Culture|Culture]]=== | === [[:Category:Culture|Culture]] === | ||
*Abigail's song mentions "[[The Silence|Silence]]" several times. | * Abigail's song mentions "[[The Silence|Silence]]" several times. | ||
===[[:Category:The Doctor|The Doctor]]=== | === [[:Category:The Doctor|The Doctor]] === | ||
*The Doctor gets married to [[Marilyn Monroe]] - although questioning the validity of the chapel - and she has the number to the TARDIS phone. | * The Doctor gets married to [[Marilyn Monroe]] - although questioning the validity of the chapel - and she has the number to the TARDIS phone. | ||
*The Doctor displays an inability to perform [[playing card|a card trick]]. | * The Doctor displays an inability to perform [[playing card|a card trick]]. | ||
*The Doctor has employees leave by having them mysteriously win the [[lottery]] (as in ''[[School Reunion]]''). | * The Doctor has employees leave by having them mysteriously win the [[lottery]] (as in ''[[School Reunion]]''). | ||
===[[:Category:Locations|Locations]]=== | === [[:Category:Locations|Locations]] === | ||
*The Doctor, Kazran and Abigail appear to have visited (according to Kazran's photos): the Pyramids and the Sphinx in [[Egypt]]; the [[Sydney Opera House]] and [[Uluru]] in [[Australia]]; the [[Eiffel Tower]] in [[France]]; and the [[Statue of Liberty]], the [[Empire State Building]], and [[1952]] [[California]] (specifically [[Hollywood]]) in the [[United States of America]]. | * The Doctor, Kazran and Abigail appear to have visited (according to Kazran's photos): the Pyramids and the Sphinx in [[Egypt]]; the [[Sydney Opera House]] and [[Uluru]] in [[Australia]]; the [[Eiffel Tower]] in [[France]]; and the [[Statue of Liberty]], the [[Empire State Building]], and [[1952]] [[California]] (specifically [[Hollywood]]) in the [[United States of America]]. | ||
===[[:category:Species|Species]]=== | === [[:category:Species|Species]] === | ||
*The [[Eleventh Doctor]] mentions [[Face spider]]s. | * The [[Eleventh Doctor]] mentions [[Face spider]]s. | ||
==Story notes== | == Story notes == | ||
*''A Christmas Carol'' is loosely based on the [[Charles Dickens]] novel [[A Christmas Carol|of the same name]], with Kazran Sardick being Ebenezer Scrooge, the [[Eleventh Doctor|Doctor]] being the Ghost of Christmas Past, [[Amy Pond|Amy]] being the Ghost of Christmas Present and Kazran himself being the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. | * ''A Christmas Carol'' is loosely based on the [[Charles Dickens]] novel [[A Christmas Carol|of the same name]], with Kazran Sardick being Ebenezer Scrooge, the [[Eleventh Doctor|Doctor]] being the Ghost of Christmas Past, [[Amy Pond|Amy]] being the Ghost of Christmas Present and Kazran himself being the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. | ||
*The first footage from this special was screened on [[19th November]] in the form of a trailer as part of the BBC's [[Children in Need]]. | * The first footage from this special was screened on [[19th November]] in the form of a trailer as part of the BBC's [[Children in Need]]. | ||
*The interior design and look of the crashing space liner is very similar to the style of the Starfleet ships from the 2009 [[Star Trek (franchise)|''Star Trek'']] film, in terms of layout (though more compact) and touchscreen controls. There is also moderate use of lens flares during the scenes on the ship, which also was used during the interior shots of the various ships in ''Star Trek''. The space liner is described as "galaxy class", which is also the class of the USS Enterprise in ''Star Trek: The Next Generation. ''In addition, one of the crewmen is of African descent and wears an odd eyepiece, similar to the character of Geordi Laforge. | * The interior design and look of the crashing space liner is very similar to the style of the Starfleet ships from the 2009 [[Star Trek (franchise)|''Star Trek'']] film, in terms of layout (though more compact) and touchscreen controls. There is also moderate use of lens flares during the scenes on the ship, which also was used during the interior shots of the various ships in ''Star Trek''. The space liner is described as "galaxy class", which is also the class of the USS Enterprise in ''Star Trek: The Next Generation. ''In addition, one of the crewmen is of African descent and wears an odd eyepiece, similar to the character of Geordi Laforge. | ||
*This is the first story to feature Arthur Darvill's name in the opening titles. | * This is the first story to feature Arthur Darvill's name in the opening titles. | ||
*[[Steven Moffat]] said before it aired that this episode would be the most "Christmassy Christmas special ever," adding that "It's all your favourite Christmas movies at once, in an hour, with monsters and the Doctor and a honeymoon..."<ref>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s7/doctor-who/news/a242161/bbc-teases-doctor-who-special-plot.html</ref> | * [[Steven Moffat]] said before it aired that this episode would be the most "Christmassy Christmas special ever," adding that "It's all your favourite Christmas movies at once, in an hour, with monsters and the Doctor and a honeymoon..."<ref>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s7/doctor-who/news/a242161/bbc-teases-doctor-who-special-plot.html</ref> | ||
*This is the first Christmas special since ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'' to feature the Doctor's regular companions. This is also the first Christmas special not to be set primarily on or near Earth. | * This is the first Christmas special since ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'' to feature the Doctor's regular companions. This is also the first Christmas special not to be set primarily on or near Earth. | ||
*[[Paul Cornell]]'s short story "''[[The Hopes and Fears of All the Years]]''" likewise features the Doctor visiting an individual every year at [[Christmas]] time (though in that case on Christmas Day, not Christmas Eve) by virtue of time travel. Both stories also involve the Doctor arriving on the scene by coming down the chimney. | * [[Paul Cornell]]'s short story "''[[The Hopes and Fears of All the Years]]''" likewise features the Doctor visiting an individual every year at [[Christmas]] time (though in that case on Christmas Day, not Christmas Eve) by virtue of time travel. Both stories also involve the Doctor arriving on the scene by coming down the chimney. | ||
*This is the first Christmas special not to feature [[David Tennant]] and the first one not to be written by [[Russell T Davies]]. It is the first one to feature [[Matt Smith]] and first to be written by [[Steven Moffat]]. | * This is the first Christmas special not to feature [[David Tennant]] and the first one not to be written by [[Russell T Davies]]. It is the first one to feature [[Matt Smith]] and first to be written by [[Steven Moffat]]. | ||
*The shark, despite being a female, was named "Clive" behind the scenes. Smith and Belcher also claimed to have called it "Percy" and "Clyde". | * The shark, despite being a female, was named "Clive" behind the scenes. Smith and Belcher also claimed to have called it "Percy" and "Clyde". | ||
*Murray Gold revives his custom of composing a special song for the Christmas Specials, after not doing so for [[DW]]: ''[[The Next Doctor]]'' or ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time: Part One]]''. | * Murray Gold revives his custom of composing a special song for the Christmas Specials, after not doing so for [[DW]]: ''[[The Next Doctor]]'' or ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time: Part One]]''. | ||
*Excluding the little fish, Abigail Pettigrew and Elliot Sardick's off-screen deaths, this is the first Christmas special without a character's death. | * Excluding the little fish, Abigail Pettigrew and Elliot Sardick's off-screen deaths, this is the first Christmas special without a character's death. | ||
*Since Amy was replaced with a Ganger in the following season, this is the last episode to use the actual Amy Pond until ''[[A Good Man Goes to War]]''. | * Since Amy was replaced with a Ganger in the following season, this is the last episode to use the actual Amy Pond until ''[[A Good Man Goes to War]]''. | ||
*"Abigail's Song" is the first English-language song to be composed for ''Doctor Who'' since "[[The Stowaway]]" and is the first original song to actually play a direct role in resolving the plot. | * "Abigail's Song" is the first English-language song to be composed for ''Doctor Who'' since "[[The Stowaway]]" and is the first original song to actually play a direct role in resolving the plot. | ||
*Michael Gambon is well known for taking over the role of Albus Dumbledore in ''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'', coincidentally the only Harry Potter film that includes time travel. | * Michael Gambon is well known for taking over the role of Albus Dumbledore in ''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'', coincidentally the only Harry Potter film that includes time travel. | ||
===Ratings=== | === Ratings === | ||
*10.3 million (Overnight) | * 10.3 million (Overnight) | ||
*12.11 million (BARB) | * 12.11 million (BARB) | ||
===Rumours=== | === Rumours === | ||
*The villain has been confirmed by the BBC to be a CGI "Flying Shark". <ref>http://news.whoviannet.co.uk/2010/08/christmas-special-rumours-from-the-daily-star/</ref> ''Although the main enemy was [[Kazran Sardick]], there was a menacing, flying shark.'' | * The villain has been confirmed by the BBC to be a CGI "Flying Shark". <ref>http://news.whoviannet.co.uk/2010/08/christmas-special-rumours-from-the-daily-star/</ref> ''Although the main enemy was [[Kazran Sardick]], there was a menacing, flying shark.'' | ||
*The episode could be a musical.<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/doctor-who-christmas-musical-10119.htm</ref> ''This was false, although Katherine Jenkins did sing.'' | * The episode could be a musical.<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/doctor-who-christmas-musical-10119.htm</ref> ''This was false, although Katherine Jenkins did sing.'' | ||
*The episode will be set on a planet that looks Victorian and will have flying sharks.<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/doctor-ghost-of-christmas-past-8920.htm</ref>''This was true.'' | * The episode will be set on a planet that looks Victorian and will have flying sharks.<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/doctor-ghost-of-christmas-past-8920.htm</ref>''This was true.'' | ||
*In the episode, the [[Eleventh Doctor]] will get engaged.<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/a-christmas-engagement-12447.htm</ref> ''He was accidentally engaged to Marilyn Monroe, and this leads up to a gag at the end of the episode.'' | * In the episode, the [[Eleventh Doctor]] will get engaged.<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/a-christmas-engagement-12447.htm</ref> ''He was accidentally engaged to Marilyn Monroe, and this leads up to a gag at the end of the episode.'' | ||
*The Doctor will pose as a Ghost of Christmas Past.<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/doctor-ghost-of-christmas-past-8920.htm</ref> In a trailer for the BBC's Christmas season, the Doctor is heard saying "I'm a ghost of Christmas Past".<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBf2zvGMCDA&feature=player_embedded#!</ref>''This was true, with the Doctor travelling back in time to Kazran's past, and from there, effect his future.'' | * The Doctor will pose as a Ghost of Christmas Past.<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/doctor-ghost-of-christmas-past-8920.htm</ref> In a trailer for the BBC's Christmas season, the Doctor is heard saying "I'm a ghost of Christmas Past".<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBf2zvGMCDA&feature=player_embedded#!</ref>''This was true, with the Doctor travelling back in time to Kazran's past, and from there, effect his future.'' | ||
===Filming locations=== | === Filming locations === | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
===Production errors=== | === Production errors === | ||
{{Discontinuity}} | {{Discontinuity}} | ||
*When The Doctor first goes back to Kazran's childhood, the light from the TARDIS windows can be seen through the crack in the door after the supposed departure. | * When The Doctor first goes back to Kazran's childhood, the light from the TARDIS windows can be seen through the crack in the door after the supposed departure. | ||
==Continuity== | == Continuity == | ||
*Amy says "Don't be late, Doctor, just this once." ([[DW]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour]]'') | * Amy says "Don't be late, Doctor, just this once." ([[DW]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour]]'') | ||
*The Doctor sends a message to Amy saying "Come Along Pond." ([[DW]]: ''[[The Big Bang]]'') | * The Doctor sends a message to Amy saying "Come Along Pond." ([[DW]]: ''[[The Big Bang]]'') | ||
*The Doctor attempts and fails to perform [[playing card|card]] tricks. He previously displayed this in [[DW]]: ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'' and [[DW]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]''. | * The Doctor attempts and fails to perform [[playing card|card]] tricks. He previously displayed this in [[DW]]: ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'' and [[DW]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]''. | ||
*The Doctor produces a photograph of himself and [[Father Christmas]] with [[Albert Einstein]] at [[Frank Sinatra]]'s hunting lodge. It was previously suggested in [[DW]]: ''[[Time and the Rani]]'' that the Doctor and Einstein were friends. | * The Doctor produces a photograph of himself and [[Father Christmas]] with [[Albert Einstein]] at [[Frank Sinatra]]'s hunting lodge. It was previously suggested in [[DW]]: ''[[Time and the Rani]]'' that the Doctor and Einstein were friends. | ||
*While in the honeymoon suite, Amy wears her policewoman kissogramme garb, ([[DW]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour]]'') and Rory wears a [[Rome|Roman]] Centurion's outfit, just like the one worn by his [[Rory Williams (Auton)|Auton self]], and previously by his real self (as seen in a photograph in Amy's house), or this was the Christmas event that the photograph was of. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'') | * While in the honeymoon suite, Amy wears her policewoman kissogramme garb, ([[DW]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour]]'') and Rory wears a [[Rome|Roman]] Centurion's outfit, just like the one worn by his [[Rory Williams (Auton)|Auton self]], and previously by his real self (as seen in a photograph in Amy's house), or this was the Christmas event that the photograph was of. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'') | ||
*The Doctor is seen, once again, in a [[fez]], but this time it's because he's actually going to [[Egypt]]. Kazran's photographs prove that the time travellers spent one [[Christmas Eve]] at the [[pyramid]]s. | * The Doctor is seen, once again, in a [[fez]], but this time it's because he's actually going to [[Egypt]]. Kazran's photographs prove that the time travellers spent one [[Christmas Eve]] at the [[pyramid]]s. | ||
*During one of his visits to Abigail, the Doctor wears a scarf similar to the [[The Doctor's scarf|one]] worn by his [[Fourth Doctor|fourth incarnation.]] | * During one of his visits to Abigail, the Doctor wears a scarf similar to the [[The Doctor's scarf|one]] worn by his [[Fourth Doctor|fourth incarnation.]] | ||
*The Doctor has previously observed and attempted to use devices with isomorphic controls to no avail, a notable example being [[The Master]]'s [[Laser Screwdriver]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords]]'') The Doctor has also previously stated (apparently falsely) that the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] has isomorphic controls. ([[DW]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars]]'') | * The Doctor has previously observed and attempted to use devices with isomorphic controls to no avail, a notable example being [[The Master]]'s [[Laser Screwdriver]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords]]'') The Doctor has also previously stated (apparently falsely) that the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] has isomorphic controls. ([[DW]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars]]'') | ||
*Abigail says she cannot enter her home, before seconds later seeing the Doctor within - closely resembling the Doctor telling Amy not to interfere before she sees him on the TARDIS monitor doing so. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Beast Below]]'') | * Abigail says she cannot enter her home, before seconds later seeing the Doctor within - closely resembling the Doctor telling Amy not to interfere before she sees him on the TARDIS monitor doing so. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Beast Below]]'') | ||
*The Captain claims that "Christmas is cancelled!" ([[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | * The Captain claims that "Christmas is cancelled!" ([[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | ||
*The Doctor once again says "Geronimo!" ([[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'', ''[[The Beast Below]]'', ''[[The Big Bang]])'' | * The Doctor once again says "Geronimo!" ([[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'', ''[[The Beast Below]]'', ''[[The Big Bang]])'' | ||
*The Doctor gets himself into a problematic marital situation with [[Marilyn Monroe]]. He previously had a failed marriage with [[Elizabeth I|Queen Elizabeth I]], and he has stated that he is "rubbish at weddings... especially my own." ([[DW]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code]]'', ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'', ''[[Blink]]')'' | * The Doctor gets himself into a problematic marital situation with [[Marilyn Monroe]]. He previously had a failed marriage with [[Elizabeth I|Queen Elizabeth I]], and he has stated that he is "rubbish at weddings... especially my own." ([[DW]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code]]'', ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'', ''[[Blink]]')'' | ||
*The Doctor, when speaking to Kazran, said "900 years of time and space, I've never met someone who wasn't important". He said something along the same lines to [[Craig Owens]] when Craig was sick. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Lodger (TV story)|The Lodger]]'') | * The Doctor, when speaking to Kazran, said "900 years of time and space, I've never met someone who wasn't important". He said something along the same lines to [[Craig Owens]] when Craig was sick. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Lodger (TV story)|The Lodger]]'') | ||
*The Doctor previously mentioned having seen fish that fly. ([[DW]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'') | * The Doctor previously mentioned having seen fish that fly. ([[DW]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'') | ||
*If [[River Song|Melody Pond]] was conceived on Amy and Rory's wedding night ([[DW]]: ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'') as suggested in [[DW]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War]]'' then Amy is pregnant with River in this episode. | * If [[River Song|Melody Pond]] was conceived on Amy and Rory's wedding night ([[DW]]: ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'') as suggested in [[DW]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War]]'' then Amy is pregnant with River in this episode. | ||
==Timeline== | == Timeline == | ||
*''A Christmas Carol'' occurs after: [[SJA]]: ''[[Death of the Doctor]]''. | * ''A Christmas Carol'' occurs after: [[SJA]]: ''[[Death of the Doctor]]''. | ||
*''A Christmas Carol'' occurs before: [[DW]]: ''[[Space (TV story)|Space]]'' | * ''A Christmas Carol'' occurs before: [[DW]]: ''[[Space (TV story)|Space]]'' | ||
==DVD release== | == DVD release == | ||
[[File:A-christmas-carol-dvd-cover.jpg|thumb]] | [[File:A-christmas-carol-dvd-cover.jpg|thumb]] | ||
This story was released on DVD and Blu-ray on [[24 January]] [[2011]] in UK markets and [[15 February]] [[2011]] in North American markets.<ref>[http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/12/dwn091210214712-dvd-update.html The Doctor Who News Page: A Christmas Carol - DVD Update] <small>accessed 10th December 2010</small></ref> | This story was released on DVD and Blu-ray on [[24 January]] [[2011]] in UK markets and [[15 February]] [[2011]] in North American markets.<ref>[http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/12/dwn091210214712-dvd-update.html The Doctor Who News Page: A Christmas Carol - DVD Update] <small>accessed 10th December 2010</small></ref> | ||
==See also== | == See also == | ||
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==External links== | == External links == | ||
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