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.
Acting
Claire Skinner carries the whole emotional weight flawlessly
Production
The living forest set design is gloriously weird and tactile
Writing
Moffat's most restrained Christmas script—actually earns its tears
Director
Farren Blackburn
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The wooden king and queen were originally meant to speak, but Moffat cut their lines to make the forest more alien and mysterious.
This was Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill's final appearance as regular companions—note how they're barely in it, already written out emotionally.
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