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Last Christmas – Doctor Who

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Creatures attack The Doctor and Clara while they are trapped on an Arctic base, and they receive help from a surprising source.
Doctor Who — Last Christmas

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Wildly carefree and masterfully ambitious, "Last Christmas" lives up to the hype of Doctor Who episodes of yore.

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Ross Ruediger New York Magazine/Vulture It's the sort of emotional concoction that Doctor Who pulls off better than just about any other TV series. Rated: 4/5 Nov 10, 2018 Full Review Michael Hogan Daily Telegraph (UK) Viewers were left similarly fulfilled by this giddy, grin-inducing romp. Rated: 4/5 Nov 10, 2018 Full Review Mary McNamara Los Angeles Times It's the wary dance between two holiday icons that steals the show. Jan 4, 2015 Full Review Maya Phillips Black Nerd Problems This year, we got a tangerine-loving hero Santa, Alien and Inception plot knock-offs, and a touching reunion. Dec 6, 2018 Full Review Carissa Pavlica TV Fanatic "Last Christmas" managed to be kind of scary and yet still festive and funny. We were even introduced to a couple characters it might be nice to see again. Rated: 4.5/5 Nov 10, 2018 Full Review MaryAnn Johanson Flick Filosopher With this episode, Moffat may have reached a pinnacle of immunizing the show not only from criticism but from any sort of discussion at all. What's the point, when none of it is real? Nov 10, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Dan H probably my favorite doctor who christmas special! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/14/24 Full Review JinzoCrash A faithfully "Doctor Who" xmas special that feels "small" (due to limited sets) but "big" (due to acting and writing). Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/06/23 Full Review Erik J This is such a creepy Christmas Special that keeps you guessing. One part The Thing, one part Alien, and wIth Santa Claus thrown in for good measure. Too bad DW is dead. RIP, Doctor Who (1963-2017) Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/28/23 Full Review Wolfgang B Moffat's only actually good Christmas special. I understand it was originally intended to be Clara's farewell too, with Faye Marsay planned to take over for S9, but then she landed a role in the last good season of Game of Thrones and couldn't commit. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/02/23 Full Review Mark A A fantastic episode and one of the best Christmas specials. I love the way Moffat uses the sort of narrative leaps Whovians are accustomed to making as plot devices. And the performances are fantastic. The best base-under-siege episodes are the ones with fleshed out, memorable secondary characters and Shona and co definitely meet that standard. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/03/23 Full Review Daniel C Nice idea - just lacks something. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/31/18 Full Review Read all reviews
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Peter Capaldi

The Doctor

Jenna Coleman

Clara Oswald

Samuel Anderson

Danny Pink

Nick Frost

Santa Claus

Dan Starkey

Ian

Nathan McMullen

Wolf

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Season Info

Synopsis Creatures attack The Doctor and Clara while they are trapped on an Arctic base, and they receive help from a surprising source.
Executive Producer
Steven Moffat
Screenwriter
Richard Curtis, Chris Chibnall, Toby Whithouse, Mark Gatiss, Simon Nye, Steven Moffat
Network
BBC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Holiday, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Dec 25, 2014