Sci-fi · 2010s
Doctor Who
The Return of Doctor Mysterio
Caped crusaders, brain-swapping aliens and Christmas in Manhattan. Why not?
- Family-safe
- Good for kids
Content note: Comic-book action and mild peril
BBC One
2016
First shown 25 Dec 2016
- First shown
- 25 December 2016
- Channel
- BBC One
- Runtime
- 1 hr
- Genre
- Sci-fi
Where to watch
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Doctor Who does the superhero film, in New York, at Christmas. The Doctor and Nardole link up with a reporter and a masked hero, and between them they have to save Manhattan from brain-swapping aliens. Peter Capaldi is gloriously dry, the capes are suitably silly and the whole thing zips along like a comic strip come to life. It's light, bright and perfect for anyone who wants more fun than fright with their Christmas Day dinner. Kids will love the caped crusader, grown-ups will love the jokes, and Nan will ask why everyone's wearing pants outside their trousers.
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