Sci-fi · 2000s
Doctor Who
The Next Doctor
Two Doctors, a pile of Cybermen and one colossal CyberKing.
- Family-safe
- Good for kids
Content note: Cybermen and a giant robot; mild peril
BBC One
2008
First shown 25 Dec 2008
- First shown
- 25 December 2008
- Channel
- BBC One
- Runtime
- 1 hr
- Genre
- Sci-fi
Where to watch
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David Tennant's Doctor bumps into another man calling himself the Doctor, and the two have to join forces against the Cybermen. Cue a cracking mystery, plenty of Cybermen and a colossal CyberKing stomping about the place like an overexcited Christmas tree. It's pure Russell T Davies at his Christmas Day best: big, daft, fast and warm, with a cuppa's worth of heart in the middle. Perfect for sitting the whole family down after the dinner and letting the spaceships do the talking. Somebody's uncle will pretend he isn't watching, then ask who's who.
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