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Originally aired on

25th December 2012

Written by

Steven Moffat

Directed by

Saul Metzstein

Cast List

Doctor Who - Matt Smith (Eleventh Doctor)
Companion - Jenna-Louise Coleman (Clara Oswald)
Richard E. Grant – Dr Simeon
Dan Starkey – Strax
Catrin Stewart – Jenny Flint
Neve McIntosh – Madame Vastra
Tom Ward – Captain Latimer
Liz White – Alice
Joseph Darcey-Alden – Digby
Ellie Darcey-Alden – Francesca
Sir Ian McKellen – Voice of the Snowman
Juliet Cadzow – Voice of the Ice Governess
Jim Conway – Uncle Josh
Cameron Strefford – Young Walter
Annabelle Dowler – Walter's Mother
Ben Addis – Bob Chilcott
Daniel Hyde – Lead Worker
Sophie Miller-Sheen – Girl

Synopsis

Christmas Eve 1892 and the falling snow is the stuff of fairy-tales. When the fairy-tale becomes a nightmare and a chilling menace threatens Earth, an unorthodox young governess, Clara, calls on the Doctor for help. But the Doctor is in mourning, reclusive and determined not to engage in the problems of the universe. As old friends return, will the Doctor really abandon mankind or will he fight to save the world – and Christmas – from the icy clutches of this mysterious menace