Stories Television Doctor Who Series 6 A Christmas Carol 2 images Overview Characters How to Watch Reviews 8 Statistics Related Stories Quotes 3 Transcript + Script Overview First aired Saturday, December 25, 2010 Production Code 2.X Written by Steven Moffat Directed by Toby Haynes Runtime 60 minutes Story Type Christmas Time Travel Future Tropes (Potential Spoilers!) Original Song, Time Travel Pivotal Story Arc (Potential Spoilers!) Amy's Pregnancy, Melody Pond Inventory (Potential Spoilers!) Psychic Paper, Fez, Tuxedo, Sonic Screwdriver Location (Potential Spoilers!) Ember, Sardicktown UK Viewers 12.11 million Appreciation Index 83 Synopsis Amy Pond and Rory Williams are trapped on a crashing space liner, and the only way the Eleventh Doctor can rescue them is to save the soul of a lonely old miser. But is Kazran Sardick, the richest man in Sardicktown, beyond redemption? And what is lurking in the fogs of Christmas Eve? Watch Watched Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Edit date completed Custom Date Release Date Archive (no date) Save Characters Eleventh Doctor Amy Pond Rory Williams Kazran Sardick First Appearance Abigail Pettigrew Show All Characters (5) How to watch A Christmas Carol: Watch on iPlayer Doctor Who Confidential Blu-Ray The Complete Sixth Series [Steelbook] Blu-Ray The 10 Christmas Specials DVD The 10 Christmas Specials Blu-Ray The Time of the Doctor + Other Eleventh Doctor Christmas Specials DVD The Time of the Doctor + Other Eleventh Doctor Christmas Specials Blu-Ray The Complete Sixth Series DVD The Complete Sixth Series Blu-Ray A Christmas Carol DVD A Christmas Carol Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Date (Newest First) Date (Oldest First) Likes (High-Low) Likes (Low-High) Rating (High-Low) Rating (Low-High) Word count (High-Low) Word count (Low-High) Username (A-Z) Username (Z-A) Spoilers First Spoilers Last 8 reviews 20 April 2025 · 53 words Review by gothichotchreid This was such a beautiful episode and I do apologise to my friend who got my live reactions on Discord. Possibly one of the saddest Doctor Who episodes/specials I've seen so far that haven't included Rose Tyler having a horrible time (and also weren't the last two episodes I had to see). gothichotchreid View profile Like Liked 0 11 April 2025 · 29 words Review by zachbot3000 I always kind of think of this one as a lesser special but upon this rewatch I remember that it's actually one of the best! Very Christmas, very hopeful. zachbot3000 View profile Like Liked 0 27 January 2025 · 28 words Review by AJwaderz 2 Personally, I think that this is the best Christmas Special out of all the others, and one of my favourite adaptations of the Christmas Carol that I've seen. AJwaderz View profile Like Liked 2 7 December 2024 · 40 words Review by Bongo50 2 I really, really like A Christmas Carol. I think that's its plot is really clever and well executed and it has some lovely emotional moments. I also think that the sets look pretty good and the music is solid throughout. Bongo50 View profile Like Liked 2 23 September 2024 · 62 words Review by AndyUK 2 I'm never a huge fan of the Specials but this was decent. At times, it didn't really feel like Doctor Who and it was a bit cheesy but then again, this is Christmas. Things are allowed to get a passing grade for being a bit schmaltzy. Overall, it had a good story, it looked great and Gambon put in a good performance. AndyUK View profile Like Liked 2 Show All Reviews (8) Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating817 members 3.98 / 5 Trakt.tv AVG. Rating760 votes 4.23 / 5 Member Statistics Watched 1682 Favourited 218 Reviewed 8 Saved 3 Skipped 3 Related Stories The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles 1 The Top of the Tree Rating: 3.56 Story Skipped Audio Drama Reviews(2) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: The Doctor Chronicles Set of Stories: The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Everywhere and Anywhere Spirit of the Season Rating: 3.87 Story Skipped Audio Drama Reviews(5) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: The Doctor Chronicles Set of Stories: The Eleventh Doctor and Valarie Lockwood Set of Stories: The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Quotes Add Quote Link to Quote Favourite DOCTOR: Everything’s got to end sometime. Otherwise, nothing would ever get started. — Eleventh Doctor, A Christmas Carol Show All Quotes (3) Open in new window Transcript + Script Needs checking [Starliner] (Near a planet with a thick cloudy atmosphere and a lovely view of the Horse Head Nebula.) TANNOY: Would all passengers please return to their seats and fasten their safety belts? We are experiencing slight turbulence. (Things are going Bang! on the bridge, which is strongly modelled on the Starship Enterprise.) CAPTAIN: Both engines failed, and the storm-gate's critical. The ship is going down. Christmas is cancelled.PILOT: Entering atmosphere now. Level. Keep her level.CO-PILOT: Level with what? I can't see. What is that stuff?CAPTAIN: Clouds?PILOT: What kind of clouds? Show Full Transcript Open in new window View Script (PDF)
