Sci-fi · 2010s
Doctor Who
The Snowmen
A snowman is for life, not just for Christmas. Especially this one.
- Family-safe
- Good for kids
Content note: Creepy snowmen and some peril; fine for older kids
BBC One
2012
First shown 25 Dec 2012
- First shown
- 25 December 2012
- Channel
- BBC One
- Runtime
- 59 mins
- Genre
- Sci-fi
Where to watch
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It's Christmas Eve, 1892, the snow is falling like something off a biscuit tin, and the snowmen are looking at you funny. Matt Smith's Doctor is sulking in the clouds when a very clever barmaid-slash-governess called Clara drags him back into the fray, and a sinister Doctor Simeon and his snowy army are up to no good. It's spooky, snappy and properly Christmassy, with a Victorian London you could stir with a spoon. A fine way to meet Clara, and a decent test of whether anyone in your house has ever been scared of a snowman. Mince pies at the ready.
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