Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe

Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe

PG 2011 · 59 min · ★ 7.0 · Science Fiction, Drama

It's Christmas Eve, 1938, when Madge Arwell comes to the aid of an injured Spaceman Angel as she cycles home. He promises to repay her kindness - all she has to do is make a wish.

Directed by Farren Blackburn · Written by Steven Moffat

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