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Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe

2011 · 59 min

A cosy, magical Christmas fable that blends wonder and gentle peril with a soft emotional pull about family.

Directed by
Farren Blackburn
Genres
Science fiction, Drama
Overview
It's Christmas Eve, 1938, when Madge Arwell comes to the aid of an injured Spaceman Angel as she cycles home. He promises to repay her kindness - all she has to do is make a wish.

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Directed by
Farren Blackburn
Genres
Science fiction, Drama
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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • grief
  • parenthood
  • survival
  • healing
Places
  • single country house
  • fantasy world
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour5
Realism3
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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