Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

2015 · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Drama, Science Fiction, Comedy

It’s Christmas Day on a remote human colony and the Doctor is hiding from Christmas Carols and Comedy Antlers. But when a crashed spaceship calls upon the Doctor for help, he finds himself recruited into River Song’s squad and hurled into a fast and frantic chase across the galaxy. King Hydroflax is furious, and his giant Robot bodyguard is out-of-control and coming for them all! Will Nardole survive? And when will River Song work out who the Doctor is? All will be revealed on a starliner full of galactic super-villains and a destination the Doctor has been avoiding for a very long time.

Directed by Douglas Mackinnon · Written by Steven Moffat

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Peter Capaldi The Doctor
Alex Kingston River Song
Greg Davies King Hydroflax
Matt Lucas Nardole
Phillip Rhys Ramone
Rowan Polonski Flemming
Robert Curtis Scratch
Anthony Cozens Concierge
Chris Lew Kum Hoi Alphonse
Nicolle Smartt Receptionist
Liam Cook King Hydroflax's Body
Nonso Anozie Voice of Hydroflax (voice)

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