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| Directed by | Saul Metzstein | ||
| Written by | Steven Moffat | ||
| Executive producer(s) | Steven Moffat Caroline Skinner | ||
| Series | Series 7 | ||
| First broadcast | Christmas 2012 | ||
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The 2012 Christmas special of Doctor Who is the sixth episode of the seventh series, due to air during Christmas 2012. It is to star Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor with Jenna-Louise Coleman and Will Mellor as the new companions,[4] following the departure of Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) and Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill) in the previous episode.[5]
It is due to be set in Victorian times and guest stars Tom Ward and Richard E. Grant as the villain.[6]
Production
The Christmas Special was originally intended to be produced in the fourth production block of the series and be the first episode Coleman shot as her character;[7] however it did not begin filming until the week of 6 August 2012[8] after Coleman had worked on later episodes while Moffat was writing the Christmas special.[9] Scenes featuring Coleman and several guest stars in a Victorian setting were filmed in Newport, Wales,[10] while Coleman and Smith were also spotted filming in Bristol two weeks later on 21 August.[11]
References
- ^ a b Hewett, Emily (9 August 2012). "Doctor Who Christmas special photos". Metro. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ Jeffery, Morgan (9 August 2012). "'Doctor Who': 'Life On Mars' Liz White in Christmas special". Digital Spy. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ Jeffery, Morgan (3 September 2012). "'Doctor Who' Christmas special adds child actor Cameron Strefford". Digital Spy. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ^ "Doctor Who's latest companion is unveiled". BBC News. 21 March 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ^ Eames, Tom (24 March 2012). "'Doctor Who' Amy, Rory final episode to be filmed in New York". Digital Spy. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ^ Hogan, Michael (14 August 2012). "Karen Gillan 'in denial' about leaving Doctor Who". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ^ Doctor Who Magazine (446). Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent: Panini Comics. 5 April 2012.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Richard E Grant and Tom Ward to Star in the Christmas Special". BBC. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ^ "New Companion Makes Doctor Who A Different Show, Says Moffat". SFX. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ^ Saunders, Louise (9 August 2012). "Doctor Who: Jenna-Louise Coleman gets to work filming the Doctor Who Christmas special". The Daily Mail. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ^ Edwards, Richard (21 August 2012). "Doctor Who: New Christmas Special Filming Pics". SFX. Retrieved 2 September 2012.