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The Doctor, The Widow and the Wardrobe

Last Updated 02 Mar 2013 by Harry Ward

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The Doctor, The Widow and the Wardrobe

10.77 Million

The Doctor, The Widow and the Wardrobe

Series Episode Number: 784

First Broadcast: Sun 25 Dec 2011 - 06:59:50pm
Running Time: 58 minutes 22 seconds

Appreciation Index: 84

Audience Share: 37.3%
Chart Position: 3
Recorded on Tue 13 Sep 2011 at these locations
Archive State: HD

Characters
The Doctor		Matt Smith
Madge Arwell		Claire Skinner
Reg Arwell		Alexander Armstrong
Dorxil		Bill Bailey
Ven-Garr		Paul Bazely
Billis		Arabella Weir
Cyril Arwell		Maurice Cole
Rory Williams		Arthur Darvill
Lily Arwell		Holly Earl
Amy Pond		Karen Gillan
Co-Pilot		Sam Stockman
Wooden Queen		Paul Kasey
Wooden King		Spencer Wilding

Production Team include uncredited
Writer		Steven Moffat
Director		Farren Blackburn
Studio Sound		Robert Flanagan
Director of Photography		Stephan Pehrsson
Make-up Designer		Barbara Southcott
ADR Editor		Matthew Cox
Costume Designer		Edward K Gibbon
Incidental Music		Murray Gold
Title Music		Ron Grainer
Stunt coordinator		Crispin Layfield
Masks by		Millennium FX
Executive Producer		Steven Moffat
Designer		Michael Pickwoad
Special Effects		Real SFX
Executive Producer		Caroline Skinner
Visual Effects Designer		The Mill
Executive Producer		Piers Wenger
Producer		Marcus Wilson
Line Producer		Diana Barton
Script Editor		Caroline Henry
Production Accountant		Richard McNeil
Associate Producer		Denise Paul
Casting Director		Andy Pryor CDG
Production Executive		Julie Scott

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