Stories Television Doctor Who Series 2 The Christmas Invasion 11 images Overview Characters How to Watch Reviews 16 Statistics Related Stories Quotes 10 Transcript + Script Overview First aired Sunday, December 25, 2005 Production Code 2X Written by Russell T Davies Directed by James Hawes Runtime 60 minutes Story Type Christmas, New Doctor Introduction, Special Time Travel Present Tropes (Potential Spoilers!) Doctor Who?, Earth Invasion, Fencing, Mind Control, Original Song, Robots Story Arc (Potential Spoilers!) Torchwood Inventory (Potential Spoilers!) Pyjamas, Sonic Screwdriver Location (Potential Spoilers!) Earth, England, London UK Viewers 9.84 million Appreciation Index 84 Synopsis It's Christmas Eve and high above London, the alien Sycorax are holding the Earth for ransom. The Tenth Doctor must recover from his regeneration in time to save the human race from slavery. 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 Tenth Doctor David Tennant Rose Tyler Billie Piper Mickey Smith Noel Clarke Harriet Jones Penelope Wilton Jackie Tyler Camille Coduri Roboform First Appearance Sycorax First Appearance Trinity Wells Show All Characters (8) How to watch The Christmas Invasion: Watch on iPlayer Blu-Ray The Complete Second Series [Steelbook] Blu-Ray The 10 Christmas Specials DVD The 10 Christmas Specials Blu-Ray Series 2 DVD The Complete Second Series DVD Series 2 Volume 1: The Christmas Invasion – New Earth 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 16 reviews 11 May 2025 · 17 words Review by GodofRealEstate Spoilers This review contains spoilers! 10 being brought back to life by a cup of tea is literally me after a night out GodofRealEstate View profile Like Liked 0 30 April 2025 · 99 words Review by Jann 4 Review #18 The first Christmas Special This episode was fun. It had some great performances by Billie and David. The whole idea of the world being invaded by Aliens while the doctor isn't able to help is good. It's definitely something we haven't seen in new who yet. The Aliens were cool I liked the design of the Sycorax. The acting at the end when Harriet Jones ordered torchwood to shoot the sycorax spaceship out of the sky and then the doctor getting mad was phenomenal. David really gave a good angry doctor in that. This is a solid 7/10 story Jann View profile Like Liked 4 12 April 2025 · 68 words Review by Jonathan_ Spoilers This review contains spoilers! Good first regeneration episode The Doctor is out of action for most of this story but when he is awake he is the center of focus. This episode emphasizes the difference in personality regeneration can bring Humanity is having to deal with aliens once again, Harriet Jones seems to handle it well at first but then murders the retreating Aliens, causing the Doctor to turn on her Jonathan_ View profile Like Liked 0 11 April 2025 · 65 words Review by zachbot3000 It is absolutely so much fun rewatching NuWho now that I've seen a bunch of the classic series. This special surprised me with how many funny lines it packs into almost every scene! Christopher Eccleston's 9th Doctor did the heavy work of bringing The Doctor back after the time war so that David Tennant could accidentally quote The Lion King to the Sycorax. Brilliant stuff! zachbot3000 View profile Like Liked 0 28 March 2025 · 176 words Review by KieranCooper 1 2025 Rewatch I don't know what this episode is about, but I have no interest in it. As a Christmas episode or a general story, it's not one for me The Sycorax are cool; they look awesome! But I dare say wasted a little, they make demands stand around and one of them battles the Doctor, yeah? okay cool I always wonder about the creative choice behind creating Harriet Jones, making her a likable character, then making her unlikable or have the Doctor take a different approach to her I would feel slightly hypocritical for liking Castrovalva for having the 5th Doctor out of action, but I found this a strange concept to have the doctor out of it for a bit, considering the shorter runtime. I know it's Tennant, and he commands any room he walks into. It just feels a little unnecessary How is it that the Sycorax know to attack the Tyler family with Christmas-themed robots, Santas, and a tree? a little bit on the nose and fun, but I don't buy it lol KieranCooper View profile Like Liked 1 Show All Reviews (16) Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating953 members 3.54 / 5 Trakt.tv AVG. 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Target Collection Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion Rating: 3.66 Story Skipped Book Reviews(1) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Target Collection Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Quotes Add Quote Link to Quote Favourite JACKIE: I'm going to get killed by a Christmas tree! — Jackie Tyler, The Christmas Invasion Show All Quotes (10) Open in new window Transcript + Script [London] (In the Tyler's flat, Jackie is decorating the white plastic Christmas tree and putting presents under it. She looks at the one for Rose and gazes wistfully into the distance. Meanwhile, at Mickey's work, Noddy Holder is screaming 'Merry Christmas' on the radio when another sound can be faintly heard above it and John's hammering.) [Clancy's garage] MICKEY: Hey, turn that down. Turn it off, Stevo. Turn that off! John, shut up! (It's a familiar whooshing sound. Mickey runs out.) Show Full Transcript Open in new window View Script (PDF)
