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The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe is a British television special and an episode of the science fiction television series Doctor Who, written and produced by Russell T. Davies, in which a woman who comes to the aid of an injured Doctor is granted a wish by him in exchange for her kindness.
It originally aired in the UK on BBC One on 25 December, 2011. It is an hour long.
The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe aired in South Africa on DStv's BBC Entertainment channel on Sunday 8 January 2012, at 16h05.
Synopsis
It's Christmas Eve, 1938, when Madge Arwell comes to the aid of an injured Spaceman Angel as she cycles home, in this year's Doctor Who Christmas Special, starring Matt Smith as the Doctor.
He promises to repay her kindness – all she has to do is make a wish.
Three years later, a devastated Madge escapes war-torn London with her two children for a dilapidated house in Dorset. She is crippled with grief at the news her husband has been lost over the channel, but determined to give Lily and Cyril the best Christmas ever.
The Arwells are surprised to be greeted by a madcap caretaker whose mysterious Christmas gift leads them into a magical wintry world. Here, Madge will learn how to be braver than she ever thought possible.
And that wishes can come true...
Madge Arwell is played by Claire Skinner, Reg Arwell is played by Alexander Armstrong, Lily Arwell by Holly Earl and Cyril Arwell by Maurice Cole.